Tropical Bohemian Rhapsody

Lift your lockdown mood with this design inspiration

- Johannes Chua

The news these days is bleak. The lockdown may stretch until the end of the year, or until a vaccine is approved. Face masks or face shields can keep us safe, but nothing is safer than being cooped up in one’s own home, away from risks and shielded from the virus.

As you’ve been cocooned at home for a long time now, it is possible you are now fed up with its design. There are days that you feel it is “inadequate” and you try to fix some things, rearrange furniture, or add some décor to enhance the space. But it seems it is not enough. You feel you need an entirely new look, one that could lift your spirits in the doom and gloom of the season.

“Major renovations may not yet be encouraged at this time, but it doesn’t mean you can’t imagine design inspirations you could turn into reality once the pandemic subsides,” says Kath Igonigon, principal architect and founder of Arkide Design and Interiors.

Her company, Kath says, has also been affected by the pandemic, but it has been able to adapt by meeting clients online and by ensuring that their team observes health protocols when visiting project sites.

One of the projects that the company has recently finished is a tropical-bohemian themed interior. This design, Kath says, is ideal during this time as the tropical aspect means it “promotes good air circulation throughout the entire house.”