Christmas Tree Inspirations for Real Estate in the Philippines

When it comes to the ultimate Christmas decoration for homes, as well as for other establishments and basically everywhere else, the Christmas tree undoubtedly holds the crown, not just here in our country but all around the world. Tracing its popularity back to the 1800s, ever since Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Britain first put up a decorated tree at Windsor castle for their holiday celebrations, the Christmas tree has been a staple decoration in every household and a common sight everywhere during the holidays. Beautifully-decorated trees are surely a sight to behold, and inside the luxurious houses in Alabang, one can be sure to find Christmas trees that are nothing short of breathtaking.

Since you only get to put up your Christmas tree at this time of the year and will have to remove it once the holiday season ends, why not make the most of the time it’s up and on display by going all-out in decorating it? Aside from giving you the opportunity to bring out your creative juices and showcase your amazing talent in decorating, it also makes for a great family tradition or bonding time with your loved ones to decorate the tree together every time the Christmas season comes around. While you’re at it, why not try to experiment and try something nonconventional this year for a change? And to help you out and give you some inspiration as you decorate your tree in your real estate in the Philippines, here are some of the most creative and lavish Christmas trees of 2015 which can be found in different parts of the world.

This LED tree only happens to be 118 feet high and is the largest Christmas tree in Taiwan. Imagine seeing it all lit up, which people can witness every half hour after sundown in the month leading up to Christmas. It’s definitely a light show to remember!

This extraordinary Christmas tree stands in the middle of Piazza Castello in Turin, Italy. One will definitely stand in awe of its bright and gigantic presence with its exquisite colors and design.

Last November 6, SM North, which is the fifth largest mall in the world, located in Quezon City here in the Philippines, held the unveiling of its 50-foot Christmas tree. Being one of the largest malls in the country definitely makes it a suitable home for what also seems to be the largest tree in the country. Make sure that the size of your tree is also proportional to the size of your home. For one of the luxurious houses in Alabang made up of wide and grand spaces, a large and luxurious tree is definitely fitting.

In the middle of Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, France stands this giant Christmas tree which is decorated simply yet tastefully with balls of black, white, silver and gold. Its simple concept still makes a grand statement, which goes to show that grandeur is not exactly achieved only by extravagance, but also by style, class and sophistication, all of which this tree exudes.

On this giant Disney-themed Christmas tree displayed in the middle of London’s St. Pancras International Station hangs about 2,000 stuffed toys. For your tree at home, it would also be a great idea to use your children’s old cute stuffed toys, or any of their other toys, as decoration. You could use a specific theme such as “Frozen”, “Marvel Superheroes” or “Star Wars” and display all your favorite characters on your tree.

Putting Up Your Tree in Your Real Estate In The Philippines

As you pass by the houses in Alabang and catch a glimpse of the lavish Christmas trees inside through the glass windows, may you realize that beyond being amazing and extraordinary decorations, Christmas trees are also a display of love, joy and hope, which this season is all about, and are reminders that life is meant to be celebrated, enjoyed and lived merrily.

Have a very Merry Christmas!

Luxurious Brittany Properties Philippines

When one thinks of luxury, images of lavish and spacious homes with extravagant features and amenities surely come to mind. As opposed to a small and ill-equipped home where stress and frustration abound, a luxurious home is defined by comfort and convenience. Not only does a luxurious abode possess all the essentials of a home as well as all the things you could possibly need, it is also endowed with features that are not necessarily indispensable, but definitely helpful in providing us with the pleasurable lifestyle we’ve always dreamed of, but only the wealthiest owners of real estate properties could afford.

Here are 5 Features Common in Luxurious Real Estate Properties

Outdoor (or Indoor) Pool, or Both!

An enormous pool in the backyard complete with pool furniture is definitely a given in a luxurious home. An indoor pool is less common but even more extravagant. What’s good about an indoor pool is that the risk of swimming under the harmful rays of the sun is eliminated, and one can also watch television or listen to music while swimming by installing an entertainment system in the room. There would be no need to go out or travel far when you can invite friends over any time for a swimming party, where everyone will surely have a blast!

