In the garden of Tito Stephen and Tita Reggie’s Baguio home is an old shed which they converted into a cute cottage!!! Heart2Heart loves it!!! They use it to entertain their guests, as a guest house or sometimes just a place to hang out. Heart2Heart hopes to one day have a hideaway too 
Anyone can just paint outside the walls………
Love love the kitchen!!
Again another saying of Tita Reggie, LOVE IT!
More collections!
Cute bathroom!
The Tod’s Saint Tropez boutique inaugurated it’s newly renovated ‘Home Concept’’ with a celebrative cocktail in the newly innovated space that approaches luxury shopping in a warm and welcoming home like environment.
Tod’s has recently renovated many of its important global flagship boutiques from refined, clean- cut sales floors to a more contemporary, comfortable and warm retail atmosphere, complete with special vintage furniture and unique decorative pieces.
In an increasingly globalize world of cookie cutter aesthetics, Tod’s stands apart with its innate capacity to balance its essential DNA with exceptional and truly personal accents. Upon entering the space, one feels as if they are walking into a close friend’s or family’s inviting yet impeccable home. No two Tod’s boutiques will be furnished with the same decorative pieces, mirroring the group’s ethos and selection of finest handcrafted Italian leather goods and ready to wear.
The Tod’s “Home Concept” features renowned Elliot Erwitt portraits, handmade precious carpets and distressed oak panelled accents juxtapose with bookshelves and open closets that sit seamlessly alongside furniture designed by some of the 20th century’s most outstanding designers including Parisi, Redaelli and Ulrich.
An enriched contemporary retail experience created for more than mere shopping that mirrors the true DNA of Tod’s Italian luxury lifestyle.
Tod’s Home Concept
Milan, London, Paris, Munich, Saint Tropez, Los Angeles
In the Philippines, Tod’s shoes, bags, and accessories are exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and are available at the boutiques located in Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center, Makati and Rustan’s Tower, Shangri-La Plaza Mall.
I visited my friends office in Shopwise and I LOVE IT!!! I want a nice and comfortable office I can work in, after all, most of us work almost half of the day in our offices. My friend told me she only spent P 15,000.00 for wallpaper from Tru Value, Sofa from Shopwise and other accessories from Shopwise to make her office look like this!!! Thanks to my friend for sharing but wants to remain anonymous
I hope Heart2Heart can feature more offices in the future
Last week, we had the chance to visit Salon De Ning and watched our cousin, Bea, perform. It opened last night to the public, so do visit the place and enjoy a new experience at the Peninsula Hotel
Shanghai, Shoes, Zeppelins, Fantasy Islands and Boxing Amidst Art Deco Decadence Joining The Peninsula Hotels’ signature collection of exquisite 1930s Shanghainese Art Deco- inspired bars and lounges is Salon de Ning at The Peninsula Manila
Inspired by an elegant private residence from a bygone era, Salon de Ning is an extravagantly unique combination of clubby lounge venue complete with a collection of travel mementoes and objets d’art reflecting the glamorous lifestyle of Madame Ning, a celebrated Shanghai socialite, bon vivant, peripatetic world traveller and international hostess. From Istanbul to Paris, the desert palaces of Rajasthan to the canals of Venice, the Serengeti and beyond, she presided over salons in her many stylish residences around the world, entertaining her friends and guests in a warm and welcoming environment filled with bibelots and precious objects sourced during her many journeys. Her elegant 1930s Manila seaside mansion will inspire the eclectic design of Salon de Ning at The Peninsula Manila. Upon arrival at Salon de Ning at the Makati Tower Lobby, guests will be greeted by a hostess in an elegant oriental dress with Art Deco details. The entrance will lead to the main lounge with its DJ booth and stage for the resident band, each making certain the dance floor stays lively. Surrounding the main lounge will be five themed rooms decorated with Madame Ning’s intriguing collection of objets and items displaying her varied interests and pursuits.
The first room will be “Le Boxing Room”, a shrine to 1937 World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis (who was rumoured to have been madly in love with her).
The second room – the “Shoe Room” – with its collection of over a hundred boots, stilettos and sandals, will be her homage to shoemakers who transform ordinary footwear into works of wearable art.
The design of the “Fantasy Island Room” will reveal her fascination with 19th-century science fiction, particularly Jules Verne and his books Around the World in Eighty Days and The Mysterious Island, and space, underwater and air travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented.
Other themed rooms include the “Zeppelin Room” which is inspired by her long friendship with the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin who pioneered the design of the first rigid airships the world had ever seen.
