Wanting more living space, co-founder of furniture company Grafunkt, Jefery Kurniadidjaja, moved into this three-storey corner terrace in Serangoon Gardens with his wife and son three months ago from their old apartment. Since the 3,500 sq ft terrace house was only built six years ago, Mr Kurniadidjaja decided that only some minor renovations were needed. He worked directly with a contractor and spent about $50,000 on renovations.
The living room features a mix of pieces from Grafunkt, like the Prado sofa and Oxydation coffee tables from Ligne Roset, and pieces he has owned for a long time, like the Cassina LC4 daybed.
Mr Kurniadidjaja is a firm believer that a home should be filled with what the owner likes, not what an interior designer may suggest. He is often amused when customers say they have to get their interior designer's approval before they can buy a piece of furniture.
"It is not practical and difficult to maintain the perpetual showroom look," he says. "This is also why our stores are done up to feel more like a home, than a formal showroom."
A Palissade Dining Bench from Hay and La Lampe Paris outdoor solar lamp sits in the front yard of the house.
Some of the walls are adorned with art work, but not the conventional kind. They are instead, framed pieces of washi paper, which Mr Kurniadidjaja bought while on a business trip to Japan. "I like the traditional element of paper," he says of the washi paper. The table is a Hakama dining table from Conde House.
In the master bathroom, a window by the sink opened up to a planter on the outside. But this meant that there were no walls to hang mirrors. Mr Kurniadidjaja had his contractor install mirrors that hang from the ceiling.
See his previous apartment home here.
Originally written by Tay Suan Chiang from The Business Times. Photos by Yen Meng Jiin.