You may have seen this happen before, or it’s happening now. When your paint peels all over your wall and everything’s a mess, you may just want to sit in a corner and bawl. Nobody wants their house paint ideas ruined. If you had tried to fix it, and the…
Quiet Surrounding is one of the key trends at Ambiente in 2019. It speaks of “getting out into nature… sustainability … recycling.” View this post on Instagram A growing trend in Vietnamese architecture can be found in the green façades and hanging gardens sprouting throughout the country/ Although…
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You veer towards a certain interior style and you also have preferences as to the Christmas decor you’d like to see in your home. Sometimes these two things come together but sometimes they don’t. Take this quiz and see what Christmas decor would jibe with your interiors. Not that it…
Here’s a guest post from Shannen Murphy about 15 scents to help you sleep. Aromatherapy is such a big thing today, with so many scents, organic or synthetic, available in the market. Some friends of mine even make their own scents at home! Smells have always been important to me.…
Ambiente, the annual international consumer goods fair in Frankfurt attended by most of our big exporters, is an event where trends are revealed. Two trend scouts Annetta Palmisano and Claudia Herke from Stilbüro bora.herke.palmisano have identified three key trends for 2019 – Tasteful Residence. Quiet Surrounding. Joyfilled Ambience. Spotting trends is…
How are you after that long weekend, guys? Personally, I feel in need of a vacation. It was good to have some time off to do other things and be in different surroundings, but maybe like some of you, I overdid it. Now I’m back to the life I’ve chosen,…
Blisters share the same appearance with skin blisters or what we commonly call as paltos. You might have suffered from blistering before, so I bet you already have a clear vision of what it looks like. These paint blisters will ruin any of your concepts or ideas of your house’s paint…
It’s that time of the year again when we go to cemeteries en masse to honor our dear departed. We call it “Undás”, “Todos los Santos”, “Araw ng mga Patay”, “All Souls Day” (celebrated on November 1 instead of 2). Days before November 1, the living clean up mausoleums, crypts,…
“Ayoko ‘yang water-based paint for exterior, malulusaw yan sa ulan.” “Primer lang kailangan ko, maski wala ng topcoat.” These are some misconceptions that our technical experts get from customer inquiries. Here, we hope to shed light on common painting myths and give you tips on how to make your home…
It’s not the same as efflorescence. Although both can be results of unwanted moisture on a specific surface, and some features may look alike, the similarity stops there. While efflorescence is simply salt deposits that are left from evaporated water, mildew is a living thing that grows and reproduces. If…
This is the last episode for boarding boys, and as usual, we are showing the estimated costs for each DIY project they did. Many millennials are bold and confident enough to attempt DIY projects. This is the reason why we at Let it B try to provide video tutorials that…
Halloween (a.k.a. All Saints’ Day, a.k.a. All Souls’ Day, a.k.a. Undas) is just around the corner. Make sure you have time to get in touch with your spiritual side. Know a thing or two about yourself as we peer into your soul through the special Halloween quiz we made. This…
Little brother finally arrives in the great big city. Lucky for him his Kuya Steve and his two friends are there to take care of him. What’s more they made some effort to make the boarding house a little more welcoming. Read about these two condos made by interior designers…
Since the boys have limited space in their boarding house, they opted to make a wall-mounted foldable table that they could drop down when not in use. It is not as robust as the usual tables that stand on four or more feet on the floor. But hey, if you’ve…
I like this Asian custom of changing your shoes as soon as you enter your home. It’s a sanitation thing for me. I’m not exactly a germaphobe but close to it ? Just surf the internet and you will find what kind of germs and toxic chemicals you will most probably bring…
It is going on eight years now that grey has been a color of choice for so many interior designers and homeowners around the world. But is grey still a popular color for interiors today? We think so. Judging from the response we get from our social media feeds, grey…
The boys wanted a utilitarian clothes stand by the front door where they can hang their jackets when they come in the house. And while they were at it, they made it double as a lamp stand. Hit two birds with one stone, so to speak. This is a little bit…
Denims started out as commonplace working clothes in the late 1800s. Now they are as ubiquitous as ever, some elevated in status to high fashion with high prices. Our busy boarding boys decided to make an accent wall, painting it in faux denim. Yes, it can be done, and it’s…