Love the effortlessly stylish interiors you see on Lookbox Living? We show you how you can recreate these looks in your own space.
7 February 2025
Text by Janice Seow
These days, decorative walls go far beyond paint finishes and laminates – some even feature striking three-dimensional designs. Faux rock walls are one such bold alternative, aligning with the growing appreciation for wabi-sabi and organic interiors.
This project by Typeface showcases a rock wall design from The Design Vault. While waterproof, it is recommended only for indoor use in dry areas. The material is hollow inside, so direct contact may reveal its faux nature. However, it’s incredible visual impact more than makes up for this. The key is to keep the rest of the room minimal and use strategic lighting placements to enhance its deep, rugged textures.
Free-form flooring and other similar patterned styles seem to be gaining traction, no doubt also driven by the aforementioned popularity of Japanese wabi-sabi and organic style interiors.
Broadly speaking, the designs feature naturalistic, free-flow patterns resembling jigsaw puzzles and have distinct grout lines. There are different creative ways to apply them, and this featured project by L Architects has done so in a most refined and elegant way.
“The shapes were hand-sketched and digitalised, then cut via a water jet machine. This means that every piece is unique and different,” says principal architect Lim Shing Hui from L Architects. The base material are Laminam large format tiles from Italy, available in Singapore at Polybuilding.
There are many design options that replicate the look of natural materials while offering durability and practicality for home applications. In this project by Authors in Style, the foyer features limestone lookalike tiles from Hafary, adding a rustic, Spanish-style charm to the space. Complementing this, red bricks from All Well Trading enhance the warm, earthy aesthetic.
Marble and stone finishes are often the go-to choice for luxurious bathrooms, but the right fittings can take the look even further. Much like the perfect accessories to an outfit, they can enhance the space – or even steal the show.
In this project by Aiden T, the designer has seamlessly matched the colour of the Dekton countertop from Cosentino with a Gessi tap fitting. Inspired by the form of a smooth river stone, the Gessi mixer serves as a sculptural statement piece, heightening the sense of luxury in the space.
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