When you step inside Junice and Brandon’s home, you are immediately transported to some glamorous European city – but that was the whole idea. Elegant, sophisticated and gently illuminated with statement lighting, their chic Parisian-inspired home is a credit to the designers from D’Initial Concept. We were enchanted.
Project Snapshot
Name(s) of Homeowner(s): Brandon Teo and Junice Chua
House Type: 3-bedroom Private Condominium Apartment
Size of Home: 1,152 sq ft
Cost of Renovation: $40,000
Duration of Renovation: 3 months
Interior Design Firm: D Initial Concept
The living area is illuminated by natural light, downlights and cove lighting
A beautiful home for a beautiful family – Junice, Brandon, Jaedon and Jaerus
HomeRenoGuru: How did you come to engage D’Initial Concept to renovate your home?
Brandon: We chanced upon D’Initial Concept during a home fair, after spending several months looking for a suitable ID firm for us. We actually met up with our designers. They came up with initial 3D drawings to show us how the finished work would look, and we decided to give D’Initial Concept a go.
The gorgeous monochromatic kitchen
HomeRenoGuru: What was your brief to your designers?
Junice: We wanted to bring in all our travels because we used to travel a lot. We were always very intrigued by the European architecture, so we decided that our theme would be ‘Parisian chic’.
A handy chalkboard lines the side of the kitchen cabinet
HomeRenoGuru: How was the actual renovation process?
Brandon: The home renovation process went pretty smoothly. Our designers responded immediately when we asked them to incorporate some furniture from our previous home, like our Chinese chest, our sofas and a bed, into the interior design of the new home.
The exquisite master bedroom
HomeRenoGuru: What do you love most about your new home?
Junice: My favourite part of the home would be my master bedroom, because of the intricate detailings on the walls as well as the fact that our designers actually took the extra effort to source for some of the very intricate details. I really like my walk-in wardrobe because there’s a continual flow of the detailing.
Intricate detailing on the door to the walk-in wardrobe is echoed on the panels within
A sleek and elegant master bathroom, with the civilised luxury of a bathtub
Brandon: My favourite part of the house is the kitchen. Actually that’s where the main work and the main reno happened, because we broke down a whole wall to make an open concept kitchen. If we want to do any heavy cooking, we can close it up and still interact with the kids or guests while we’re preparing dishes in the kitchen.
The dining area is defined by two statement-making Kartel lamps
The concertina-folding window to the kitchen
Junice: Since we spend a lot of time in the living room, we really appreciate our closed-up, concealed storage.
The TV set is concealed by sliding panels above an old Chinese chest, which came from the owners’ previous home
The panels slide apart and slot inwards to reveal the TV set
Brandon: We love our designer’s idea in designing the lightings throughout, through the corridors all the way through to the bedrooms.
The boys’ room combines the favourite colours of each – yellow and blue
Junice: I really like the children’s bedroom. For the colours, we chose yellow, Jaedon’s favourite colour and blue, which is Jaerus’s – and combined these two colours.
Brandon: I think for future homeowners you have to take your time to find a suitable and a good ID firm and a good designer as well. And on top of this, of course they must meet your budget.
HomeRenoGuru: Would you recommend D’Initial Concept and your designers, to other homeowners?
Brandon: Without a doubt, we would definitely recommend our designers and D’Intial Concept to anyone, for their showmanship and for their workmanship and for their whole team.
Junice: Thank you for creating a home sweet home for us.
