Design and Living

Can’t get enough of Dear You? 4 spaces to track Singapore’s vestiges of the remittance letter

Teochew cinematic sensation Dear You and the dialect policy debate unfolding in Parliament have breathed new relevance into these landmarks.

21 Carpenter reborn: How the chic Singapore hotel echoes Dear You’s love letter to Teochew diaspora

The boutique hotel is named after Carpenter Street, part of the Teochew sub-enclave within Chinatown.

How two primary bedrooms became a luxury necessity for better sleep for couples

More people are learning how to happily spend the rest of their lives with one person: by sleeping in separate rooms.

Cellini turns 40: How a Singaporean scholar’s European summer built the local furniture empire

The three-generation Cellini family include founder-chairman Tan Cheng Whatt; his daughter and regional marketing director Janice Tan; son-in-law and group managing director Jason Hong; and grandson Tyrus Hong who joined the company in June as a product designer.

The Chic Home

Chinese heritage meets modern living in Bishan HDB flat

This four-room flat is an elegant juxtaposition of tradition and modernity.

The Chic Home

BTO flat goes bold with 1980s-style renovation

This BTO flat in north-east Singapore channels the spirit of the 1980s with modern-retro furniture and warm colours.

Singapore family turns five-room flat into seven-room home with space for all four kids

The Lim family wanted each kid to have his own bedroom.

Breaking down walls: More S’porean home owners hack for larger, more flexible living

Married couple James Loh and Crystal Yeap demolished nearly all the walls in their flat. It increased their communal living area by nearly 60 per cent.

Design and renovation under one roof: Ikea Singapore goes beyond furnishing your home by end-2026

The living room of this MacPherson Weave BTO flat is ideal for the family of five's jamming and movie nights.

$40k MacPherson BTO to $9.5k Pasir Ris kitchen: 3 homes styled like showrooms by Ikea

Look inside the BTOs that used the Swedish retailer's one-stop Home Design Service to save time and money.

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