Guide

If you know that you’re selling your home soon, you probably wouldn’t want to sink too much money into renovating it.

At the same time, you’ll also want to plan your renovations strategically, to increase your resale value if possible.

You buy an HDB flat, renovate it so that it looks like the home of your dreams, and live happily ever after. Sounds amazing, right?

Here’s what many first-time homeowners don’t realize: you can’t just renovate your home and build willy-nilly.

For folks who have babies and toddlers at home, you can’t take anything for granted. Pretty much anything and everything can be a hazard to curious babies, who don’t understand the art of self-preservation.

When you have young kids at home, you child-proof your home – this is a concept that we’re all familiar with.

How about when you have aging parents at home? The same thing goes – you’ll want to design your home such that it’s safe and conducive to your parents’ everyday living!

For folks who are planning to renovate their homes, the very first decision you’ll have to make is: do you want to hire an interior designer (ID), or a contractor?

Generally speaking, it’s cheaper to work with a contractor, but a contractor’s scope of work is also limited. Unlike IDs, they don’t take care of certain aspects, such as design work and conceptualisation.

These days, smart home technology is more advanced than ever, and furnishing your home with the right products and devices can make life drastically easier. In this mega guide, we walk you through all you need to know about smart homes.

But you know what they say – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

In this guide, we walk you through the pros of buying second-hand furniture, tips to keep in mind, and where to buy second-hand furniture in Singapore. Let’s dive right in!

There are many ways to go green – there are small things you can do, such as using a reusable bag and reusable cutlery. Then there are the big things, like ensuring that your home is designed in an eco-friendly manner.

In this guide, we walk you through how to create an eco-friendly home, including tips for planning and renovating your home, and lower-effort things you can do without any renovations involved. Read on to find out more! 

So you’ve got ambitious plans of whipping up delicious homemade meals in your kitchen, but your kitchen is tiny, and you’re not sure how to make everything fit.

In this guide, we’ll teach you how to design a small kitchen, and share several tips and tricks to help you make the most of your space. Read on to find out more!

These days, we do everything at home. Our homes are our offices, our schools, our restaurants, our movie theatres, and even our gyms. Most of us who are looking to get more utility and function out of our homes – and that’s where multi-purpose rooms come in.