Home means different things to each of us. For most, it is a place of comfort and safety. Such is the pull of home that two weeks ago, 18 men—with just a week’s pay in their pockets and an uncertain future—started walking towards home because mass transportation was suspended. They lost their jobs when the construction project they were working in ceased operations because of the lockdown. After more than eight hours, they were still in Metro Manila, having walked 30 kilometers. Home was in Tarlac, more than 150 kilometers away. Their story was picked up by a journalist and shared countless times in social media. It reached the mayor of Tarlac City and the governor of Tarlac province. Both requested for assistance from the PNP Directorate for Police Community Relations. The cavalry came with food, financial help and a vehicle to bring them home. In two hours, they were back…
Homebound: A Fortune Cookie Quiz for Uncertain Times
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Homebound: Inspirations for Indoor-Outdoor Living
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Homebound: Quarantine Watch List in Studio B
We, the extroverts and people whose love language is physical touch, are not thriving in the face of social-distancing measures, but that’s the least…
Homebound: Photos of Workplaces of Readers Who Work from Home
In the first post about Working from Home, I requested readers for photos of their home offices or workplaces. I got some pictures. What…
Homebound: Lights Off, Hopes Up
The moments leading to this lockdown felt like a blur. It all happened so fast. One minute I was in front of my laptop,…
Homebound: How to Keep Your House Clean in the Time of Covid-19
I don’t know about you but I normally have some germophobic tendencies. With this virus flying around, coupled with my fertile imagination, this has…
Homebound: Condo Living in the Time of Quarantine
I got the condo unit in 2014 as my first adulting investment and also ‘cos my Dad asked me, “When are you moving out?”.…
Homebound: Filipino Architects Design COVID-19 Quarantine Spaces
Bluprint came out with several articles on designs of architects for COVID-19 quarantine spaces. Under DOH Memorandum 2020-0108, “persons under investigation (PUIs) and positive…
Homebound: How Do You Stay Sane?
A week into the Extreme Enhanced Community Quarantine, I have managed to lessen my anxiety. Or maybe, I’m just in denial. I don’t know…
Homebound: A Dream Beach Home For Summer Days
This post is a temporary escape mechanism for me as a relief to the dread that this coronavirus crisis brings. What gets me are…
Homebound: Art Should Comfort the Quarantined
I went out to buy groceries yesterday, the air smelled of disinfectant and collective anxiety. I haven’t been this anxious in my life. I…
Homebound: Working From Home in These Tough Times
A dictionary defines homebound as: 1 (adj.) moving or traveling homeward, 2 (adj) restricted or confined to home. For me, homebound can also have a…
Product Highlight: Boysen Cool Shades
Electric bills are skyrocketing. The kids start to have itchy skin rashes. Your body overheats and drips in sweat. This is the typical uncomfortable…
Krafty Kriz: How to Make a Corner Shelf
For those of us who have shoebox condos so tiny that we’re bound to stub our toes when we walk from bed to bathroom,…
Enliven Your Home with the ORIGINS Palette
Colors from nature will never go out of style. With many glued to their phones and more time spent indoors, people are now looking…
Paint Scraping Tools and How To Use Them
What are the tools you need to scrape paint? Wire Brush Manual Paint Scraper Heat Gun Oscillating Paint Scraper Paint scraping tools are essential…
Boysen Color Trend 2020: Artwork for the KINSHIP Palette
One of the four palettes of Boysen Color Trend 2020 is KINSHIP. It embodies HUMAN CONNECTION. ROOTS. INCLUSIVITY. The Artwork for KINSHIP The inspiration…
Boysen Color Trend 2020: Artwork for the META Palette
People have been asking us in social media when we were going to come out with the Boysen Color Trend 2020 palettes. Unlike other…
Boysen Color Trend 2020: Artwork for the NOSTALGIA Palette
NOSTALGIA is one of the color palettes for the Boysen Color Trend 2020. Come to the Boysen Color Stories booth at the Interior &…