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New personal touches to brighten up a 20 year old home

When the present owners moved into this 20 year old house in a fashionable section of Metro Manila, they decided to create an ambiance that would reflect clearly their lifestyle.

The house used to have a long entrance corridor ending in an open bar and closed with louvered doors. It also had a large open living/dining combination with direct access to the kitchen. Two bank of grilled jalousie window faced the entrance drive way. For years, a screened lanai had been marked off from the living room by large glass sliding doors.

A designer was called in and although she was given a free hand in planning the remodeling and structural changes as well as in suggesting new furnishings, she had to give considerable amount of thought to the allocated budget and the fact that the house should be remodeled along efficient lines to serve the need of a young family (they are three growing children).

The designer wishes to create defined areas of sitting and dining, lanai and the breakfast nook with out losing the open, spacious feeling. Her client’s love of plants and their lovely c­­­­ollections prompted all the built in areas.

Marble topped plant boxes with displays areas were built around the living area and an open divider was designed to display a small collection and house the dining ware. The entrance to the kitchen was blocked by a false wall and a lighted built in China cabinet with all glass shelves and support give a light but attractive showcase for fine dishes and other collectibles. The classic upholstered sofas and armchair combined with Chinese style side tables and the period style upholstered dining table were all coordinated in color and line to give harmonious setting for the art objects and other finishing touches.

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