In the living room are a pencil sketch series and a watercolor series (titled "Windows") by Roberto Chabet. All over the house are more artworks-a blowup by Angel Cruz, a portrait of two street urchins by an unknown Mabini artist, a pen and ink portrait of a 12 year old Popi by her mom, Popi's "Popig" portrait by her brother Rolando, and Popi's own works which include a drawing from her schooldays of a couple kissing with their heads wrapped in bags, and angel cross stitch works.

As you climb the winding stairs, you find more artworks. There's a teeny-weeny sketch by Tam Austria of his bigger painting titled "Ilaw sa Gabing Madilim." Jonathan Olazo's oil titled "Peonies" serves as a colorful headboard for Popi's mattress (no wonder Popi dreams in Technicolor). "I don't have a bed," says Popi. "All I have is this mattress with a white bed sheet of fine quilt."

Windows to Popi's new world: Roberto Chabet's "Windows" hang in the living room. Scented candles light up and freshen the room.

Beside her bed is a life-sized mirror which Popi got from her glass supplier Metropole. Beside that is a cabinet made of teak which Popi bought from Komodo. Here's where Popi puts her hairbrush, face towels and medicines among other things. "I like the fact that my banyo and bedroom are just in one place," says Popi. "I don't close the bathroom door na."

"Your house reflects your personality," says Popi. "it's an extension of yourself."

Popi has a nice, clean bathroom with hot running water which was one of her strict requirements when she was apartment hunting.

Popi's practical working wardrobe fits just right into one big closet. "I'm not a clotheshorse," Popi asserts. "I dress very casually; I go for the basic stuff. I'm sure Sharon Cuneta won't be able to fit all her clothes into my little closet. But I've made closets bigger than this house for my clients."

Small is beautiful and easy to clean and maintain. "It takes me only 15 minutes to vacuum the whole place on a Monday which is my carless day," says Popi.