Are you faced with the task of DIY house painting? What’s one of the easiest ways to choose a color palette? Believe me, you don’t have to climb the walls to know which colors to choose because there’s a trick I’ll share with you here. I’ll call it the easy two-step. Step 1: Know Your Favorite Colors There are colors that we gravitate to and very early on in life we are already making such decisions. Maybe you are not even aware of it but you do make choices. As a…
Florals are springing up in interior spaces in 2018, from the chintz fabrics and wallpapers of our lolas to the bold, colorful prints of overblown blooms. Very KUKUR (kukurtinahin in other words). Chintz is making a big comeback. Using the same floral fabric on the walls, window treatments, and furnishings—think English country but updated. Lots of florals and colors that pop, like turquoise, apple green, and shocking pink. —Kathryn M. Ireland I have no problems with kukur. I’ve loved that since….well, since….ever….forever. Florals are not only back in interior design but…
Being the heart of the home, the kitchen plays an important role in bringing families closer together and making guests feel comfortable and at home. Like all the rooms in the house, the kitchen is also a reflection of yourself—your personality, style and taste. The ideal kitchen should then not only be fully functional and organized but should also exude a welcoming atmosphere matching the owner’s own warmth and character. A touch of color can instantly liven up your kitchen and achieve any look you like. For instance, nature-based colors easily…
Not any kind of pot would do for Sarah. She put on her crafty hat and started a pot project, making something unique for her succulents. She added a dash of paint for a trendy look. She chose a subdued pink which is still so hugely popular ever since Millennial Pink came out a couple of years back. Let’s see if Sarah’s DIY pot is going to work. If not, I say plod on if you feel the fire. Yes, that means you too, dear reader. Failures mean that you are…
Tucked in a hidden corner in Greenbelt 3 is a gem of a shop called Guava Sketches. It’s a well-curated design store with originals from European designers. This shop was founded by sisters Jennifer and Joan, and shows their love for good design and functionality. In their website, Jennifer and Joan had this to say, “This passion started with an appreciation for well-made items whose beauty is complemented by utility. Our shop reflects the same ethos – it is informed by a love for nature and a great appreciation and respect…
This new DIY webisode about the Concrete Couple starts with Sarah’s passion for plants especially succulents. She plants the little cute things in small pots, and with the help of husband Pete, takes photos and uploads them in a new website. But like all new start-ups, the going was tough. It took an inspired idea from hubby to move to the next step. Watch the cute couple as they start a new sideline which perhaps could grow into a business venture in the future. Who knows where the path will lead?…
In the final installment of the Set in Color Series to promote Boysen’s Color Trend 2018, the team brought their final installation to Plaza Independencia, the most historically significant plaza in Cebu, which also fronts Fort San Pedro, the oldest triangular bastion fort in the country. That’s a lot of history in just one place. This time the BE YOU sets were very minimalist with a bit of an antique inspiration on the fixtures. The color palette was indeed an appropriate reflection of the general mood and vibe at Plaza Independencia…
Did you know that the color of your kitchen, or any space for that matter, can significantly affect your mood? This phenomenon has to do with what is known as color psychology, in which it has been proven that certain colors and hues can incite a corresponding emotion or behavior. That’s why you hear of idioms like “green with envy” and “tickled pink”. Kitchen Mood The kitchen being the center of the home, you may want to give a lot of thought on how you decorate it. Careful consideration should be…
Manila is one of the world’s most polluted cities, with air pollution levels above the safety standards set by the Clean Air Act. The need for more trees has never been greater. However, it takes more than ten years for one tree to become mature enough to clean the air. On top of that, there is virtually no more room in the city for trees to grow. Boysen, the Philippines’ leading paint brand, has a solution–KNOxOUT, a revolutionary smog-eating paint. KNOxOUT contains CristalACTiVTM photocatalytic technology that uses ultrafine titanium dioxide to…
