Sunday, November 29, 2009

ABACA TABLE TOP PLACEMAT, SORT OF

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See that eh? That’s one cool abaca table top accessory. A placemat, a vase mat or pure table top accent. Sort of.

It’s actually a wall display set. But thanks to my idols Lapu-lapu, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio and Ninoy, we’re living in a free society. I read the Civil Code of the Philippines, went trough the Philippine Constitution and I recited the preamble 8 times, and now I know, there’s no law prohibiting us from using a wall accent to a table accent.

BTW, countrymen, today is Bonifacio Day.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

HOW TO SAVE P1500 ON BIRTHDAY GIFT EXPENSE

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  • Buy canvass & acrylic
  • From bed, jump on this piece  and work on your project
  • Don’t eat your breakfast
  • Spend one and half hours
  • Slap the acrylics, the black white red and yellow
  • And somehow, hope something “edible” will come up
  • Frame it and present your artwork to your loved one
  • Congratulations, now you save P2000.00. Less P500, cost of canvass, acrylic and frame, you’ll have P1500.00
  • That P1500 you can use to buy furniture then.

Monday, November 23, 2009

BENCH NOT ENDORSED BY SAM MILBY

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Benches not endorsed by Sam Milby but totally recommended by me. That makes up for it. Only P300 to P400 a piece. I’ve posted something about these benches before. Here it is and see the product post here.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

WOOD BLOCKS

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P800 per wooden block. It’s 14 inches in height.

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3 FLOOR PILLOWS, 2ND PICTURE SET

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Two new photos of the 3-piece floor pillows set. See?… a beautiful floor accent it is.

And, you can use the floor pillows as low-chairs for laptop computing, stools for coffee table board games or extra seats on parties.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

ON CHRISTMAS DECOR AND CHRISTMAS ITSELF

It’s now mid-November but it’s still not that late to bring in your holiday – Christmas decor.

To bring in the holiday cheer, you could always try  the good ol’ Christmas tree. But there are other pieces that you could add…

Red is Alive!

Red is Alive!

Like, Christmas colored curtains, linens and draperies. To have that Christmas theme going on, you can’t go wrong by using the reds and greens and the ube – purple. Of course, the more you explore with colors, the more fun the process will be. That’s what it is all about after all, the fun and joy in decorating your home this holiday season.

Nito Accent Balls Ito

Nito Accent Balls Ito

Balls should not be limited as Christmas tree accessories. You could also use these balls as yuletide accents. Shower your home with joyful accent balls now. Shoot em up inside tall glasses, place them on wooden bowls and use this as tabletop Christmas center of attraction. For added elegance, shoot for the gold & silver colored balls. And these balls, keep them all ’til New Years, it’s for good luck as well or so they claim.

Remember Belen?

Remember Belen?

Bring back the memories of Christmas – yesteryears by placing a “Belen” set (Holy Family). Definitely, a scene stealer still.

Big! Bold! (Mall of Asia Christmas Tree)

Big! Bold! (Mall of Asia Christmas Tree)

Floral Delight!

Floral Delight!

Assuming you got big bold Christmas tree already in your living room, you can try using artificial or real plants & flower arrangements (poinsettia anyone?) in other parts of your home to give a dash of the Christmas spirit here, there & everywhere.  Try using quirky colored jars & vases for your ornaments just to give the area a lively and lovely ambiance.

Grab the safe lights, will ya?

Grab the safe lights, will ya?

Sonya's Ilaw

Sonya's Ilaw

Christmas decor won’t be complete without that twinkling twinkling tiny little stars. Through the years, Christmas lighting has evolved. Advanced technology (optics, LEDs, etc.) brought in safer and more spectacular, jaw-dropping Christmas lighting. Just make you grab, err, buy the safer ones.

Good food, Good times

Good food, Good times

After spicing up your home for this season… buy lots of fruits, bring out your best Christmas CDs (or download Christmas tunes), make sure you got good cooking, remember to thank the Celebrant for the blessings, health and a beautiful home… and then… and psyche yourself for a season of loving and giving. Whoooo, Christmas… what’s not to love?

Monday, November 16, 2009

THEQUE WITH BRONZE GLASS TOPPING

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We told you so, the “THEQUE” 5-blocks center table will look even better (or equally good depending on your taste) with a glass top.

Seen in the photo above is the one with bronze glass. The glass topping gives more table-top space, gives some kind of added slot for extra quirky book storage or display space (see pic). The glass also makes the group like a one harmonious fixed furniture.

And, the dark colored glass gives color contrast to natural wood varnish.

A “block”-buster of a table.

ROUNDED BOOKCASE, DISPLAY RACK

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It just gets better. Here are two new photos of the Zen Bookcase.

See other select shots and specification here.

NEW FURNITURE DESIGNS BY LEOQUE PHILIPPINES

This is the 3rd round of posting of sample furniture designs that we make here at House of Leoque – Philippines.

First and second posts here and here.

Aside from the stable (and should I say, staple) traditional wooden furniture pieces, occasional sightings of other designs and some designs that client give us (which we later produce), we actually began designing our own furniture pieces this year. Thefurniture designs that we post  here on our site, most of these, we make em all. Di lang puro drawing.

