You can at last think about home entertaining again, so it’s time to spruce up your home! The furniture shops at Dempsey Hill are the perfect place to find fab home décor pieces and homewares. Actually there’s pretty much everything on offer for your home from artwork, outdoor furniture – even statues and landscape gardening. You’ll find unusual small accents or larger signature pieces in colonial or modern styles – rugs and lamps too.
Lifestorey Prestige @ Dempsey
For an elegant home revamp, it’s hard to go past Lifestorey Prestige’s 13,000-square-foot showroom. Expect to find a variety of fun, unique and eclectic items from a wide range of European designers – something for every room, in fact. For unrivalled comfort in the lounge room, check out the upholstered furniture from Himolla; for a touch of nature with organic forms and natural materials, shop Parisian brand Hamilton Conte; and you can trust Tonin Casa to deliver impeccable workmanship merged with contemporary Italian design in its quality tables, sideboards and bookcases.
Block 8D Dempsey Road, Level 2
lifestoreyprestige.com
Maywell Lifestyle
Bring the natural wood products from Maywell Lifestyle home and you’ll feel close to nature every day. Layer differently textured wood furniture to cosy up your living space; every piece features the timber’s unique natural grain. The first Burmese solid teak wood importer in Singapore, they guarantee quality wood products that are also functional. Plus, if your existing pieces are looking drab, make them fab again with the help of the store’s artisans! These pros can restore older pieces of furniture, including antiques, and they’re adept at carpentry, fabrication, customisation and modification. If they don’t have what you want, they can make it for you.
Block 13 Dempsey Road, #01-06
maywell.com.sg
Hedger’s Carpet Gallery
Any good interior design book will tell you this: adding a rug helps to create a warm and snug space. And that’s what the folks at Hedger’s Carpet Gallery will tell you too! A carpet over hard flooring can add texture to transform your room. The Hedger’s team are fantastic at bringing out textures, patterns and colours that are unique to your personal style. You can take your pick from Persian silk carpets, antique Russian pieces and contemporary Indian designs. There’s so much choice – finding a design to suit your particular home is the least of your worries!
Block 13 Dempsey Road, #01-02
hedgerscarpetgallery.com.sg
Bungalow 55
Have you got all your furniture in place but still feel like you need a little something to hold it together? Maybe all you need to complete your living room aesthetic is a hanging wall art. Or a mixture of patterns and materials achieved with cushions or throws. Whatever it is, you’ll find the answer at Bungalow 55. This boutique home décor store specialises in lighting, accents, rugs and furnishings. Get a statement accessory for your shelves, like the elephant figurines in nickel and natural bone; or the “St. Pete” wine cooler for a great centrepiece on your kitchen island, with its nautical nickel-finished bucket entwined with navy blue rope. There are some gorgeous accessories perfect for home entertaining!
Block 8D Dempsey Road, #03-04
thebungalow55.com
Woody Antique House
If you’re leaning towards an oriental style, head to Woody Antique House. This one-stop shop for Asian furniture and antiquities sources its items from the vastness of Mongolia and a cross the Tibetan highlands to the tropics of Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia . Browse rare Thai and Indonesian artefacts, and a large selection of Chinese reproductions and antiques, both in-store and on the website. They also carry a huge collection of vintage Indian pieces and all types of solid wood furniture. Need more info on a piece that caught your fancy?
Drop an email to enquiry@woodyantique.com.
Block 13 Dempsey Road, #01-05
woodyantique.com
ARTitude Galería
This gallery is a platform dedicated to bringing the most exciting and talented artists from Latin America to the heart of Asia. The gallery has a unique and special relationship with its portfolio of artists, engaging and nurturing them by supporting and enabling their vision and developing creative concepts together. Holly Victoria Turner Thakran (pictured) was fascinated by Latin American art and began collecting in 2015; in late 2017, ARTitude Galería was founded, a platform dedicated to showcasing exceptional established and emerging artists.
Block 9 Dempsey Hill, #01-10
artitudegaleria.com
REDSEA Gallery
Discover a stunning and diverse collection of contemporary artworks and sculptures at REDSEA Gallery. Established in 2001, this is one of Singapore’s leading art galleries, representing an exclusive selection of well-respected and emerging contemporary artists from across the world, from China, Indonesia and Vietnam to the UK, the US and France.
Block 9 Dempsey Road, #01-11
6732 6711 | redseagallery.com
CuriO Home
If you’re on a serious hunt for distinctive home furnishings, don’t miss CuriO. The store has been in the home furnishing business since 2008 and has a growing clientele who have fallen in love with the unique accent pieces from artists and furniture designers from around the world. Today, it’s a destination for renowned global star brands in interior design. This gorgeous showroom carries a wide range of elegant furnishings ranging from sofas and bar cabinets to coffee tables and lighting, to transform any living space.
Block 13 Dempsey Road, #01-01
6479 7619 | curio-home.com
Amozonia Landscape
Restore tranquillity and peace after the craziness of the holidays with the stress-relieving properties of nature. Amozonia Landscape offers green wall designs, mist garden creations, eco-ponds – even paludarium tanks! What are they, you ask? Only the coolest aquariums ever, with both land and water elements. The store’s professional designers and horticulturists can customise a perfect green solution for your home.
72 Loewen Road, #01-07A
amozonialandscape.com
For more information on the area dempseyhill.com
This article first appeared in the June 2022 edition of Expat Living. You can purchase the latest issue or subscribe, so you never miss a copy!
Wondering where to live in Singapore?
