Pictures from the FLIPBOARD APP - Great house designs!

Hi there Dreamers!

I would like to share with you some great pictures from articles I got from my FLIPBOARD App. They select some of the very best in house design and other topics ranging from Business, Travel, Fashion and Technology and generate these short articles into a flipboard "magazine". Wow! Amazing and truly, one of the best ever!

Here are some of the pictures or screen shots of the fabulous designs.

If you have a smart phone..Get Flipboard and check the article on home design - most of it are from DWELL.com.

Great use of Wood and modern finishes. Enjoy.

Construction Contract for Your Home

Hi Dreamers!

Its been a long time since i had a new post. But don't worry, anytime you need an answer - just email me or post your comments in the blog for me to answer them. I recently read Supreme Court rulings about the construction industry. Very informative reading that teaches us the value of doing construction the right way. One point that is highlighted in the rulings is the need to have a good contract in your construction project- whether it is a house or a building. It is best to have a well written contract to protect yourself from bad contractors or those contractors that actually do not have the right capabilities to do your home.

Some might ask, is a one page contract that is usually done for home construction enough? The answer is NO! I am sure the very reason it is so short is to have a lot of grey areas and of course, contractors who have been in the business for so long can argue and convince you to pay more than you should.

Do you have "Liquidated Damages" (LD) provisions in your contract? This can be a very powerful tool to show the contractor that you are serious in building the house and building the right way. The LD is basically a penalty to the contractor if they do not finish the contract in the specified time if the delay is not attributable to the owner.

Powerful stuff!

Get to know more important provisions of the construction contract when you sign-up for a coaching session.

Remember, build it right the first time!

Emil Mendoza

The Perfect Match of a Faucet and Lavatory

Have you gone to the mall and started to wash your hands and feel sooo uncomfortable? Maybe the space between the faucet and the lavatory is too narrow or small - you can't move your hands too well. When washing your hands, you hit the walls of the lavatory and feel like you you are actually getting the germs from other people's whashing? Maybe the splash of water is not right that splatter gets into your clothes? Are the designer faucets a work of art and good to look at but is not practical when brushing or washing?

Here are the principles to the Perfect Match of a faucet and Lavatory:

1. When you open the faucet in its maximum opening, splatter will not get in to your clothes.
2. You can freely move your hands while washing them and not touch the walls of the lavatory.
3. When you open the faucet half way, the water hits the drain in the middle or a little behind it. Not in front of it.
4. Its big enough that when washing your face, most of the water will go in the lav.

Have you bought the Perfect Match? Let me know..

Keep on Dreaming..

Emil M.


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Don't Waste that Space under your Bed! Tips from Your Home Your Dream Philippines

Hello again Dreamers!

Sorry i was not able to post the past few weeks. terribly busy at work and had a lot of personal stuff to work on.

Image: http://www.gowfb.ca/4-PC-Nevis-Platform-Bedroom-Furniture-Set-by-Modus-Furniture-International-p-3951.php?products_id=3951

Here is the tip of the day!

When planning your space for a small home, Get a bed that has a clear open space at the bottom about 400 milimeters. the under side of the bed is a very big space to store your stuff like ironing board, shoes (there are shoe racks that are designed to fit under the bed), collapsible bags, narrow boxes for books and old magazines! Just make sure you cover the openings with either bed linings that is cloth or a solid cabinet type door with recessed handles.

Now you have a second cabinet. There are plastic containers that are now specifically designed to fit under the bed. so dust wont get into your things.

Small space or big space, the more stuff you can neatly keep near your bedroom, the less time you will spen in the attic to look for stuff you need.

Think big for your small space...

Emil M.

Inspiration to go do what you want - To Get You Started in Building Your Home

Carey Casey Inspiration

Wow!

In one word, that is how i can describe the inspiring talk of Carey Casey in Ted.com.

