Today we take you on a visual journey into the home of one of the finest writers of African descent, 1986 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Wole Soyinka. Deeply nestled in the inner folds of the ever ancient Abeokuta, the Nobel Laurates forest home is an avalanche of artifacts from the writer’s collection. Come along as we take you Inside Wole Soyinka’s Abeokuta Forest House.
The kitchen is that one special place in your home that has a peculiar way of bringing your family together, from those warm memorable moments when your little kids scurry around the kitchen for extra pieces of dodo (plantain) frying in sizzling hot oil, to the unforgettable moments when your spouse is perambulating in anticipation of your meal. Little wonder we all love to keep our kitchen in a clean and sparkling state. There are several sections in your kitchen that can help you achieve a sparkling clean result, today we focus on how you can take out and prevent rust from your cookware to leave you with a sparkly kitchen. Here are Simple ways to prevent cookware rust. (more…)
Today, we cast our gaze far beyond the borders of Africa into the Ukranian lands. We take you on a short trip to discover and explore new possibilities in the world of interior design. Our short trip takes us into the world of celebrated Ukranian Designer Daria Zinovatnaya. Come along as we discover, through Daria’s works, what interior design looks like on the other side.
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Oh wow! It’s been 58 solid years on this journey guys! Five and Eight guys! 58!!!Happy Independence Day Nigeria !!! Fifty eight years of a mix of glory, defeat and hope. We strongly believe in the better days ahead, days when we would tell stories of triumph to generations to come, days when we would stand proud and wear proud smiles and sing victorious songs, while we all work together as a collective whole to achieve this height, it’s a Happy Independence day from us at this end! In the spirit of independence, today’s post is inspired by colors of the Nigerian flag. Check out amazing Living-room and bedroom inspirations using Green and White. Greenspiration: Happy Independence Nigeria !!!
Everyone, (well maybe not everyone), likes a clean home. No matter how overwhelming and exhausting house cleaning can be, we all still want to make sure our homes remain our safe haven. We want our living rooms smelling fresh and clean, our bedrooms delicately warm and well put together, essentially, we all just want a clean home! Now while house clening can take up a whole lot of effort and time from us, there are certain bad cleaning habits we may have developed overtime. Want to know what these habits are? You will find out more in today’s blog post titled – 5 Ways you are ruining your house cleaning efforts
This Swedish tradition of death cleaning may be your most effective guide to decluttering
Decluttering even as overly emphasized still remains an aspect of house cleaning that a lot of home users struggle with. It’s common amongst Africans to be sentimental in nature and sometimes these sentiments follow through even to items as random as a cookie jar that was gotten from our grandparents or the plastic containers from the Christmas party we held years ago. Hey! Don’t get it wrong, its cute and nice to hold on to items because of the memories they stir in us, however, sometimes we unconsciously end up being collectors of many years of junks! This Sweden tradition of death cleaning will most definitely help you unsheathe, unpack and free yourself and your home from years of clutter. The Swedish Tradition of Death Cleaning.
Death cleaning was first made popular in the USA by author Margarete Magnesson who wrote The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to free yourself and your family from a lifetime of Clutter.
As called in Sweden dostanding is a Swedish word that means death cleaning. Do is “death” and “stadniing” is cleaning. In Swedish, it is a term that means removing unnecessary things to make your home feel nice and orderly when you think the time is coming closer for you to leave the planet. The general idea is to remove unnecessary things and get your home in order as you get older, so you minimize the amount of stuff you leave behind for others to deal with. Maybe it does sound a little morbid, but the concept is much more than that, It’s about organizing your life so everyday things are easier and being meaningful about the things you hold on to.
Jasmine Hobbs, a cleaning expert in London Cleaning Team explains that “the rules of death cleaning are simple. It’s all about losing everything you don’t love or use and not being afraid to talk about it” While some people may assume that it is reserved for the elderly, it is important to note that death is not exclusively reserved for the elderly. According to Hobbs “Anyone can do it at any age. The idea is to organize your life and make it run smoother”
These guide will take you through the easy ways to go about death cleaning.
The idea of Death cleaning is really not as scary as it sounds after all, it’s a method of decluttering that can keep you conscious and intentional about the things you keep. Find more tips about The Swedish Tradition of Death Cleaning here
Think about furniture designs and you probably wouldn’t have come cross these exquisitely amazing chair designs anywhere you have been. Thoughtfully and innovatively designed, these unique collection of chairs are the ultimate next big bang you need to jazz up the mood and design in your space. Brazen up your mind as you ponder upon the inspirations from today’s post about – Five uniquely stunning chair designs for your home.
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Founded in 1998, Milk Design specializes in designing basic daily objects such as furniture pieces and home accessories. The Wong Chair is a minimal wooden seating piece that explores the tradition of solid wood furniture in combination with contemporary elements. Made from a combination of white oak and walnut timber, the chair’s design features three legs only, which are sticked together using an innovative joinery system.
