Share Spotted at the mall yesterday — chair leg covers! Didn’t even realize these things existed. Bravo Daiso! I haven’t bought anything for the house in over three months, and I think every homebuilder can relate to this: there just comes a point when you want to put down the builder’s hat and go back [...]
ShareWas scanning through recent pics of the house build, and got overwhelmed with the blog backlog. So much to say, wish I had said them when they needed saying! I would very much like to just move on and share about what happens now (i.e. gardening, biking, raw food, green living–how exciting!), but it also [...]
ShareWhen it comes to finishing my doors and cabinets, am very thankful for Mang Romy, who is skilled in giving any piece of wood that beautiful hardwood look just by painting lines to resemble wood grain or haspe: The door primed in yellow before the wood grain finish: Stained (first coat): Here’s Mang Romy working [...]
Share…may have just come to an end! Surprise, surprise, look at what greeted me right in my (our) own backyard: Found in True Value Nuvali, my new favorite hang out place in Solenad 2. What I have my eye on: Good buy already at P4,199.75 ! I asked around and friends who have the [...]
ShareApart from being a beloved venue for Handmade Art Fairs in Quezon City, 10A Alabama is home to Resurrection Furniture and Found Object Gallery, where Leah Sanchez and Binggoy Panlilio play, play, play with old furniture and odd pieces that they bring back from the dead: Well worth a visit for any green enthusiast. I’ve [...]
ShareOur happy find yesterday: Beautiful tiles in such fun, fun patterns and colors! I’ve long been a fan of these “painted” tiles– which I mistakenly thought of as Vigan tiles– and first re-encountered them in a boutique shop in Cambodia last March 2011: My friends and I fell in love with that place (we put [...]
ShareSharing for interest Saw these at the same lighting shop in Binondo. Garden sets are my least priority, but mom said this one is already cheap at P6,800. Does anyone know where to get nice, reasonably-priced ceiling fans? This one’s a bit bulky for my space. My brother said he saw nice steel-wood ones in Home [...]
ShareTook a trip to Binondo with my architect-contractors, Paul and Rommel, to once and for all see the bargain finds for the house that they’ve been raving about. We went to a lighting shop on T. Alonzo Street… …where Rommel excitedly showed me the LED pin lights he planned to use for my house. Each [...]
Share Found in Binondo last Saturday! Price was slashed from P850. Such a steal. Got four for the roofdeck and two for my front porch. Will be good for ambient lighting at less than 1 watt per lamp. More on lighting and fixtures shopping Binondo later. Tweet
Share A quick post to give you all a heads up on a super sale at the Megatent in Ortigas– we went there last night (2nd to the last day!) and were so happy with the promo terms we got. Refrigerator, aircon, washing machine all checked off my list now. If you’re looking to buy [...]
ShareNormally I ignore promo emails, but any ad on buying appliances on installment at 0% interest will make any homebuilder stop and listen. Big ticket items on my appliances checklist: Washing machine refrigerator airconditioners Gadgets particular to raw food: vitamix dehydrator Now you know what’s on my Christmas and birthday wish lists. What’s on yours? [...]
Share So excited for this! It will be my first time at a CITEM trade show, and what a first time it will be– I’m coming in as an actual buyer and not just an usi or usisera. Thanks again to my trusty friend, Claudine, for the heads up! The fair will run for four days [...]
I am Johanna -- an artist, professional real estate broker and new resident of Nuvali.
Follow my adventures in My Nuvali Home as I find beauty in this new eco-city south of Manila, build my dream green home, and transition towards everyday green living in the Philippines.
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