Home Theatre

Movies are definitely better when seen on the big screen, that’s why luxurious homeowners in Brittany Properties Philippines try to achieve this kind of viewing experience in their very own home by installing a home theatre – where the screen and the seats actually resemble that of a cinema, albeit a smaller one.

Game Room

The game room could contain a number of features depending on the interests of the homeowners. It could have the best of gaming consoles and gadgets there are, a pool or ping pong table, a bowling alley, or even further, a basketball or tennis court.

Built-in Gym or Exercise Room

One thing about the wealthy is that they definitely like the concepts of exclusivity and privacy a lot. Even when working out, most would like to be able to do so in the privacy and comforts of their very own home in Brittany Properties Philippines and not have to sweat it out alongside others in a commercial gym. Of course, this room would be equipped with state-of-the-art gym apparatus as well as with a sauna or spa for some rest and relaxation after exercising.

Deluxe Kitchen

One of the most important rooms in the house, the kitchen, would definitely not be your ordinary kitchen inside luxurious real estate properties. Here, the kitchen is a state-of-the-art, fully-appointed, multi-purpose room. Cooking would definitely not feel like a chore when doing so in a magnificent kitchen like this, where you’ll find that space, stocks and storage would definitely not be lacking.

There are definitely a lot more, but these are just some of the features that make up a truly luxurious and delightful home.

Top-notch Filipino furniture designers are now being acknowledged not only in the country but also worldwide as seen from the recognition they received when they participated in international shows of furniture and furnishings. A Filipino furniture designer had been selected recently as Asia’s Designer of the Year in the first edition of Maison Et Objet Asia in Singapore.

Every region in the Philippines has its own unique tradition of furniture making and these are reflected in the furniture design of top-notch Filipino designers, which would surely be perfect for your house for sale in Alabang. Some of the more famous Filipino furniture designers are:

Kenneth Cobonpue

Born in the southern province of Cebu, Kenneth Cobonpue is a multi-awarded industrial designer that is known worldwide for signature designs in natural materials and fibers. He discovered that the use of natural materials and fibers would make a new medium and provide a new face in the furniture industry. He developed a mastery of techniques using these local materials amidst an abundance of raw materials and local craftsmen, in the process creating new pieces that offered a fresh alternative to the Western concept of furniture design.

The new concept as envisioned by Cobonpue was showcased in his first designs, Lotus in 1989 and Yin Yang in 1998, where two opposing elements were featured. They combined geometric and pliable rattan with the solid form of steel in a transparent volume. The collection became famous for the integration of function, material, and form – the kind of furniture you need for your home in Portofino Alabang.

Cobonpue had come a long way before his current recognition as a top-notch Filipino furniture designer. He initially entered business school at the University of the Philippines Diliman but realized after two years that it was not his calling. He tried to enter the Fine Arts Program but better opportunities took him to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where he took up Industrial Design in 1987. In 1994, he studied at the “Export Akademie Baden-Wűrtenburg” in Reutlingen, Germany. His work experiences included stints at a leather and woodwork shop in Florence, Italy and some designing jobs in Beilefeld and Munich, Germany.

Cobonpue came home to Cebu, Philippines to manage the Interior Crafts of the Islands Inc, a furniture company founded by Betty Cobonpue in 1972 that started making name with the use of rattan as the raw material. ICI became the launching pad of Cobonpue’s ascent into the high-end world of furniture design that gave him numerous international awards and recognition.

Ito Kish

Margarito “Ito” Kish is an interior designer turned furniture designer. As a first-time participant in the Manila FAME of 2012, Kish’s booth won the Best Design and his Gregoria furniture line’s two-seater won the Best Product Design for Furniture, indeed a rare double win. His two decades of experience in visual merchandising and design consultancy opened to him a new world – furniture design.

Kish wanted to incorporate the Filipino concept in everything that he designs. He brought back the traditional wooden balusters or ventanillas in the consciousness of many Filipino designers. In his years of interior designing, he has accessorized and styled a good number of beautiful homes in the country, like those in Portofino Alabang. He designed condominiums and converted old houses into contemporary and minimalist homes.

