House Tours: 5 HDB homes where walls are hacked to create spacious living areas
By Home & Decor Team -
1) House Tour: An eclectic-style four-room HDB BTO unit in Toa Payoh with $60,000 renovation
This young couple’s brief for their four-room HDB BTO apartment in Toa Payoh Rise was to have a haven where they (and their cat) could escape from the city, but wanted to blend in touches of the gritty industrial and raw elements which they love.
(Design: Poetus)
To get the look, even the beam which divided the original living room and bedroom is texturized to create the raw, industrial feel.
Read more about the home here.
2) House Tour: $38,000 reno cost and ample storage in this country-style three-room Yishun BTO flat
The homeowners of this apartment love the warm and inviting ambience of country- and rustic-style homes, and requested for a similar look. To achieve the style, the designers opted for wood-look finishes, including for the bi-fold doors that replaced the walls allow natural light to fill the kitchen and living room.
(Design: Lemonfridge Studio)
These elements instantly give guests and the homeowners a warm ambience upon arrival.
Read more about the home here.
3) House Tour: $47,000 renovation for this four-room HDB BTO apartment in Clementi with lots of white and wood
A clever design and smart choice of materials helped to make this apartment — a four-room HDB BTO apartment in Clementi — appear more spacious than it actually is.
To achieve the look they wanted, the walls of two bedrooms were broken down, creating a large, open dining room that sits in the centre of the home, where they enjoy the luxury of natural light and ventilation.
(Design: IDISID)
“We wanted a bright and airy home, with a good combination of materials like wood and concrete against a backdrop of white,” shares the husband Robertson.
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4) House Tour: Grey and wood accents fill this spacious four-room HDB BTO home in Sengkang
The design of this four-room BTO home in Sengkang shows how you can create so much space in a typical HDB apartment. Designer Don Lim of DB Studio decided to create a spacious common area by hacking down walls.
(Design: DB Studio)
Although a darker colour palette of greys and wood accents is used throughout the home, it still looks well-lit thanks to the open-plan layout, where light can penetrate deep into the interiors.
Read more about the home here.
5) House Tour: $50,000 renovation for this industrial loft-inspired three-room HDB BTO home in Punggol
Inspired by the industrial-loft design concept often seen in New York apartments, the overall monochromatic palette sets the backdrop for many unusual design features within the interiors that reflect the homeowners’ interest and hobbies. The walls that separated the living room, bedroom and kitchen were hacked to create a spacious open area that allows natural light to flood the home.
(Design: Space Sense Studio)
The ceilings are installed with artificial beams, and painted with black lines to mimic the look of wooden floorboards seen in shophouses and loft apartments.
Read more about the home here.