going green

With a blend of earthy tones and monochromatic flair, Simon worked his magic to introduce a dark colour without making the 4-room BTO flat feel cramped.

it isn’t often that an interior design project mirrors its environment, like this apartment in the idyllic BTO development of Tampines GreenVines. The grand plan was to incorporate the homeowners’ favourite colour, green, throughout the apartment. Not just with a houseplant or two, but with entire walls and fixtures. You can see why deciding on the colour palette would be challenging; the variety of paints and laminates out there is astonishing. But, fortunately, their interior designer Simon Chin is no greenhorn at it.

Living room:

To create the illusion of space, the living room uses large floor tiles measuring 60 by 60cm each. Their dark hues, coupled with the grooves on the feature wall, add contrast to the space. Here, a neutral colour palette serves as a prelude to the rest of the apartment.