I was in Bantayan, Cebu. I took some photos and videos of the mornings when I enjoyed watching the sun rise and breathing in the very fresh, moist sea breeze. Five was the best time to stake out a place in the sand, just to make sure that I was…
To those of us who are creative or feeling creative and have the audacity to do our own home renovations, this is for us. Of course, we are not under any illusion that we could become architects or interior designers, those who studied their craft for years, just because we…
Of course, you can use dark colors in small spaces! Color rules are not set in stone. If you live in a small space or in a condo, you probably choose to paint your walls white to achieve an airy and bright atmosphere for your home. Although white is classy…
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.…
Designing an ideal and perfect home can be a huge undertaking. There is an overwhelming amount of design choices, combinations, and house color ideas to choose from. Planning the right design can take weeks or months to prepare, which is why making sure that you have the ideal set of…
There’s something about the color pink that makes me feel calm. I think it’s because I often associate it with the cherry blossoms, which look almost like pink clouds on land. When I think about pink, I think about softness and beauty, two qualities exemplified by the delicate nature of…
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,…
Tiny or micro living, and here I mean condo living in urban areas, may not be everyone’s ideal home but it does have its advantages like lower property taxes, lower association dues which are usually computed in terms of sqm space, or lower electrical bills, that is if you are not…
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…
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…
