H&D30: Early American with Contemporary Comforts, Feb-Mar 1988 issue of Home & Decor
By Home & Decor Team -
Home & Decor Singapore pays tribute to three decades of design with a look back on its most interesting features over the years.
This week we look at this spacious high-ceilinged bungalow that's furnished with Early American furniture, creating a warm and cosy vibe.
The occupants of this bungalow had quite a few pieces of Early American furniture, which they wanted to combine with contemporary comforts. And being in Singapore, they also wanted to add some oriental touches to the decor scheme.
While the rest of the house is in cool pastels, the dining room has a strong red Chinese rug that enlivens the warm wood tones of the furniture.
This huge living room could have been cold and empty but it’s been effectively broken up into two distinct sitting areas.
A closeup shot if the less formal seating arrangement in the living room. See how the rug anchors the seating arrangement and creates cosiness.
This bed has no headboard but see how the parted drapes frame the window to create a headboard effect? Here again pastels and lace combine to create a romantic bedroom.
The master bedroom: the Early American furniture harmonises with the doors. The lovely bedspread was made by the Navajo Indians of North America.
The lacy and frilly bedspread and the pastel colours of the dhurries and drapes effectively soften the door and window frames of this lovely feminine bedroom.