Home Hacks Design

Home Hacks Design for the bathroom such as Simple Hacks To A Prettier Bathroom. Similarly, this also feature Toilet Shopping Tips.

Another Home Hacks Design are for kitchen like Cleaning Tips For Your Dirty Kitchen and cleaning products that is perfect for cleaning.

Kitchen Hacks You Wish You Should Have Known Before like the other great use of paper towels.

Creating an effective cleaning schedule; divide it into categories; daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.

Cleaning schedule that you also need to consider are those that is done every 4 months such as air conditioner cleaning, pest control, and deep cleaning of windows.

Cleaning of roof and rain gutter are done every year. Cleaning/draining of the septic tank should be done every 3 years or 5 years.

Cost of home make over and DIY for cheaper make over ideas.

Bedroom decorations ideas and where to buy the cheapest bed lines.

Kitchen make over ideas and DIYs for cheaper make over ideas.

Tropical living room themed and where to buy cheap tropical plants.

Home make over ideas in the Philippines. Home interior ideas in the Philippines

Mommy Blog with home hacks topic in the Philippines.

Where to buy cheap wood furniture in the Philippines.

Price of Aluminum Screen Door in the Philippines. Price of the brown aluminum and silver aluminum.

Furniture stores in the Philippines. Abad Santos furniture store address.

Uratex foam custom cut online. Uratex foam price online.

Closer Look: Meralco Power Lab

because Meralco is just a bus away and the event is very interesting.. so even if I said I won’t attend events this week, I just have to see what Meralco Power Lab has to offer.

Meralco Chairman Manny Pangilinan together with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jericho Petilla and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairman Zenaida Ducut opened the Meralco Power Lab to the public.

*look Sigmans! Pi Sigma represent!

The Meralco Power Lab is a 3 faceted energy lab that aims to inform consumers about power consumption and energy efficient technologies.

A two story building that showcases appliances from Samsung, solar panel installations from Ben’s Green Housing Inc and home area network automation systems from One Commerce.

You can find the Equipment Testing Area and the Demo area at the first floor. The Equipment testing area verifies the energy consumption of each appliances. The area is re configurable to accommodate air- conditioners, refrigerators & freezers, washers & dryers, entertainment systems, kitchen and other household appliances testing.

The Demo Area is where you should bring your partner to convince them why you need that Samsung curve TV!! (ay sorry nadala ako!)

In this area, different technologies of appliances are side by side and their energy consumption are compared. So yeah, think of LED TV vs LCD vs CRT TV. This area justifies the need to buy a curve TV (ayan na naman yang curve na yan! sorry!). Basically, knowing which appliances is more energy efficient gives us the power to make an informed choice. Still on TV, in demo area, one can also see how adjusting the brightness (and/or volume) of TV can affect the energy consumption of the appliances.

Air- conditioner and refrigerators that use conventional and inverter technologies and other kitchen appliances are also featured in the demo area.

Located at the 2nd floor of Meralco Power Lab is the Intelligent Living Space. As you can see on the photo, it’s like a real residential room. The set up allows the demonstration of innovative and energy efficient technologies for the future home. Scifi movie hello! This is the kind of home my husband likes! Everything can be monitored using a single gadget!

See for yourself, the Meralco Power Lab is a big help specially if you’re planning to reduce your electricity consumption (and the BILL!). Located inside Meralco Compound in Ortigas Center, the lab is open for scheduled visit but entrance is free!

Will you visit a facility like this one to help you in saving energy? What are your energy saving tips? Share it with us!

Plan Ahead And Save Money

I am still not back on track. There is so much I want to tell about our pre Holiday vacation at Widus, our simple Holiday (and stress free!) feast.. and a lot more about the year that was and this year that is quickly unfolding!

But before everything, I juts have to share this article because this what we all need right now! So sit back and do some reading before you start computing how much money you still got.
Food With a View — Saving Money on Meals By Planning Ahead

Expensive as they are fun, the Christmas and New Year celebrations may already seem like a distant memory as 2015 is already under way. That’s until you receive your credit card invoice or arrive at the grocery store cash register and are reminded of all the money that you’ve spent or about to part with!

The good news is that there’s plenty of time between now and when the festive season rolls around again. The better news is that there’s time to save money in between on your grocery shopping. You just have to plan ahead.

Take an inventory

Don’t just dash off down to the grocery story with a shopping bag and a fistful of dollars! Take a good look at what you’ve got stored away in your cupboards and fridge freezer before you buy any groceries. Then you can make a list of what you need and avoid buying stuff that you already have in and, ultimately, keep more of those hard-earned dollars for next week’s shop.

Plan your meals for the week

Thinking ahead about what you and the family are going to eat will leave you with more money in your pocket. Look for recipes that use the same ingredients, which will make it less necessary to buy as much of them, or of extra ingredients, so that the foods you already have in last longer. It’s also a chance to save money by buying larger packs of food for certain meals, rather than separately. We all know buying in bulk saves money, right!

