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These 3 Heritage Homes Almost Served As The Mansion In “Dirty Linen”

To channel a Hamptons Estate, the hit ABS-CBN teleserye’s production team searched far and wide for the ideal Fiero residence set and shortlisted these heritage hom

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Mariel Abanes

<div><br/></div><p>It’s the show that keeps us on our toes every night—<em>Dirty Linen</em>, starring some of the biggest names in local showbiz like Joel Torre, John Arcilla, Janine Gutierrez, Francine Diaz, Tessie Tomas, Janice De Belen and Angel Aquino, is the series of the moment for various reasons. One: a star-studded cast. Two: an interesting and relevant story plot. And three: a jaw-dropping set that presents the extravagance of the aristocratic family residing in the mansion where everything—all the crazy and gory moments included—take place.</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/873b9f88-acf1-4349-9779-9e7703f5a18e_dirty linen set mansion 00.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Fiero Family of &#x27;Dirty Linen&#x27;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @nancyarcega07  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/tips/psid-dean-pojie-pambid-on-how-to-style-the-home/35003" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PSID’s Pojie Pambid Shares Home Styling Tips For The Modern City Dweller</a></div><div><br/></div><p>The set, arranged at the clubhouse of <a href="https://stalucialand.com.ph/projects/summit-point/" target="_blank">Summit Point </a>in Lipa City, Batangas, is spearheaded by veteran production designer <strong>Nancy Arcega</strong>, with the help of architect <strong>Vanessa Cabasag</strong>. Pegged as New York’s Hamptons estate, the Fiero residence screams nothing but opulence. From the Versailles-style garden to the eclectic-glam interiors, plush and modern furnishings to rich, dramatic colors, prints, and textures, the mansion fits its character to a T. It is beautiful and regal, yes—but cold, reflective of its dwellers.</p><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/e046860c-7133-416e-9ee6-b34edf54a15e_dirty linen mansion gallery cover.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f40e9c13-f830-4162-8a1a-862feb35742f_dirty linen set mansion 0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/437a583e-956f-4e89-8a1d-4ba143bb2fd4_dirty linen set mansion 1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4657d0e0-c749-43d4-80a9-da987499213d_dirty linen set mansion 2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/7d0f9732-a6c6-4fa6-ae0d-bdee40bb7d79_dirty linen set mansion 3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a54c2f2c-7ec0-428f-a515-8f121686c5e8_dirty linen set mansion 4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8ffbfea4-83fa-40f9-a354-02ab9acfacfc_dirty linen set mansion 5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5be06028-a1fe-4a2c-9fc4-65627b002564_dirty linen set mansion 6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1c84f6b3-1079-485c-9095-b1848a8bb43b_dirty linen set mansion 7.jpg" 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>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;DIrty Linen&#x27; Sets By Nancy Arcega<cite>@nancyarcega07</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Certain pieces also resonate to specific characters. Case in point: Doña Cielo, played by Tessie Tomas, matched with Jed Yabut’s Pabo accent chair, which befits her strong and arrogant character. “<em>Si </em>Doña Cielo <em>‘yung tipong hindi basta uupo sa</em> ordinary couch,” Nancy explains. Meanwhile, their wealth is excessively presented in select items, like the Versace and Royal Albert dinnerware, flashy sculptures by Herminio Tan, paintings by Angelo Roxas, and even the custom-made long dining table shipped from Iloilo.</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/2fb2b9c1-6fe3-4a14-9dec-e1dfa2fc6a3d_dirty linen mansion herminio tan art 1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Scuplture by Herminio Tan in &#x27;Dirty Linen&#x27; mansion set.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @herminio.tan.art  </em></span></span></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/d7165b8a-8270-4499-a302-94205a9ce948_snapinsta.app_1080_327889537_1388502195231341_304781445960270565_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jed Yabut&#x27;s Pabo Chair in the &#x27;Dirty Linen&#x27; set.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @jedyabutfurniture  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/home-tours/jennifer-lopez-bel-air-home-for-sale-for-42-5-m-us/34865" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jennifer Lopez’s Bel Air Mansion Can Also Get A Second Chance For $42.5M</a></div><div><br/></div><p>The different fittings are also intended to help the narrative, like the wall lamps to enhance the drama within the space, the dark hues that dominantly dress the mansion to shrowd the family’s secrets in mystery, and more. </p><div><br/></div><p>All while perfecting <em>Dirty Linen</em>’s set, the production designer also sought different heritage sites to achieve the Fiero mansion residence. While these places didn’t ultimately become the location for the Fiero residence, it’s worth checking out why these options were considered—and even taken as inspiration for the trending drama.</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/91b7ac8c-3360-4a68-8f74-7a6c6766a919_dirty linen mansion_nelly garden iloilo 1.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Nelly Garden Iloilo<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Nelly Garden Facebook Page  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Nelly Garden Iloilo</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>A popular landmark in Iloilo, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=480981413840015&amp;set=pb.100057844801626.-2207520000.&amp;type=3" target="_blank">Nelly Garden</a> is a heritage place-turned-events venue at present. It was built in 1928 by Don Vicente Lopez and his wife Doña Elena Hofilena. It features a spacious garden landscape as well as an art deco style American-colonial heritage mansion.</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/840e6990-76e6-4568-8ac9-d0ce4cabf0bc_dirty linen mansion molo mansion 4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Molo Mansion, Iloilo<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> @molomansioniloilo  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Molo Mansion</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Another pride of Iloilo is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=448663577299687&amp;set=a.448663547299690" target="_blank">Molo Mansion</a>, formerly known as the Yusay-Consing Mansion. Its high-ceilinged features and neoclassical design show its opulence as a heritage property built in the 1920s. Today, it serves as a museum with a souvenir shop selling local products.</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/73409021-2ab4-4dad-a996-fe5474f817e5_dirty linen carmiña balay na bato 1.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Camiña Balay nga Bato, Iloilo<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Camiña Balay nga Bato Facebook Page  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Camiña Balay Nga Bato</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Once home of Fernando Avancena and his wife, Eulalia Abaja, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BalayNgaBatoIloilo/photos/pb.100063881380635.-2207520000./5085952728169166/?type=3" target="_blank">Camiña Balay nga Bato</a> is an attraction where Iloilo culture is on the spotlight. Built between 1860 to 1865, the ancestral home is inspired by our traditional <em>bahay kubo</em> and houses plenty of vintage furniture. Tourists and locals can visit the house for a fee, with a complementary hot chocolate and <em>pancit molo</em>.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/home-tours/jj-acuna-s-modern-take-on-the-bahay-na-bato/34632" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Fresh And Modern Take On The Bahay Na Bato</a></div>

To channel a Hamptons Estate, the hit ABS-CBN teleserye’s production team searched far and wide for the ideal Fiero residence set and shortlisted these heritage homes