Women Who Make Home

Eight women. Eight homes. One truth. 

Behind every house that truly feels like home, there is usually a woman who made it that way.  Not because she had to. Because she chose to. 

This Women's Month, we asked eight women — SM Home’s “Makers” who bring our brand to  life online, and the experts who led our first-ever SM Home Masterclass — one simple question:  What does homemaking mean to you? 

Their answers were not simple at all. 

They came from nurses and interior designers, from mothers and entrepreneurs, from women  who grew up watching their mothers tend to a garden and women who are still figuring out what  their own spaces should feel like. They spoke about love and function, about beauty and mess,  about the quiet rebellion of choosing to pour yourself into the place where your family lives. None of them said the same thing. And that, we think, is the whole point. 

HOME IS WHERE EVERYONE CAN BREATHE 

For Geri Camahort-Lamata (@geri.lamata), homemaking is a constant, loving preoccupation. 

"Home for me is where everyone feels like they can breathe. Cozy, welcoming, never too loud —  that's the vibe I always go back to. I think about my home constantly — what it needs, what  everyone needs — and somehow that never gets old for me." 

— Geri Camahort-Lamata 

It's the kind of devotion that doesn't clock out. "Behind all of it is love," she says. "And that never  stops either." 

THE QUIET POWER OF A WELL-RUN HOME 

Rachel Kelly Davis (@haven_hnl) believes that a thoughtfully kept home is not just a domestic  achievement — it is a form of leadership.

"A well-kept home creates calm, order, and beauty in the middle of busy lives. It's not about  perfection — it's about stewardship. When a home runs thoughtfully, it becomes a place where  people can rest, think clearly, and feel cared for." 

— Rachel Kelly Davis 

In a culture that often measures women's ambitions by titles and bottom lines, Rachel offers a  different frame: "Homemaking is often misunderstood as small work — but it involves real  leadership, stewardship, and care. Choosing to create a stable, thoughtful home isn't a step  backward. It's another meaningful way a woman can shape the lives around her." 

SYSTEMS THAT ACTUALLY WORK 

Ging Santos (@gingdsantos), spatial designer turned homemaker, brings both professional rigor  and personal warmth to her space. 

"Keeping a home is my ultimate love language. My style is lived-in warmth meets real-life  function. Homemaking, to me, is about building systems that actually work — and evolve as  my kids grow." 

— Ging Santos 

For Ging, a beautiful home and a functional home are not in conflict. They are, in fact, the same  goal. 

CALM IN THE MIDDLE OF CHAOS 

Patricia Contreras-Uichico (@patricia.uichico) is a nurse, a homeschooling mom, and someone  who has learned to make peace with the creative disorder that comes with raising a curious  toddler. 

"I don't believe in a perfect home. What matters is that it's functional, comfortable, and filled  with safety and love. A home isn't just about how it looks. It's about how it feels for the people  who live in it." 

— Patricia Contreras-Uichico 

Her home is a classroom, a craft studio, and a refuge — all at once. 

MAXIMALISM, MEMORY, AND THE TABLE WE GATHER AROUND 

Sanj Licaros (@the_daily_butlery) has been dreaming of home since she was a little girl. Her  vision was shaped by her parents' garden in Davao, the warmth of homes that welcomed her in,  and a husband who loves to cook. 

"My style leans toward maximalism — antiques alongside modern pieces, furnishings  inherited from our parents mixed with things we've collected and loved over time. It is a good  time to be a woman. I feel empowered to make an impact through the things I love — and  home is where that begins." 

— Sanj Licaros 

DESIGN THAT FEELS LIKE YOU 

Interior designer IDr Raiza Poquiz (@studioraizapoquiz) brings a professional eye and a  personal philosophy to the spaces she keeps.

"Less about things looking perfect, more about how a home makes you feel when you're in it.  Spaces that feel intentional — where what's around you reflects your memories, your  experiences, your personality." 

— IDr Raiza Poquiz 

For Raiza, being a woman and a homemaker today is an act of intention, not convention. "It's  less about traditional roles and more about choosing what matters to you." 

NO FUSS, NO DRAMA — JUST HOME 

Dr. Agnes Remulla, ENT and Sleep Specialist, runs a busy medical practice and teaches at UP PGH. She also quietly, honestly, makes a home. 

"Home, for me, is where my family always wants to come back to. Comfy, uncomplicated,  practical. White plates. No fuss, no drama." 

— Dr. Agnes Remulla 

She offers one of the most candid observations of all: "Part of me quietly rebels against the idea  that a woman must be just a homemaker. There are so many versions of a happy, fulfilled  woman." And then: "For me, right now, home is one of them. And that's where my heart is." 

ROMANTICIZE YOUR LIFE 

Christine Dychiao (@christinedychiao) learned what so many of us did during the pandemic:  that home is not background. It is the whole thing. 

"When the outside world felt so uncertain, it was our spaces that cocooned us, steadied us, did  wonders for our sense of security and peace of mind." 

— Christine Dychiao 

Her call to action is both practical and poetic: "Romanticize your life — start your day with  intention, brew your coffee, use the pretty cups, light the candles, buy yourself flowers. Elevate  the everyday. Because a home that rejuvenates you isn't a luxury. It's a necessity." 

Eight women. Eight homes. Eight different answers to the same  question. 

And yet beneath all of them, the same quiet conviction: that a home is not just a place. It is  something you make, with intention and care, for the people you love — and for yourself. This Women's Month, SM Home celebrates every woman who does exactly that — in all the  different, beautiful ways she does it. 

For All Things Home. For All Kinds of Her.