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GET INTOUCH
GWYNGUANZON
ISAN INTERIORDECORATORANDWORKEDASA
CREATIVEDIRECTORFOR
REALLIVING.
EMAILHERAT
Dress
yourdigs
Hurray! You’ve
purchased your brand
newhomeandare
ready tomake it look
pictureperfect. But
before you squander
awaya fortune, take
inspiration from interiors
whizGwynGuanzon,
whosedecor tips are
creative, practical and
cost-efficient.
1
BRIGHTENUP
AROOMWITH
PAINT
“Apint of paint can cost
less thanPHP1,000,”
saysGuanzon. Invitea
few friends over ona
weekend, throw in some
rollers, brushes and
boxes of pizza, and you
canmake it apainting
partyyou’ll never forget.
Labor cost: zero.
DecoratorGwynGuanzonshares
affordableways todecorate
yournewhome
2
DECKTHEWALLS
If thepriceof
wallpaper isbeyondyour
budget, try this.Draw
on yourwall—or ask an
artistic friend todecorate
anaccentwall with some
sketches. “When I was
living ina small studio,
I doodledonmywhite
walls usinga simple silver
marker,” saidGuanzon.
“The secret is todraw
over theentirewall so that
it looks likea legitimate
wall treatment.”Don’t
rush theprocess. “It can
takedays ormonths to
completeawall, so take
your timeandenjoy it.”
3
SHOPFORPRE-
LOVEDPIECES
Scour furniture shops
onEvangelistaStreet
inBangkal (Makati
City) or inKamuning
(QuezonCity) for
second-hand treasures.
“The stores in these
areas aregrowing
inpopularity,” says
Guanzon, who says
you’ll be surprisedby
cool finds in theMurphy,
Cubaoareaandnear
DapitanArcade. “Who
knows?Avintage chair
collectingdust ina
cornermay lookperfect
in your home study.”
4
MIXTHEOLD
WITHNEW
Keep theseprinciples in
mindwhen combining
old itemswithnewer
ones:
•
Make suredesigns
complement each
other.
Yourmother’s
1950sdresserwould
lookgreat in your
Scandinavian-style
bedroom.
•
Match itemswith
the samematerial or
similar color scheme.
Thinkblues together,
andwooden items ina
cluster.
•
Limit old items toa
fewpieces inone room.
Otherwise, your living
spacemay lookmore
likea curio shop!
5
ACCESSORIZE
WITH
HANDMADE
ITEMS
Decoratewallswith
frameddrawingsbyyour
kids. If you sew, why
not stitch some throw
pillows for your sofa?
Or turnanheirloom
quilt passeddown to
youbygrandma into
wall art?Nothing tells a
storybetter than items
handmadewith love.
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