Joy Loo, creative director of interior-design consultancy Waff, decided to do something a little different with her clients’ 1,100sqf, five-room HDB flat in Bukit Panjang. Instead of making the living room the centre of attention, she transformed the kitchen into uber-cool space for the newly-wed owners who enjoy baking and cooking.
Nordic blue was chosen for the cabinetry, a soothing shade that greets the eye when you enter the home.
Joy wanted to integrate the kitchen and living room - the "seamless" look was achieved by covering the entire space with unconventionally bigger pieces of homogeneous cement-like floor tiles (60cm by 60cm). "The large tiles lend a sense of spaciousness to the interior," adds Joy.
The desk and shelves in the study are clad in white laminate with plywood finishes. An existing niche in the home was cleverly turned into a bookshelf.
The master bedroom assumes a "heavier" tone, with grey as the dominant colour - it also reflects the ash-grey shade found on all the doors of the house.
The rustic-chic look takes over again in the master bathroom. A rectangular mirror comes thoughtfully designed with a built-in niche for displaying toiletries and sprays.
This already spacious 2,002 sqf, five-room condominium on Ridgewood Close received a visual upsize when the homeowner decided to knock down the walls that separated the dining, kitchen and living rooms. With almost-full length windows, the open space evokes a villa-esque airiness.
Interior designer Eddy Kuswandi from EJ Werkshop Interiors opted for wainscotted walls as the backdrop to the living room, and a Serge Mouille Spider ceiling lamp injects some quirkiness into the warm-toned space.
The design influence from resorts was most apparent in the kitchen and dining area. In the kitchen, the island features a granite countertop and cement-look laminated base, while the bench is cladded in Astroturf. The vibrant green shade helps brighten the grey-hued space.
The walk-in wardrobe previously featured sliding mirror doors, but after consulting a fengshui master, the family opted for a wooden finish instead.
To create an open atmosphere, yet maintain privacy, half the bathroom wall was replaced with a glass window.
The renovation cost $150,000.