Home Style: Fancy Electric Fans

I am 70% "moved" to my own house, thank you to Internet service providers who are taking years to process my application. Now I am in the process of buying furniture and appliance, I always remind myself to get interesting pieces. Not the usual. How about this retro desk fan?


This is even older than me, I assume? It looks like a fan from the Jurassic Era which makes it even more adorable! Seriously, this will fit a Victorian/Romantic themed interior design. I am dreamy of an appliance that I could start as a family heirloom. One that can be passed from one generation to the next. This could be one of those.


Well what we have here is not the Golden Globe Award but another desk fan! This is called the Fanimation Fargo Ceiling Fan. I think it can also serve as a table fan. Very fancy. It reminds me so much of a time machine, used in the movie Back to the Future.

One thing I think of though, is how dust would easily accumulate inside a fan like this. We all know how fans are dust magnets. Yet, the caging is an advantage to prevent kids or kids at heart, from poking their fingers into the fan blades.

With pieces like these, you'd have to research on how to properly care for them especially the right way to clean. Now I am split between 'modern' versus 'antique' or 'heirloom' pieces. I was at Mary Grace Cafe early today and I thought their motif was very nice and warm too.

Feel free to go to Hansen Wholesale Ceiling Fans website to browse through other retro and Victorian inspired Ceiling Fans :)

If you have a home to design, what theme/style would you follow?

Home Style

I'm currently swapping fashion styling with interior decorating, and I need tons of inspiration. If our clothes reflect our moods, what more when it comes to our houses right? I am moving soon and selection is key.



I want to have a clean minimalist style of living room and the essential piece here is the TV. I want it mounted on the wall like the Panasonic TVs I saw in one of the showrooms. I don't like to see a hanging USB extension cable or HDMI cable though. So, someone tell me how I can get this look with a concrete wall to work with.


One thing I need are IKEA cable organizers, some of which can also be mounted on the wall.


And to answer my own question, there are IKEA TV benches with panels. No I am not filling my home with IKEA stuff, I am grabbing inspiration and design knowledge from their website. Unless, all their items become readily available in Manila then my problems would all be gone.

Must check out other modern furniture shops then before I get my TV :)

A Chic Pirate-Themed Birthday Party for Anya

Our little baby, my niece, Anya is all grown up and celebrated her 7th birthday in such style. I am now a fan of my sister Joni's Martha Stewart-like prowess in party planning. Anya's birthday has been in the works for several months and Joni collected different paraphernalia from ebay, physical shops, etc. to make the theme work well.



They even invited real and trained pirates (entertainers) for the party which was held in their home in Cragieburn, Australia.


Anya's treat bags prepared by her mommy Joni


Even the pies had pirate flags on them!

I am sure Anya had an awesome time, I could feel it in her voice when she phoned me tonight :) And I am very proud of my sister, Anya's mommy, Joni. I am sure she has inspired me and other ladies on how to throw a great party whether for friends or family.


My sister Joni, her husband Vincent, Anya the birthday girl, and a pirate

Point is to plan and think ahead, most of all, be creative!

OXO Garlic Chopper Review

This Christmas, I got for my mom (and our kitchen) the garlic chopper every homemaker was talking about - the OXO Garlic Chopper which is usually seen in Chef Rose Bud's TV show called Quickfire.



The gadget costs around Php 800 and can be bought from the kitchen section of Rustan's.

I was really excited to use it until I got confused with its instruction pamphlet. After some minutes getting the gadget ready, my mom and I placed peeled garlic cloves inside the cup. I pressed it down like what I see on TV but the garlic cloves remained stationary. The blades were twisting when they are up but land with the same edges on the garlic cloves. Hence, no matter how much I pressed it down - the garlic remained chopped only once. Bits and pieces of the garlic also stick to the blade but you can use the spoon that comes with the OXO Garlic Chopper to get them.

Frustrated, I tried it once more and see if I was doing anything wrong until I cut my finger. Looks like the knife and chopping board would do the job better.

If you know how to use it properly and it works for you, please leave me a comment and help :)