In the field of furniture design, his Gregoria line is a fulfillment of his desire to create furniture pieces that would be identified as Filipino. The Gregoria line has been inspired by the balustrades that adorned the vintage houses on Vigan’s cobblestone streets. He used local materials and Filipino craftsmanship in his furniture, his tribute to the rich Filipino heritage.

Allan and Chris Murillo

Murillo is a furniture company based in Cebu, Philippines that has been making furniture since the early 60’s. Established by Asher Murillo, the company is made up of people with skills in the art of making furniture that became known worldwide. The company is a stable of the country’s best craftsmen, weavers or carpenters that have immense talent in artistic design.
Allan and Chris Murillo inherited their father’s dedication to furniture making and design. They armed themselves with the needed technical skills to run the business themselves by taking studies in carpentry, welding, electricity, and other related fields. While attending school, the brothers worked with the craftsmen employed by their father, making them discover their innate talent in furniture design.
The Murillo brothers focused on understanding the potentials, limitations, and appropriateness of specific materials used in furniture making. They developed their own style of presenting the materials as close as possible to their natural state. They worked in Australia to gain experience in the commercial and residential standards of the industry.

Exposed to modern technology, the brothers are more technology-driven than their traditional and conservative father. They devote so much time to research and development and in finding creative and innovative ways of creating furniture. Both brothers subscribe to the idea that function and design must be the important elements in all the furniture pieces that they create.
The brothers complement each other. Allan focuses on design concepts while Chris is concerned with art works like paintings, sculpture, wall decors, and paintings. The brothers utilized rattan, wicker, iron, aluminum, leather, abaca, wood, sea grass and a host of other natural materials mixed with man-made items. They enjoy playing around contrasts on textures, colors, patterns, shapes, and forms.
Murillo’s factory and showroom in Cebu, Philippines is staffed by around 150 craftsmen that help them carry out their concepts and designs.

A lot more Filipino furniture designers

There is no dearth of furniture designers in the Philippines, a fact bolstered by the presence of so many design houses and furniture manufacturers all over the archipelago. Many of these designers have already made their name in the industry and are already successful in their trade. A lot more designers possess immense talent but are still trying to be recognized and be given a break in the field of furniture design. Your designer for your house for sale in Alabang may just be one of them.

There’s something about American Country-styled homes that makes you think of being cossetted by your family. It is comforting as well as beautiful, and brings back memories of a simpler time, graceful and full of happy expectation. This is what Georgia Club is about. Enjoy these wonderful snapshots of the gorgeous country-themed homes of Georgia Club in Sta. Rosa Laguna.

Have you seen anything so lovely as this Madison home at Georgia Club? Feel like Scarlett O’Hara being swept off her feet by the dashing Rhett Butler of Gone with the Wind when you live in such a stately and romantic home.

And look at it at nighttime, bathed in the warm light of the moon, the perfect abode to set you a-sail on wonderful dreams.

How about a nightcap? Enjoy beautiful evenings at your porch as you reflect on the day with your beloved.

Breakfasts are a grand affair in your beautiful Georgia Club dining room. Give your husband and children a beautiful send off to start their day right. Your homey kitchen is sure to inspire the creation of delicious gourmet meals for your loved ones!

Entertain guests in your spacious and luxurious living room. Every detail in your Georgia Club home is sure to delight your friends.

And look at your neighbors’ equally beautiful homes. What makes living at Georgia Club extra special is that you can be sure to see something breathtaking everywhere you look.

Doesn’t this Ashley model home look simply perfect amidst the lush greenery? If you want to commune with nature while enjoying a luxurious lifestyle, Georgia Club is a most wonderful choice.

Absolutely divine! This Fairfax living room is elegance and sweetness at once. Imagine your delight each time you come home to a place of pure indulgence.

Enter, my fair lady. This is Fairfax, one of the most beautiful homes in Georgia Club. Audrey Hepburn will look right at home in this graceful abode.

Blue as the deep blue sky. This elegant Montrose home inspires remembrances of childhood games, picnics and all the wonderful things you can remember from your own childhood. Wouldn’t you want to raise your children in a community that celebrates their innocence and spirit of adventure?

And when nighttime falls again, sleep easy. Your home and family are safe in this secure and peaceful community. Tomorrow is another wonderful day!

