Feature: Real Living May 2013

for Real Living Ph's May 2013 issue, i helped styled & contribute for the Decor Ideas section - Become a Mix Master. It's all about mixing store-bought pieces with thrift items, something that I loved doing for a while in my own space :) and thankfully, I was able to find furniture pieces that can match some items that i have been collecting for a while, and yes, its a breather to style something rustic & old for a change :)

 

 

 

(i didn't know we would be doing a 5-page feature and that i would be included in the set-up so sorry nalang for my #hulas outfit, hair and makeup! lol)

Commercial Project: Chesca

don't you just love looking at Before & After pictures like this? :)

The aftermath, which still lacks minor details like visual merchandising, window display, brand logo at the back of the counter, graphic coated glass, and brand's new merchandise for the brand's rebranding.

 

Related Post: Chesca's Preview

Real Living February 2013

i know, this is a waaay overdue post but you can still grab a copy from Zinio app for your ipad :)

so as a girl who was (and still is) guilty of impulse shopping - it was a pretty good combination to write, contribute, and style for Real Living's Feb 2013 issue of Organize It section - and the topic was about organizing accessories :) which, i really had fun doing cos most of the tips i gave were how i really organize my own (plus, for those stuff i only bought in impulse and never really use, at least they were given some decent exposure lol)

(you cannot really picture me in here cos i am covered in winter clothes - winteran lang ang drama :)

 

Styling: Down the rabbit hole

Alice in Wonderland themed table setting for a photo shoot set up :)

Rustic Chic

The only reason I can post now is because I need to revise the whole plan of a current retail project - just found out today from the leasing department that the site we've been working on will be renovated on the third quarter of next year, so we're looking for other potential space, and my mind's shutting down for a moment. LOL. *trying hard not to panic*

Anyway, I have been blessed these past couple of months though I have undergone some major panic mode.... I still thank God for every learning experience :) I hope I can manage my time better in the future (though I still don't regret my spontaneous/ random travels once in a while), so I guess I just have to take Life as it is and Don't overwork too much. *reason to self much*

On another note, and as much as I don't want to post my projects' mood boards & perspectives once they're completely done... some sneak peaks like these and random (blog) posting helps me calm down & breathe for a while :)

 

This one is for a residential project.
I just love the feel of this room! I hope everything delivers soon :)

toodles! 

Photog's Booth turned Industrial

so last weekend my styling team and I designed, styled and fabricated a wedding photographer's booth (Kenneth Uy) for the Themes & Motifs Wedding Expo at SMX.

Our peg was this:

 

We wanted to create a Rugged Pop Art concept, since we're trying to veer away from Shabby Chic (which personally, would be soo much fun and easy to make!) since the photographer we're styling is a guy. The idea was crazy! Pop art printed Louis chair, ombre painted walls, bulb chandelier, and floor-lighted brick wall. BUT we also had to make revisions at the last minute since we're trying to make the cost as LOW as possible, and I started doubting whether the pop-art printed Louis chair would still match the corrugated, metal shell (which would be cheaper than the brick, ombre painted wall) and vintage chests I sourced from a friend.

So with limited time (and energy, I just came back from a long hiatus somewhere :) the output turned out to be...

THIS

which I'm still happy with and thinks the effort paid off :)

 

 and YES.

I'm overly obsessed with exposed bulbs, reclaimed wood, random frames, rustic finishes, letters, and wire meshes! and I would keep using them in my projects til I have exhausted them in any way that I imagined them to be! haha OA.  

anyway, here's like the only photo I had with one of my team member and makeup artist friend Elaine Ching, with wedding photographer Kenneth Uy.

xoxo

Real Living August 2012

One of the best surprises I got this month was seeing a photo of a set I styled together with the RL team for this month's Decor Ideas section - How to use Decals as Wall Accents - IN THE COVER. Honestly, I didn't expect it! :) so imagine how psyched I was when I realized the cover photo looked really really familiar - "hey, i think we shot this?! Did we?"


So anyway, I hope you guys get a copy of this issue (yeah, i'm always delayed in telling people that lol) but you could still buy it from Zinio app for the soft copy just in case :)

TORIBOX CAFE: SAN JUAN

hi! :) remember about this space i wrote about before? well thankfully, after going through a lot of mishaps - from working permits, to contractors, and un-forseen events - it's finally almost DONE! and expect it to be OPEN anytime soon! *psyched* 

here's the lighting fixture (exposed bulbs)
that i had been obsessing about forever! lol

 

though most people think that designing spaces is a no-sweat job, REALITY proves otherwise. we were really disappointed with the contractor we hired for this project... but since i'm feeling optimistic right now, i guess i have to say - we have take it from experience! and i'm still thankful for the blessing of being able to finish it - not precisely what i imagined it to be 100% - but as our mentors had always taught & reminded us: we should learn to adapt with the circumstances & adjust our expectations, then i guess its okay.

and since i'm really awful with the updates & gathering photos... i'll just have to share with you photos i had from my instagram : @cpamz for now :)

 the brick wall corner :) and bottom picture of me doing it.

 

and some teaser of the stairs and niche wall from the ground floor.

i don't know, but i'm still excited about everything! :)

TORIBOX has its first branch at: 2/F One Archer's Place, Taft Ave Ermita, Manila beside DLSU. Its best known for their really good Japanese Karaage pops! :)

TORIBOX CAFE, SAN JUAN. 

Beside Piandre, 403 F. Calderon Cor. J Abad Santos San Juan City

  

hunger games themed party

so last weekend we decided to turn my sister's simple dinner party into a Hunger Games themed birthday :) no, we're not die-hard fans of the said book series, its just that the whole theme is so inspiring to set up :) 

the supposedly poison berries as one of our desserts

 some print outs i found online :)

 another rustic, dessert creation by my dear pastry-chef friend made for the event - flourless chocolate cake with fresh strawberries :)

table setting and loot bags

  

picked flowers peg

 loot bag section again

other details 

 decorated the daybed to act as the "the lover's cave"... along with the sponsor's parachute.

the deer katniss was hunting at the forest // arrowheads for the caramelized dessert apples

 

:):):)