Inside the lit glass cabinets, bathed in the warm glow of golden light, Joyce Makitalo’s jewelry and ornaments are reminiscent of a tour inside the Armory Chamber of the Kremlin Museum, that repository of bejeweled Bibles, Fabergé eggs and gold-leafed carriages in Moscow.
Outside Metro Manila, florist-decorator Tony Rodriguez rents a small home where he and his artisans work like Santa and his elves.
Fashion designer James Reyes, who shares a condo unit with his partner, grew up in a compound in Cubao with aunts who literally took a hands-on approach to decorating.
Florist Badang Rueda said that you have to choose the colors that you like for your Christmas tree. A very...