See more furniture below… Basically minimalist stuff, functional, best material sources (wood, metal, etc.), friendly to midrange prices, durable makes… what’s not to love?


A bench with smart storage at the bottom, for displays too. A shoe rack perhaps? Simple upholstery/foam on top finishes the elegant look.

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A buffet console table for your cookware, silver ware, chinaware, dining ware… all the your-wares! With stainless steel inlays and stand. The doors slide. Awesoooommmme! Best of all, we will price this lower than any other furniture store on planet earth.

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A two-toned dresser – chest of drawers. Boy do we love two-tone designs or what! A whopping 10 drawer chest, you’ll never have stray clothing and all other clutter out there.

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This is our second generation computer table – laptop table – workdesk for you! From our highly successful ladder PC table, this new one is the second coming, the smaller but equally interesting wooden desk.

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After selling 1 million units of wood tv racks, its high time to make one with, ahm, high panel. It’s a TV entertainment rack with back panel. You can actually mount the flat TV on the back panel. With extra top shelf for display or speaker placement. A promise, our price will be as lovely as the table. (TV)Stand by.

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Back to basic TV stand. Again, 2-toned approach on the finish.

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A Coffee-breakfast table, a high side table, a display shelving solution… use this as desired. See the unique bracing?

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Don’t you love neat space and organized displays? If you do, here’s another rack that rocks. Solid wood slabs anchored on metal framing finished with metallic silver paint.

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Inspired by the hit divider-planter we made last month, we will make another multi-purpose furniture for all of you. Z-shaped display shelves with plant box on top. You can also use this a space divider.

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We shall make em all. Stay glued.

STRIPED CERAMICS ACCENT SPHERES

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P90 per ball.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

FACE OF THE WEEK #6: STARFACE

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We have here 20 photos of faces & masks, all home decors. Shot in a span of an hour and half on a rainy Saturday morning. We’ll just post one photo every Monday of the coming weeks, to welcome each week with face-themed posts. Post 6 of 20.

The first shot… light placed behind the star for a “moon & star effect.”

The second shot, I used glittering silver and gold foil as background.

See all Face of the Week 2009 collection… (FOTW09)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

FACE OF THE WEEK # 5 HEART BROKEN

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We have here 20 photos of faces & masks, all home decors. Shot in a span of an hour and half on a rainy Saturday morning. We’ll just post one photo every Monday of the coming weeks, to welcome each week with face-themed posts. Post 5 of 20.

Lucky me for stumbling upon this heart-shaped glass from a bucket of pebbles & marbles. I used the heart-glass as the mask lone tear drop. A 2-yr-old boy saw this image and said, “he’s crying,” a proof that the heart-glass did the teary-trick.

See all Face of the Week 2009 collection… (FOTW09)

FILIPINO ARTIST? MAKE A STAND!

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Are you a Filipino artist? A painter? If yes, make a stand!

I mean, buy a stand! A painting stand… an artist stand… an easel.

Get your artwork into the next level using this painter’s easel. Perfect height, adjustable holder, foldable & ready-to-use, solid acacia wood, stable, antique paint finish… you have to have this accessory.

See the specs of the painting easel here.

(Some business owners also get this easel for use as a display stand during exhibits, bazaars, etc. Brilliant idea. Also, the female charcoal nude was made by me!)

B-SIDE TABLE, AS IN BENCH SIDE TABLE

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This table really has perfect code name or product name… the “B-SIDE” table.

B-SIDE table for it can be used as side table, or placed beside the sofa.

B-SIDE table for it can be used as bedside or night table.

And please check out the photo attached, it can be used B-SIDE table, as in Bench Side Table. In an instant, a table for serving merienda, can be your laptop – notebook table for casual home net surfing, or just a complementary furniture to your low bench.

It has 4 casters so just roll it, roll it, roll it, roll it.

Friday, November 6, 2009

SNEAK PEEK OF THE SLEEK

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Have you seen this wonderful shelving storage solution? It’s out and for sale since Oct 6, 2009. Since it’s November 6 today, it’s its 1 monthsary. Happy Monthsary shelves!

To celebrate the 1 month of existence, I am posting above 3 new pictures of the sleek ladder shelves. It’s a side panel-less version of the first ladder-shelf. This 2nd-version is a sleeker one, a wider one and has minimal design and bracing supports. And, the supah-dupah good news is, it’s almost same price as the first version.

You can see the specifications and initial ladder-shelves ver2.0 pictures here.

LAMPARA SA DILIM

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The jewel-colored-lamps on black background photos. Awesome.

To check and to buy the rustic retro lamps, please check this link.

Monday, November 2, 2009

THE MOTHER OF ALL TRIPOD BOWLS!

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Above posted bowl is the mother of bowls (so far) we sell. Over 19 inches in height, this bowl anchored on tripod will surely be the center of attention on any table setting.

GANDA NITO!

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Two months ago, we posted the Nito Conic Accent. We still have a dozen of these fine handcrafted accents.

Get one now! Ganda Nito!

ADDICTED TO ELVIS

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I’m addicted in shooting this Elvis Presley whole body figure. This is my fifth Elvis photo/set. Here are the first four… ONE for the money, TWO for the show, THREE to get ready and go man GO.

ARE YOU HAVING A BALL?

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With so many accent balls to choose from to spruce up our home… Us? we’re having a ball.