Real Living Space

Dear readers, I have a little secret to spill. I’m in love with our Makeover section, too! I get all giddy combing through the entries, going on oculars and meeting the potential (lucky!) winners, and presenting the photos to my editor and the interior designer of the month for their approval. It’s a pretty long process. We don’t just whip out the tambiolo and randomly pick a winner, or worse, cook it lutong Macau style (pardon the politically incorrect term) as some people might probably think.

Ultimate Makeovers are something else. You bet it’s much more nerve-wracking in terms of budget and time constraints, and a hundred and one other concerns. This year’s Ultimate Makeover was no different. Good thing we had superheroes on our side: Interior designers Hannah Acab-Faustino of IDeal Design Services, Jean Paul dela Rosa of iiideas, and contractor Nikki Bustos of Formo Homes Development.

Without them, we won’t be able to turn the Mangcucangs’ decrepit twenty-something-year-old house from this:

a not-so-appetizing dining area with a dilapidated ceiling and sad walls

to this:

a bright, clean space with lots of dainty silhouettes and a charming nook. The divider-turned-wall accent is from Crossings, while the wrought iron dining set was an existing piece Jean Paul delightfully updated.

Want more?

from a drab, cluttered master bedroom...

...to an enviably fresh, chic space by ingenious Hannah! I'm loving the Live/Love inscription and the striped details of the bedside tables

Want more? Go grab a copy of our September issue!

Terrific trio (from L to R): contractor Nikki Bustos, and interior designers Jean Paul de la Rosa and Hannah Acab-Faustino

Ready for your own makeover? Get in touch with Hannah at tel. (02) 681-4251, mobile 0917-897-1363, check out www.idealinteriordesign.net

Jean Paul at tel. (02) 920-0683 and mobile 0917-874-7184; and Nikki at tel. (02) 861-1649, mobile 0918-991-7002

This Ultimate Makeover wouldn’t have been a success without our generous sponsors: Crossings Department Store, Hanwha, Homeaid, Homestore, Nviro, Design Gold, and  Uratex

PHOTOS BY VINCENT COSCOLLUELA

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