 

Before you read further, go to  http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/caroline_casey_looking_past_limits.html  

Its all about being free and what do you want to become. The interesting twist in her story is that she is legally blind and that did not make a difference in her pursuit of her dreams. She did not even know this up until her 17th birthday. Well, credit was given to her parents who did not pity her but was raised like any other daughter or child.

She was taught to be tough. No special needs in school just to survive. It was ingrained in her that "Believe that I could!"

Everything in her life was moving just fine but one day in 1999, her eyes just suddenly stopped working. as if all the stress in her professional life climbing the corporate ladder at a global consulting firm just poured in and cause her eyes to shut down.

The turning point in her life was when her doctor asked her "why are you fighting to be what you are not?.. What what do you want to be when you are little?"

"Time to stop fighting and do something different.. something that you want to be.."

She explained that at that point it was "Game's up" the fact that her eyes shut, was a time of dispair. She was angry, broken, did not understand what was going on.

With the advice from her doctor, which was not medical advice, she was to pursue her dream and live a different life.

She wanted to become her childhood hero in Mogley, the elephant handler.

She wanted to go to India and handle an elephant to raise awarness for those with challenges in their eyesight! Carey made it all happen in 9 months.

Make change happen in your life.

Be the very best of one's self.

Remove all labels.

Be extraordinary and wonderful.

Seminar for Your home Your Dream and Get Inspirations from Stumbleupon.com

Welcome back dreamers!

The past few days, I was collecting a lot of photos of kitchen and living rooms. Boy did I get a lot of wonderful and beautiful pictures!! So INSPIRING! If you happened to miss my latest post (Just scroll down to see it, what a BEAUTIFUL room..), the article came from the site Stumbleupon.com. This website is such a powerful tool. you get to be directed to websites or articles that people already gave their thumbs-up. Meaning they like it so much, they vote for it. Its like the "Like" button at facebook although I do not know who got the idea first.

The idea is to go to Stumbleupon then change the category to Architecture or Design. then "Go Stumble"!

I mentioned this technique to all you dreamers to get inspiration for your home. No need to buy those magazines for now. You can do that later if budget permits. For me, The internet is just full of resources especially pictures- wonderful and great shots.

As for most pictures, just "right-click" the photo and save it into your computer. I suggest you put them all in one file. Just go crazy saving all the pictures. no need to look for your specific designs yet. You never know, some designs may be better than what you previously conceived. you can just edit , rename and transfer to new folder the ones you pick out for your home as inspiration later.

Look at this design concept:

This came from 1 Kind Design. The house is a super narrow house. and the living room concept is very different. Its a long living room with no furniture. Very radical but practical for such a narrow house. It has lots of seating and creative and stylish storage. You can make it a flexible dining or a very long living room.

Be inspired. Check the internet, Stumbleupon, and other great sites.

Be inspired some more..

As for the Seminar part of this Post, I am starting to conceive a seminar for all you dreamers out there. I am looking at February or March 2012 this year at Taguig City, Metro Manila for this Learning Event. I am hoping to connect with people wanting to build their dream home the RIGHT way. Its going to be a seminar on the basics and a lot of Question and Answer portions. Learn from me and other home building veterans. This will be one of a kind. Spread the word for this seminar. Its not too late to build the right way.  

Keep on dreaming.

Emil M.

Complete Renovation Article

I saw the article below from Stumbleupon.com

Amazing apartment renovation! I wish i has the same opportunity to renovate like them. It looks pretty expensive though.. What an inspiration.. Here is the article (Click on the link below to see the "Before" Photos and see the finished product in the pictures below)..

http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2010/8/13/a-completely-renovated-first-apartment.html

CLICK on the picture to make it bigger.. WOW!!!

Living Room and Kitchen

Kitchen up-close

Living/ TV Room with Dining Set for two.. Nice Clock..

Study / Office with Cabinets and Shelves

 Small but beautiful Toilet and Bath Combo

Simple Bedroom - See the accent Green walls.. Nice combination!

Keep on being inspired by wonderful homes and room design ideas. Who wants to build one?

Keep on Dreaming..

Emil M.