Places: Stacy's

you know you're getting older when you frequently have brunch with friends 

than late night partying... :)  

so yes,  i started Saturday with brunch, which was a total effort in my case cos i normally sleep at 2-4 in the morning. (i know, i need to limit my fb, youtube, & blogger addiction in order to sleep earlier *pfft*)

 

good thing the place my friend picked was pretty decent and relaxing... 

it's like an extension to my room and is a smaller version of Memory Lane in Tagaytay. 

The interior is very light & shabby chic, i think it was the Heima group who did the interior 

of this place, cos some of the items are very similar/familiar to the store.

 

and don't you just loooove that pink SMEG fridge at the background? aaah i would want to have one of those in my house! if budget permits lol. its way too expensive for me now.

 

how the Philippines GOT SO INTO cottage style/ shabby chic interiors i don't know. 

it fits my personal taste for now, so i'm not complaining :) 

but i hope i don't get tired with the look, since more and more shops are looking the same way now... :)

have a great weekend!

nappy time :)

Then and Now, But not quite Yet. My Room 2

i didn't had new furniture made in my room, nor did i buy anything outside from a store/ flea market
(wanted to try though, but had the busiest schedule this year, ever!)

so what you will see are actually my old furniture repainted and reupholstered. 
didn't know i would be blogging then, so sorry for no before pictures :(

to view how this room looked before,
click here


the chandelier.

this is new. i got this on sale from A&S Lights :)
A friend from high school owns the store, so she gave me more discount :)

the bed.

 

sorry for the gloomy photo,  i took this on the first day of moving in... :)

the divider.

these dividers used to be our old closet's doors... 

i had them repainted and made into screen.

the dresser.

turquoise & vibrant and i love it :)

for the details, i  changed my dresser's drawer pullers to faux crystals (i just saw them at Ortigas Home Depot - in gold base color, i repainted it with white), and extended a wing on both sides of the mirror - had 3 bulbs installed in each, for vanity and makeup purposes :)

and of course my makeup brush holders from used bottles of cheezwiz and all that! :)

 the chest of drawers.

in rusticated white. 

vintage handles are all from Ortigas Home Depot :)

 the desk.

now imagine this used to be Narra tinted in dark brown. i saw these upstairs my house, and nobody's using them... so i claimed it! haha. also changed all handles from this desk.

this is where i first tried the art "rusticating". 

yes, i tried it myself with paint and sandpaper, and asked our helper to finish where i started :)

 
that stool, also, was repainted and reupholstered.

some random knick knacks... i frequently changed the stuff here, depending on my mood.
right now, i just want to see the birdcage. LOL.

I still have some vintage posters waiting to hang, but i'm too lazy to start yet :)

the details.

and just some details that i have been taking from my iphone for some time :)

every time i plan to go shopping, i end up buying things for my room. hence, the birdcage, the lamps, etc.

 all the furniture in my room are either repainted or reupholstered. i haven't had anything (new) done yet since i don't want to spend for now, so finishing my room entirely would take up a lot of patience and time :)

my first collection of books from designer i LOOOVVEE :)

generic, metal framed chairs from the hardware store. had them repainted as well. these are the chairs we use when we have styling shoots :) (R) good finds! inexpensive jars from Dapitan. again, i only needed to buy one vase for our  flower arrangement homework, yet ended up buying four!

 (R) repainted mirror frame

i would want to post (clearer pictures) more, but our Exhibit is coming soon! (this October) and we're manning construction in 16hrs shift daily. but i'll come back for more :)

Then and Now, But not Yet. My Room

it was one of those days in design school when i got so stressed with all our projects, that i thought of 

>> redecorating my room...! (nothing major though... cos if i had my ceilings recessed or change my room entirely, it would just add to my already cluttered brain & bring more damage!) >.<

my flooring, cornice, basebaord, doors, and most furniture are made of Narra & other solid wood. 

My dad almost cried when he saw i repainted them with Duco White! ^.^

TRANSITION

the color scheme i picked was Turquoise & Red  

since my mom gave me a RED oversize tufted headboard, and i didn't want to mix it with anything monochromatic. so i started with that headboard and played with everything else (promise to post clearer pictures soon).

PAINTING

removed all the clutter.

newly painted. white cornice & pale turquoise walls.

bathroom.