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How Catriona Gray Incorporated Local In Her Eclectic And Bold Sanctuary

In her very own home, this Miss Universe and current NCCA Ambassador takes her mission to champion Filipino artistry by sprucing her space with local textiles, furn

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Anna Rosete

<div><br/></div><p>In her latest vlog, Catriona Gray, the “new Pasigueña” tours viewers around her “little piece of peace” where one of the major selling points is a balcony that shows a gorgeous view of Metro Manla.  Her furbabies, Theo and Bailey, both Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, love to sun bathe in the balcony that she plans to spruce a bit more, looking forward to “sip and paint” activities with her friends.  For now, a pair of green <strong>Zarate Manila</strong> chairs sit in the space.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2997c07e-e4da-407d-841a-9f182d13deeb_casa gray catriona gray 1.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>In her video tour, Catriona comes clean on her design process: while she enlisted the help of <a href="https://www.hurraydesign.com/" target="_blank">Hurray Design</a>, she honestly confessed that her vision was “set in stone,” without taking many suggestions because her home was a dream that took a long time to fulfill.</p><div><br/></div><p>“Ever since I moved out of my parents’ house, I’ve always dreamed of having my own home and being able to do what I wanted with it,” she reveals.  The collaboration with Hurray gave her an eclectic home punctuated by punchy pops of colors and made warm with pieces that tell a story.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2a3a32b8-dda4-4325-8fea-37ade5c55a84_catriona gray home_landscape final.gif" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1417b7c8-bb83-4382-b3cc-c08bbcdfc230_casa gray catriona gray 4.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/home-tours/rachel-peters-migz-villafuerte-minimalist-home/35391" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Minimalist Retreat For Rachel Peters And Migz Villafuerte</a></div><div><br/></div><p>Even in decorating her home, Queen Cat took the call of duty to promote Filipino to heart.  “It’s no secret that one of my favorite weaves is Yakan,” she says, sharing that her throw pillows were by <strong>Malinkgat Weaves</strong>.  A sunny orange<em> inabel</em> throw from a trip to La Union with friends is perched on her sofa’s armrest. “I like picking up little things like that [from my travels] to really show the beauty of our culture,” she shares.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/aee03219-10b9-481e-991b-af5d1f6c733b_casa gray catriona gray 14.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Colorful basket chandeliers hung in varying heights  by <strong>Calfurn</strong> crown her living room.  “I wanted to utilize this high ceiling so I thought it would be a beautiful accent piece to really incorporate again those woven textures,” she says, reminding her viewers of her status as <a href="https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/" target="_blank">NCCA (National Commission of Culture and the Arts)</a> ambassador, incorporating local and artisanal things into her space.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8d84ed91-c218-48f8-8865-fdfdb3750d49_casa gray catriona gray 6.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>“Usually the heart of the home is the kitchen, but I have to say in my house, it’s always been the dining area.”  Her 5-seater rectangular acacia wood table by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/casama.mo/" target="_blank">Casama Mo</a> was an Instagram find.  Local textures such as a <em>capiz</em> chandelier by <a href="https://www.trunc.ph/trunc_at_home_ph/west-elm?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i7cf2PWCkv_CvCapMNCbY6xU-E93eyvO_VSis08lS74IkpBcpVj6acaAvr0EALw_wcB" target="_blank">West Elm </a> and an <em>inabel</em> table runner make the space very cozy.  Her dining chairs were custom-made by <a href="https://calfurnph.com/">Calfurn</a>.  For those of you who want to bring in more life to your spaces, take a cue from the Queen, and incorporate a plant.  She got her climbing mini monstera from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/PGDbotanique/100047933815953/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfYt2NNJj6f7oEkW358OkRo-8mLUXLcI5nhaK4GAMipuBoMQNMJ4B94XjPXW4x90kbc&amp;_rdr" target="_blank">PGD Botanique</a>.  A mini bar cart for friends and family who come over is another dining room essential she didn’t miss on.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/2abe8bcb-05c5-443b-a467-a13847e3284d_casa gray catriona gray 15.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>One of Catriona’s dreams is to learn how to play the piano, prompting her to invest in a Roland digital piano upon her fiance, Sam Milby’s prodding.  Living in a condo, they considered controlling the volume of her piano playing, which one is able to do with a digital piano.  