Prefab means prefabricated, not prefabulous, although prefabricated homes can also be fabulous. A prefab home is a structure where parts are made in a factory and which are put together on site, like a jigsaw puzzle to be simplistic about it. The construction industry suffered a blow last year because…
Dear Readers, Proud mama here. Let it B | MyBoysen will turn 4 on Valentine’s Day. For us, this red letter love day is also the blog’s birthday. It has been an adventurous ride right from the start and you, our readers, have helped shaped this blog with your interest…
We started pinning our blog mood boards fairly recently. Although we have many more here in the blog, we have been able to pin just a handful to date. We have enough though to choose the most interesting mood boards you will find in our Boysen Pinterest account. A Boysen…
Why, hello there! We’re nearing the end of the first month of the new year. How are you guys keeping up with your resolutions? I hope you’re all staying on track. Now that we’ve had some time to acclimate these new habits into our routine, it’s time to talk about…
Here’s a color painting idea for you. Why not consider the color oxblood for the Year of the Ox? Oxblood is a color similar to maroon, vermillion, cranberry, or burgundy, with more brown tones than purple. This was a very popular color in 2012 and 2013, and it was seen…
Let it B | MyBoysen has come up with many quizzes over the years that help our readers choose their colors and color palettes based on very unscientific means, like the kind of condiment you prefer, the cake that makes your mouth water, or what type of makeup you use.…
White and bright kitchens have been everywhere the last ten years, but that’s about to change according to Gatts (Founder of Beam and Bloom Interiors). “White will never completely go out of style, as it’s a true classic, but we’re seeing a move away from all white and bright and…
When I moved back to the Philippines after living in Europe for nearly 20 years, I learned a new word. Metanoia. It was very fitting for that particular time in my life, when I was experiencing a major milestone with the move. Metanoia (noun, met-uh-noi-uh) the journey of changing one’s mind, heart,…
The first video tutorial for the Color Me Boysen series is about The Color Wheel Using Boysen Colorants (click the link). This video below is how to get tint and tone using the Boysen colorants. What is Tint and Tone In color theory, tint is when you add white paint to…
November 1 is one of the most important days in the Philippines when kinship is celebrated either very solemnly or with gaiety (including parties and mahjong), where some family members who hardly see each other, or may even not know each other, meet across the graves of ancestors. This year,…
