The homes in the west are a little more colourful in the main. We seem to enjoy making a home stick out in the street by painting the doors and windows and even the complete outside of the home. We paint everything inside too. Long ago, it was beige, and now nearly any colour goes into making the room become part of you. In the Philippines paint seems to be a little of a luxury. Homes are just not painted and the bare wood just looks horrible. We seem to like the Nipa hut, but town homes look … [Read more...]