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.

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).