my new home we've been building for the past two years!

yes I was shocked to realize (after reading this post from my old blog) that my dad bought our house in Citta Italia not last month, not last year but last two years! specifically last July 30, 2009! More than two years have passed and well I can say, I haven't moved in still to my perfect dream house.. I am really excited for that day to come.

Why Citta Italia?
Well, I did not liked what Las Pinas has become... although it was made more convenient because of transportation, the people living there were from various backgrounds (some have unpleasant BGs) and I dont feel that much safe anymore in Las Pinas.

Aside from the fact that Jed also resides in Citta, hehehe, I loved crowd there.. Mostly young and energetic, less chismosas because the houses are not near each other and most houses are owned by OFWs/Seaman. I am proud to say that my Daddy is one of the few who is a local businessperson and yet afforded a house in Citta Italia (Crown Asia). So if you like to be dubbed as mayaman, better choose to live in a Crown Asia community. Kung low profile lang, pwede na Camella or Profriends.

My Dream House
I can't thank the LORD more enough that he has given me through my dad a house at the age of 24. I don't even have a high paying job and it saved me the time and effort to save up for a house!

Everything was made according to my specifications.. I am thankful to my Dad that he allowed me to choose everything from the tiles, to the furnitures, to the mattresses and curtains to the plants and landscaping! Don't think that we are uber rich, maybe this is the reason why it took us more than two years to build this house. Siyempre pag may budget lang.

Here is the original look of the house:

from that look to this

bright and sunny orange! bwahahah! i hate the color but it spells happiness so keri narin!

All construction and installation were done by my dad's construction arm. If you are interested of having your home renovated at an affordable rate, you can contact me at #0906 589 28 62 (Diane Gervacio).

As for the exteriors:

We can customize gates, windows and all other metal requirements for your homes (since my dad has an industrial manufacturing and fabricating firm!)

Here are the unfinished interiors of our home:

Kitchen with black granite counter top and flat stove with exhaust

Light olive green and yellow, a very relaxing view that makes my boyfriend, Jed, inspired to cook ASAP!

walkway towards the dirty kitchen

I have yet to take photos of our living room :)

the furnitures are inspired by Kenneth Cobonpue's masterpieces: Abaca pieces against modern installations like flat screen tvs and other metal inspired decorations

Recently we had the garden landscaped and though simple, it emanates a very relaxing, zen feel to the house

landscaping done by Ms. Mely Chua of Wayside Garden - 09178322061

very accommodating, has numerous discounts and freebies (like indoor plants, water jars, stones)

I still wanted an indoor glass wall fountain but it costs MUCH! (according to my research)

Ready to Use vs. Custom Made

Some rooms had built-in dressers and cabinets but I bought my cabinet from Puregold Price Club. Almost same quality as that sold in SM Our Home but definitely much affordable. I also bought my display cabinet and Flatscreen TV rack from Puregold.

But let me warn you, in my pursuit of saving, I had my bed custom made by a local furniture shop in Cavite named Lady Remy's (near SM Bacoor). There's nothing wrong in buying beds from local manufacturers since bed prices in SM or Blims are really expensive, but Lady Remy's have the worst quality of work, no craftsmanship, the paint of my bed have bubbles! When they delivered it (late for 3 weeks as agreed upon) they were not even careful of carrying it upstairs so my yellow walls have brown paint marks on it because of they men who brought the bed to my room. To compensate for the hassle they have brought upon me, they told me that they'll provide a free side table but again to my dismay, they never contacted me back after delivery. My 21,000 is not worth the hassle they gave me.

Thank GOD I can just make use of fabolous bed mattresses and comforters, just like what I did. I bought animal print mattress for my room and a fuchsia (tama ba spelling) comforter from SM!

and that ends my short story on my project in the making.