This summer, I spent a lot of precious time with my mom at her home in Peja, Kosova. One quiet afternoon, as I was flipping through some of her colouring books, I felt overwhelmed with admiration, and a spark of inspiration. You see, for the last seven years, my mom has been on a colourfulContinueContinue reading “A Gallery Wall for My Mom: A Tribute to Her Colourful Journey”
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Dopamine Décor: My Colourful Bedroom Makeover
“Design with joy in mind.” Inspired by the bright, expressive world of dopamine décor, I’ve transformed my bedroom into a joyful retreat layered with colour, pattern, texture—and personality. Bold and Colourful Where Colour Meets Comfort At the centre of it all is my new queen bed from Emerald Furniture—bought via Chintz & Co classic wood frame with aContinueContinue reading “Dopamine Décor: My Colourful Bedroom Makeover”
Pumpkin Planter Centrepiece – DIY
It is pumpkin season my friends! Pumpkin soups, pies and cakes are lined up in my kitchen menu and I have stocked up a large amount of pumpkins in my garage. I love pumpkin and the only thing that makes me happy in fall, beside the fall colours, is the pumpkin soup. Looking at myContinueContinue reading “Pumpkin Planter Centrepiece – DIY”
Attic Space Makeover
Attics are usually unfinished spaces known for being either neglected or cluttered. Almost everyone who owns such a space tends to keep sending there all those unused items that one is reluctant to throw them away. However some, who are in a possession of an attic, are not faced with the clutter or neglect issue,ContinueContinue reading “Attic Space Makeover”
Slow Cooker Noah’s Pudding or Ashura
Noah’s pudding or Ashura is a combination of healthy ingredients such us whole grain wheat, beans, dried and fresh fruits. Usually it is prepared and consumed during the winter, and this is one of the sweets, in line of many, that is reminiscent of my childhood and cold snowy days. As children, we would returnContinueContinue reading “Slow Cooker Noah’s Pudding or Ashura”
Painted Rug
Do you have a rug that you wish it was a different pattern or color palette? Or do you have an unwanted rug which is taking up your space in your storage or garage, but cannot decide whether you should keep or get rid of it? Well, there is a solution for these scenarios, andContinueContinue reading “Painted Rug”
No Sew Table Runner
Do you like to have an unique table runner but you can not find to buy one, or cannot make one because you don’t have a sewing machine or do not know how to sew? Well, no problem! I came up with a table runner design which is quite unique, simple to make and youContinueContinue reading “No Sew Table Runner”
Eye Candy – 10 Beautiful Entryways
I have a small problem which of course could be easily fixed, but I need to come up with an idea. My current home lacks a formal entryway, and a proper place where we or our guests can hang their coats. Our entryway (which is also our living room) seriously needs a little help soContinueContinue reading “Eye Candy – 10 Beautiful Entryways”
Açma – Turkish Bagel
Winter and cold weather keeps me wanting to escape anywhere where is warmer and sunnier. However, chances to escape to warmer climates for me at this time are slim, so the only thing left is evoking the sunny summer days. When, evoking summer time my thoughts go to Turkey and our summer vacations spent thereContinueContinue reading “Açma – Turkish Bagel”
Valentine ‘s Day Decor – Wine Glass Candle Lampshades
With Valentine’s Day approaching, some of you may have already started thinking about what to buy or create for your loved ones for the Valentine’s, or what to incorporate in your home decor which would reflect the Valentine’s Day mood. Until yesterday, I did not think about any of the above. However, I created somethingContinueContinue reading “Valentine ‘s Day Decor – Wine Glass Candle Lampshades”
New Year’s Eve Table Setting
Have you made your New Year resolution yet? Aren’t there things that you need to change or goals you would like to achieve? With New Year’s Day coming up, the question about the New Year’s resolution(s) is quite common. It is that time of year that we all tend to make decisions to either reformContinueContinue reading “New Year’s Eve Table Setting”
Gingersnaps
Whether you’re a gingersnap fan or not, the combination of spices in this recipe will for sure make you become a gingersnap lover. No store bought ginger cookie will ever satisfy you again once you have tried these spicy goodnesses. After making these cookies last night I had to share them with you in anContinueContinue reading “Gingersnaps”
Ballerina Stocking With Tutorial
There are so many beautiful stockings out there, and they are all affordable, but I decided to make my own this year. I found an elegant fabric at a local fabric store in the remnant bin. It was 0.50 m, and that was exactly what I was looking for. The price, if you were wondering,ContinueContinue reading “Ballerina Stocking With Tutorial”
BESA GM has been nominated for a Leibster award
Even though I started my blog early this year, I effectively started blogging these last few months. Being a new in the blogland, I was pleasantly surprised when Angela at Life in Velvet nominated my blog for the Leibster award. I am kind of embarrased that I did not know what this award was about,ContinueContinue reading “BESA GM has been nominated for a Leibster award”
Jack Daniel’s Bottle Hack
As I already mentioned I love everything pumpkin, but my fall favorite is the famous Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Late. I was a bit disappointed to find out that in fact this spicy, I mean pricy, late I have been consuming every season has zero pumpkin in it, so lately I started making my own pumpkinContinueContinue reading “Jack Daniel’s Bottle Hack”
Completed Renovation of our Old House
It has been about three weeks that we finally moved in to another city and we are in the process of adding finishing touches to our newly renovated house It has been a lot of work inside and out since we moved in, and I am feeling quite tired from all of the unexpected workContinueContinue reading “Completed Renovation of our Old House”
Spring Flowering Bulbs
Even though it has been more than a month from the official start of spring we did not get to experience the true spring weather during this period. I even made a cake to welcome this spring and prayed loudly for some more sun. Well, such efforts seems to have paid off as we finallyContinueContinue reading “Spring Flowering Bulbs”
Wall Art Redo
At the time I was furnishing my condo bedroom several years ago, I opted for an easy and cheap way of adding a wall decor to my bedroom. I bought four frames and a piece of fabric at IKEA, and framed cut pieces of the fabric to those frames. I hung the frames above theContinueContinue reading “Wall Art Redo”
Flowering Leeks from My Veggie Garden
I always wanted to have a vegetable garden of my own. I dream of having one where I could go and pick my home grown fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, fresh herbs…… Two years ago I was working overseas and had a chance to grow a small veggie garden for one season in a propertyContinueContinue reading “Flowering Leeks from My Veggie Garden”
Vintage Look Wooden Box
My husband loves Cuban cigars. In fact he is passionate about them. Several years ago he quit smoking, but once a while he used to smoke a cigar. His craving for cigars grew bigger over the years and, along with the craving, the empty wooden cigar boxes started to pile up. I liked these boxesContinueContinue reading “Vintage Look Wooden Box”
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