If you have been to the Greek Isles of Santorini and Mykonos, you probably were awed by uniqueness of the architecture and design. The whitewashed structures and the blue domed little churches are truly a sight to behold. Now you can relive your Santorini experience by creating distinctly Grecian interiors in your home!

Ashley Model, Living Room, Georgia Club Sta. Rosa
Embellish a deep blue velvet sectional sofa with blue and white-striped throw pillows and interesting accent pillows with Grecian prints.

Ashley Model, Kitchen and Breakfast Nook, Georgia Club Sta. Rosa
Dine in relaxed style at your fabulous blue and white breakfast nook with a sofa seat upholstered in cheerful blue and white stripes to match other seating. Purchase deep blue stoneware to make your dining experience even more authentically Greek. Blue cobalt bottles are great for salad vinaigrettes and other condiments.

Ashley Model, Breakfast Nook, Georgia Club Sta. Rosa
Blue water bottles, seaweed designed candelabra, and sea shells bring to mind thoughts of the Mediterranean.

Ashley Model, Family Room, Georgia Club Sta. Rosa
A tufted white sofa brings elegance to the design of this family room, counterbalanced by throw pillows in a sailor design, reminiscent of the posh hotels overlooking the Caldera from the tops of Santorini. Tall glass vases with thick white candles and bowls of hydrangeas complete the ensemble. In the corner are oval-backed chairs in royal velvet upholstery surrounding a table bedecked with Greek knick-knacks.

Ashley Model, Bedroom, Georgia Club Sta. Rosa
The beautiful contrast of the white ceiling against the azure walls reminds one of a relaxing cruise on the Mediterranean Sea.

Brittany creates beautiful fantasy rooms to give you great ideas for your own home! Check back often for more home design tips from the first name in real estate luxury, Brittany.

Georgia Club is a luxurious community inspired by the American South. Visit our website for more beautiful photos of this Sta. Rosa Laguna house and lot community!

Create rooms that are bold statements of what you find beautiful, extravagant, stunning, and exhilarating with the use of photo murals featuring panoramic scenery or blown up macro photos of flowers and greenery. Here are some samples of what you can do to transform your living spaces into conversation pieces.

Different art contexts to spice up your space with photo murals

Sunset in the City

This bright space is made breathtakingly beautiful by a serene image of a sunset in the city. With large bay windows streaming daylight into this spacious living room, light wooden floors, and a large but otherwise minimalist sectional sofa, this room showcases the city mural to stunning perfection.

Soaking Up in the Rainforest

The deep green of this forest mural provides a beautiful contrast to the sleek lines of the bathtub. Wouldn’t you love relaxing in a wonderful bath of lavender-scented water as you imagine yourself a pixie in the forest luxuriating in the gentle lapping waters of a hidden natural pool?

Path of Dreams

Let your bedroom soothe the remnants of the frantic day away. Take a gentle stroll into your dreams with this fantasy mural of a boardwalk over a cheerfully flowing river.

Island Home

Living in a condo? Expand your horizon with a tropical beach view. This mural would look fantastic in your dining area to give you the feel of an island holiday or in your home office to bring the soothing feel of the expansive outdoors into your workspace.

Italian Villa

Dream of the Italian countryside… of walking along olive groves and grape vineyards with this Italian-inspired mural. Incorporated in the design are iconic arches that are a predominant feature of Italian architecture.

Subway in Paris

In love with everything French but would like something different from the usual Eiffel Tower? Try this whimsical photo mural of a subway in Paris with its beautiful graphic posters making it look more like an art gallery. Certainly an interesting conversation starter perfect for avant-garde interiors.

Space Odyssey

Make your boy’s bedroom the final frontier with this ceiling mural of stars and planets and inspire his dreams of becoming a Buzz Aldrin!

A Rose in Bloom

Macro photos of flowers make a striking wallpaper for your bedroom. The bold colors and velvety textures of a rose render beautifully on your wall. This is perfect for a young woman’s bedroom.

Grass Is Greener Here

This ultra-modern industrial, almost clinical-looking office with its neutral palette is brought to vivid life by a large mural of dewy grass. A great look for an ad agency or a young and vibrant company with a keen eye for great design.

