Pea announces that after eight months of construction, "Casa Pia" — her family's forever home — is finally complete. She gives a full room-by-room tour of the four-bedroom, two-bath, 1,500-square-foot house she designed for her parents and brothers, shares costs for the build and furnishings, and answers common viewer questions about building in the Philippines.
Pea frames this as fulfilling a lifelong dream of providing a safe, permanent home for her family
- She even promised her mother a doorbell, which she proudly demonstrates at the front door
Exterior and grounds walkthrough
The receiving area is wide and open with blue-painted walls (blue is Pea's new favorite color) and decorative columns her dad added, which she says make the house look bigger and classier
The tile looks and feels like textured stone; both Pea and her mom love it
All pathways around the house were cemented to solve a problem with thick red mud being tracked inside
Water supply comes from a deep well with a water tank feeding the house; they're building a housing unit to protect the tank
Pea's mom has lots of plants spread around the wide-open backyard
A rain water collection tank is connected to the gutters
The family kept the old outdoor firewood stove from their previous house because Pea's dad loves it and still uses it
There's an outdoor kitchen where Pea's mom cooks (in addition to the indoor kitchen), plus a laundry/clothesline area
The outdoor second bathroom has plenty of surrounding space — Pea jokes it could work for a BBQ, celebration, or karaoke housewarming
Pea introduces three cats: Sansa (who is affectionate), Khaleesi (who she teases for being too thin despite having plenty of food), and a third unnamed one
Living room
- Black furniture chosen because it doesn't get dirty easily
- 55-inch TV on a glass TV stand with matching glass center table
- Succulents for character, a rustic lampshade picked by her brother, curtains matching the house paint
- Ceiling fans installed based on viewer advice — Pea says it's now breezy and comfortable
Dining area
- Simple six-seater tempered glass table with a "marbly purplish finish" underneath
Kitchen
- Open and wide layout with a double swing-tap sink
- Floating shelves instead of upper cupboards because Pea's mom is short — keeps it uncluttered
- Three-burner LPG cooktop (not electric)
- Pea's mom's first-ever big double-door refrigerator — Pea says she'll include a clip of her mom's reaction to opening it
- Cabinets installed, plus a fire extinguisher, which Pea notes you don't typically see in regular Filipino homes — "better to be safe than sorry"
Main bathroom (interior)
- Pea explains why she didn't install a bathroom upstairs: plumbing problems are common in the Philippines and she didn't want to deal with that in the future; her brothers are young enough to walk downstairs
- Walk-in shower with rainfall showerhead (she doesn't like shower curtains), two drawers, and a big sink
Second floor
- Pea's favorite spot is by a window overlooking greenery and mountains
- Features a chandelier she calls "the infamous virus chandelier"
- Two bedrooms upstairs (two more downstairs, but they couldn't tour those because her niece and mom were napping)
- Chan's bedroom: not fully set up since he's not there; has a ceiling fan and two windows
- Mark's bedroom: has a swivel/gaming chair for homework, multi-colored pens and pencils (Pea notes he likes to draw like her but has actual talent), a ceiling fan, and one cabinet — Pea jokes about not opening it "because I'm not sure if there's someone inside" and jokes about finding lotion and wondering where the tissue is
- A second, smaller living room upstairs with blue-and-black furniture matching the "Santorini motif," a 40-inch TV for "Netflix and chill"
- A balcony/terrace
- Paintings waiting to be hung in blue and black (Pea's style)
- Plans for a "wall of shame" displaying family achievements, photos, magazine features, and possibly her YouTube Silver Play Button
Cost breakdown
- Finished house: $25,500 USD (slightly over initial budget but Pea considers it money well spent)
- Land: approximately $2,000 USD, purchased a few years prior
- Furnishings (halfway installed at time of filming): $4,100 USD total
- Solar panels: investigated but too expensive and not a priority for now
- Air conditioning: not installed but provisions (wiring/infrastructure) were put in for the living room and all four bedrooms so AC can be added in the future
- Notes that central air conditioning exists in the Philippines for commercial buildings but is uncommon in residential homes
Pea designed the house herself — she made a sketch, gave it to an architect who produced the structural plans
- She invites viewers who are planning to build in the Philippines to ask questions in the comments