Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s “Artist’s Haven”

A nice article from the Financial Times… Lisa Macuja Elizalde talks about their cribs…. “The Donada Compound” and two other vaction homes at Boracay & Tagaytay Cavite. I’ve seen the Tagaytay castle-like house via one lifestyle magazine and just looking at the pics will make you breathless and truly awed. I can’t just imagine how awesome it is LIVE! Please Mr. Fred Elizalde invite me to do your lawn and how about a cup of coffee eh? =) Ms. Lisa describes her Tagaytay holiday house below, see the excerpts…

What are the best features of the Donada Compound?

There is a beautiful, spacious garden with lots of shade from very old trees, three grand ballet studios and the Ballet Manila (BM) office. So my commute to work is about a minute of walking across the garden from my back door. There is also a pool with a shallow, kid-friendly part, a porch with Wi-Fi and Fred’s painting studio – plus more than 300 paintings and sculptures all over the house and the garden. I guess in that way you could call it an artists’ haven.

Tell me more about the Boracay house.

The Boracay Resthouse is where Missy was conceived. Boracay will always hold a special place in my heart because the island is where Fred took me after he and I got engaged. It used to be the only house on the beach that had a generator. The “old” house consisted of two big porches and three small rooms. Since Fred and I got married he has developed the house to include six cottages using Amanpulo-style architecture. There is a spot on the main porch that even has a ballet barre so I can keep in shape while on a beach vacation. Just like all our other houses, Boracay has Fred’s artworks on display – some of them were even painted in Boracay while we were on holiday. He has a studio (which we call the Cathedral). Our bedroom has a painting on the ceiling. There is a special certificate hanging in every bedroom that certifies that Fred was the first man to free-dive the Camia wreck just off the island.

What about the Tagaytay house?

The Tagaytay house is a huge project still in the making. It was started in the 1970s on Iruhin Grange (the second-highest peak in Tagaytay). It has two floors and several rooms. There are multi-tiered rooms, secret tunnels, secret doors, strange passages, pebbles on the floor, platforms, gates, a great hall, a long dining room table, two fireplaces and several rooftop porches. And there is a bedroom constructed on the side of the mountain underneath the swimming pool with a porthole looking into the pool. In other words, it’s a castle that every child would want to explore and live in. It is Fred’s dream house and is still unfinished. Very colourful, very alive, very Fred.

Furniture Sale Philippines

First time we are doing this, we’re making some price cuts on our items. Please check the list below and click any discount furniture that interests you.

1. “SKYP” Coat Hat Stand: Before P2200,  now P1900. Here
2. Rattan Rocking Horse: Before P675, now P500. Here
3. Table Console, Mango Wood w/ Drawers: Before P4500, now P3700. Here
4. Console Table, Langka Wood w/ Drawers: Before P4500, now P3700. Here
5. Rook Console Table Block: Before P3700, now P3000. Here

Old Bottles............

Leoque is the Name

A four-foot custom-made wood name plate of House of Leoque.

We can do this for you, custom-made letters, leadtime is a lifetime though (about a month) coz this thing is so hard to make.

Bar Table and Stools Set

• Bar table with 2 partner Stools/chairs
• Classic elegant look
• Comfortable back support
• With leg rest
• Super affordable bar set (each piece can be sold separately)
• Comes in laid back, cool natural brown color
• Will easily blend in any interior design
• Constructed out acacia wood
• Perfect for home bar or use kitchen use but can also do bistro, pub, bar, etc.
• P5000
  

"Binum" Is Back!!! And in Black

Binum is back and now comes in black. 

Unique design

• An eye catching center piece
• Off shaped cut for an artistic look
• Will match all sorts of house theme
• Super high value but priced so low
• Height -  13 1/2 inches
• Width -  18 1/2 inches
• Length - 42 inches
• 3 inch thick table top

• Acacia wood
• Features 2 hollow wood trunks as its stand
• See sample set-up by a buyer here.

My-Oh-My… Here’s Mylene’s Crib

We’d like to thank Ms. Mylene for getting some of her furniture from House of Leoque. And thanks too for emailing these gorgeous pictures. She got awesome furniture not supplied by us, but the items she bought from us (table console, cocoframe, beanbag, cravs coffee table) help in giving more beauty in her already beautiful home.

And the her house make-over aint done, we’ll still be supplying her side tables, large framed mirrors and other items.