MID-CENTURY JAPANDI

When it comes to styling and furnishing, a home is a work-in-progress. From building your lifestyle to mapping routines around the house, you’ll soon begin noticing walls awaiting displays, new furniture and carpentry yet to be customised.

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In this cosy apartment for a young family of four, the brief was to reinvent the existing living, dining and foyer areas. 

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We fashioned a shallow display pantry along the back wall of the dining nook, doubling storage and anchoring the space while offering warm ambient lighting. A clear mirror panel was also introduced along the pantry’s mid-section to reflect light, in turn, brightening this back section while visually expanding the depth of space.

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Six Scandinavian-themed shelves, originally staggered along both ends of the former TV wall, were also taken down and re-positioned along the wall between the foyer and dining spaces. This consolidated configuration pulls focus and brings familial intention to the transient nature of the corridor. 

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Right beside it, lies the entry foyer that owns its presence with a bold-yet-neutral Olive green shade. Painted to visually wrap the walls and ceiling, this statement creates a striking introduction to the family’s soothingly-themed abode; the exaggerated contrast embodying the perfect backdrop for their ongoing photo-wall assembly.

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In the living room, we flipped the TV wall orientation to the opposite longer wall leading into the foyer. With 7-metres of customised floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinets, this streamlined storage enhances the linearity of the interior, giving off a minimalist-yet-optimal approach to storage and accessibility. This strategy, in turn, frees up the main floor area for ample walkway and play space, physically and perceptively opening up the room.