• Boudoir,  Décor,  DIY

    Upcycling: Chanel Perfume Bottle to Oil Candle

      This is a do-it-yourself (diy) project that I thought of a few years back. I had some empty Chanel perfume bottles that I could not bear to throw away (or recycle), so I decided to upcycle them instead and display them in my boudoir. While I would find it perfectly suitable to simply display the empty bottles in ones boudoir, turning them into candles is even more “boudwonderful”!   To make the Chanel perfume bottle candle here are the steps to follow: 1.    Wash out empty perfume bottles taking care not to get the labels wet (you may want to tape some plastic over the label to ensure it…

  • Boudoir,  Daydream

    Boudoir [boo-dwahr]

    I find the name My Little Boudoir perfectly suitable for this blog, which I hope you will adore as I do. You see, all of my life my bedroom has been a very sacred place for me. As a child, I would stay in my lovely pink floral room for hours (by choice) playing Barbie dolls, baby dolls or dress-up (ok I admit, sometimes it would go there when in a “time out” or to pout {see below}). As a tween I spent hours listening to cassette tapes gazing at my New Kids on the Block posters. As a teenager, with my walls plastered in pages torn from Vogue and…

  • Boudoir,  Décor

    A little blue box…the way to a woman’s heart (ok, not really, but it helps)

    This Tiffany & Co. porcelain box is a lovely gift that I received from a co-worker a few years back. I absolutely love it and have deemed it a must-have for the boudoir. I don’t see that they are still selling this size on the Tiffany & Co. website, but they do have a mini one as well as one made of crystal. Having it displayed in your boudoir evokes that feeling that only a “little blue box” can bring… 0