A Marvel fan’s HDB with over 2,000 figurines that can rival a toy museum
Everything about this home revolves around the homeowner’s extensive collection of Funko Pop toys.
By Lynn Tan -
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Who Lives Here: A couple and their three children
Home: A 5-room HDB flat at Keat Hong Close
Size: 1,216 sq ft
Interior Designer: Musen Interior Design Pte Ltd
For 36-year-old Terry Tan, upgrading from a 3- to a 5-room flat wasn’t just so that his wife, Geraldine Lim, a 34-year-old homemaker, and their three children can have more space. It was also for his family of over 2,000 Funko Pop figurines.
With the move, his two sons aged 13 and 12, and his eight-year-old daughter each get their own bedrooms, and his extensive toy collection is housed in dedicated display showcases around the home.
$100,000 Marvel toy collection
The Marvel fan started collecting these figurines in 2022 and he has invested about $100,000 in his collection. He expresses pride in owning almost every Marvel Funko Pop produced.
“I like Funko Pops because I am a big Marvel fan and the standard size and style make displays look balanced,” he says. Apart from Marvel Funko Pops, he also has some anime and Pop Mart figurines. He has so many pieces in his collection that he needs an app to keep track of all of them.
It comes as no surprise that when he and Geraldine were house hunting, his main priority was to ensure that all his toys could be properly displayed and that he could admire them from almost every corner of the home. He conveyed this to Wei Jie, managing director of Musen Interior Design and a good friend of his.
Interior designer Wei Jie took measurements not just of the unit as they gutted and overhauled the entire flat, but also measured the toys in order to design custom-made showcases for them. Despite the home having toys in every corner, it does not come across as tacky or cluttered.
“Choosing the right colours and lighting play a big part, so that they do not look so kiddy,” says Wei Jie.
The display cabinets also involved complex electrical wiring requirements as there were a lot of lighting involved. “We need to ensure that the wiring are in the right places. For the display cabinets, each shelf comes with a groove to house the LED, which entailed a fair amount of work for our factory,” he points out.
Entrance and foyer
The black metal gate has an Avenger logo and an Ironman on it, leaving visitors with no doubt as to the homeowner’s passion even before entering the home.
Following the welcome by Ironman, once inside the home, the foyer area around the main entrance is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling built-in showcases filled with shelves upon shelves of figurines that can rival a toy museum. Each range and figurine character has its own dedicated display in a designated space or room in the home.
Living room
The design of the home has been kept simple with a predominantly grey-black-white colour palette that forms the backdrop for the real stars of the home- the figurines. Most of them are housed in full height glass showcases.
The living room is simply furnished with an L-shaped sofa and a circular coffee table. Open shelves mounted against the grey marble feature wall above the television set provide more display for toys, while Pop Mart Molly dolls are lined up on the television console.
The wall around the corner from the living room, leading towards the dining area is where you will find Terry’s favourite and most prized figurine- a Loki Funko Pop that is no longer in production and which he paid $800 for.
Dining room
Apart from the dining table and chairs, the dining area features more display cabinets with more toys from Terry’s collection. Nothing pleases him more than having his toys as his dinner companions, along with his family, of course.
Kitchen
The kitchen lies beyond a glass door with a huge Marvel sticker across it.
More figurines can be found displayed on the side of the refrigerator and even the cups are Marvel themed. Everything else is kept monochromatic and simple so as not to result in too much visual clutter against the toy collectibles.
Master bedroom
Geraldine isn’t as big a toy fanatic as Terry, but she likes Hello Kitty and has her own collection of the famous cat toys displayed in the master bedroom. The use of a darker colour palette in the master bedroom compared to the shared spaces creates a cosy and moody ambience.
Black tinted glass in the walk-in wardrobe continues the darker theme in the master bedroom for an elegant look with a touch of luxe.
Daughter’s bedroom
Their daughter likes the colour pink, so she gets a pink bedroom, along with space to display her own doll collection.
Sons’ bedrooms
The two boys each have their own bedrooms and they are simply furnished with a built-in bed and study desk. Terry has commandeered some display space in their rooms for his Pokémon, Dragon Ball and anime toys. As to whether the boys mind this, Terry jokes: “They don’t mind because they have no choice.”
$120,000 Renovation cost
Terry spent around $120,000 on the renovation, excluding the cost of the furniture. The works took about 10 weeks to complete and the family moved into their new home in July 2025.
It wasn’t just the house hunting and the interior design that revolved around the toy collection. The family’s next move will also be determined by the toys. Just over a year since the family moved in, Terry’s collection has already grown so much that space is beginning to become a constraint again. This is why he has plans to move again in about four years’ time as that is when he foresees that he will need run out of space for his toys in his current home.