House Tour: Scandinavian Country 3-bedroom condo home in West Coast with rustic charm

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The homely style and laid-back charm of this chic three-bedroom condo home in West Coast offer the perfect backdrop for showcasing the owners’ love of carpentry and cooking.

Evon and Ken’s three-bedroom apartment is a mash-up of simple Scandinavian interiors and quaint country charms. The two styles may seem like opposite ends of the design spectrum, but the home’s exposed plywood carpentry bridged them perfectly; it sports unfussy linear forms, as well as distinctive grains and wood tones that imbue warmth to the space. The red brick wall also added to the cottage-style look.

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“When my fiance and I visited the office of our interior designer – Joy from Eightytwo – we fell in love with the plywood furnishings in the space. We wanted our home to have a light-hearted ambience with soothing colours, and the plywood that Joy suggested pairs nicely with our pastel blue walls,” shares Evon.

The couple has a large collection of whisky bottles, toys and art – all of which are displayed throughout the home.

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For a sense of design continuity, the kitchen also features exposed plywood cabinetry.

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Much of their $90,000 (furnishings included) expenditure went to the labour-intensive woodwork, from the living room’s display shelves to the floor-to-ceiling wardrobe-cum-platform beds. The latter’s cocoon-like design was inspired by the couple’s stay in a Japanese boutique hotel. “Its wrap-around shape gives you a comforting sense of security, and is a great way to incorporate storage,” says Evon.

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The exposed plywood and chic whisky bottles create an interesting look.

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Joy looked for tiles, from wood-look ones to subway tiles, from stores such as Hafary, Soon Bee Huat and Rice.

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Joy designed this cottage-style vanity for the common bathroom.

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For a consistent look, the bay window in this bedroom was clad in plywood.