Ancient Passages

A mural of a romantic ancient passage provides a stark contrast to the clean and sober lines of this living room as if beckoning to come off the well and traveled paths into a mysterious adventure to the unknown. Imagine the wardrobe that leads to Narnia.

Do you want to fill your life with romance? To wake up each morning and be greeted by a sense of belonging to someone, to a family, or a home, something you’d want to call your own. To live a life of beauty and grace, a life of love and passion? Do you want to live a life that is full of all the good things you hold true and precious? This is the Amore home lifestyle.

Fall in love with a world-class residential community featuring stunning, Old World-inspired luxury homes for sale near Alabang.

Experience Love in Your Amore Home

When beginning a life together with your beloved, you are filled with much hope for the future. You walk hand in hand dreaming of having a wonderful luxury home for the family you will nurture, for the children who will call you mom and dad. You dream of filling this place with wonderful memories, with laughter and joy.

Such a luxury home you will find in Amore, a beautiful community within the larger Portofino masterplanned development at Vista Alabang. With smaller lot areas and intimate home designs, Amore is the ideal setting to begin a lifelong adventure into love.

What makes it a fitting tribute to love and romance is the magnificent design of the enclave, with exquisite homes imbued with the classic elegance of Old World Italy, with its elegant flair for the dramatic. Luxury homes at Amore are worthy of love stories. Discover a life of paradoxes, a life that is simple but abundant, quiet but moving, understated but grand. The beauty of Amore is the sum total of all the little details that create the masterpiece.

With authentically Italian design flourishes, with arches and cupolas, gently curving roads, fountains, and pocket gardens, Amore is truly a delight to the senses. Every detail of an Amore home is a puzzle piece, each drawing inspiration from Italy, from its vibrance, passion, its love of beauty.

Enjoy romantic sunsets that complement every detail of your luxury home design.

Beauty and Romance in Every Detail

Amore has features and amenities that bring families closer to each other, with activities that promote togetherness. A beautiful clubhouse to provide lots of opportunities to share joyful experiences with family members and friends. An inviting swimming pool for hours and days of frolicking in the sun with neighborhood friends. Grounds that are breathtakingly beautiful you’d think you were the heroine of a romantic film.

Your luxury home is spacious and elegantly designed. With wonderful features that are romantic as well as luxurious, you can be certain of becoming a favorite host for family gatherings. With a luxury home that has a lot of space for entertaining friends and an equally spacious kitchen to whip up exciting dishes, your home will be the ideal place for many celebrations.

At night, let the evening enfold you in its restful embrace as you reflect on the day’s events. Your bedroom is a study in elegance, truly a sanctuary fit for royalty. And in the future, thoughts of your children in equally beautiful rooms, studying, listening to music, or entertaining their school friends, fill your heart with a sense of gratitude that you are able to give them the very best of life.

When visiting San Francisco, California, who would want to miss the iconic row houses on Alamo Square. Called “Painted Ladies”, these Neo-Victorian homes are a blast to America’s colonial past, when balls and socials were a typical weekend gathering among the noble families of Old America.

Did you know that in the Philippines, we too have our very own “Painted Ladies” at Brittany’s La Posada luxury community in Sucat? These tall and graceful homes are the picture of elegance and charm.

La Posada is located within the masterplanned community of Lakefront in Sucat, inspired by the charming pier at San Francisco. Lakefront has commercial and dining establishments that enhance the lives of La Posada residents, giving them a stylish backyard where they can congregate with friends and family.

La Posada’s homes are a delightful palette of pastels fanning from a central clubhouse with features and amenities that give residents an upscale lifestyle.

Families gather for swimming parties; friends play an active game of basketball at the court; couples stroll or jog in the early evenings. Imagine the possibilities for you and your family!

The Clubhouse is an excellent location for family celebrations such as wedding receptions, baptismals, and birthday parties.

And homes are so wonderfully charming, making one feel transported to a beautiful ranch community in the American countryside.

The classic elegance and charm of the Old European grandeur is a haven coveted by romantics and dreamers. And an Italian-inspired home is a paradise for homeowners seeking an abode dressed and bathed in class and style. But what makes this mediterranean house design different from other European architecture?

