Luxe solo living in a revamped resale flat

This HDB flat in Jurong has been completely reconfigured around the needs of its homeowner, a real estate agent in her thirties. She wanted her home to feel spacious, luxurious and understated. Led by Chris Zhang, Design Director of Plush Interior Design, the renovation stripped back much of the original interior and reconsidered how its compact footprint could work more comfortably for one.

Arriving at that aesthetic took some exploration. “She didn’t really know how to express what she liked, so she showed us photos,” Chris shares. From these references, together with images of Plush Interior Design’s past projects, the team gradually pieced together her preferences.

Creating that sense of openness meant making a major change to the original two-bedroom layout of this three-room flat from the ‘80s. Since the homeowner only needed one bedroom, the common bedroom was removed and integrated into the communal zone, creating a substantially larger living and dining area.

A quiet palette of warm neutrals and dark wood tones now unifies the enlarged living space. At the entrance, a curved wall softens the original boxy layout. A wood-laminate panel acts as a privacy screen between the foyer and dining area, in the same finish as the TV console further in.

This sense of continuity extends to the finishes. Walls and ceilings throughout the unit are treated with a limewash finish from Vasari, giving the pale surfaces a softly mottled texture that is particularly visible under the concealed lighting. Vinyl flooring from Floor Xpert runs through the living area and bedroom, while tiles from Hafary line the kitchen and bathrooms.

The kitchen, previously enclosed, was opened up. Beside it, a small pantry with a textured tile backsplash provides a dedicated spot for the coffee machine and countertop appliances.

Sliding fluted-glass panels mark the entrance to the remaining bedroom, keeping it visually connected to the rest of the home without the bulk of a conventional swing door. The room also needed to accommodate a workstation, since the homeowner works from home. There was another requirement: the desk couldn’t face the bed. “She didn’t want to see her work table when she was resting,” Chris explains. The desk was therefore placed behind it instead.

The ensuite bathroom was reworked to make the compact footprint feel more generous. The vanity and basin were shifted out of the enclosed space, freeing up more room within the wet area for the shower and WC. A dividing wall separates the two zones, with the open vanity functioning as a natural extension of the bedroom.

Completed in around three months, the renovation has turned this three-room resale flat into a calm and contemporary home suited to solo living.

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