With the Raya festivities drawing near, have you already planned out how you want to redecorate your house or perhaps create an interesting celebration theme for break-fasting? If you have not, then consider these creative inspirations from Ikea.

Lo Bjurulf, who is represented by Agent Bauer, is a Swedish interior stylist and set designer. Once you click on the site, you’ll be spending hours just looking through all the amazing work of photographers, illustrators, set stylists, make up artists and more. But for today, let’s just focus on the work of Lo Bjurulf for Ikea.

This has got to be my favourite style set of all. Almost like a fusion of middle eastern theme in a  rustic Scandinavian barnyard. I love the colourful intensity of the set with the eclectic burst of elements from everyday household items. Simply brilliant!

It’s like bringing high street to the table, that even the budget-conscious can turn their living space – designer!

This next set is so raw, simple and tastefully done. It does take great skills to turn something so ordinary into something beautiful. It looks environmentally sustainable too, and the best part is, you can easily take a piece of this home simply by hopping over to Ikea (well, except for the paper crafts!).

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• Styleboard: Lo Bjurulf for Ikea

Mukhtar is a bus-driver in Copenhagen, Denmark. On 5th May, he went to work on his birthday. His co-workers planned a surprise for him and their boss, who came to know about their plans, decided to get it recorded. Here’s the final edited outcome. Don’t you think it’s just so heart-warming, it brought tears to my eyes just watching how touched he was.

I got really excited when I first received these images from Debra! It’s not easy to locate beautiful venues that are not too commercialised  yet suitable for intimate functions such as weddings and private parties.

Pantai Hill is located approximately 15km away from Seremban. Don’t be deceived by the name though, as this hill has absolutely no relevance to a ‘pantai’ or even a view of any ‘pantai’ for that matter. It might be a little far fetched for city folks within the Klang Valley unless you are looking for something off the beaten track. It makes perfect venue for a barbecue party and bonding weekend with family and friends or simply an excuse to retreat into the arms of nature.

For overseas couples or those looking for an authentic Malaysian-style venue, Di Sini is definitely a fitting location for a destination wedding with its lush ecological confines of a tropical jungle and orchard. You and your guests can leisure away at the nearby waterfall, bird-watch or go jungle-trekking.

For more details, please contact us!

Photos courtesy of Debra of Acadia Card.

Sex with an ex can be depressing. If it’s good you can’t get it anymore, if it’s bad you just had sex with an ex.

-  Carrie Bradshaw  -

Last November, we had a blast organising a corporate party themed 70’s Retro Rewind. The guests were by far the most sporting, fanatical party people we’ve ever met and it is always a pleasure to know that everyone had a great time.

Apart from resurrecting ‘Michael Jackson’ for an impactful opening gambit, ‘Elvis Presley’ serenaded the crowd with some of his greatest hits with the likes of Heartbreak Hotel, Suspicious Minds, A Little Less Conversation and then so much more.

I just managed to view the photos taken by Exes – Studio and here’s a short peek into the event.

‘Santana’ and ‘Johnny Cash’ rocked the show during the battle of the bands while ‘Austin Chase’, ‘ABBA’, ‘Elton John’, the gypsies and so many more ‘celebrities’ graced the event with their colourful charisma and fanfare.

The 70’s truly is the best era of all time!!

Contact The Peak Xperience for more details!

Suitable for fun birthday parties and whimsical bridal showers.

A visit to The Spa & Beauty Med at The Saujana is sure to be a memorable experience this February with their special Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year promotion.

I’ve visited The Spa once since it’s opening in December and I was blown away by this hidden gem. Indulge in The Spa’s signature treatment for two persons which includes refreshment on arrival, foot polish, ancient Balinese massage followed by 30-minute floral bath.  All these for only RM380 nett per couple throughout the month of February.

For more details, you can check out their newly launched website http://www.thespaandmedbeauty.com/

On Halloween’s Day, The Peak Xperience launched its new consultancy studio at The Strand, Kota Damansara with a cocktail party themed “Twilight Love – Vampires Rule, Cinderellas Drool” with Alter Ego as the dress code.

As the hostess of the party, I certainly had a fun time conceptualizing all the bizarre settings together with our dessert sponsor, Anizah of Truly Scrumptious!.

As we themed the evening’s event Twilight Love, expect to see our version of the modern-day Cinderella – one who wants something different and is not afraid to take the road less traveled as she plans for her wedding to Prince Charming. Whilst we do not expect potential clients to come to us for a vampire-ish wedding theme, we certainly hope the cozy space we had transformed managed to showcase a sneak peek at what we can do as wedding and party planners – and that is, to create memorable experiences that are unique, creative and fun.

In this renewed interpretation of modern fairy-tale love story, we added our own twist as we showcased thematic table settings -  Oriental Autumn Twilight, Twilight in Spring and Gothic Winter to suit every bride’s every whim and fancy. In a way, it is a romantic interpretation on our part of what was once thought of as a scary nightmare.