Key Visual Component of an Italian House Design

The arch-headed, pedimented windows with carefully crafted archivolts with a gable that usually comes in a triangular shape are Italian house design staples. Angled bay and tall windows also create an aesthetically dramatic addition. Grand columns supported and decorated by corbels, signorial towers with decorative cupolas, loggias and quoins are an imposing yet impressive display of the Italian’s keen eye for details and aesthetics.

Wrought-iron railings and intricately decorated balustrades and balconies are also mediterranean house design elements. Add cobbled stones, illuminating street lamps and luscious green sceneries which make living in the provencal Italian-inspired home a dream come true.

A Courtyard For Your Mediterranean House Design

Historically, a courtyard is a place where families converge. A courtyard in an Italian house design is a place where a family gathers, shares good food and enjoys the cool summer breeze. In the olden days, a courtyard was even used to safely store livestock and other essentials.

Today, having a mediterranean house design with a courtyard in Alabang is like having your own haven; a place to enjoy tranquility away from the humdrum of city life. It is a place to enjoy solitude and wander with your thoughts, or where you can light some candles and open a bottle of wine to share with your beloved better half.

Brittany, the Philippines’ leading luxury real estate developer, is a subsidiary of Vista Land & Lifescapes, the Philippines’ largest and most successful homebuilder and pioneer in themed real estate complexes. Brittany develops masterpieces of premium living for sophisticated home purchasers with a love for beautiful living with its Old World European and American-themed projects. Portofino in Alabang, Georgia Club in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, La Posada in Sucat, and Crosswinds in Tagaytay are among the several home designs available in Brittany.

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Your Dream Home Quest

You’ve been working hard for your dream house all these years, and now, you’re finally able to make it a reality. You’re finally going to be able to buy not just a house, but the house you’ve always wanted and dreamed of. Whether it’s a big condo unit, a house by the beach, or an Italian-inspired house in an exclusive community, we all have in our minds the kind of home we would like to come home to everyday. As you start looking for your dream home, here are some things to consider:

Your Job/Lifestyle

You may have always wanted to live out of the city, such as by the beach, or in a suburban area where it’s peaceful and quiet. The thing is, your work, social life or the school of your kid/s may be in the city, and it’s not likely that your work or friends would adjust to your dream home or where you live. Even if you have a car, choosing to live outside the city could add a whole lot to the time and cost of your travel, and could cause much stress and exhaustion for you. You may actually find more peace and quiet by choosing to live, let’s say, in a condo located right in the commercial and business district where you work and socialize often, where traveling to and fro would be a breeze.

The Features You Want

Of course, when you say ‘dream house’, it’s a house that will provide not just a roof over your head, but one that will contain the features you’ve always wanted in a house – things designed to make life at home a whole lot more comfortable, enjoyable and relaxing for you and your family. These could be a pool or jacuzzi, a big backyard with a playground, a nice garden, a home theater, a big walk-in closet in the bedroom, a fully-appointed kitchen, and so much more. List down all the features you would like to have in your home, guided by your budget of course, so that when you go house-hunting, it would be easier to determine whether a house is the one you’ve been looking for.

The Neighborhood

No matter how nice a house is, if it’s located in a lousy neighborhood, then it won’t be a dream come true. The house may be just the right size for you and may contain all the features you want, but if it’s in a not-so-secure place, or you can easily hear the neighbors’ noise or the sound of vehicles on the highway, and it even gets flooded in the area easily during typhoon season, then you can be pretty sure you haven’t found ‘the one’. Make sure you invest not just in a nice house, but in one that’s located in a good environment. A dream house can only be one if it’s located in a good neighborhood as well, don’t you think?

Brittany, the premier name in luxury real estate development in the Philippines, is a subsidiary of Vista Land & Lifescapes, the largest and most successful homebuilder in the Philippines and pioneer in themed real estate development. With Brittany’s Old World European and American-themed projects, Brittany creates masterpieces of upscale living for sophisticated home buyers with a taste for artful living. Brittany offers a fine selection of home designs in excellent locations: Portofino in Alabang, Georgia Club in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, La Posada in Sucat, and Crosswinds in Tagaytay.