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Yesterday was a full day for me and my fiance. We went to see our future house up north to measure the dimensions of the bedrooms, kitchen, dining and living rooms. My purpose is to check how little our furniture should be. Our house is quite small, but bigger than regular townhouses in the Metro. We've spent a lot of time looking for the best home that will fit our needs (and wants), failed once and lost around Php 15,000 and after a few months of searching, we have finally gave in to this house up north. 

After going to our beloved jewelry maker to bring my jewelry for polishing and give them my design for a customized ring (if you guys need an engagement ring, wedding ring, or customized jewelries - necklace, bracelets or earrings, let me know. We have a trusted jewelry maker in Bulacan and they are very cheap), we went to Manila to finally get our invites. Yes, they are ready for distribution, so we'll be seeing some friends to personally handover our wedding invites. We stopped by SM to refresh ourselves and while strolling, I asked Lester to check out Our Home. Naks, parang totoo na!


I'm computing spending six digits just for furniture and appliances at home. Bed frames and mattress do not come together so to sum it all, I'm estimating spending around 30-40K for a double bed pa lang (mall price)! I will probably don't care at all. It's our bed! We still have to look for sofa sets, light enough to fit our living room. Lester's thinking of a sofa bed out of rattan and window blinds out of organic materials. Sabi ko, "alam mo ba kung gaano kamahal yun?" Imagine, a Kenneth Cobonpue furniture costs around triple or x4 the price of a regular sofa! We also tried looking putting the not so usual Venetian blinds but we found it too pricey in our home (new one in QC). But if that's what he likes, we will have to look for local suppliers of furniture, non-branded and cheaper. 

It was fun and I am looking forward for more arguments and agreements on how our house will look like. The designs, material and the over all look matter to us - it's our home!



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