Our Home Has a Brand New Look

I used to love the thrill of going from one furniture store to the other looking for different-styled pieces to mix and match. But with the current pandemic (and a whole lot of health and safety reasons), this kind of sourcing is not the best idea, anymore.

So, when Our Home invited me to check out their newly renovated store with fresh, new collections at SM Mall of Asia, it was just as good an excuse to get out of the house. At our extremely physically-distanced tour (I was technically the only guest there for a good thirty minutes), here’s what I saw:

Its new look is fresh, clean, and uncluttered.

If you’re used to seeing furniture stores with a huge mess of sofas and chairs that seem to blend into each other, well, this isn’t one of those stores. Our Home’s interiors now sport a clean-lined, well-lit look with a slight European touch, and furniture sections that are neatly divided into different styles and themes: Scandinavian, Modern-Contemporary, Classic-Baroque, Industrial, and Mid-century Modern.

The Scandi section is adorable.

This was the first section they brought me to, and it was full of pale wood and pastel colors for that light and airy feel—mostly for young, millennial home owners and condo dwellers. I’m not into the Millennial pinks and soft pistachios, but what I like about this collection are its soft beige and light gray sofas, with the emerald green armchairs for accent.

They’ve got lots of pieces for condo living.

In one part of the Scandi section, you’ll find a number of versatile furnishings meant for condo living and small spaces: narrow dining tables, a portable breakfast counter with stools (seen here) for an extremely tight dining room, scaled-down accent chairs and love seats, too.

Their sofa beds don’t look like sofa beds.

For me, this is really important—a lot of sofa beds in the market look like something in a college dorm that’s ready to be used by a classmate who wants to crash for the night! Here, their sofa beds are elegant: midcentury- or art-deco-inspired, tailored, or in trendy colors with nice feet and detailing.  

Two new sections: Midcentury modern and WFH.

Don’t forget to check out their new sections, which include Work-From-Home collections of desks, swivel chairs, and storage units that do not look like boring, corporate office furniture at all. The store jumps in on the midcentury modern trend as well, with tapered-leg benches, and couches with a lot of retro-style detailing, all at friendly prices.  

There’s a pillow for every interior style here.

Soft furnishings are my fave, because a few new pillows can refresh a tired sofa in a second. And there are literally dozens upon dozens of pillow styles to pick from here—from feminine and frilly to patterned or plain—several for each interior style. I love the embroidered/crewel-work pillowcases, as well as the throw pillow covers with a Bauhaus touch.

You’ll find accessories grouped per theme or type.

My pet peeve in home stores is when I see accessories of different colors and styles all mixed up, like in a bangketa sale (no offense to bangketa sales, tho!). Here, the accessories are grouped in the same colorways or style (like this classical-oriental, blue-and-white grouping) or by type—all the faux flowers are together, rugs, mirrors and wall art, etc., for easier picking.

Visit Our Home at the Entertainment Hall of SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, or visit this site for other branches. All photos here by the author, except for top header photo, which is from Our Home.