9 amazing Singapore living rooms

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Defined by smaller spaces, wide windows, a warm climate and lots of natural sunlight—Singapore living is both minimal and tropical! This influences both the chosen materials, structural attributes and interior decorating details when it comes to Singapore apartment living, particularly in the living room!

Below we have listed nine amazing and inspiring Singapore living rooms—all varying in size, style and theme to give you an idea of how to realistically live in Singapore. 

Stark contrasts

Truth be told, you would be lucky to live in such accommodations in Singapore as the preferred style of living is apartment living and in smaller conditions. However, the wide windows and use of light colours are exemplary of the Singapore style—especially the use of wood accent features!

Bold hues

For a bold and masculine effect, stick to dark wood accents, wood ceiling fans (ceiling fans are a Singapore staple!) and dark furnishings. Typically, the rest of the room will be light and neutral so you can easily go bold while creating some balance.

More natural

A very traditional Singaporean living room, the natural wood elements, decorative features and neutral furnishings are both Asian and traditional at first glance. However, upon further inspection you will find that the large-scale window, ceiling fan and wood ceiling beams a bit more modern.

Neutrals are best

In smaller spaces that consist of warmer climates, neutrals are always best when it comes to cooling down a room and cooling down the decorative environment. As central air conditioning is hard to come by, ceiling fans will be most-popular, and as such, should be considered a design detail. This neutral-based living room has made the functional ceiling fan an exemplary aspect of this living room!

Wide and open

Again, the ceiling fan is a fantastic display of craftsmanship in this living room, and matches the feature wall, as well as the shelving system behind the sofa. Although the this living room is smaller, look at the details—the highlights above the feature wall, as well as the highlights below each shelf and the spotlights that run parallel  on either side of the fan.  It's the smaller things that make this living room truly stand out.

Feature walls are great too

Feature walls are a great way to add some colour to small Singaporean living rooms without being too demanding or obnoxious! The rather neutral visuals in this living room really allow the primary blue to pop!

Modern luxury

From the neutrals, to the window views, and the modern couches and glass-encased fireplace, this Singapore living room has every modern luxury you can think of. An apartment this size would definitely be considered a penthouse-suite in a high-rise!

Smaller-scale living

Small is never a problem here at Homify! Sometimes small living spaces are the most fun and strategic to work with. Use ceiling space for track lighting and place TV's and appliances on walls to utilise space as much as possible!

Minimal living in a medium space

This apartment is truly a great size! The entrance allows some privacy, the light colours allow for great displacement of natural light and the modern and bold furnishings and accessories really prove to be fantastic in this single living room. IT even has a unique and quirky touch, which is so important in smaller living spaces. 

Intrigued by the Asian-style of living? We have plenty more ideas for Asian everything if you filter through our database of great interior styling, curating and design!

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