The Coolest Hotel-Themed Home
The mid-century modern influences – wood panelling, brass accents, and sleek profiles – of Esther and Jayden’s home are hard to miss. These trio of favourites also inspired its classy interiors, due to the personal meaning that they hold.
Jayden explaisn that tt all started with lounges, bars, and a TV console. “Having a drink by the lounge is one of Esther’s favourite diversions, which is why we have a bar counter at home. Because we bought the TV console first, we tried to match the decor to it, rather than doing it the other way around.”
“As for the rest of the space, it pretty much came naturally to me,” says Esther. She was responsible for the renovation as she was an architect in DP architects.
Even with her professional experience, the job presented its own unique set of challenges for Esther. “Getting the built-ins done was pretty straightforward, but the furniture hunt took a while because it was hard to find the right pieces,” she recounts.
By tapping on her contacts, Esther managed to procure a handsome, tanned European leather sofa from King Living. It could be easily incorporated alongside the Commune Bruno TV console, her muse and favourite piece of furniture, which she got right at the start. “It was the console’s brass accents that inspired us to include similar elements in the rest of the house,” she admits.
Those weren’t the only perfect furniture finds that the design-savvy homeowner managed to score. “There’s the barstools and lights from Made & Make too,” adds Esther. “I got them as they fit well into the overall aesthetic, and also because they wouldn’t look out of place.”
A considerable sum was spent on rewiring to achieve a cosy ambience throughout, including plenty of warm lightings throughout the house. Similar upgrades were subsequently made to different parts of the house, including the couple’s personal boudoir and bathrooms. Esther mentioned that “it was quite stressful for them (the contractors) because of the amount of alignment and rewiring work that they had to do.”
Similarly, getting the bar counter’s look right required extra effort. “It was tough finding matching laminates for the countertop and its base panelling. And achieving the curved profile of the counter took some time as well,” says Esther.
Fortunately, the common and en-suite bathrooms’ warm, classy feel did not take much to achieve. It was brought on by a combination of clean lines and natural tiles plastered wall-to-wall. In fact, almost no work had to be done at all.
“The only thing we did was to install the cove lights, the rest of it came as is,” Esther says of the quick upgrade – a surprisingly undemanding job in a makeover that was all about bringing the ideal hotel home to life.
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