In the first post about Working from Home, I requested readers for photos of their home offices or workplaces. I got some pictures. What amazes me is how clean all of them look (glancing at my own messy table). It’s either all of them are very tidy people, or they did some cleaning up before they took the pictures 😀 To all those who contributed, thanks! Working from Home Not all jobs are suitable with the work from home arrangement. But if you can, it really gets easier once you’ve settled into a routine. The first thing that is required though is that you have adequate equipment (e.g., laptop or computer preferably with security mechanisms, and a fast internet connection). For the Worker Some of the advantages for the worker are as follows: zero commute flexible working hours better work-life balance more time with loved ones What are some of…
Homebound: Lights Off, Hopes Up
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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 &…
Boysen Color Trend 2020: Artwork for the ORIGINS Palette
The Boysen Color Trend 2020 will have its premiere next week at the Interior & Design Manila (IDM) from March 12 to 14 at…
Quiz: Celebrating Women of the World
“A woman’s place is in the home.” We’ve come a long way in disproving that sexist maxim. We simply won’t shrink away, and instead,…
Painting Ideas: March to the Beat
Have you ever seen someone so happy they just dance in place, with headphones on, as they try to find a way to connect…
Introducing Boysen’s Color Trend 2020
We’re super-chuffed to introduce Boysen’s Color Trend 2020. Like in previous years, we have 4 palettes with 6 colors each, or a total of…