I went to CW Home Depot yesterday at 10 am. I was going to buy cast iron for my gates. Past cashier area, I asked a male staff where I
Category: Home Decorating
I spotted a pair of antique steel gates that was salvaged from a Spanish house in Rosario, Cavite. I fell in love with it, ang ganda talaga. It has no
When I first saw the light colored vintage clay bricks in Sonya’s Garden many years ago, I secretly wished to have something like that too. I have no place to
The workers have trouble interpreting my idea, how I want my gate to look like. They got the steel frame measurement wrong. I didn’t get mad, it is minor, the
Some OMB readers have requested if I could include the sources of the things that I use or have especially home accessories. I didn’t know that it’s important that I
I am looking for some nice design resource material for a cottage / country / farm house. Most of the designs nowadays are modern or Asian modern. I actually know
I didn’t realize buying plastic boxes / bins could be so stressful. The sales agents were trying to help me choose but too much attention on me could be annoying,
I thought I am the only one crying over broken china and missing things. My friend May was telling me about losing, breaking, missing china. She travels the world much
Meron na akong ka Valentines date tomorrow. My husband is back from Hanoi, Vietnam and so is Starbuck’s brisk sales. He bought three sets of good quality embroidered cotton table
It’s frustrating to go back to the same flower shop to establish goodwill as a regular customer, suki ika nga, and yet they still try to overprice every time. It’s
An OMB reader from New Jersey is on vacation in Manila for the holidays. She’s staying with her relatives in Antipolo City which is near Cainta. She dropped off at
My love for Capodimonte started twenty years ago. I first saw it in the US at a gifts and housewares trade fair in San Francisco. An Italian importer had a
Our tree is ready for Xmas and so far I have a few gifts for my children and one for Edmund. Lighted Xmas balls from Oyen. She bought them from
We installed a piece of our old oak kitchen cabinet in the labahan area to help organize the laundry supplies like detergents, Xonrox, etc. The oak wood’s original finish was
We went back to Ikea to pick up some small items to ship home. We got caught in a heavy traffic along 880. From Aileen’s house, it took us an
About 5 or 6 years ago, while we were at this store, I told my son that when he becomes rich, I’d like him to give me $5,000 so I