Tropical accents meet modern elegance : A vibrant Singapore apartment owned by an Indian family
While most aspiring homeowners may dream of enjoying panoramic views of the city from their living room, or of watching the sunrise over the ocean as they lay in bed—a family in Singapore has chosen instead to envelop themselves in the boughs of nature.
Through the Clients’ Eyes – Parmeet and Princy – Eight years after moving in, this family’s condo apartment in Singapore now feels like a new home after a recent refurbishment and some home renovation. We get the nitty-gritty on the Magical makeover from both the client and the designers.
Gorgeous Singapore Home, Living Room Makeover by Prakalyam Gallery
“Venky and Ramya wanted to give a new life to the living and dining room and their request was to retain the Oriental Furniture. However, it did not have to look Oriental. The presence of different elements had to be tied in to create a harmonious look.
Find out why this East Coast apartment in Singapore is the perfect home for Indian expats Kavita Dasgupta and her family. Kavita and Rana, their seven-year-old son Akhil, and three-year-old daughter Diya live in this four-bedroom, five-bathroom penthouse. The family moved here in June 2017 but they’ve been in Singapore for 11 years.
Re-envisioning a place called Home -A Gorgeous 3,229 sqft, Singapore Home
Veshali Visvanaath (founder, curator and interior designer at the Singapore based antiques and furniture store Prakalyam Gallery) has an impressive portfolio of expertly designed and executed, residential and commercial projects. The latest from her portfolio is the 3,229 sq.ft. apartment in Singapore belonging to the beautiful couple, Kavitha and Irving.
“Inside Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s Art-Filled London Home & Studio ” : Open Door
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja gave AD India a tour of her tasteful London townhouse and her impeccably decorated office space. The actor’s colourful home, located in west London’s fashionable Notting Hill, is a nod to her sense of style, her personality as well as her roots; “I think your home and your office are a massive reflection of who you are as a person.”
Inimitably Indian: “Two Singapore Homes furnished in vintage Indian style”
Belonging to couple Surojit and Jayne, this 1,600 sqf, three-bedroom condo has its interiors rendered in vintage Indian style to give the space a sense of comfort and childhood nostalgia to the expat owners. Confident and bearing a strong design direction, the couple was able to do up their apartment with the help of a contractor, Louis Lim of Homeland Design.
“3 Singapore homes filled with modernity & a rooted aesthetic”
These dwellings by Grounded, Nidhi Jain, and Perinelli Design are a cut above the rest. While most aspiring homeowners may dream of enjoying panoramic views of the city from their living room, or of watching the sunrise over the ocean as they lay in bed—a family in Singapore has chosen instead to envelop themselves in the boughs of nature.
“An All-White Apartment in Singapore”, styled with a nod towards the Homeowner’s Indian Roots
Anyone familiar with the concept of black and white row bungalows in Singapore will know what a catch these homes are, from a real estate point of view. Anyone that is, except your average Singaporean. Historically, black and white houses were built for Singapore’s colonial rulers back in the day and remain a draw for expats who can afford their high rentals.
This Singaporean couple INDI and ANUSHKAR (Nush), tell us why they love their newly renovated Bali-style penthouse in Siglap, on the east of Singapore. When Indi and Nush Tandon arrived back in Singapore following a year-and-a-half stint in Shanghai, they knew they wanted to settle in a large loft or penthouse apartment.
A 1,184 sq. ft. apartment in Singapore, belonging to a lovely young couple, Chandrasekar Ganapathy Subramanian and Indhu Chandrasekar gets transformed at the hands of Veshali Visvanaath and receives the all Indian touch. Chandru is not only a cricket/sports buff but also has a discerning eye for antiques and Tanjore paintings.
COLLECTING STORIES : The design of this airy Singapore Home, with its many storied furniture pieces, was inspired by a colonial and vintage Indian style.
Stepping into the home of Surojit Mundle and Jayne Kuriakose, you feel a sense of ease in its casual yet chic resort-meetstraditional- colonial-style interiors. The home’s abundance of wood and cane furniture is complemented by light fabrics, and occasional shots of bright colour.
Watch: How This Singaporean Homeowner Rebuilt His Childhood Home in ‘Remarkable Living’, a Singapore Tatler x CNA Luxury TV Series
When corporate lawyer, Prakash Raja, inherited his parents’ house, the decision to rebuild from the ground up was so that it could adapt to the evolving needs of his multi-generation family. When his family home was gifted to him after he got married, Prakash Raja thought the time was right to rebuild it from scratch and turn it into a cosy yet functional abode for his parents, wife and two young sons.
Easy Elegance : A gorgeous 1,744 sqft, Singapore Home, by Design Firm, Prakalyam Art Gallery
A home with a heart has the ability to “bouy life” and not weigh it down! When Veshali Visvanaath (founder, curator and interior designer at the Singapore based antiques and furniture store Prakalyam Gallery) was entrusted with the task of transforming and curating for Anusha and Vijay’s Singapore based home, she did just that.
