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Save On Your Electrical Bill As You Keep Your Home Cool With This Collection Of Ceiling Fans
Ceiling fans are one of the most important appliances in the home as it keeps your space comfortable and cool, giving much relief during the warm and humid months. While a ceiling fan should carry out its function well, there are newer inventions that boast other benefits as well. In
A Beginner's Guide To Growing A Thriving Indoor Garden
Gardens are no longer exclusive to sprawling real estates. These days, even apartment dwellers get to reap the benefits of our green friends. Here are 10 tips and ideas to start cultivating your own indoor garden. Create a mini landscape An easy way to display air plants is in a
Walls That Wow: Unique Wallpaper Applications To Add Some Drama To Your Home
What's a quick way to give your home a brand new look? Consider using wallpaper to instantly add some flair to your favourite spaces. Here are 7 ideas to get you started. Under the stairs A maisonette flat or multi-storey landed property comes with pockets of spaces that are often overlooked.
Take Your Cooking Sessions To A Whole New Level With This Range Of Sleek Kitchen Appliances
You could say that the kitchen is the heart of any home, with warmth and comfort emanating from its very core. It is where fond memories are made, especially when friends and family come together to prepare a special meal or mill about on quiet weekend mornings. And it is
Follow These 5 Design Tips For An Easy-To-Clean Kitchen
Whether you're designing a new kitchen or remodelling an existing one, there are plenty of choices to be made. While style and functionality is important, it is also beneficial to make design choices that can help reduce the amount of time it takes to clean the utilitarian zone. Read on for
Easy Updates To Get Your Home Ready For A Brand New Year
Spruce up your home for the year-end festivities with these simple decor ideas. Cosy underfoot Give your interiors an instant upgrade with a soft textured rug. It helps to pull everything together and define the space. [caption id="attachment_12837" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Image credit: Armadillo[/caption] Fresh sheets A quick bedding upgrade is

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Get Inspired By This Classy HDB Maisonette Filled With Nature-Inspired Accents
If you’re the type of person who enjoys the frequent company of friends and family, it’s only natural that you would want your home to be an airy, warm and welcoming space where entertaining is made easy. With local interior design firm Distinct Identity at the helm of the renovation,
An Apartment That Lets Its Homeowners Escape The Hustle And Bustle Of City Life
One of the best things about interior design is the flexibility to give your own spin to established concepts and themes. Such is the case for this three-bedroom apartment owned by a family of four in Hougang. Executed by founder and namesake of local interior design studio Dan’s Workshop, Dan
Find Out How This Spacious Penthouse Got Its Modern New Look
How do you make an already impressive three-bedroom penthouse unit with a high ceiling all the more spectacular? You give it your own personal touch, of course. That was the driving force behind the owners’ decision to renovate this top floor apartment. Along with their young daughter, the family had
Playful Touches Abound In This 5-Room BTO Starter Home
The power of aesthetics is well explored in this brand new HDB flat unit. Rather than rushing through the renovation process, which is more so often the case for many young couples, the homeowners, who are in their 20s, decided to take it slow. Making calculated decisions paid off tremendously
Take A Tour Of This Young Family's Luxurious Black-And-White HDB Flat
As a family grows, the priorities and needs for a home changes. And with two growing boys, things for this family of four are no different. Having already grown accustomed to this five-room flat in Hougang, they didn’t want to go through the hassle of finding a new place all
A Practical Apartment That Boasts Minimalist And Industrial Touches
As holistic health practitioner and author Dr. Laurie Buchanan once said, “Minimalism is about creating space to live simply and meaningfully; it’s about living intentionally.” And this philosophy is truly embraced and exemplified in the design of this four-room BTO flat in Punggol, helmed by designer Minii Ooi from local

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What You Need To Know About This Year's New BTO Launches
If you are eager to get a BTO flat in 2018, you can rest easy knowing that around 17,000 flats will be launched this year. This is comparable to the number of BTO flats that were launched in 2017, despite the seemingly downward trend over the past few years. Whether
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All Ready To Purchase Your First Flat? Here Are 5 Factors To Consider Beforehand
Whether you're one half of a newly married couple or a single looking for their own pad, buying your first flat is probably the biggest, and most intimidating, purchase you'll make in your lifetime. But before committing to such an investment, here are some factors to consider first. Consider what
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Surfing Pinterest for inspiration or browsing through stacks of interior decor magazines can be really fun when you’re thinking of getting your home first. It’s easy to visualise your dream home, but to afford it is an entirely different matter. For many, owning their own house is a life-changing event.
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It’s a rite of passage to think about or at least dream of owning your own property, especially when you’re single and reaching 35 – the age when you will be able to purchase a HDB flat under the Single Singapore Citizen Scheme. Let's hear straight from the horse’s mouth
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5 Things You Should Do Before Engaging An Interior Designer
Whatever reasons you might have for renovating your home, it's always beneficial to engage an interior designer, as their experience and creativity are invaluable in helping you design a home that's unique to you and your loved ones. But before you hire an interior designer, there are some things you
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8 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Embark On A Major Home Renovation Project
Planning to renovate your home? Before embarking on the journey, make sure you have all your ducks in a row by asking yourself the following questions to ensure a smoother renovation process and results that are more likely to meet your vision. Which room or rooms do I want to
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Read These Expert Styling Tips Before Deciding On Your Home's Design Theme
Much like your sartorial preferences, the style of your personal living space reveals a lot about you. However, trying to pin down an interior look that you love and can continue to do so even after decades down the road can be daunting – especially when new trends and evolving
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6 Clever Ways To Save On Your Renovation
Financing a renovation can be tricky. Before you get started, read this first to find how you can hack your reno budget without sacrificing style or function. Flooring should be, above all, practical The good news here is that there are many flooring options for many different types of budgets.
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7 Common Lighting Mistakes To Avoid When Renovating Your Home
Interior lighting is not just a part of decor, it is also a functional piece of furnishing as well. Ignoring certain rules can lead to an excessive consumption of electricity or creating unwanted dark spaces, or even both. As such, when you're choosing which fixtures to install in your home,
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How To Clean Your Home After A Major Renovation
After what feels like forever, your renovation is finally over. Time to sit back and enjoy your new space? Not so fast. Your interior designers may have cleaned your apartment after the renovation but it might only just be on the surface, and soon you'll find yourself noticing specks of dust
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