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A few weeks ago my husband asked me if I want to have a vanity dresser and I said no. You may find it weird because I’m a woman and most of the women love to have a vanity dresser but if there is one thing that I really want to have is a home office. Not because I really work at home but I want to have my own space where I can spend my free time.

A nook where I can read magazine and books, surf net and write blog posts, create craft or anything under the sun. It is a combination of library, home office and reader’s nook.

I was reading an article and according to Zimmerman, here are the important things that we need to consider in designing our home office.

Determine our needs – Do we need computers, storage, meeting space or project station?

In our case, we have our own laptops, one for hubby, one for me and one toy laptop for my son so we need at least two spaces for computers. We need storage for papers, mail, bills and a place for the telephone.  A small square table will do in our home office just in case my son needs to do some project or group projects.

Pick a location - It is my dream to convert our guestroom to a home office.

Develop a Plan - I’m saving this photo for my future home office. I want something like this. I’m not sure if I need to hire an interior designer or I could hire someone who can do my own designs with less professional fee. But according to Zimmerman, it is good to hire a professional designer to help you in planning. Some online shops like Office Furniture Express offer free consultancy service. How I wish we also have free consultancy here in the country.

Create a Healthy Environment – this is very important because my son will also use this room so I need to ensure that our future home office would be safe and comfortable for everyone.

Define a Place for Who You Are – I remember when I was still working we are limited to display 3 personal items like a photo frame, pen holder and paperweight. One advantage of having your home office is you can personalize you working space; you can do whatever you want

How about you? Do you want to have a home office?

A house is not complete without furniture. I haven’t seen a home without single furniture. It is one of the important things that homeowners need to consider. Furniture brings function to a room, whether it is for the bedroom, dining room or living room. I know that choosing furniture is not easy but here are the things that you need to consider in choosing the right pieces.

Space and Size

The most important factor that you need to consider is space and size. Do you have a big house or a small house? If you only have a limited space, you need to choose furniture that will fit your room. It is a must to note all the measurements before buying one.

Material

Next thing to consider is materials, what type of material you want to purchase? Do you want plastic, glass, wood or metal? If you want wood, there are many types of wood so you need to know your wants and likes.

Style and Color

Styles and color is another important thing that you must consider. It depends on your taste and lifestyle. Do you want plain and simple or you want elaborate and richly adorned? Be sure that the furniture color will match your house.

Quality

Aside from size, style, and material, you need to consider quality too. Quality is very important to ensure the sturdiness of the furniture. No homeowners want to purchase furniture every year. As much as possible they want to buy quality furniture that would last for many years. It is a waste of time and money if this happens because finding a replacement is not easy too.

Budget

Lastly, check your budget so you can narrow down your choices. Quality furniture doesn’t have to be expensive so if you have a very limited budget, do not be sad because you can also find good quality furniture at reasonable prices. If you have limited time to look around, you can check the internet and look for possible sales, clearance sales or discounts from the comfort of your home. You will be amazed that even Tom Faulkner has their own clearance sale. They sell clearance pieces or ex-displays that you might be interested. Some online shops offer free shipping.

Choosing furniture may not be easy but if you consider these factors, task would be easy and you may enjoy the process.  Happy Shopping!

My mom wanted me to visit my grandmother every month so starting this year again I do visit my grandmother every month but because of busyness sometimes we only stay for few hours but if we’re not in a hurry we will sleep there, if you remember my term “eat, sleep and run”.  But before we go home we try to visit one place listed in Viaje del Sol so two weeks ago we were able to visit Café Lago and Sampaloc Lake.

Again, we don’t know how to get to Café Lago so we used the GPRS to get there. We’ve been following the GPRS but we’ve been running around in circles and we can’t find our destination. According to GPRS, we’re one minute away to Café Lago but we feel that we’re lost so we stopped using the GPRS and asked for directions, lagpas na pala kami. When we reached Café Lago, we checked our location in GPRS and we found out that GPRS is not 100% accurate but it is still helpful.

Café Lago is a small restaurant just in front of Sampaloc Lake. Good thing that we went there early because after few minutes, 21 people came in to eat their lunch. The group came from Casa San Pablo which I also plan to visit, someday. While waiting for our order we took some pictures.

We ordered Fern “pako” salad P150 and Crispy Binagoongan P245. My husband enjoyed his Fern Salad and even my son ate it. Crispy Binagoongan is just ok for me.

Café Lago

San Pablo, Laguna

Contact # (049) 573-7404; 0922-8217931

Weekends: 7AM to 10PM

Weekdays: 10Am to 9PM

GPS: 14*04'34.71''N 121*19'31.11''E