SPARKING JOY

Brimming with treasured keepsakes, the eclectic decor of this home tells the story of its owners’ blended tastes, heritage, travels and love for toys. MICHELLE LEE takes a tour.

- MICHELLE LEE

It’s important that your home reflects your character,” Lindy Lin and Denice Chua, the owners of this five-room HDB apartment in Jurong West, tell us. And theirs, filled with vintage souvenirs from their travels, toys and other mementoes, does exactly that.

Lindy, a corporate sales manager, and Denice, a graphic designer, called on Carmen Tang, design director of Wolf Woof, to create a cosy abode that meets Lindy’s love for a lighter palette, and Denice’s preference for punchy hues and black accents.

A key feature is the decorative cement breezeblock at the entrance that pays homage to Lindy’s Peranakan heritage on her grandmother’s side. Beyond it is the kitchen with glass accordion doors that let light in, lend a sense of openness and keep cooking fumes from reaching the rest of the home.

Details such as contrasting black and wood tones, patterned tiles and PU leather cabinet handles jazz up the otherwise simple L-shaped kitchen. Carmen also added a mesh cabinet that conceals the pipes.

The white, wood and black scheme extends to the common bathroom, which has the same geometric floor tiles, and a marble-effect hexagonal tile on the walls.