In the Philippine collectivist culture, the term individualistic is loaded with negative connotations like selfishness, self-centeredness, or self-absorption. However, this is not the complete meaning of individualistic or individualism. It can also mean unique and original in thinking and action. Conforming or adapting to the point of losing your identity…
It’s time for a change. Let’s repaint your bedroom! The Bloom palette from the Boysen Color Trend 2022/23 collection is a combination of pinks, blues, and one mustard yellow. Here are reasons why you should use them in your bedroom and ideas on how to do it. Wistful Lilac BCT21-7434S…
I wrote about collages or inspiration boards for the four color palettes of Boysen Color Trend 2026-2027 called Currents. If you don’t know about the latest paint colors launched by Boysen, visit the website and get to know more about FORGE, FACE, YEARN, and TOUCH. FORGE Color Palette The FORGE…
Boysen Color Trend palettes usually have six paint colors to a palette. These colors are carefully curated so that you can mix and match colors in a palette with ease. For this post however, I am pairing two paint colors from different palettes from Boysen Color Trends 2015 up to…
Step aside, neutrals—pink is here to party! Barbiecore interiors are turning modern homes into vibrant playgrounds where walls dressed in shades of pink steal the spotlight. Gone are the days of timid beige. Today, pink is not just a color, it’s an attitude. Color Psychology: Pink for Warmth, Joy, and…
There’s an informative and inspirational article in the blog entitled How to Create a Welcoming Guest Bedroom. It’s along the lines of omotenashi, the Japanese art of hospitality. The English translation does not capture the meaning of the Japanese word which goes beyond the usual kind-hearted reception of guests in our…
Raise your hand if some Christmas decor is still up at home. A stray parol by the window, fairy lights you meant to take down weeks ago, or that one garland you decided to “deal with later.” After the long Filipino holiday season, homes often feel caught between celebration and…
Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt like it was a nice place to just relax and chill? That wasn’t by magic. It was very likely thoughtfully and deliberately set up so it would make you feel that way. Here are a few things you can do…
We are in the last days of the Year of the Wood Snake, a time described by many as a year of introspection and quiet recalibration, when we were called to understand ourselves more deeply and to align what is skewed or shed what no longer serves us. We are…
Dolce far niente…the sweetness of doing nothing. That’s how it was described in the 2010 film Eat, Pray, Love. Others would define it as pleasant idleness, or as Meriem-Webster puts it, “pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness.” I read somewhere though that Italians hardly use this cliché, but they do practice…
