Yard Work – The Style Hobbyist

Thrift Shifts for Bridal Boutique

French-inspired furniture pieces are usually pricey primarily due to the intricacy of its design. So the challenge was to achieve the look without going over the set budget. Luckily I found some old furniture pieces being sold at thrift shop prices. You can do the...

French-inspired furniture ...

October 1, 2016

Yard Work

Yardwork: If you don't want to pay someone else to do the job, Do-It-Yourself b**ch. I'm a recovering HGTV addict and I don't think I'll go to rehab anytime soon. So yes, I'm going to share my DIY projects happening in my one car garage....

Yardwork: If you don't want to...

June 5, 2016

Spaces

#thestylehobbyist for SM Home’s Complete Your Home campaign

Can you possibly furnish a home with all things SM Home? You sure can. And that was the challenge given to me by SM Home’s marketing head (and dear friend) Tom Castaneda. He called me one morning for a quick brief. Before I knew it,......

August 4, 2017
Talks & Thrills

7 Best Things About Living Independently

Talks & Thrills: Philippine Independence Day introspection 🙂 I was recently at a conference with a table full of young(er) Millennials. So I conducted a mini FGD about the idea of (eventually) living independently… away from their parents. I was quite surprised to hear a resounding......

June 11, 2016
Talks & Thrills

9 Kinds of People You Encounter Inside Elevators

If your daily life requires you to travel up and down a building inside a stuffy 4-square meter cab, then this is for you. Working adults probably spend an average of 3 to 5% of their day-to-day inside elevators (more if you live in a condo!).......

June 23, 2016