Aaron & Elaine's Apartment in Jurong West

This was a very satisfying job for me because the young homeowners allowed me to have a free hand in the design of the apartment. The only restriction was the budget which was rather tight for all the work that needed to be carried out. But we are all quite happy and rather proud of the end result!

This is the Living Area....

The mirror panel opens into the bomb shelter (all apartments in Singapore needs to be ready for terrorists and war!! It's a requirement to have a bomb shelter in every home).

The Dining Area with the open Kitchen in the background......

The Kitchen island which houses the oven, microwave and toaster.....

Looking into the Living Area from the dining table.....

We simply love this extremely functional Kitchen. Everything is easily within reach.......

This is the Masterbedroom with a fashion catwalk platform complete with infinity mirror!! The TV feature panel is actually the back of the wardrobe......

Wardrobe area with a study corner......

Thats the infinity mirror at the end of the catwalk. Yes, it opens up to reveal more storage behind! It also swings 90 degrees to close up the study and wardrobe area! This way, Aaron can work late while Elaine sleeps! I'm a sucker for multi-purpose carpentry with hidden functions!!!

Perfect Cut!

From one of my favourite blogs, Desire to Inspire, I came across this particular project that was recently completed in Australia. It's a hair saloon designed and constructed by the really talented people at Scott Weston Architecture*Design's. 

I was really bowled over by the sheer brilliance of this design! I gathered from their website that the cabinetry is finished in customized graphic printed laminates. 

If you study the picture below, you'll come to realise that the swath of cloth above the plum coloured custain is actually cut-outs of the same graphic printed lamiantes! Have I mentioned that it's BRILLIANT?!! Well, it IS!!

Can't hardly wait to visit Australia again!! Cupcakes!! YUMMY!!!!

Man Decorates Room With A Marker

Can you believe that Charlie Krazer of Kentucky decorated his basement with just $10/- worth of markers?!!! I mean, just look at his creations!! I was rendered absolutely speechless when I chanced upon these pictures on Apartment Therapy website..... 

And the idea is so simple and it cost him next to nothing! It has reinforced my belief again that really good design does not need a whole lot of money.......

Sigh....it's so beautiful, I want to cry! Charlie Krazer is officially my new IDOL!!!

Jason & Adeline's Apartment in Ang Mo Kio (Previously Known as Horror House in Ang Mo Kio)

Oh yes!!! I almost forgot! I promised to post pics of the transformed Horror House in Ang Mo Kio....

For maximum effects, I'll post the before and after pics together. Here goes......

Living Room before.....

Living Room aftter......

Living Room before......

Living Room aftter......

Living Room before.....

Living Room aftter......

Kitchen before......

Kitchen aftter......

Kitchen & Dining Room before......

Kitchen & Dining Room after......

Masterbedroom before......

Masterbedroom after.......

Masterbedroom before......

Masterbedroom after.......

Masterbedroom before........

Masterbedroom after.......

Bathroom before........

Bathroom after........

TOUGH MAN's Teddy Bear (or horse...)

I'm sure, like me, a lot of men have had this dilemma : as the man of the house, you need to be macho and never show your vulnerable side.......however, somewhere deep inside, you wish you could have a soft cuddly teddy bear to hug to sleep without being seen as girly or sissy!

Here's the answer to all your prayers! Introducing the HORSE HEAD PILLOW!!!!!

Inspired by the famous scene in The Godfather, this Horse Head Pillow is surely, the TOUGH MAN's Teddy Bear! Although just a little bit morbid, this extremely huggable plush cushion comes complete with a hanging tongue and pink exposed flesh!

So who's the sissy now?!!! For orders, please visit here.

Horror House in Ang Mo KIo!!!!

This is the 30-odd-year-old apartment that I usually refer to as the Horror House in Ang Mo Kio!!! 

This small apartment was rented out to tenants who practically destroyed it! I have to admit, I have NEVER seen another apartment in a worse state than THIS!!!

This was the entrance cum living area. The only redeeming part of this picture was the marble flooring......

Another disgusting view of the living area, this time showing the entrance to the kitchen....

The entrances to the bedrooms.....

The kitchen : another horror........

This was the dining area......

Masterbedroom......

Entrance to Masterbathroom.....

Spare bedroom......

The WORST bathroom you'll ever see......

More of the bathrooms.......

I must say, I ABSOLUTELY RESPECT my clients Jason and Adeline for having the courage to even CONSIDER buying an apartment such as THIS!!!!

In my next post, I'll show you the WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION!!!!

How Come Everyone's Pregnant!!

For the past 3 weeks, I've been really busy with photoshoots for 9 of my past projects. I have been meeting up with quite a few of my old clients. These are clients for whose homes I've done interior design and renovation over the last 2 years.

And it's funny because of these 9 sets of clients I've gotten in touch with again recently, 4 sets are expecting their 1st child too! Including my photographer (who is also expecting his 1st child in February 09) and myself, that's 6 NEW BABIES on the way!! Coincidence? Hmmm....................