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Designed by Houston-based artist, Joyce Lin, the “Exploded chair” embraces play while maintaining functionality. The piece was designed in her final year at Rhode Island School of Design. This piece takes traditional conception of what a chair is, dismantles it, and places it in clear Perspex containers. The maple-wood chair that sits loosely within its crystalline sarcophagus looks much like the archetypal kitchen seat. As the ‘Exploded Chair’ is moved, its wooden pieces rattle around inside their compartments. The piece is both familiar and disorienting, playful and disconcerting — a dichotomous piece on which to seat yourself.
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Designed by New Zealand artist Clark Bardsley, ‘Arm’ has been described as an “anti chair”, incomplete and complete- it is a nonsensical seat that cannot be sat on. Crafted from steam-bent American Oak, ‘Arm’ is designed as an outline of a chair — a Sack-Back Chair to be precise — as opposed to the chair itself. It is not to be sat on, but to be placed over another object — “from a plastic patio chair, to an office chair or even a bucket”, Bardsley states — to create a completely new seat.
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Created by Korean designer WoongKi Ryu, The Abstraction Chair draws inspiration from modern abstract artist Wassily Kandisky. The use of primary colors and bold use of geometry in Wassily’s works were drawn together to inspire the design of The Abstraction Chair. Ryu’s design features a round wooden seat and colorful shapes that playfully arc from the basic structure of the chair. Drawing formally from the expressionist works of Kandinsky — specifically Composition VIII— Ryu has brought the graphic shapes that the Russian artist was so renowned for into a three-dimensional realm. Despite its use of practical materials and traditional techniques the seat argues for form above function and is, as such, delightfully obtuse in its final design.
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Hungarian designer Demeter Fogarasi takes us all by surprise with for his ‘Poetic Furniture, Frozen Textile’ chair which features a windswept piece of material “blown” onto its frame. Made from biodegradable plastic also known as polylactic acid plastic (PLA), and natural textiles, Fogarasi wanted to create a composite material that could be used for his new chair idea. As he explains, the aim was to create a material that not only possesses “good technical properties” but also “emphasizes naturalness” and looks both “intriguing and inspiring.” The final product was a material made of layers of plastic and textile that have been heat-pressed together to make a composite material. This can then be reheated and shaped once cool, enabling the designer to set it into his desired shape.
It’s the first Monday in the month of September and today on the blog, we are talking tassels!!! Have you noticed that Tassels are now having a big moment?? They have always been around but then it’s like someone somewhere blew the whistle on them…in a good way! Tassels are now appearing in everything from fashion accessories like earrings, bracelets, to footwear’s, fashion bags and so much more. The adventure doesn’t stop there guys! Come and along and learn Five interesting ways to design with tassels in our homes.
It’s about that time of the year when Muslim faithful’s around the world will be hosting family and friends for the Salah celebration, If you are a Muslim, you need to get in here asap because we are giving you the age long secret recipe of the perfect Salah-beef stew that will get everyone sending commendations and asking for an extra serving! Today pot is, Salah Special- Making the perfect beef stew. Read along!
Eid el Kabir is a yearly celebration where Muslims sacrifice an animal, usually a ram, cow or a camel, depending on the individual’s financial strength, in commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s act of genuine submission to the will of God.
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It’s a period of celebration with a plethora of events- a lot of family gathering, the Eid prayer in the morning where everyone dresses their ultimate best and the major highlight being the slaughtering, and cooking of the ram.
Its common practice that while the bulk of the ram is usually fried, the rest is usually set aside to cater for the guests that come visiting on the day of celebration. So now that you have set some aside, let’s get down to cooking that badass pot of salah-beef stew
Some ten years ago, wall treatment options were largely characterized by wall paints or brick wall inspired designs. Wall papers were in use at this period, they were not just as popular-or safe to say, home owners and interior designers had outgrown the wallpaper trend to embrace wall painting. Wallpapers had been in use as far back as the 18th century. With a good number of home owners and designers ditching wall painting and running back to the embrace of new and trendy wallpaper designs, we take you through a simple guide on How to install wallpapers.
Wallpaper
When shopping for wallpapers, it’s important to ask certain questions that will help you guide your choice. There is a vast variety of wallpaper designs and colors to choose from, so you want to be certain of the mood and look you are trying to create in the space. Also take into consideration the nature of the wall where you will be installing your wallpaper. For instance, the wall of a room close to your bathroom or toilet or a generally moist area will need a Vinyl wallpaper. For other places that stay dry such as your living room, bedroom etc., its best to use non-woven papers and fabrics.
Having selected the appropriate wallpaper that best suits your space, lets get to How to install wallpapers.
First, you need to –