House Tours: Modern homes with a vintage, lived-in look

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For her 1,360sqf apartment in Katong Gardens, the bachelorette-owner chose a mix of vintage and modern furnishings.

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One wall of the living room is adorned with a decal of The Beatles, a representation of her love of the band. 

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The mosaic floor brings some visual interest to the otherwise plain white kitchen. 

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Decor accessories like the "dim sum" stool, a wall sticker of a microphone and a pair of green Wellington boots are just some of the many quirky elements in this apartment.

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A wooden ceiling adds to the rustic, cosy vibe of this apartment.

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A vintage 1970s wallpaper brightens up the airy master bedroom. 

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From her apartment to its furnishings, everything in this home abides by the adage "old is gold". Owned by a local bag designer, the furniture that best encapsulates this philosophy is the two big leather chairs, faded and cracked, that sit in the middle of her 1980s apartment on Toh Tuck Road. 

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The walls of the apartment display not only artworks, but also framed snapshots of the family.

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“I love old, dirty things and furniture which has that ‘lived-in’ look. The beauty of these chairs is that they look beaten up, and that’s why I picked them. Three families probably used them before me... that’s what gives them character."

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The rosewood panels in the master bedroom were bought by the owner's mother years ago and had travelled with the owner to London when she studied there in the 1990s.