To further add to the event’s flavour, we unveiled our new brand, Sugar & Spice and together with Truly Scrumptious! as our dessert sponsor, guests had the opportunity to sample specially concocted desserts with intriguing names such as Till Death Do Us Part, Vampire’s Kiss, Forbidden Fruits *Poison Apples*, Tru Blood, Blood Beer, Sugared Blood, Happy Pills and many more sinful temptations that proved to be a hit with the guests.

We are thankful to our corporate partners and friends such as That Special Occasion for showcasing their beautiful gowns, Jewel Avenue for displaying accessories that are sure to set every bride’s heart aflutter and of course, Truly Scrumptious! for preparing the heavenly dessert samplings.

Patrick Low of Budget Brides emerged as the best dressed winner of the night. Pumpkins from top left to right: Creations of Louisa Michael of That Special Occasion, Bernie of That Special Occasion and Kris Wong of Weddings Malaysia.

All in all, it was a great Halloween Night! The only disappointment of the night was that Robert Pattinson (who plays Edward Cullen in the famed “Twilight Love” movie) was nowhere in sight…

For more photos, check out our Facebook album.

Thank you so much to Emily and Dickson for allowing us to share their casual yet delightful party. It’s really sweet when couples take the time and effort to celebrate their relationship even after so many years of being together.

Here’s a little note from the adorably sweet Emily:

It was a casual outdoor poolside party which we hosted with about 40 of our dearest, closest friends. We went with a fresh green and white hi-tea occasion. All the food was home-cooked and prepared by us. We served our favourite mix of cranberry with Vodka and gave out apples with a note and a picture of us to our friends as a thank you gesture. We had a really great time and all the hard preparation that went into the food and decor was worth it!

Decoration by Trily Spring Floral and Deco.

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In March, Barbie® doll celebrated five decades as the world’s most popular fashion doll by unveiling a new face and throwing a birthday bash at her real *read: LIFE SIZE* Malibu Dream House®. Unveiling the new Bathing Suit, Barbie® debuted a new face with a more natural look, including a thinner jaw line, more almond-shaped eyes, fuller lips and a softer makeup palette using shimmery pink lip shades and neutral eye colours. She is a modernised version of the original 1959 doll. Always a reflection of fashion, pop culture and aspiration, the new 2009 Bathing Suit Barbie® doll sports a two-piece black-and-white bikini trimmed with Barbie® signature colour – pink with pink hoop earrings, a flirty high ponytail, and one of today’s must-have accessories – a cell phone.

Mattel rolled out the pink carpet for their favourite girl with  a super cool, swanky birthday bash at a 3,500sqft Malibu beach house.

Celebrity event planner, Colin Cowie together with interior designer Jonathan Adler brought Barbie to life with an overwhelming amount of clever details and outrageous dose of ‘girlie girl’ pink to create a larger than life dream lifestyle any girl could ever imagine.

Here are the list of things you’ll need to host a luxe pink party as glamourous as Barbie®.

3,000 pink Roses, 100 Hydrangeas and 300 Ranunculus to make up the centerpieces. 1,800 pairs of Barbie®-sized sunglasses, 3,500 pairs of Barbie® shoes and 3,500 Barbie® handbags to fill custom designed Lucite tables.

65 reproduced dolls of the original 1959 Black & White Bathing Suit® Barbie® doll to create an eye-catching one-of-a-kind wall mirror.

Designer chandelier that consists of 30 blonde wigs and took more than 60 hours to construct, not forgetting the oh-so-stylish corseted “dress” chair.

A girl can never have too many pink custom-made Christian Louboutin shoes in a lifetime!

Over 200 yards of fuchsia velvet fabric to turn the bedroom into the dreamiest place in the house.

To be so girlie and yet so so so cool, you must have a pool table with pink balls!

46 pounds of pink candy lined the dessert table and 1,030 pounds of ice were used to create an ice sculpture of a birthday cake. The back wall of the bar comprised of 750 actual Barbie® dolls and framed by pink jewels.

I really love all these witty phrases that were cleverly communicated:

Signage – A plastic tan never fades

Dessert Bar with a chic message – Eat healthy but always have a decadent dessert

Signature drinks – Ken’s Caiprirosca, Doll-icious!, Strawberry Blonde and It’s a Pink Thing.

and my favourite phrase of them lot -  I wasn’t designed to do housework

To top all that, is a custom-designed Malibu Barbie Beetle® featuring a pop-up vanity.

We’re bringing the entire idea of Barbie alive – how she eats, how she decorates, how she lives, and certainly how she entertains. Barbie is a great client – she has great style, she loves the details, she enjoys her bling and she has tons of amazing imagery for inspiration – you’ll see lots of pink, shine, her famed black-and-white zebra print and always a few Barbie surprises.       – Colin Cowie -

These custom decor and signature pieces from the Malibu Dream House® will be heading to The Palms, Las Vegas, opening the Barbie Suite® for anyone who wants to experience the fantasy and fun of Barbie’s Dream House®. But it kind of freaks me out though, to know just how alive she really is when you can Twitter with Barbie® and stalk her on her blog.

Source: Details and photos courtesy of Mattel Inc.