House Tour: Super stylish mostly-white interiors in this five-room HDB unit in Bedok

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Interior designer Jay Ang is known to design simple, yet stylish, meditative spaces, so it’s no surprise that his home — a five-room HDB flat in Bedok — is exactly that. Jay keeps his flat clutter-free by choosing only furniture and display pieces that are necessary and fit the look. He is a fan of designs with clean lines.

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The design follows a strict wood-white-black colour scheme, and features various textures so the monochromatic interiors are not too one-dimensional. This includes Jay’s collection of Japanese wooden kitchenware — which he loves for their simplicity and functionality. 

 

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Jay made this noren, a traditional Japanese cloth divider, himself. 

 

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As the living room is very spacious, a partition was erected to create a foyer-cum-display and storage space. The recesses in the partition

are perfect for displaying artworks. 

 

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“I didn’t want to push my bed against the wall, so I created a partition, and behind that is my wardrobe. This way, my bed is in the centre of the room,” says Jay. 

 

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The bathroom entrance was repositioned and the space is now accessed using a sliding door. 

 

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The master bathroom was the only space in the home that was completely revamped recently. Jay opted for white subway tiles and grey homogenous tiles to match the rest of the home. 

 

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His all-white furniture pieces are not too difficult to maintain, too. “Most are clad with laminate, so you can give them a quick wipe down. If they are marked, “white walls can easily be painted over”, he explains.