If there is a race that goes for Maximalism, that is the Pinoy. As Prof. Felipe de Leon, Jr. and former Commissioner of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts said in 2012, “The common Filipino is a maximalist, filling up every available space with forms and things. It…
Are you planning to do a home makeover in 2025? If yes, there are many interior designers who are telling their viewers to cancel the following design choices. By no means is this a comprehensive list, it’s just some of the most obvious ones that would be easy to do…
Who are Gen Z and how are they designing their home spaces? Gen Z are those born from 1995 to 2010, or those who are 13 to 28 years old this year. This post is for those who are living in their own homes, who have carte blanche to change…
Last year , we came out with Pinterest predictions for home trends. We talked about 5 trends: 1) showers, 2) hipstoric home, 3) happy paint colors for the home front, 4) mush-rooms trend, and 5) rainscapes. https://www.myboysen.com/pinterest-predicts-5-trends-for-the-home/ One year later and here we are to talk about Pinterest home trends…
Weekends are a wonderful way to unwind, to really take time to pamper yourself and your family. You don’t have to spend much to have a good time. Not everyone can go on staycations or go off on some adventurous trip out of the usual hood. “Homecations” can work too.…
I read an article about Art Deco making a comeback. Is this trend also happening in the Philippines? Judging from the home groups in social media, Filipino homeowners are so in love with the fresh, light, white, natural look of Scandi (Scandinavian) interior design that many have chosen this as…
It’s January 31! It’s like January 1 to 30 Usain-Bolted themselves to this day. Seriously, where did the month go? It doesn’t matter though, because we’ve got all the time to renovate or redecorate our homes to fit the 2024 us. Those who are now in the thick of giving…
Holy Week is upon us soon so let’s dial down the bright and vibrant paint colors to subdued ones. Subdued paint colors can create a relaxing ambience for your home, something that we all need with the scorching heat that usually comes during this time of year. Examples of subdued…
Still another interior design trend called Avant Basic is currently making waves. It started out as the It Girls’ favorite fashion style in 2021, which spilled over into interior design. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LISA SAYS GAH (@lisasaysgah) Swirly dresses, mad prints, floral…
We made a couple of video tutorials on how to refurbish a wooden chair in the past. Here’s another one for a surf shack-themed home office from a self-styled digital nomad, beach bum, and island boy. If you ever find yourself picking up a chair (or any kind of furniture…
