When Creativity Meets Practicality

First time homeowner Laarni Baga has the freehand on customizing her own unit at Johndorf Ventures Corporation (JVC). (CDN photo/Lito Tecson)

Summer is the best time to let out your inner artist and try out new things. For real estate developer Johndorf Ventures Corporation, it’s time to customize your house the way it suits your lifestyle.

WHETHER you’re an independent urbanite, a yuppie, or a family person, when it comes to finally moving into your first home, you surely will want to make that space feel like your own.

Laarni Baga, an independent urbanite and a first time homeowner, has yet to move into her new home. But she already has a color scheme in mind, as well as the furniture she plans on having. For her two-storey townhouse, she wants earth tone colors, as well as wood and abaca elements. She believes in keeping things simple – just the basics, a dining table for two, and most important of all is a spacious kitchen since she loves to bake.

For first time homeowners like Laarni, the freedom to arrange and fill up her personal space as how she sees fit is paramount – why invest in something as worthwhile as a house, when you can’t really call it your own, right?

Johndorf Ventures Corporation (JVC), with its Portville Prime subdivision in Buaya, Mactan, and Navona in Calawisan, Lapu-lapu, offers homeowners and prospective buyers that freedom to personalize and partition units as how they want to. Johndorf develops their subdivisions before they sell, lessening waiting time before turnover. Homeowners and prospective buyers can most definitely paint their walls and partition their rooms according to their preference.

For homeowners like Laarni who is yet to decorate her home and who wants to work around earth tone colors, JVC’s interior designer Lionel Sanchez from Sanchez Design Studio Inc. has a few tips:

1. Colors should be fun and versatile. Do not be afraid with color, pick a concept, and commit to it.

2. Deciding and committing to your concept is very important. For a bright color like orange, If you’re doing beach house, you can go with rattan or outdoor inspired furniture. If you want a little bit of classicism, go complementary with blue furniture, Delftware and orange accents. If you want contemporary chic, you can go Tory Burch with suede and gold-trimmed furniture pieces.

3. God is in the details, so never underestimate the power of accessorizing. If all else fails, consult with your local interior designer.