House Tours: two vintage-inspired apartments you will want to live in

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As the owner of online homeware boutique, The Vintage Parlour, it is no wonder the home of Lena Tambunan looks as quaint as this. Her 1,200sqf two-bedroom condominium apartment that she shares with her husband and twin toddlers makes anyone feel right at home with its shabby-chic aesthetic. 

One of the homes many interesting items is the vintage-style bicycle Lena's husband built her that is parked in front of the grand, antique-looking mirror at the entrance of the home.  

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The dining area is picture-perfect with the distressed wood dining table and benches. 

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Of all the furniture in her house, Lena treasures her eigh-year-old matrimonial bed the most as she's had it since her wedding day. Its French-inspired frame was custom-made at a family-owned factory in Indonesia. 

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Another bespoke furniture piece made by her contractor is her children's wooden loft bed that was inspired by a tree house in an Enid Blyton book.

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The master bathroom features a striking, vintage-inspired mirror from her online boutique that stands out against the white wall. 

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With a home as space-limited as this 880sqf, two-bedroom apartment, you would think it would be wise to keep it as minimal and neat as possible. Counter-intuitively, homeowner and vintage lover Sharon Teo has gone and decorated her home with all her beloved antique finds. Good for her though, cos it looks rather dapper. 

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The entrance features nostalgic Vietnamese-French cement tiles that zone the area from the living space. 

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A small ledge opposite the kitchen island showcases her husband's spirits and Sharon's treasured typewriter. 

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Pop art-inspired portraits of the family, painted by the couple's nine-year-old daughter, personalize the space while adding a flash of colour in the master bedroom. 

The 1960s' curved dresser is Sharon's favourite piece of furniture, an item that she picked up at the now-defunct vintage shop, Baan Vintage. 

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The baroque hand-carved mirror injects gilded luxury to the otherwise plain bathroom. 

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