If you’re staring at your walls wondering what to do with them, or trying to make sense of a newly turned-over condo with zero furniture and way too many ideas, this is where you’ll find help. We talk design, styling, planning, and all the practical (and fun) stuff that makes a space feel like it was made just for you. Because home should reflect who you are, not just what’s trending.
How do you clean your bathroom and keep it germ-free—especially when you have all the members of your household at home 24/7? After discussing what activities one could do while on community quarantine, I had time last week to clean our bathroom. With our caregiver on lockdown in her home town, cleaning and caring for […]
Last week, I attended an intimate workshop about the Konmari method with Christine Dychiao called “Tidy Your Space, Transform Your Life.” Christine Dychiao, in case you didn’t know, is the founder of Spark Joy Philippines and is the first and only Konmari-certified consultant in the Philippines. The workshop was held at the Third Eye Wellness […]
You will probably see interior design mood boards like the one below if you’re a regular pinner (or scanner) of #homeinspo pics on Pinterest like I am: That, my friend is an interior design mood board. It’s a tool that I always use in all my client projects. If you’re creating your own home projects, […]
Who doesn’t love a good before-and-after condo renovation story? Check out how we organized and decorated this condo after a months-long renovation, and get lots of useful tips in making a formerly cluttered and cramped home look more spacious, much neater, and more enjoyable overall. I’m so excited to reveal this condo that we recently […]
How do you turn your tiny studio into a relaxing sanctuary? You’ll find out in this home reveal that there’s no space too small to dress up for your own comfort! Seeking interior design help Sometime late last year, I got a Facebook message from one of my old classmates in grade school. It was […]
If you’ve ever scrolled through tons of photos on Pinterest looking for ways on how to style your shelves, I’m pretty sure you didn’t come out of that search disappointed. Pinterest has LOADS of pretty shelfies. But if you’d pinned like crazy and still don’t know how to style your shelves, then this post is for you. I’ve […]
What do you do with an old but recently gutted and renovated condo unit? You’re single, finally moving out of your parents’ home, are excited to decorate your home in your own preferred style—yet need to incorporate hand-me-down stuff from your parents. As in, vintage, Oriental stuff. Large prints and artwork. Vases. Apothecary cabinets. Large […]
Looking for home office styles you can cop for your own workspace at home? Last week, I shared a photo of my messy new office on Instagram. For years I was working in a tiny room right next to my kids’ nurseries. It was ideal because it provided a very low overhead for my new […]
How does one transform an empty shell of a house into one’s own chic and presentable dream home? I set out on such a project a couple years back for a young couple with (then) three kids. They had just bought their very first townhouse. Prior to buying the unit, they’d been living in a […]