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“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” —William Morris

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Entries from February 2009

can you believe this?

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Can you believe that I am going to live here for the rest or most of my life?  This is so so strange and especially to me since I’m really afraid of heights.  Besides, this is one looks much better.

I can understand the necessity to build really tall buildings in cities where space is limited.  [...]

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Tags: feel · think

ready to move in

February 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Almost all the light fixtures are in place and I kinda didn’t listen to my friends’ suggestions on which chandelier/lighting to choose.  I went for the red one for the stairwell.  My architect just bought the thing this afternoon so there’s no turning back.  I will go there tomorrow to check if it actually looks [...]

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Tags: design & accessorize · feel

coffee crumble

February 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments

The nice part about a renovation is that everyday is different.  Last week, after I finished up scouring the malls for possible lighting or chandelier for the dining area, I picked up my kid from school and had to go to the grocery because we were both craving for ice cream.  Actually, I was and [...]

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Tags: design & accessorize · found · shop

yellow

February 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

happy valentine to all of you!
photo: rufina

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Tags: color · love

the kitchen is almost done

February 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Apparently I’ve decided to give up sleeping in the afternoons to look for lighting fixtures for the dining area.  I will post all my finds in the coming days and I’m hoping you would help me out.  I don’t know what to choose from all the different styles and designs available.  It’s so confusing.  The [...]

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Tags: build

interesting blog

February 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I’m glad someone finds my blog interesting and has expressed it.  And this award is proof  of that and it was given to me by the author of an equally interesting blog called Sweet Nothings.  Thanks Enchie for this award.

Aside from her blog, I frequently visit these other interesting sites:  Caffeine Fix, Yummy as Can [...]

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Tags: tag

accent wall

February 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Walls offer many possibilities for dramatic impact.  The room changes just by enhancing the walls with either paint or wallpaper.  Or even just hanging artworks and photographs, one can personalize and express her style.  And it’s the easiest thing to do.  You could even change your wall paint every month if you want to.
That’s why [...]

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Tags: color

lighting

February 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This Friday, my contractor and I would go shopping for lighting fixtures.  He suggested the home depot in Ortigas since it houses everything one needs for the home.  I seldom get out of Quezon City.  So it only means one thing, home or room lighting is hugely important to me.  Why?  Because the right lighting [...]

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Tags: feel · shop

the view and then some

February 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments

I just went camera-crazy last Friday and took shots of the different views from our balcony.
left

right

below
And when you go to the commercial area which is just several floors down and a few steps from our lobby, you would be able to find food outlets, barber shop, skin care clinic, bank, and salons. Some are still [...]

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Tags: found · shop