Calatagan, Batangas — Get inspired for retirement. Explore the sprawling property, which includes three tiny houses, an outdoor dining area, and a pool area with cabanas.
Welcome to another episode of Unique Homes where we feature tiny houses, farmhouses, modern bahay kubo, and everything in between. Because we know — you can’t stop looking into other people’s homes for inspiration.
The Mendoza family (and they're probably not alone in this) just loves the nostalgic vibe of antique houses or the rustic charm of wooden houses. Perhaps the good old days have taken a stronghold in them. And that's why it's quite comforting.
You've seen so many modernized tiny houses on this channel. But wouldn’t it be boring if they were all the same?
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Welcome to another episode of Unique Homes where we feature tiny houses, farmhouses, modern bahay kubo, and everything in between. Because we know — you can’t stop looking into other people’s homes for inspiration.
The Mendoza family (and they're probably not alone in this) just loves the nostalgic vibe of antique houses or the rustic charm of wooden houses. Perhaps the good old days have taken a stronghold in them. And that's why it's quite comforting.
You've seen so many modernized tiny houses on this channel. But wouldn’t it be boring if they were all the same?
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OG is Summit Media's video first brand. And like all Summit Media brands, OG is anchored on top-notch storytelling to delight, inspire, and connect with our audiences.
We are deliberate in creating content that spread positivity, inspiration, and good vibes. Expect only good here at OG. Subscribe and be part of the community!
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00:00Hola OG! I'm Ludeth Mendoza and this is my husband Ray. We are in Calatagan, Batangas.
00:07Welcome to our happy retirement home.
00:19Here in Casa Mendoza, we have three houses. The guest house, the tree house and the main house.
00:26Now let's check on the tree house.
00:31This tree house was built as requested by my youngest daughter when she was 12 years old.
00:36So she brought this together with her friends and now it's here.
00:40The branch of the tree has grown now.
00:43And right now, my other children bring this to relax and also to look at the view around.
00:52So Casa Mendoza is really more of my husband's dream or vision.
00:59This is what he wished to be our retirement home.
01:04Ray and I are not the same type of dream house.
01:08He wants a small house but a big property.
01:12So this is the property we got.
01:20Let's check on the guest house.
01:24Welcome to our guest house.
01:26As you can see, this house was built using antique woods from old houses of Laguna.
01:33Including this grill that according to my contractor was from Hispanic era.
01:39Come on, let's get inside.
01:44Inside the guest room are two beds, single beds for guests.
01:49And this is about 15 square meters.
01:52And as you can see, this is the only house in Casa Mendoza that has aircon as requested by my grandchild.
01:58And from the window, you can view the garden and almost the whole Casa Mendoza.
02:06I always dream of an old style house where I grew up in San Mateo Rizal.
02:11A quite large moving space where I can do some planting and taking care of some pets.
02:17And getting my hands dirty as well.
02:23From this spot, you can see the whole Casa Mendoza which is around 2,000 square meters.
02:33We are now in the pool area.
02:35So this is the project and idea of my wife.
02:38And we cannot incorporate the antique design here in the pool.
02:41So as you can see, the design of the pool is quite modern.
02:46And we have here two cabanas where you can laze around after swimming or stargaze at night.
02:57So you notice that the poolside area has become modern.
03:02Because maybe I was in a hurry with the style of the swimming pool.
03:07And we do not know how to make the swimming pool look antique.
03:11So it became like this, a bit modern.
03:14So we added the cabana that is suitable.
03:18That is also old style.
03:20So it became a little mixture of modern and antique when it comes to that area.
03:32So this is our house.
03:34This is the first house that we built here in Casa Mendoza.
03:37We decided to put it here when the typhoon destroyed it.
03:42Right now, we are just using it as a storage for our things.
03:51We got this idea from Antigong Kahoy, a company that is really into building antique houses.
03:59I am happy to look at the old houses.
04:02Maybe it's my past life, maybe I was the first one.
04:06So we wanted two old style, antique style houses.
04:11Mostly, we try to bring in materials that are antique, old style.
04:18Giving that arrow of antiquity in our place.
04:27So we are here at the Casibu of Casa Mendoza.
04:31Where we always have our meals.
04:34And this is where we gather, especially when we have guests and family occasions.
04:40Oh, you're busy on Facebook.
04:42Why don't you give them a tour?
04:48We didn't have any choices where to retire.
04:51But when the opportunity to get this property came,
04:56and we liked it because of the beach,
04:59and there were not many people,
05:02this is what we bought.
05:04And in 2016, when we got this, it was still cheap.
05:09We spent about 7 million in this place.
05:14Including the lot and all the improvements that we introduced in the place.
05:22So we are here at the main house.
05:25Let's go inside.
05:29The materials of the main house is the same as the materials of the guest house.
05:34Which are all recovered woods.
05:37Old woods from the houses in Laguna.
05:40Like this one, we have old furniture here on the veranda.
05:44So let's go inside.
05:48We are now inside our house.
05:51It's just small.
05:52So we have a mini kitchen here.
05:55And there's a mini ref.
05:57And you can see here, we have an old style banggirahan.
06:01It was called banggirahan the other day.
06:03And I have a cup.
06:05Actually, my grandmother called it losa.
06:08My mother-in-law called it sartin.
06:14So this is the living room.
06:15We have an old antique ambassador living room set here.
06:20We also have a mini altar.
06:22And if you notice our capiz chandelier,
06:26it matches the old windows that are also capiz.
06:34Choose your retirement home based on your lifestyle
06:38and what your husband will enjoy.
06:41We chose this because this is what Raiden likes.
06:44Although I like it more modern.
06:46But Raige, he really wanted a provincial setting.
06:51If you can find a place where you can feel that you will have peace
06:56and tranquility in that place, go for it.
07:00Go for it.
07:02And it doesn't have to be so grand.
07:08Let's go to one of the rooms here in the main house.
07:12This is the room where our children stay whenever they are here in casa.
07:19So it has a bank bed made of old woods.
07:26This is the master's bedroom.
07:28So we have here the old antique four posters bed.
07:33This is what I said I dreamed of having.
07:35And my dream came true because it's really old.
07:38If you notice, the materials used for this four poster bed are really old.
07:45And also the windows that are capiz are very old materials.
07:51This is the restroom.
07:53And there is also another door so that the other room has access.
07:59So that ends our tour of Casa Mendoza.
08:03I hope you enjoyed going around here.
08:06Thank you very much for watching.
08:08Thank you very much, OG.
08:10Bye!