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The Game Of Thrones
Remote controllable functions, anti-bacterial surfaces, and water conservation are some of the new features in the latest water closet (WC) technology.
The Green Connection
Raymond Lee's well-considered renovation of a family home in Petaling Jaya is green outside and exuberantly colourful inside. JENNIFER CHOO takes a tour.
California Chic
Rhianna Jones renovation of a beachside home on La Jolla Shores, California is effortlessly cool, as Agatha Wong finds out.
The Perfect Blend
Form and function come together in this thoughtfully-designed family home to celebrate the homeowners' love of tea and music. MELODY BAY takes a tour.
How To Avoid A Renovation Nightmare
A checklist on what to do to ensure a smooth renovation process
Finding Joy In Exploration
Guided by her inquisitive nature, industrial designer Karyn Lim taps onto creative materials and resources to develop products relevant to contemporary living.
A Flexible Approach
A decades-old flat with an awkward layout goes through a transformation. AIRIS ABDULLAH uncovers the clever ideas that make this home adaptable to the owner's lifestyle.
Feel Well, Live Well
Kanan Packrisamy, CEO of homegrown wellness brand Herbal Pharm, talks about the growing emphasis on personal wellness, and how the company is helping local homeowners enjoy healthy home living with its range of supplements and organic products.
Can You Really Sell Your Property Without An Agent's Help?
From successfully marketing, selling and handling all the paperwork of your property transaction... sounds like a tall order to most of us! According to a property portal MOGUL.sg, yes, it's totally possible for sellers to DIY. The question is: can you, and should you?
9 Leading Decor Trends For The Ultimate Makeover
Thinking of refreshing the look of your home? Take a look at some of the most popular interior styles opted by local homeowners and find out why they are on trend at the moment, and find out how they can be incorporated into your rooms.
HOME SWEET HOTEL
This luxury boutique hotel-inspired apartment is a place for the homeowner to unwind and ease her work stresses. LYNN TAN checks in for a visit.
BRUTAL TRANSFORMATION
An old walk-up apartment is given a new identity that reflects its new owners. LYNN TAN checks out its Brutalist interior.
Tropical Tapestry
This Sentosa condominium balances its owners' different tastes while paying tribute to its premium seaside location with thoughtful architectural alterations and carefully curated furniture and finishes. ASIH JENIE quizzes the designer.
Colour Of Light
Carin Panton, daughter of legendary Danish designer Verner Panton, talks about carrying on the legacy of her father's works and sharing his love of colour with homeowners of today.
Spunky Space
This apartment is a celebration of a couple's love of pop art, sneakers, and all things hip. Rossara Jamil Checks out the uber-cool details that make everything come together.
Labour Of Love
Wainscotting, double doors, custom-made fixtures and carefully curated furniture turned this humble HDB flat in Bukit Batok into a bachelorette pad worthy of a heritage resort. ASIH JENIE takes a tour.
Light As A Cloud
Floating vanities are ideal for bathrooms with limited space. Here are 10 ideas on how to use them best.
Mix-And-No Match
By mixing old and new, classical and modern throughout this Parisian apartment, the designers have created an interior that not only reflects their signature style, but is also a contextual response to time, place and its occupants, as LYNN TAN discovers.
An Honest Pursuit
For the multi-hyphenate Celine Ng, collaboration and sustainability are the core focus of her studio’s compelling and honest designs. Celine Ng recalls her early years of her career with earnestness that can be seen in many of her innovative and purposeful works. The founder of the Fraction Design Studio reminisces that there were no stones unturned in her search for further education, as she attended many open house tours and hopped around different schools to check out the programmes that they had to offer before settling on a career in the arts discipline.
The Evolution Of Singapore's Landlords
Aspiring landlords, find out how you can take advantage of the scorchinghot rental market in Singapore right now: from renting out a spare HDB room, a private investment property, to joining a co-living space arrangement.
Coastal Charms
Articulated with natural materials, carefully curated furniture and generous openings, this ultra-chic home is both a celebration of its breathtaking location in Balaklava, Crimea and an embodiment of the spirit of the French Riviera. ASIH JENIE finds out more.
Heart Of The Home
An existing sunken living area has been conceptualised as an amphitheatre-like space where family and friends can gather. LYNN TAN delves into how it all comes together.
9 Refreshing Rain Showers
If you're looking to create a sensual, spa-like, shower in your home, there's no better way to do so than by adding one of these innovative new rain showers to your bathroom.
TACTILE TEXTILES
Multi-faceted designer Tiffany Loy pushes the boundaries of textile construction to create experimental forms and fibre-based art pieces. Initially trained in industrial design, Singaporean textile artist and educator Tiffany Loy has always been curious about machines and production processes. Known for her attention to miniscule details in her intricate woven works, she employs a weaver's approach to sculpture, exploring relationships between elements of materiality, like structure, tension and colour and creating intrinsically sculptural works that reveal the often hidden tactile qualities within woven materials.
FIRM FOOTING
A guide to non-slip flooring for bathrooms
How To Create A Soothing Bedroom With The Right Ambient Lighting
Create a soothing bedroom with the right ambient lighting
What A Sleep Expert Wants You To Know
The act of sleeping may seem like a natural process but there are several factors to consider when making sure you get the right amount and quality of rest. Doctor Kenny Pang, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist at Asia Sleep Centre, shares tips on ways to get the best sleep.
'Sensitive* Questions To Ask Before Buying Your Resale Flat
Unsolved murders? Loan shark trouble? Mad neighbours around the corner? The agent and seller of your resale flat is not obligated to voluntarily share such information with you, so learn to ask the right questions.
PARISIAN BRUTALISM
Interior architect Chadi Abou Jaoude explains to KARINE MONIE what made him fall in love with this apartment in the French capital, and how he revealed its charm and full potential.
THE SLOW LIFE
For this bachelor homeowner, the process of designing his home was an exercise in self-exploration that allowed him to discover facets of his taste, interest and lifestyle. LYNN TAN shares in his journey.