Channel the olden days in tasteful fashion by checking out how these local homes did it! From bright furniture to using patterns and tons of teak, here’s how to make bold, retro-inspired decor moves without making your home look tacky or old-fashioned:
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A retro-style Smeg fridge is integrated into the dining area to become part of the display console. Its lovely mint hue complements the attractive colours of the dining chairs.
Vintage-style wooden dining chairs and Peranakan tiles give this home lots of character and local flavour! A gigantic mirror enhances the space and brightens it up too.
An actual trishaw parked in the living room completes this HDB flat’s vintage-inspired interior. Window grilles, vintage teak furniture, old-school appliances and an old-school bird cage lamp makes this home look straight out of 60s Singapore.
For this five-room HDB flat, old-fashioned accents such as a recycled metal grille gate and lace drapes serve as a unique screen for the walk-in wardrobe.
An eye-catching patterned rug, teamed with brightly coloured pendant lamps and window grilles in the living room, add to the retro vibe in this HDB flat.
The homeowners of this inter-terrace house — owners of furnture shop Pomelo — have created a beautiful mix of old and new, traditional and edgy design, in its interiors.
Bold burgundy walls and a rounded archway scream sixties, only enhanced by this homeowner’s use of yellow lighting.
The industrial-chic cement floor provides a raw edge to the homely Peranaken-style furnishings in this three-room maisonette.
Design: Metaphor Studio
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Text: Domenica Tan, Home & Decor Singapore / Additional Reporting: Elizabeth Liew
Photos from Home & Decor Singapore