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Inside A Modern Peranakan Shophouse With A Beautiful Courtyard Garden

This week, we visit a special shophouse in Joo Chiat that was completely rebuilt by homeowners Natalie and Al. It’s a 3-storey shophouse that sits on 3,490 square feet of land, and a spacious 3,000 square feet of built up…

• 4 Dec 2022
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Aiken & Reuben Tour The Coolest Hidden Bar In Singapore

Welcome to our new design series, Tastemakers! With a new series, comes our new co-host, Aiken (whom we are sure needs no introduction, but please visit his new YouTube channel here @AikenChiaMing )! Along with Reuben, they will be touring…

• 2 Dec 2022
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Touring A $80k Renovated 2 Bedroom Home With Sea Views

In this week’s Insider Tour, we tour a 2 bedroom condo unit at One Amber. This is a freehold development with 562 units that’s located in the East. There’s a mix of 1 to 4 bedroom units here, with a…

• 1 Dec 2022
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Unexpectedly Gorgeous Rooftop Views At The Hyde: Inside A Boutique District 10 Condo

It’s always a pleasure to visit a condo development that we’ve reviewed from its show flat days (particularly one that was as fun as staying overnight with Ghib Ojisan). The Hyde is now ready, and there were a few things…

• 1 Dec 2022
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A Hidden Wellness Club Most People Don’t Know About

This week, Reuben and Aiken visit a beautiful pastel-coloured fitness and wellness club located in a heritage shophouse in Tanjong Pagar. Occupying 4 stories, Trapeze Rec Club consists of a yoga studio, gym, outdoor sauna and cold plunge, reflexology, and…

• 30 Nov 2022
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This Man Turned Waste Materials Into DIY Furniture For His HDB

This week, we visit an HDB home on Clementi Avenue that is one of the most unique homes that we’ve seen so far. Homeowner Shu has totally transformed this original condition 1978 HDB unit into a Scandi-themed one that has…

• 29 Nov 2022
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Inside A Dreamy Remake Of A 1970s Home With A Sky-Lit Atrium

This week, we visit a landed home in the East that was designed in the 1970s. It’s part of a cluster of 4 townhouses that was built for an extended family to stay together. Designed by Gwen Tan of Studio…

• 27 Nov 2022
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Inside A $80k Stylishly Renovated 4-Room HDB + Hougang RiverCourt Tour

Hougang RiverCourt was launched in the November 2015 BTO exercise alongside projects in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Punggol, Sengkang and Toa Payoh (Bidadari). At first glance, Hougang RiverCourt doesn’t seem to stand out – it’s in a non-mature estate…

• 25 Nov 2022
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Touring The Hotel-Like Sloane Residences With Gorgeous Landscaping

Sloane Residences was the very first new launch project we covered back in 2020. It’s not a big development, with just 52 freehold units on 38,943 square feet of land, but seeing it in person, the landscaping has been done…

• 24 Nov 2022
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This Spin Studio Looks Even Better Than Some Luxury Hotels

Another week, another episode. This time, Reuben and Aiken visit Ally Gym, which possibly is the most luxurious spin studio in Singapore. At a size of 6,500 square feet, it houses not just the gym, but a modern in-house cafe…

• 24 Nov 2022
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Inside A $68k Modern Victorian 4-Room HDB + Matilda Sundeck Tour

Matilda Sundeck is a recently completed HDB project in Punggol. It’s got a fascinating history that pays homage to a century-old bungalow in Punggol that had a reputation for being “haunted”. The home was once owned by one of the…

• 22 Nov 2022
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An Unexpected Eclectic Find Housed In A 3-Storey Joo Chiat Shophouse

This week we look to the East for one of the coolest co-working/social clubs in Singapore. Reuben and Aiken visit Crane Joo Chiat, the second outlet behind Crane at Kim Yam and Crane at Arab Street. Dubbed Crane Two, the…

• 21 Nov 2022
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Inside A Beautifully Restored 1929 Terrace House At River Valley

This week, we tour a beautifully restored terrace house at Hoot Kiam Road. This road is named after Song Hoot Kiam, who is reputedly the forefather of the oldest Straits Chinese Family in Singapore. Untouched for a decade, this was…

• 20 Nov 2022
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Inside A Remarkable Transformation Of A Multi-Gen House In Singapore

This week, we visit a Terrace landed home in Upper Changi. Built on a land size of 2,131 square feet and 3,918 square feet of built-up space, the home was designed to house a multi-generational family spanning 3 generations (and…

• 20 Nov 2022
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Inside A $50k Cafe-Inspired 4-Room HDB + Bendemeer Light Tour

Bendemeer Light was launched in the 2012 May BTO exercise alongside 5 other projects – Two in Punggol, one in Choa Chu Kang, one in Sengkang and another in the Kallang/Whampoa estate (same as Bendemeer Light). Prices of both the…

• 18 Nov 2022
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Touring A $18,900,000 Penthouse With Stunning Views Of Marina Bay

This week, we tour a massive penthouse that boasts incredible views of the Marina Bay area. It’s located atop the Marina Bay Suites, a 99-year leasehold condo that was built in 2014. The unit itself features a floor space of…

• 17 Nov 2022
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We Tour A New Gorgeous Japanese-Inspired Cafe In A Conservation Shophouse

For those who missed it last week, we toured a really cool social co-working space (Crane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdcDeOQ0lk) at Joo Chiat with our host duo Reuben and Aiken in the same 3-storey conserved shophouse building houses various eating options, one of…

• 17 Nov 2022
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Inside An Unusual $90k Overhaul Of A HDB Maisonette With A Bold Coloured Kitchen

This week we visit a spacious 1,582 sq ft HDB Executive Maisonette in Simei. For homeowners Ernest and Karen (along with their dog Scooter), they valued a maisonette for the split-level layout as it affords more privacy and space unlike…

• 16 Nov 2022
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