A range of cocktails is available at Salon de Ning, including the signature “Ning Sling”, a refreshing combination featuring Absolut Mandarin and lychee liqueur, garnished with mint leaves and a lychee. Fans of bubbly will love Salon de Ning rosé Champagne, an exclusive label created by Deutz of France for The Peninsula Hotels. A simple, light Asian-inspired menu will also be available. Just a few steps from Salon de Ning and a short walk from the famous Lobby, The Bar will be the perfect setting to enjoy a Manila Mango Daiquiri or a quiet smoke in an intimate ambience. The area will be marked with a Cuban accent. Havana and its shadowy siesta-draped colours will imbue the space with a warm and welcoming mood, while the plush divans and armchairs will invite guests to sit back and relax. A place of honour will be reserved for the jewels of Cuba – the humidor – that will delight cigarillo, Dominican and Cuban aficionados.
“Throughout its 35-year history, our hotel has always embraced the idea of change. We want to give our loyal clientele a new place they could call their own. Salon de Ning and The Bar will be privileged spots, reserved for lovers of wine, food music and art, all highlights of Manila life!”, enthuses Jonathan Crook, General Manager of The Peninsula Manila.
Salon de Ning and The Bar at The Peninsula Manila is designed by Henry Leung, the Hong Kong-based Design Director of Chhada, Siembieda Leung Limited, who has created several Chinese heritage projects for The Peninsula Hotels, and designed Salon de Ning in the style of a traditional Shanghainese “Shikumen” (“stone gate house” in Chinese).
Thanks To Christine and Cheese, founders of Sofa, for inviting me to the Holiday workshop at Rustan’s!
I truly enjoyed the workshop and I am sure everyone else did. Ferdi is very funny and entertaining and partners very well with Czarina. We all learned a lot of interesting and new things from them.
The event was sponsored by yours truly, SoFA School of Interior Design!
The fun atmosphere was completed by beautiful set-ups styled by Ferdi Salvador, Czarina Ledesma and Rustan’s buyer and Home editor, Andy Vasquez Prada!
The short workshop was taught by Ferdi Salvador and Czarina Ledesma, partners from The Event Architects or “TEA.” Their company orchestrates events such as Preview’s Best dressed or Lancome’s 7th year celebration.
Website: www.tea.ph
Email : tea@tea.ph
Office Number : 5863752
Cell Number : 09178257701
Czarina and Ferdi also teaches a workshop in SoFA, called “Entertaining in Style.” For more info, Call 586 2713 or 0917 899-SOFA (7632)
Hello Interior Design Passionistas! Christmas Season is coming! Better have your decorations ready and your parties planned!
For a cheery treat, we’re inviting everyone to come and join us in Rustan’s Makati on November 9, 2010 at 3:00 - 5:00 PM for our “HOLIDAY DECOR AND ENTERTAINING WORKSHOP”
Workshop Fee is FREE!
Call 586 2713 or 0917899-SOFA (7632) for more details and to have your name registered. See you all there!
We recently visited our friends, JC and Fay. What a beautiful home! Fay did the interiors herself though she told me she is not an interior designer
I am helping my friends, Raymond and Margie Sy sell their beautiful house, a beautiful corner lot, designed by their sister, Architect Anna Sy
155 Tanauan st. corner Taal, Ayala Alabang Village
Lot area: 600 sq. meters
Floor area: 520 sq. meters
4 bedrooms plus den and lanai
high ceiling
Garden in front and side of house
Narra wood flooring
Aircons in all bedrooms including den
basement parking
Lots of storage space
No pool but rights to Palms Country Club may be assigned for a minimal fee
Please contact Margie at mobile 0917.5371000 or landline 211.2578
At Casa San Miguel is also the home of Elmer and Plet Borlongan. Plet is the sister of Coke
You cannot believe how thrilled we were to actually meet the famous Elmer Borlongan. We were hoping to get a souvenir from the famous couple but we all know that there is a long long waiting list to get Elmer’s works of art. Thank you for allowing me to share your home at Heart2Heart… It is a work of art in itself
A nice tree house under a mango tree!
How can you possibly put a price on these works of art of Elmer?? Even if you want to buy one, he will not sell them. Many beautiful works of art were all over the house, many of them from long ago and in his early days of painting
Love this painting of famous artists
Love love the kitchen!!!!
Cute Dr. Seuss on the couch :-)
Painting of Plet by the dining room which really brightens up the place
Even the garden is so nice!!!!
Plet’s animal sculptures
Walkway going to the artists studios
Plet and Elmer have their own studios but there is a bridge that connect the two studios
Plet is also an artist! My Mom, my sister and I really really liked her works! Very lively, colorful and fun! Plet is busy preparing for a show which includes her sculptures - women and animals in the nude is her theme
And Elmer’s Studio which was off limits for my camera as he was preparing for his next show - so the works are not allowed to be published
Of course, everyone wants a photo with Elmer and Plet, Thank you for sharing your valuable works of art and your beautiful home with us. Hopefully next time, we can have your work of art as a souvenir More power to you both!!
