A few years before marrying husband Ali Khatibi and giving birth to daughter Amarah, Cristine Reyes found solace in a suburban area south of Metro Manila. While this was not her first home—she also stayed in her family home in Marikina City (which was affected by Typhoon Ondoy in 2009) and in a luxurious townhouse in Quezon City—she says this one meant the most to her as it mirrored her state of mind at that time.
A lot of people are surprised when they find out that Cristine took charge of the three-month renovation process. Although she had the help of an interior-designer friend, she has a keen eye for design. The actress stayed on top of shopping for all the furniture and choosing the color schemes for each room. She ended up going for an all-white palette with hints of color ranging from periwinkle to crimson that gave the entire space a calmer vibe.
Photos by Rene Mejia. Pictorial direction by Gabriel Villegas. This article originally appeared on Realliving.com.ph. Read the original article by Yvette Tan in YES! Celebrity Homes Special 2013 issue. To download a digital copy of YES!, visit Summit Newsstand.
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