Her custom piano bench by <strong>Studio Fino</strong> provided the opportunity to incorporate another piece of Filipino textile, an <em>inabel </em>weave by <a href="https://abelphilippines.com/2021/01/14/abel-ph-catalogue-2021/" target="_blank">Abel Philippines</a>.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c59a9ba2-b1ea-4f6c-8a04-5e5a23d4efb2_casa gray catriona gray 19.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/home-tours/celebrity-homes-at-airbnb-to-stay-for-php-2,023-a/35373" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#StayForSummer For Only Php 2,023 Per Night At These Celebrity Homes, exclusively on Airbnb</a></div><div><br/></div><p>Her content room is enveloped in fun creamsicle colored walls, complementing the deep blues and greens in her home. Cabinet doors in the same color conceal a Murphy bed.  The highlight of the space is a dreamy painted accent mural wall by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mirkafauxinc/" target="_blank">Mikra Faux</a>.  Woven textures in this room are courtesy of a pair of pink chairs by Calfurn.  A print by <a href="https://agnescecile.com/" target="_blank">Agnes Cecile,</a> a watercolorist based in Rome also adorns the space which contains a special heirloom from Catriona’s paternal grandmother.  She uses chair by <a href="https://junknotconceptstore.com/" target="_blank">Junk Knot</a>, made of recycled single use plastic as her work chair.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3e7ffd89-4d26-4a25-9010-229f7db3ae59_casa gray catriona gray 21.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>One of the spaces that brings Catriona joy is her powder room.  It is “wrapped in art” by <a href="https://linktr.ee/raxenne" target="_blank">Raxenne Maniquiz</a> an artist known for painting flora and fauna endemic to the Philippines.  Catriona had the opportunity to customize a wallpaper bespoke-printed with art work by the artist done exclusively for her.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fcb6e050-bae3-4428-baba-ef7e9a6f97e6_casa gray catriona gray 22.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>In the gallery below, see her list of suppliers that provided the distinctive and bold Filipino flair found throughout her home:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/37a1b6cb-052c-40dd-97a2-9cc16e97e2a3_catriona gray home by hurray_landscape 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6d2bd9dd-e3b7-4ce9-b783-2fbb8c35765b_casa gray catriona gray 3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/67f51619-388c-43d3-b28e-06190a65ccfa_casa gray catriona gray 6.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1f794988-0024-4f45-8750-41da76a3d6ad_casa gray catriona gray 8.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d834101c-6297-4b8c-a1af-f9c1428b7e64_casa gray catriona gray 9.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e3c73cd5-d544-410f-a48d-bfba3d8e9ad7_casa gray catriona gray 15.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e574be09-0313-4949-a84d-c5bd8bfda19c_casa gray catriona gray 16.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4fc60a2b-0a78-4d93-859c-fb351d1164af_casa gray catriona gray 17.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/554cf09e-fe7a-44b9-9f25-090ddd8b8df4_casa gray catriona gray 19.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fecd2144-6436-4ec1-9e40-b6a6695f87d9_casa gray catriona gray 21.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/cdbb5f8b-332b-468d-bff1-6c8f165b04a3_casa gray catriona gray 22.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Outdoor Chair by Zarate Furniture<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Basket Chandelier By Calfurn<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Rug By Studio Soliven<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Accent Cushion Covers By Malingkat Weaves<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Dining Room Table By Casama Mo<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Capiz Candelier By West Elm<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Dining Chairs By Calfurn<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bespoke Piano Chair By Studio Fino And Bench Fabric By Abel Philippines - For bespoke abel weaves, here is the Abel Philippines https://abelphilippines.com/2021/01/14/abel-ph-catalogue-2021/<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Accent Chairs By Calfurn<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bespoke Wallpaper By Raxenne Maniquiz<cite>Shop here</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Watch the full episode here:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div class="youtube-iframe"><iframe width="400" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CdaW33EccfU" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><br/><div><br/></div><div><strong>Banner and Thumbnails <a href="https://www.instagram.com/catriona_gray/" target="_blank">@catriona_gray</a></strong></div><div><strong>Images: Stills from Still from #CasaDeGray Home Tour</strong></div>

In her very own home, this Miss Universe and current NCCA Ambassador takes her mission to champion Filipino artistry by sprucing her space with local textiles, furniture and art