Another first for me.

I've been trained to present designs in a certain way, but recently my client taught me that sometimes I need to be as clear as I can possibly be especially when there are adjustments (and there always will be!). Being realistic, I can't afford to have 3d drawings updated whenever we decide to go with something better -so I was asked to make this furniture layout plan with all the stuff in 3 areas 'summarized' in it sans accessories lest it be too crowded to understand. (It still needs a lot of work). My weakness is making thorough presentations -I love selecting colors, furniture and materials, but yeah, I need to be thorough. I had a tough time compiling everything bec. some of the items were saved elsewhere! Ah the life of a struggling ID. It's a struggle because Interior Design requires you to be excellent, a bit on the O-C side and highly sensitive to the (sometimes unspoken) needs of your clients. I'm not even HALFWAY there. T.T

Anyway.

Here's to very kind and patient clients who do more than just pay me and appreciate my work -but educate me as well.

Instagram is my new design friend

I've decided to use instagram as a way to hone my design skillz and post photos of furniture, lighting and other design-related stuff -not the usual food photos (though I am guilty of doing that a lot, too). I never intended to make collages of items I like (when I'm shopping around for clients), but now I've become so addicted to it. It's also a fun and stress-free way to update this poorly maintained blog about what I've been up to. Here's a bunch of insta-collages I've posted since last month:

From top left: Borders, Domus, Euroasia, Our Home

Lamp from Simple Joys the rest from KISH

From top left: KISH lamp, the rest from Roomscape

From top left: Prizmic and Brille, Bleached Catastrophe, 

Country and Western Antiques

Can you believe these are all from Landmark 

Makati's shiney new home section?

Fabrics from Larry's, Custom printed tiles designed by yours truly :)

manufactured by Studio58

From top left: Our Home, Interiors, Home Bound

Grabe free advertisement! Nyerk. But I love it that I've stumbled upon a lot of nice items locally. I also love the fact that some of the stuff I posted will be lovingly placed in the two homes I'm designing -will see them both finished by the end of October. Yay! 

The best part about being hired as a professional is having clients that really trust you and your design taste. It's more than encouraging...it's empowering. :)  

Church Design!

In 2005 I prayed to God that if I will be pursuing interior design, I want to eventually design  spaces where people can find sanctuary and family in Him. 7 years later, here it is. I got an important phone call last night telling me that I need to get to the drawing board for what will be our 'home church' for the next 5 years. The first thing I did was look for unique architectural and interior elements I can execute without going overboard (or over-budget). Here are some lovely inspirations from the contemporist.

*Breathe*

Warehouse Design Trend

Wow, it's been a while. I'm surprised I still have readers! Thank you, the four of you. Whoever you are.

I'm currently working on a commercial project and we're mixing modern with the 'warehouse' look. Since my clients are more into the clean feel than rustic it turned out 70% modern with 30% touch of warehouse rawness. The best part of starting a project is research. I stumbled upon a couple of pretty cool interiors and I want to share them with you guys! Not to mention one of my favorite sites yatzer is the biggest contributor. Check out the site! They currently featured an artist who does big installations that are just adorable. Like a big rubber ducky on a harbor, and a huge yellow bunny!

Sorry, I got sidetracked.

HELP!

Does anyone know where I can buy old/unused cable spools and cargo boxes? I need to know. Badly. My client agreed that we should definitely go against the flow of the current design trends and do something crazy. I need warehouse-type items.

In lieu of this dilemma here are a few "highly inspirational" sites I stumbled upon:

1. the great indoors 

2. dare studio

3. Home Barn

(Photos from the great indoors)

Dear Me

The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards is in 56 days and counting. I stumbled upon the website while researching for a food franchise project. Loved a lot of them, want to post them all but this restaurant called "Dear Me" in South Africa is what caught my fancy. I love how weird but well put-together it is...like a stark white room appears out of no where. :) and lo, a beehive wine shelf!

Light Wood Goodness.

I've always preferred lighter wood tones to dark ones. Milky-rustic, Bleached, natural ash or grey-washed, it emanates 'casual-clean' and freshness in a space. Very atmospheric for children's rooms, small apartments, and hip cafe's. But can also be great for high-end corporate spaces.:) I like light wood because it's very amiable and doesn't take itself too seriously.

P.S. I tend to categorize colors, materials, objects and textures-other inanimate design elements by their personality type. It's a strange habit but it has worked out pretty great thus far. 

Via the little corner

via design*sponge

Via my pinterest

via ideas to steal