Home Tours

Inside A Modern Farmhouse HDB Home In Commonwealth

In this week’s episode, we revisit the Tanglin Halt area to tour a 4-room flat located in an HDB development called Commonwealth View. The development was completed in 2008 and houses a total of 379 units with a wide range…

• 19 Jan 2023
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Inside A $2,000 Thrifting Journey Of A Fascinating Sustainable HDB Home

This week, we tour a fascinating 4-room BTO flat in Bedok that is unlike most homes you’ve seen. Homeowners Nathaniel and Janeen are the proud owners of a home that has been nearly entirely thrifted and sourced from marketplaces like…

• 18 Jan 2023
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Touring A Colourful 4-Room Home With 2 Balconies At Belvia DBSS

In this week’s Insider Tour, we head to the east where we look at another DBSS – Belvia. This DBSS is located in the mature estate of Bedok and is just about a 7-9 minute walk way from Bedok North…

• 17 Jan 2023
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Inside A Charming 1,650 Sqft Executive HDB Home Transformation

This week we visit the stunning Executive Apartment of homeowners SH and Alvin, a 1,650 square feet oasis where natural materials and plants come together to create an inviting and cosy atmosphere. As you enter the home, you’ll be greeted…

• 15 Jan 2023
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Inside A Carefully Considered Raw Architect’s Home With A Carved Out Balcony

This week, we visit an architect’s radically transformed HDB home in Bedok. Homeowner Melvin, who has his own Architecture firm, Kaizen Architecture, was obviously the brains behind the design of his home. It’s a 4-room 1,090 square foot HDB resale…

• 13 Jan 2023
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Inside A $1.15 Million 4-Bedroom Condo With Lovely River Views

This week, we tour an older 99-year leasehold condo in Hougang. Evergreen Park is a condo that was completed in 1999 with 394 units. While it might be overshadowed by newer developments such as Riverfront Residences and Kingsford Waterbay, it…

• 12 Jan 2023
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How A Trip To The Himalayas Inspired This Woman’s Wabi Sabi Home Interior

This week, we visit a very interesting home in Bedok that also doubles up as an intimate studio (Studio Somayoke). Homeowner Yoke Wen was first taken in by this 3-room resale HDB home in Bedok because of the unobstructed view…

• 10 Jan 2023
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Inside The New Alkaff Oasis HDB + Modern Refined 1,216 Sq ft Unit Tour

Alkaff Oasis is a newly-built HDB project that was launched in February 2016, just over 6 years ago alongside Anchorvale Plains in Sengkang and West Plains @ Bukit Batok. It goes without saying which was the most desirable and sought-after…

• 9 Jan 2023
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Inside An Old 1970s Apartment Transformed Into An Open Artistic Home

This week on Living In, we’re excited to showcase a truly unique and artistic home transformation. Dillon and Xueli found an old 1970s 4-room HDB at Queens Road and saw the potential in the space despite its condition. They embarked…

• 8 Jan 2023
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10 Most Viewed Home Interior Tours In Singapore in 2022

It’s just 2 days before we come to the end of 2022, and what a year it has been. As cliche as it may sound, time really does fly by. It’s been our second full year since we’ve launched YouTube,…

• 29 Dec 2022
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Inside A Modern Mid-Century 1,216 Sqft Home That’s Cosy And Warm

In this week’s Insider Tour, we tour a 5-room HDB unit located at Ang Mo Kio Court, a recently-MOP HDB that was launched back in the May 2016 BTO exercise. The development TOP-ed in 2020 and houses 590 units with…

• 22 Dec 2022
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Inside A $48k Reno Modern Contemporary Unit + Tampines GreenRidges Tour

Tampines GreenRidges is the first housing parcel in Tampines North, and wow does it look quite different from many other HDB developments! It was designed by LAUD Architects and was meant to “merge” with the larger urban concept of “the…

• 22 Dec 2022
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Inside A Picturesque Scandi HDB Maisonette In Kovan With A Lovely Balcony

This week, we visit a bright and cosy HDB maisonette in Kovan. When homeowners Suren and Esther took over the unit, the original layout was fully covered, with the living room extended onto the balcony. After breaking down a few…

• 21 Dec 2022
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Inside An Architect Couple’s Tasteful Timber-Filled Makeover Of An Old HDB Flat

This week, we visit the home of not just one, but two architect’s! Homeowners Jie Lun and Jen have completely transformed this 5-room HDB resale flat at Jurong Lakeside into a much more open but yet still intimate home. It’s…

• 20 Dec 2022
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Inside A Bold Monotone Bachelor’s Pad In Punggol

This week, we visit a 3-room HDB rebuild in Punggol. Homeowner Johan was particular about the layout of his home, and specifically chose this because it was on a high floor and a corner unit. It’s a 3-room resale HDB…

• 18 Dec 2022
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Inside A $60k Sleekly Renovated 5-Room HDB + EastGlen @ Canberra Tour

Canberra probably doesn’t inspire much excitement in you considering how new the neighbourhood in Sembawang is. Yet, it’s this newness that actually makes this pretty exciting! Termed a “Ghost Town” by Rice Media in a recently published article, Canberra is…

• 14 Dec 2022
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Touring A Playful Co-Living Space With A Brutalist Exterior

This week Reuben and Aiken Chia tour the lyf One-North, a colourful and vibrant co-living development in One-North. It’s conceptualised as a community space for the neighbourhood, with 324 housing units that is housed within 2 seven-storey blocks. Special thanks…

• 13 Dec 2022
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Inside An Inventive HDB Home With Clever Carpentry Details And A Cosy Balcony Setup

This week, we tour a really expansive 1,500 square feet 5-room resale HDB home in Yishun. Homeowners Qian Wei and Charmaine self-designed their home, and along with the expertise from Qian Wei (who is into carpentry) has fashioned a home…

• 13 Dec 2022
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