Wanting to make the most of their 506sqf, one bedroom condominium unit in Woodlands, the homeowners got the help of designer Carmen Tay of Wolf Woof. She suggested a vivid comic theme inspired by Japanese animation character Astroboy and Belgian comic strip character Tintin, to make the home more fun and cheery.
The living area is raised in order to accommodate storage within the platform.
Carmen specially designed the platform to maximise the whole raised area as concealed storage, which is made up of compartments that open in sections.
Next to the bomb shelter, a desk is tucked away in the entrance foyer that doubles as a study. The walls are decorated with personalised graphic stickers.
Glass panels - one of which slides into the bedroom - were installed to replace a solid wall. This allows more light into the small bedroom, and makes it appear larger.
The newlywed homeowners of this five-room HDB flat in Sengkang were very specific with their brief to their designer Vera Lim of Vegas Interior Design - everything had to be black and white. The idea for the austere colour scheme was to provide a clean, uncomplicated backdrop for the husband's collection of toys and Absolut vodka bottles.
The TV feature wall recedes into the white concrete wall, allowing the kooky Mad*l figurines above to steal the spotlight.
The red-and-black doughnut chair, with its geometric shape and sharp colour, is a visual point of interest amid the living area’s white and black furnishings.
The household shelter door (and ventilation hole above) had the right proportions for the likeness of an Absolut bottle. The husband designed the giant decal himself.
Graphic black decals bought in Malaysia embellish the master bedroom. The entire master bedroom floor has been raised with a platform, with the bedhead fixed to the wall.
Colourful figurines from the One Piece manga are all this space needs to lift the moderate colour scheme.
The entire renovation cost $50,000, excluding furnishings.