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…
Dear Homies, The Boysen blog Let it B turned 4 years old in February. Over the years, the Blog Team has noticed that we’ve had our content plagiarized by different foreign sites. The most recent one did not copy-paste only one, but several of our articles. The image above is…
#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.…
Neutral colors seem to be the most popular choice for home exteriors. Some of our best selling hues are in the shades of off white, beige, and gray. These minimalist colors are easier to match and even easier to maintain. Light colors or pastels are less likely to have color…
Parents, are you interested to make a DIY height stick for your kids? You’ve come to the right place. Watch this video and see how easy it is to paint this giraffe height stick in your kid’s bedroom. Why Have a Height Stick Monitoring a child’s growth is important to…
You can find inspirations for color schemes everywhere. Last time, I wrote about birthstone-inspired Boysen colors. But, did you know that there are also flowers associated with your birth month? Yes, that’s right! Let’s talk about color inspirations straight from your birth flower. Most likely, we’ll still be stuck in…
Cluttercore is a new trend in home interiors. You’d think that after Marie Kondo-ing our way into a clean, minimalist home, here is another trend that seems to tell us to do the opposite? Declutter has been a buzzword for many years and now clutter seems to be the in…
In these times, the need for a home office is real for those who work from home, and so is a home school for children who are doing online learning. For the latter, get a board and simulate the atmosphere of a classroom. Students who want to practice their calculations…
To be honest, I’ve only recently learned about mudrooms a few months ago. It’s quite common in American and Japanese homes, but not so much here in the Philippines. Now what is a mudroom? According to the dictionary, a mudroom is a “small room or entryway where footwear and outerwear can…
You may find this weird, but I actually consider cleaning a very therapeutic activity. Whenever I get weekends off, I buckle down and make a checklist of the areas in my home that need to get spic and span. Of course, there are the usuals like mopping and sweeping the…
Spring has sprung in other parts of the world. In my FB newsfeed, I see friends’ photos of colorful flowers and verdant landscapes. I felt a tinge of nostalgia for this beautiful season in temperate regions—its freshness, greenness, and outright optimistic air with the trees sprouting and flowers blooming. While…
I read a meme somewhere that said, “Plants are the new pets, and pets are the new kids.” That really struck a chord with me. A lot of people my age are opting to either delay having kids or just decide not to have any at all. Instead, a lot…