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,…
Shimmy your way into a newly painted wall using the chamois (also shammy) rag rolling technique. Some people like to start the year with a clean house, even better if it’s a freshly-painted one. If you’ve got spare chamois rags lying around, don’t throw them away. Put them to good…
After the 60-30-10 rule, what’s this 80-20 rule in interior design all about? Whereas the 60-30-10 rule is helpful for how you can combine colors in a space or for the wall paint design, the 80-20 rule is about how to combine architectural styles. You’d think there are enough rules…
On June 14, we posted a survey asking you to vote for your favorite interior styles. Thank you to the 10,000+ people who joined the survey, and also to those who saw it but didn’t participate. If this is your first time to see it and you haven’t done the…
For years I loved the minimal or neutral look for home interiors – the black and white combination, that changed to dark grey after a few years, to greige because I fell in love with the word first, then to Scandi white with organic touches. Even my clothes were mostly…
Scandi-looking black and white pots can best bring out the different colors of succulents. I’m so partial to succulents. I’ve had an on-and-off love affair with them since 2008. And now my love for them has had a resurgence here in Manila since you see them almost everywhere. It seems…
I love to have indoor plants at home, but they don’t survive under my tender loving care. I used to feel so bad when I would throw a brown plant with rotting roots in the trash. But now I’ve found a better way. When they start looking sick, then I…
Kuysen, an exclusive importer and distributor of over 70 industrial and architectural brands, got Boysen to supply the paints to create the perfect space for the Duravit LUV Bathroom Series. “When I was drawing up my design for Duravit, the image in my mind’s eye from the very start was a…
