To me, the palette Be Here of Color Trend 2018 is an allegory of summer vacations in my grandparents’ home in the probinsiya. The colors feel very organic with its dusky mauves, burnt yellow, deep green, and the neutrals black and white. When I look at it, I feel a…
Are you looking for a color palette that invites you to embrace nature and be in the moment? The Be Here palette of Color Trend 2018 is my favorite. I usually go for subdued colors. However, for this year’s Color Trend, I find the dusky mauves Root Crop and Gypsy…
Carrying out any home improvement project at home requires thought, effort and of course, budget. Home improvement projects can vary from the small such as a feature wall addition with some framed pictures or it can be as substantial as a home extension. While taking on one of these projects…
[This year] will be dominated by pattern. Tropical vibes will be seen as a mainstay in design across the board with ’80s shapes and overscale upholstery taking place of the more tailored mid-century shapes seen prominently in the last couple of years.—Martyn Lawrence Bullard Quote is taken from Virginia van…
You’d think that the palette Be Seen, mainly consisting of blues and greys, would be subdued and restrained. However, the addition of a fiery red and cream makes it hum with a kind of sassy energy. The color combination makes it a space that vibrates at a higher frequency. It’s…
Boysen is a proponent of the environmental movement and has several green efforts. We invite you to join us by supporting Earth Hour 2018. What do you need to do? Just switch off your lights for an hour from 8:30 to 9:30 tomorrow night (March 24). At Boysen, we continue…
Household cleaning is a task that very few people look forward to but it is something that has to be done. This infographic from HappyCleans looks at cleaning from a slightly different perspective and shows you how to turn it into a workout. It makes sense in a lot of…
The palette Be Bold of Color Trend 2018 has bright colors, perfect for a room like a home office to give that space a high energy vibe. Our collaboration partner in SM Home, Tom Castaneda, designed an incredibly colorful and powerful space using the Be Bold palette. He designed it…
After a year of existence, I thought this blog could do with something new. Mood boards perhaps? Designer-at-large Mirz was roped in to join me, after all there’s just two of us most of the time. After two short discussions, we trawled book stores and craft shops to choose our tools…
Color Perspectives is the latest booth concept of Boysen, which you can now visit in Worldbex at World Trade Center from March 14 to 18. We made a painterly animated video to give you a taste of what’s in store for you when you visit the booth. There are five…
Flushed with winning a prize in the recently concluded Interior & Design Manila (IDM at SMX, March 8 to 10), Color Perspectives, Boysen’s latest booth, will be at Worldbex from today, March 14, to March 18 at the World Trade Center. The doors open at 10 AM and close at 8 PM.…
I ❤ Me ends with this summary of DIY projects that Alex did and the cost of doing them. To enumerate: Photo string board Ticket memory box Crate shelf Photo breakfast tray Chalkboard wall calendar The I ❤ Me Episodes Follow the journey of Alex – Episode 1, The Joy…
When you introduce 24 colors for the year, four palettes with six colors each, you can’t help but almost always be in a creative mode. One of the ways we got creative was to make a papercraft video using Color Trend 2018: BE BOYSEN colors. Be Bold Be Seen Be Here…
Boysen unveils its latest interactive booth concept called Color Perspectives in this year’s Interior & Design Manila which starts today, March 8, and runs until March 11, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center. As mentioned in our Christmas message last year, whereas we had talked about interactivity in 2016’s Color Lab…
After a creative binge, relax and have a healthy breakfast. Enjoy your home while savoring the pride of achievement. There is me time and there is time with friends. What better way to enjoy the fruits of your labor even more by inviting friends over. If you have people in…
On March 1, we had a media launch of the Boysen Color Trend 2018 in the second edition of the SM Home Design Series “In Living Color”. We presented 24 new colors divided into four palettes, Be Bold + Be Seen + Be Here + Be You = BE BOYSEN.…
Nowadays most people track their schedules through digital calendars on mobile phones, laptops, tablets and other gadgets. Some like to still use planners, notebooks or calendars, which is why they are still sold in stores or given aways as corporate gifts. It’s all a matter of taste really, much like…
How’d you like to have a breakfast tray that has your photos which you know for sure would bring a smile to your lips? Follow Alex’s example and make your personal tray. Actually, you can also use this idea to make really great gifts for family members and friends for…
In our Christmas message last December, we talked about new palettes, new themes and new trends. What is the Boysen Color Trend 2018 all about? Be Boysen For 2018, we talk about being, a trending philosophy of the times from the zen concept of be, mindfulness, the…