Hellbent on painting her nest with colors that bring her joy and energy, Danica opts for an ombre look and paints one accent wall with different blues to remind her of the Cebu beaches. After a successful visit to a Boysen Mix and Match Station, she prepares the wall and…
A true DIY-Diva like Danica is a go-getter. So after choosing her colors from the Boysen App, she moves on to buy those cans of paints from the Boysen Mix and Match Station, that you can find in select hardware stores, home depots or paint centers. Check which outlet is…
Realm is that Boysen palette that speaks of heaven and stars, a palette that symbolizes dreams and aspirations to be better human beings. There is violet, the color of royalty, majesty, even nobility. It’s intensely deep color is balanced by a pink, the color of compassion and love. Then comes…
There is an empty wall left in my shoebox condo, and I want a mural for my home….maybe. Or should I go for a painting instead? There’s always this ambivalence because I feel that murals are too permanent. Nothing wrong with that if you like permanence. However, I’d think, “What…
There are some things that belong together, like ham and egg, needle and thread, song and dance, hugs and kisses. I’m sure you get my drift. The same is true with colors. There are just those two that belong together, and we’d like to expound about those color pairings one…
If you’ve stared at the ocean or looked down on that vast expanse from an airplane, your eyes will tell you that the sea is not one color but a seething, heaving, breathing mass of different blues. Depending on where you are in the world, how bright the sun is,…
How convenient would it be if there was a Boysen App that you could use in the comfort of your home, so that you could choose the color that you would want to paint your walls with? Episode 2 of DIY Diva is where Danica walks you through how to use…
Meet Danica, our DIY Diva, who has been promoted by her office and assigned to Cebu. New responsibilities, new colleagues, new city, new home. Excited to see her new nest, she opens the door and is underwhelmed! Oops, boring! But she’s a go-getter and creative to boot so she goes…
For a clean and fresh look, light neutrals give your bathroom that appealing ambience, very fitting for a place where you do your bathing rituals. Light neutrals are also safe backdrops for white bath fixtures, chrome or brass fittings and glass, and would give the illusion of space. The purity…
Minimalism is a trend that has yet to influence living spaces. Space is a resource that is sometimes overlooked in sustainable architecture. Life quality decreases as population density increases since pollution levels rise, population goes out of hand, and resources become more expensive. Many of us in the Philippines are…
If you’re the type of person who spends a pretty good amount of time every single day planning (read: plotting) her OOTD, chances are you usually zero in on a single piece of clothing or accessory that would be the icing on your full outfit, in other words, a fashion…
Frank Gehry at a Glance Name: Frank Owen Gehry Date of Birth: February 28, 1929 Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada Design Signature: Deconstructivism – an architectural style with a deliberately chaotic outcome Fluidity – expressed in the use of metallic folds in multiple buildings Asymmetry – his…
Imagine if you were colorblind and you were not able to see the colors around you the way most people do. Imagine if you could not distinguish violet, lavender and purple because they just look like different shades of blue, or if you confuse red with black or dark grey.…
For coffee lovers, coffee is that magical brown brew that gives you a boost in the morning, offers you a pick-me-up throughout the day, or is the drumroll that ends a meal. Coffee roasts range from a light brown to an extra dark, almost black color, depending on the roast…
You know what I wish I had more of? Focus. The moment I start working, it’s a repetitive struggle between concentration and distraction. I can never seem to hold my attention long enough to go into a state where I can perform deep, productive work. I instinctively reach for my…
Have you or any friend of yours gone through extraordinary challenges during the construction of your dream home? Has that dream home you’ve been obsessing over brought you some unforgettable nightmares? Here’s some news: You are not alone. My experience with having my house constructed was one for the books.…
Remember the teenage character of Kevin Arnold played by American actor Fred Savage in the TV series, “The Wonder Years”? The comedy-drama series was a big hit back then, running from the late 80s to the early 90s. I remember following the series which tackled the coming-of-age journey of a…
…Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens… (My Favorite Things, Rodgers and Hammerstein) Copper is one of my favorite colors because it has such an old romantic feel to it, of tradition, and bygone days when parents read aloud bedtime stories, when time spent together meant conversations, real emotional connections,…
One of my favorite rituals is to have a slow breakfast in a huge kitchen. That’s how I remembered it when I spent summer vacations in the home of my maternal grandparents. My home today does not have a huge kitchen with a matching huge table. But with the open…