One of the most read articles in this blog is the Paint Calculator: Estimate the Coverage and Amount of Paint You Would Need. DIY painting seems to be gaining more traction with homeowners compared to a few years back. With the pandemic, maybe even more DIY painting is done because people…
As the song goes, “Pumapatak na naman ang ulan sa bubong ng bahay.” The rainy season is here once again. It can get a little gloomy at times with the gray clouds above. So, if the sun isn’t coming out to play, create your own sunshine at home! A splash…
Monday may be the best day to talk about painting rainbow colors on our walls or decorating our homes with ROYGBIV (red-orange-yellow-green-blue-indigo-violet) to melt away those Monday blues so that we don’t need to hack our way through the resistance to starting a new work week. Colors affect our mood…
There are many ways to teach the alphabet to your toddlers, using a gadget, a book, a TV show, a song, or flash cards. When they get it (or don’t get it but try anyway), you, the parent, feel the flush of accomplishment even more than your kid. Still another…
You get a sense of deja vu by the time you reach your late twenties. When you scroll through social media, friend, after friend, after friend, after friend seems to be getting either engaged or married. It’s just like debut season all over again! Filipinos take weddings very seriously here.…
You might be creating a nursery or redecorating a bedroom for your toddler. Wherever you are in your parenting journey, a kid’s bedroom that grows with your child is a gift that keeps giving—no repainting and redecorating for at least the next handful of years! That’s a minus on costs,…
There is a male-specific home interior space called the man cave. Supposedly coined in 1993 by John Gray in his book “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” the man cave is a place where the human male goes when he wants to unwind and gets rid of stresses,…
2021 feels like it’s just an extension of 2020. We’re still mostly stuck indoors. I’m getting a little bit claustrophobic, honestly. It means I’m afraid of Santa Claus. Ho ho ho! I feel like I haven’t had a full breath of fresh air in a while. I miss going out…
Being a parent is no small feat. I’m still not a parent myself. Just a paw parent, actually, but that doesn’t count. Some of my friends have started to have kids of their own though. I grew up as an only child and have no experience with kids whatsoever. So,…
If there are more than two of you living in a home, it would be better to color code your activity wall with paint instead of posting notes or important messages on one wall, or on the fridge. How to Choose Colors for Your Activity Wall We are usually democratic…
Choosing the right paint color for your space can be a fun but daunting experience. Armed with brochures, fandecks, and online sources, it can be overwhelming to look through hundreds, if not thousands, of colors. With tons of different house paint ideas at your fingerprints, where do you start? What…
#TeamPuti and #TeamKahoy top the searches and tags for the super popular Home Buddies Facebook Page. These highlight the minimalist, Scandinavian, or cottage-core trends that have been on the rise for the past few years. If you’re an avid lurker in the FB page like me, you’ve probably noticed that…
#TeamPuti remains in the top hashtags of the ever-popular Facebook group, Home Buddies. And for good reason! Cities are getting more congested, real estate is getting more expensive, and homes are getting even smaller. Painting your interiors shades of white immediately opens up a space, making a room feel bigger…
Most of us haven’t even smelled a whiff of a beach, and now PAGASA is saying the wet season is coming! Wut! Wait! Wait! Did summer just come by and depart without so much as a by your leave? Hold on a minute, Typhoons, and let me talk about these…
Three most-liked interior design styles and colors these days in the Philippines are #teamputi, #teamindustrial, and @teamkahoy. But what does not seem to get enough coverage is the #teamkulay. Don’t despair because this blog has got you covered. Just click on this link and swim in an ocean of colors, tips,…
The term “cutting in” has different meanings in different contexts. In dancing, cutting in means when someone (usually the man) comes in between dance partners so that he can dance with the woman without waiting for the music to end. In driving, cutting in means maneuvering a car in between…
The hot summer sun blazes across a clear, bright blue sky. The wind is nice and warm. You catch a faint whiff of some pork barbecue your neighbors are grilling for lunch. Condensation is forming on your tall glass of iced tea. You take a refreshing swig. It feels cool…
A trend in North America that is gaining momentum is the She Shed, which is a private space that a woman claims for her own to do things that inspire her—from entertaining her friends, expressing her creativity, reading a book in peace, or listening to her own kind of music.…