SM Home has this assistant vice president for Marketing and I call him Turbo Tom (Castañeda). He’s the whirlwind behind the many major activities of SM Home since he joined more than a year ago. I just finished writing about the April and May room vignettes, but while we were not looking Tom had changed the five room vignettes in the bridgeway at the 5th floor of SM Makati. SM Home’s June Vignettes They are now looking like these: Tom opted for accent walls with geometrics or lines, except for the…
Imagine how lucky you must be if you are a freshman in college and this pretty pink condo is your home. Not for you the trials and tribulations of going to a dorm and sharing a room, bathroom and toilet with strangers, while trying to navigate the new everything in your life – classes, teachers, classmates, school policies and procedures, lifestyle, the lay of the land… This 28-sqm pink condo was designed by Gila Salvador, owner of Madhouse Design Studio and designer/contractor for one of the condos we wrote about in…
Download a wallpaper for your desktop. These wallpapers are using the color palettes from Boysen Color Trend 2018. Download the BE BOLD Wallpaper in High Resolution HERE Download the BE HERE Wallpaper in High Resolution HERE Download the BE SEEN Wallpaper in High Resolution HERE Download the BE YOU Wallpapers in High Resolution HERE Click on the link and watch how these Paper Crafts were made. SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
In the third installment of Boysen’s Set in Color Series to promote the latest color palettes of Color Trend 2018, the team brought their furniture and fixtures to the Garden Bloc of Cebu IT Park. Cebu IT Park is the region’s main hub for lifestyle, dining and business process outsourcing BPO where some of the country’s biggest companies’ main headquarters are located employing tens of thousands of people. This time around, we brought a bathtub. Yup. You read it correctly. A shiny red bathtub. The purpose after all was to ‘Be…
In the same way that the kitchen is the heart of the home, so does its color and style reflect the personality of the owner. Break away from the norm of white and gray walls and choose to be bold with a dab of red. Whether on the walls, trims, appliances or furniture, you will find that the palette not only brings out vivacity and flair but exudes emotions and energy as well. Painting the town, in this case the kitchen, red is certainly a good way to make a statement…
In the second installment of Boysen’s Set in Color Series to promote the latest color palettes, the team brought out their large scale sets right smack in the middle of the Ayala Center Cebu Terraces and on Mother’s Day no less. What better way to showcase the BE BOLD palette from Boysen Color Trend 2018 than by being right in the center of Cebu’s biggest lifestyle and shopping destination. Plus, with families from all over the city descending upon Ayala Center Cebu to celebrate Mother’s Day, we were expecting droves of…
Let’s go straight to it! This is the time wherein unicorn-themed stuff is just a must-have for everything. From makeups, brushes, purses, bags, sleepwear, pillows and even a Frappuccino drink at Starbucks is also inspired by the unicorn. One thing for sure, the colors of the unicorn which is a blend of pink, lilac and aqua blue creates the sync of sweetness. If you’re into the unicorn feel and if it makes you feel good. Why not translate these colors and make it visible into your kitchen walls? Boysen offers a…
The Be Bold palette of Color Trend 2018 comprise bright and cheerful colors which are perfect for summer. The palette has three warm colors, two cool ones and a light neutral. This is a balanced palette which gives a space color and energy. It can really create a happy room. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RACHEL CASTLE (@rachelcastleandthings) on May 20, 2020 at 3:14am PDT A post shared by Apartment Therapy (@apartmenttherapy) on Apr 26, 2018 at 9:02am PDT A post shared by domino (@dominomag)…
I’ve said it before and I say it again. Wall paint really changes the look and feel of a space. And all for such little effort and for less money, relatively speaking. And the best thing of all is there’s hardly any down time compared to structural changes like knocking down a wall to make the space look bigger. You can use light neutrals to open a space, or a dark color to provide depth. Wall paint can also be used to liven up a space or to give it a…
Last April 27 to 29 during the SM Home Turnover Fair in SM Aura, assistant vice president Tom Castañeda together with three other designers made room vignettes using colors mixed by Boysen exclusively for SM Home. But Tom and his team were restrained by choosing the light neutrals and greens to paint the walls. leaving out the warm orange Summer Solstice and intense yellow Flaxen. This makes a lot of sense when you are choosing colors for a small condo. You wouldn’t want to overpower a small space, especially if it…