“We both work in the architectural industry hence we spent a considerable amount of time deciding on each material to be used in the home.”
“It may sound trivial to some but the both of us are very particular about how a material looks and feels, and how it reads together with other materials within the immediate context. That’s one of the reasons why we stretched our budget to incorporate the use of engineered timber rather than vinyl flooring, because the feeling of stepping on it is so different."
“I also have a little bit of an obsession with lights and lamps. We love collecting feature lighting like our Matin Table Lamp from and the UFO Chrome Lights from ., , and are just some of our favourite places to shop for the home as well.”
“Being in the industry, both Jieloon and I also used this opportunity to explore and test details that could potentially be used in future projects. Jieloon actually does woodworking so he lovingly designed and built all the cabinetry himself.”
“The four giant B&W paintings that you see around the home are actually painted by Jieloon and his boss! We saw a similar painting sometime back at a furniture store, but it wasn't for sale. Jieloon couldn't get it out of his head, and the next thing I knew, his boss very kindly suggested that they hand-paint a few for the home!”
“A few people warned us not to, but we went ahead to buy furniture before/whilst the spaces were still being designed! Doing a mood board is always helpful to test whether a piece of furniture goes with the rest of the home. What we also did was to 3D model the exact piece of furniture we wanted, to better visualise how it'd sit within the space. We also tried to go for neutral pieces that could be used if we moved or changed up our style.”
“As our personalities are quite different, we agreed to approach designing with a more neutral palette. We then filled the space with personal items that both of us have collected over the years.”
"Both Jieloon and myself are not into big events and found ourselves wanting to do something more intimate with our closest friends and family for our solemnisation. Since we had spent so much effort and money crafting our home, we figured why not have the ceremony here too?”
“Jieloon and I try to take some time to have coffee together in the morning and gather our thoughts before leaving for work. We usually do this at the island as that's also where we lay out all the items the night before, and so that spot's kind of become almost the heart of the house because that's where we start also end) our day!”
“We are definitely hot sleepers! We enjoy sheets that are nice and cool to the touch.”
