An 808 sq ft bachelor pad that comes with a cosy gentleman's loft bar
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CNA Lifestyle's Making Room series wait at small homes with big transformations. This week, check out a two-bedroom loft apartment inspired by one of the earth'southward best confined right here in Singapore.
An aerial view of the bachelor pad from its very ain gentleman's bar. (Photograph: The Moving Visuals Co)
12 Jun 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 25 Aug 2022 01:35PM)
Why get out when you lot can enjoy your favourite tipples at your own abode bar? That's exactly what homeowner Alan Tan had in heed when he engaged interior designer Carmen Tang of Wolf Woof Interior to renovate his 808 sq ft two-bedroom loft apartment in Hillview.
"I'yard rather ambivert, and then I enjoy a lot of 'me' time, but at the same time, I like to socialise," explained Alan. As such, he wanted a dark, moody habitation that reflected the onetime just also had a bar area to entertain friends when they drib by.
For inspiration, he turned to his favourite bar in Singapore – Manhattan at Regent Singapore.
The bar recently placed 14th in Earth'south fifty Best Bars and sixth in Asia'due south 50 Best Bars lists. Inspired past the Golden Age of cocktails and fine drinking, it exudes masculine sophistication through the liberal use of deep chocolate-brown tufted leather Chesterfield sofas, dark wood furnishings, black marble, brass accents and low light.
The double volume ceilings of Alan'south home meant the bar could be congenital above the open up-concept kitchen without eating into the flat's footprint.
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That said, this required the kitchen'south ceiling to exist lowered, and its peak-hung cabinets to be resized.
To brand up for the resulting lost storage space, an extra kitchen counter was congenital, and the layout transformed from L-shaped to C-shaped. The isle, which is moveable, also contains a dandy pull-out ledge which serves every bit a two-seater dining table, which can be tucked away when not in use, to save space.
To achieve a debonair gentlemen's club-style look and feel, with its brooding sense of mystery, a color palette consisting mainly of black and night brown was used on all the walls, cabinetry and even the ceilings throughout the flat. Providing contrast and visibility were the white marble flooring and white kitchen countertops.
The living room is anchored by a gold framed artwork featuring a stylised gold-toned stag's caput mounted on night woods panels bundled in a herringbone pattern. Ii industrial-chic wall sconces mounted on either side of the artwork, and a cascade of globe-shaped glass lamps fitted with Edison bulbs, bandage a muted glow.
A Chesterfield sofa in tufted deep brown leather, a faux fur throw and cowhide rug in black and white tones create a cosy-yet-luxurious British hunting gild feel.
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Reverse, a bronze panel-clad feature wall, which extends all the way to reach the double-height ceiling, serves every bit a backdrop for the apartment screen TV, calling to mind a contemporary fireplace.
What's more, information technology is accented with a bespoke insignia featuring a stylised Hebrew character which means "grace", and creates the impression of beingness in an upmarket private club.
An imposing adapt of armour, clutching a battle-axe in one hand and a shield in the other, stands baby-sit silently betwixt the living room and a small black metal spiral staircase.
"It'south something unexpected, and I didn't know information technology would gel so well with this place, but information technology's go a very dainty centrepiece," Alan noted.
The spiral staircase leads upward to the bar, which overlooks the living room and the balustrade. A "Yes, we are open up" sign in blackness and gold welcomes guests to enter the intimate, cosy space, which is low-ceilinged and clad entirely in night forest panels.
Brushed gold accents, in the form of lion-head chiffonier-pulls, the edge of the curved bar counter, overhead spotlights and a pair of metal-framed bar stools with tufted leather seats, add a touch of lustre and luxe. A backlit built-in alcove showcases Alan'due south whisky collection, while a vino refrigerator stores a selection of wine.
"This is one of my favourite places in the apartment," said Alan. "It too has a keen view of the whole infinite. It's a very overnice place where my friends and I tin drink and talk."
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The sleeping accommodation is another of his favourite spots.
A framed relief of a pewter-toned lion's head takes pride of place in the black-walled, black-ceilinged space in a higher place the master bed, with its imposing tufted dark-brown leather headboard.
"The designer knows I'm a Leo and then actually she made an effort to source for the lion head and to make it look like a centrepiece," Alan said.
Overhead, a false stag-horn chandelier extends that "British luxury hunting lodge" theme, while a pair of matching steel-clad steamer torso-inspired bedside tables, accented with leather straps and brass hobnails, gleam subtly within the cosy, dimly-lit space.
The wood-toned laminate floor, which resembles wooden floorboards, adds a touch of warmth.
An industrial-looking barn door slides open up to reveal the en-suite bathroom, which in plough, leads to a walk-in wardrobe.
In gild to maximise storage within the walk-in wardrobe, cabinets were built right up to the full extent of the double height space. A library-style ladder on a sliding rail allows Alan to climb up in order to access items out of arm's achieve.
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There's room within this nighttime, brooding space for a sense of whimsy also – the custom-made floor-to-ceiling shoe cabinet within the walk-in wardrobe is besides a secret door that opens into the kitchen and living area.
The second, smaller bedroom was turned into a study. Like the other spaces in the apartment, it features dark wood panels all around.
"I don't feel dark and gloomy. It merely fits my lifestyle at the moment. Well-nigh of the time, I would say, I spend at my study room," said Alan, adding that he sometimes works from the loft bar equally well.
"It offers some other perspective view which I also like," he says, terminal: "I actually dear everything. At the cease of the day, nosotros every bit homeowners want to come up to a place where we can really chill out and relax. Recently, due to COVID, people tend to stay home a lot more, so it makes me recollect the investment I fabricated was actually worth it."
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And should Alan need to come out of the dark, he can always head out to the balcony right beside his living room.
The rectangular woods-decked space features a lush dark-green wall on one end, and is furnished simply with 2 comfy contemporary rattan-and-steel outdoor armchairs upholstered in chocolate-brown, a small round java table in glossy taupe, and two rustic-chic rattan lanterns in black.
From there, he gets to enjoy a bird'due south middle view of the greenery in his neighbourhood – a prissy visual counterpoint to his very own bar-themed home.
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