Every ending is a new beginning. Just as it is with the eventful year gone by, and the year full of promise we’ve stepped into. So firstly, Happy New Year, guys! As has now become the tradition on this blog, we’ll begin the year with a recap of the top 5 posts of 2021.
Top 5 Posts Of 2021
Why do I always begin with them? These are the posts that have been searched for, saved, read and re-read thousands of times over the last 365 days. It’s what many of you have found to be very useful in many ways.
Every year, I write this post to put all of the most useful content of this blog into one single page. If you’ve missed any of these posts, it makes it easier for you to find them. And bookmarking this post makes it easier for you to save them for future reference too.
This is the fifth year straight that I’m writing this post. Click here for the other four and you’ll have pretty much all the favourites from this blog at your finger tips.
But first, here are the top 5 posts of 2021.
5 – 21 Stylish Ways To Lay Subway Tiles
Creating magic with the simplest elements is what design is all about, isn’t it?
Take subway tiles for instance. How can a plain ole’ rectangle have so many possibilities and give you a chance to create so many unique designs?
I guess that is the reason why subway tiles are so popular. They allow each of us to use them in our own special way and make our own magic. Whether you simply stack them one on top of the other in a single colour, or make patterns in different hues, you can’t go wrong with them.
In this post I list out 21 different patterns and styles you can use to lay them out. That, of course, is only the beginning. Once you get the idea, you can create 21 (or 2100) more ways of your own!
Click here to read this post and go through them all.
4 – 11 Ways To Make Big Space In Your Small Bedroom
This is probably one of those problems that we all can relate to. If you are in big city apartment you probably do have a small bedroom. Though that might not even be relevant. I’ve rarely heard anyone say ‘I have more storage space than I know what to do with.’
We all need more space, no matter how much we already have. If you’re looking for unusual and clever ideas on how to maximise space, you’ve reached the right place.
From clever layout ideas (like building storage around or below the bed)…
…to smart use of furniture (like using a large chest of drawers for a bedside table)…
…to ingenious hacks like this shoe storage behind the door, this post is bursting with great ways to optimise space.
Click here to read this post and see which you can use in your bedroom.
3 – 12 Terrific Door Design Ideas
The most unavoidable element of your home does not have to be the most uninteresting. But doors are doors. How different can one be from another, and how interesting can they get?
Firstly, every door does not have to be interesting. You might decide to have doors be the heroes of your spaces.
Source (I could only trace this pic to Pinterest. Any help to credit the rightful owner will be welcome)
Or you could have other elements stand out in your design, with the doors playing the perfect support cast.
Either way this post is perfect. From plain and subtle to bright and beautiful, from vintage to modern and from chic to whimsical, we have all kinds of door here. You’ll definitely find a style you like.
Click here for all the different ways you can design your doors.
2 – Painting Plastic Pots: How To Jazz Up Your Planters
At number two on our top 5 posts of 2021 is this simple DIY post I wrote four years back!
It was just something that I did for myself. Took some of the ugly black plastic pots which I had got for my balcony plants, and painted them. Simply because they were SO ugly.
And boy, am I glad I decided to share the process with you, because obviously a lot of you hate your plastic pots too!
This post has made the top 5 for the second year in a row this year, and it makes me smile to think how many thousands of plastic pots must have got made-over across the world in the last twenty four months.
Click here to see how it’s done and join the pretty plastic pots movement!
1 – 11 Fantastic Room Divider Ideas For Your Home
Our single most read post of the top 5 posts of 2021, this post on room divider ideas.
You sometimes need dividers in large spaces to make the space feel more cohesive and cozy.
You sometimes need dividers in small spaces to be able to demarcate different functional areas.
Dividers can be used for privacy, to separate different areas in one space or simply to beautify and add visual interest to a space. This post has tons of ideas for all types and functions of dividers.
Click here to go through them all.
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With these top 5 posts of 2021 wrapped up, let’s say our final goodbye to last year on this blog. We’ll always look back at all the wonderful learnings from the past, but it’s also time to look ahead now.
I have a few exciting projects lined up to share with you and I just can’t wait. One is almost wrapped up and a few more are beginning to soak up their magic potions. Remember to sign up here for all the enchanting spaces coming here very soon.
And have a wonderful, magical year.
Until next time,
