Our Home’s condo solutions

MANILA, Philippines - With more and more homeowners opting to go vertical, selecting the right pieces for small spaces is an art. And by choosing the right furniture, you can make your space look bigger, elegant, and stylish.

Our Home, the lifestyle store where one can get great designs at great prices, has a Condo Solution Series that will make shopping a breeze.  Here are some things to keep in mind when selecting furniture for your flat from Our Home:

• Look at your lifestyle. Assess your lifestyle and how you plan to use your space. Do you like to cook or eat out? Do you need a workspace?  Once you have answered these, you can start going to the stores.

• Measure to measure.  Take measurements of your condo, consider the space available and furniture you want to have, then roughly determine how they’ll work in your floor plan.  Remember traffic flow around your space is very important.

• Begin with basics.  When choosing furniture, start with staple pieces, then work from there. Find the sofa of your dreams and then select other pieces that you’re well with it.  Keep in mind that pieces that are lighter in color can help create the illusion of a larger space, like Our Home’s Charice glass top table and sleekly designed Ica wooden working table.

• Make things multi-functional.  Look for expandable dining room tables like Our Home’s Campbell Wooden Table; ottomans that double as a coffee table, storage bin or a seat; chairs with built-in bookshelves; and beds with storage underneath.

• Manage your storage.  Assessing your storage needs should be one of your priorities when you move into a condo.  Master the art of concealing your stuff — tall wall units, beds with drawers underneath, flat-screen TVs, and floating shelves.

 The Condo Solution Series collection from Our Home is available at the newly renovated Megamall branch and at other Our Home branches located at SM Supermalls.  Designs may vary per branch.