Remember to freeze!

blanched veggies ready for freezing

Buying fresh food all the time can really ratchet up your shopping bill. Before foods go out of date, store them away in a Hotpoint fridge freezer. You can defrost them for use later.

Manage your money and show willpower

Credit cards are a double-edged sword when it comes to shopping — it’s so gloriously convenient and easy to just place things on the card, which includes stuff that you don’t really need (but feel you must have!). Of course, you’ll have to pay charges for using the card too, and that adds to the expense. Instead, estimate how much your shop should come to and draw out the cash to cover it. Then, when you start shopping, stick to paying in cash and you’ll find that you’re more careful with the money. This remarkable feat of restraint will save you dollars!

It really does pay, almost literally, to plan your meals ahead and what you’ll buy. Don’t forget, saving as you go can leave you with more money at the end of the year for the next big Christmas shop! You wouldn’t want to be without that turkey at Christmas time!

Image by Mike Schmid, used under Creative Commons license

So do you plan ahead to save money? What are your money saving tips? Share it with us!

10 Things You Need To Know When Buying A Mattress

What’s your favorite part of your house? Well, except for the bathroom where all great ideas are conceptualized and the kitchen where all the energy(FOOD!) needed to make those ideas come true.. what? BEDROOM? specifically the BED right? Don’t tell otherwise. Don’t we all love to sleep? Don’t we all love to spend a few more minutes in our bed? Hey, we spend at least 1/4 of our life on bed (1/3 on my part teehee) and it just makes sense that we need to be more meticulous in choosing the right mattress. So before you spend your hard earned 13th month pay on a mattress, here’s 10 Things You Need To Know When Buying A Mattress:

1. Importance of Sleep

As an adult, we know how grumpy we can get if we lack sleep. But do you know how lack of sleep affects your child? Lack of sleep can sometimes be attributed to the condition of the bed or the mattress. Knowing the importance of sleep will made you realize that spending on a good mattress is an investment.

2. Size of Mattress

Mattress sizes are usually referred as singe, double, full, queen and king. Their sizes differs on the width, while the length are all the same except for the King be. Size are in inches:

Single 36 x 75
Double 48 x 75
Full 54 x 75
Queen 60 x 75
King 72 x 78

For taller persons, California- King is the perfect option, it’s size is a 72” x 84′.

Note: Measure your space before deciding which size to buy.

3. Thickness of Mattress

Mattress thickness can go from 4 inches up to 20 inches. Ideally, or the size that gives the most comfort is size 10 and up. You have to remember though, the thicker the mattress, the heavier it is, the more stress it has on your bed frame.

4. Kinds of Mattress

The most popular kinds of mattress are spring type and foam type. Spring types are made of steel coil springs and upholstered layer. Foam mattress are made of Latex rubber foams or visco-elastic foams (memory foams). Which is better?

Spring Mattress VS Foam Mattress

Based on my experience? Foam Mattress is better, the only con I can think of is the price. Choosing which foam to buy, latex or memory, solely depends on what kind of comfort you are looking for.

5. Comfort Index

You’re lucky if you chanced upon a mattress comfort scale when you buy a mattress. This is a software used to see which mattress offers you the most comfort. In Uratex My Home Event held at SM Megamall a few weeks ago, I was lucky to try a comfort index scale.

I tried 3 Uratex mattresses: Hamptons Royale, Hamptons Mystique and Hamptons Elite. I was asked to try out the 3 beds in different lying positions. On my back and on the side. Based on the result, the best bed for me, or the one that offers the most comfort is Hamptons Royale.

6. Mattress Price

Knowing how much comfort Hamptons Royale can give me, I can say that the price no longer matter now. But of course, budgeting is not that easy. To help you budget your money, check out mattress prices at Uratex Website.

7. Mattress Warranty

Another thing you need to know is the warranty of the mattress you are going to buy. Other mattress has 5 year warranty, while Hamptons Royale has 15 years warranty. The warranty usually comes free with the purchase.

8. Where to buy mattress

It would be more convenient to shop online, but when it comes to mattress, it is still best to buy it personally. In this case, you can try out the mattress before deciding, They say that you should lie down for 15-120 minutes to get a feel of the mattress.

Also take into account the exclusivity of the product, for example, Uratex Hapmtons line is only available at SM Our Home stores.

9. Discounts and Freebies

Who does not like discounts and freebies? Make sure to ask for discounts or freebies before buying or Like the Uratex Facebook Page to get updates on their sales and promos.

10. Pillows

Some people does not like sleeping with pillows but most can’t sleep with pillows, if you are buying a good quality mattress, also invest on a good quality pillow like the Uratex Soft Escape Pillow

BONUS: If you have a small house, I reccommend buying a sofa bed instead. Sofa bed can act both as your bed and your sofa when friends come to visit

Home Hacks Design

Closer Look: Meralco Power Lab

Plan Ahead And Save Money

So do you plan ahead to save money? What are your money saving tips? Share it with us!