Home Tour: Couple downgraded from 4-storey landed house to this 3-bedroom condominium in Meyer Road
The homeowners lived in a 4-storey landed home for almost a decade. It had been designed by Adrian Heng, the principal consultant of interior design firm Spaceone ID Consultancy, and they found it to be “a comfortable and beautiful nest”. When they decided to downsize and purchase this apartment in Meyer Road, Adrian was naturally their interior designer of choice.
Having worked on their previous home, interior designer Adrian was familiar with the couple’s lifestyle and aesthetic preferences, but, as with any downsizing exercise, the biggest challenge was providing sufficient storage without cluttering up the apartment.
Guest Room
The built-in storage wraps around the daybed like a portal frame, making it the focal point of the guest room. The daybed is set against a wallpaper backdrop with a cork-like texture for a 3-D effect.
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Timber Look Tiles
Tiles that resemble timber strips are used throughout the home to create a sense of continuity across spaces.
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Kitchen Island
Interior designer Adrian started by re-configuring the existing dining, kitchen, store and yard areas to the left of the entrance. Instead of one large storeroom, he hacked the walls and turned the space into two back-to-back built-in storage areas instead.
The existing walls of the kitchen were also hacked to create an open-concept dry kitchen and dining area defined by a kitchen island and dining table centrepiece.
The kitchen island anchors the structure, while the dining table cantilevers out from it to achieve a floating effect.
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Built In Cabinets
All the doors and built-in cabinets are flush with adjacent walls to create a seamless effect throughout the apartment.
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Master Bedroom Storage
Almost every conceivable wall space has been allocated to storage, but in such a neat and unobtrusive manner that they simply become part of the walls.
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His and Hers Basin
Interior designer Adrian extended the master bath outwards to create more space to accommodate a His and Hers basin. The existing bath tub was removed and converted into a shower compartment instead.
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Walk In Wardrobe
The master bedroom and adjacent study and walk-in wardrobe used to be two separate rooms.
Adrian did away with the walls between them so that they became one fluid space, but he incorporated two concealed doors that allow the two rooms to be segregated should the need arise.
The overall colour scheme comprises predominantly greys, whites and off-whites because the homeowners prefer muted colours.
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This article was first published on Home and Decor in December 2018.