Gone are the days when landed property was meant to comfortably shelter their owners. These days, homeowners are expecting much more in their place they call home – in-house gyms, elevators, piped-in music just to name a few. Within the last 12 months, Nic & Wes has been approached by a handful of clients interested to have pools added on to their existing or new homes. Pools are slowly becoming a staple amenity to compliment the home.
Let’s journey back in time to the 1800s when the island of Singapore saw exquisite bungalows uniformly adorning the black and white monochromatic exteriors. Built on abundantly spacious plots of land, the luscious greenery surrounding these majestic houses set the backdrop for its harsh contrasting shades. Fast forward to present day Singapore, it is not an everyday affair to spot the black and white colonial homes of a time long ago. However, for home owners, Samn and Peter Scully, they wanted to recreate the classic colonial style homes only seen tucked away in areas like Tanglin and Seletar.
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Nic & Wes was recently featured in the Money page of The Straits Times. If you missed it in print, you can read about it here. |
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Ever returned home from your weekend Bali getaway only to immediately wish you could be transported back to those tranquil surroundings you left merely hours ago? Well, we did too - which explains the burgeoning trend of Balinese-themed decor, which taps into the discerning homeowner's desire to create a hideaway reminiscent of the charming villas found in the tropical Indonesian island of Bali. |
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The newly built terrace house at Figaro is definitely a sight for sore eyes. This terrace house located in Opera Estate embodies a modern tropical feel that is nothing anyone would expect.
Built within the span of a year, Villa Gila Bali, as it is called was nothing anyone would have imagined its original state would have been transformed to. The house which has recently undergone its TOP, is joint owned by a sibling duo together with their spouses. They claim that this tropical oasis all began as a joke! The four owners of Villa Gila Bali shared that they had no intention of actually purchasing the terrace and it was by daring each other to ask for offers for the land at various prices. |
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