The Real Cura Box™

Hi all!

Today I’m gonna show you what a Cura Box™ is.

Well, Cura means cure in Spanish, and Box basically means box! -_____-

It all started out when I got a brown woven box from Mom,

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and began to write this post about nail painting.

If you have not realized, I label all my blog entries about beauty & fashion under “Cura Box™”. It is my favourite label amongst others. :D

Today this box has evolved into something bigger (because I know I would spend a lot of time creating blog entries around it). It has now become my favourite corner in my suite!

First a box, now a corner; which means bigger ‘box’! I chose to revamp THIS part of my room for the transformation :

BEFORE

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So very messy FML.

NOW

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THAT’s more like it! My reeaaalll eye candy. :D

This project will not have come true if not for my Mom & Dad.

I told Mom about this problem I have (the furniture arrangements in my chamber were not very strategic) and so Mum told Dad about it, and we all went to IKEA – where all dreams come true. lol

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Picture taken using my berry.

I told myself that the man I marry has to at LEAST promise me a walk-in closet this big or I’d rather be an old virgin.

On a random note, if not a wedding planner or kindergarten Speech & Drama teacher, my dream is to work in IKEA. That’s how much I love it! – I (really, seriously, honestly) don’t mind going there to work every day.

PERHAPS THAT WILL SOLVE MY QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS!!! T_____T

Anyway, 1 major problem with my room was, there ain’t no dressing table. I did all my makeup sitting on a carpet in front of a mirror. So when I saw this beautiful dressing table :

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I want to have it too!

Picture taken using my berry 8520. It’s so easy having a berry. You know sometimes, you just don’t feel like carrying a camera around (furniture shopping)? Please. Haha!

But you’ll never know if you need to use a camera; so this is where my berry comes in. Any phones can take pictures, but with berry, I can TwitPic it to my followers on-the-spot OR send it thru BBM to my other friends who has a berry phone. Berry good! xD

But on the other hand, berry is not berry berry good if you don’t have the #xpaxbigfreekinsale plan. Just by reloading RM20 bucks (or more), you get 50% off calls, 50% off downloads, and FREE Blackberry access! Sounds like a good plan to me~ ^^

Back at home…

The first thing Dad did was to FIX THE TABLE!

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Me & my feet kaka caucau buat kacau.

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It wasn’t easy; fixing this thing.

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There is a manual to study,

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Different screws of shapes & sizes…

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Dad thought of ‘carpenting’ on the fler’s own box so he doesn’t scratch the tiles. Good idea.  ^^

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Setting up the skeleton.

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WHEE!!! :D Almost there~

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Hole for the mirror pole.

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Maid helped dad with the carpenting.

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STUCK IT IN MATE!

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This is how the drawers’ handle looks like. So cute!

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Pulling off the ugly blue protector sticker – I find this to be the most fun part of the whole process lol. Easiest too.

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Next you’ll need a stool that is NOT so heavy, & a furry carpet underneath the table possibly.

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Mom chose this cute cube. Even pink baby loves it.  ^o^

You’ll also need good lighting to create good makeup looks on your canvas.

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Get one using bulbs please. The ones using hydrogen are heat-y and they give you freckles in the long run as they have UV ray. Dad chose this one for me. :)

I like how this ‘project’ was like a team work thing – I chose my fav dressing table, Mom picked the stool, Dad got the lamp… Bergotong-royong amalan mulia! Hahahahahahahah…

Now on How to Make Your Own Cura Box™, you will need 5 things.

1. Cards

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X’mas cards, birthday cards, thank you notes; ALL the cards you had ever received. Take them all out and stick them on 1 side (1 side is enough) of your box’s wall with masking tape.

Why masking tape? Unlike Scotch or double-faced tapes, masking tapes do not tear off your paint. Never trust anything with two faces. -_____-

2. Your baby picture in a frame

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For nostalgic purposes. Don’t ask me what for JUST PUT IT and you’ll understand why.

3. Perfume bottles

It’s just classic.

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So just do it.

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Here I have too many I had to keep some in the drawers *POTONG STIM!*

4. Charm bracelet / Your favourite accessory

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It was when Thomas Sabo first came to Malaysia I saw the spread of charms they have in a shiny glass box @ Bangsar with Jeremy. Amongst so many designs, somehow this charm stood out. It has a heart hanging inside the cura treasure box!; which is now lost somewhere out there.  )))=

I accidentally squealed seeing how beauty it was & the next thing I know, I got it for Christmas. yay~ <3

Anyway, there you go. 5 things you need to have your own Cura Box™. This is how mine looks like,

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What about yours? (:

Cin