One of the first items of furniture most people buy when moving to Singapore is a sofa. The choice depends so much on the shape and size of your current living room, but you also have to think about how versatile it will be in your next home. The type of fabric and colour can relate to the age of your children or if you have pets. Leather is great for kids – easy to clean and it lasts forever – but it can get hot if you don’t have air-con. Are the covers removable? Colour-wise, you might want to buy the rug for your living room first and then choose the sofa. Floor-wise, most places here are tiles, so you do need something on the ground. Next comes an armchair or two and a side table or coffee table that’s the right height and shape for your layout. Then you just need to soften and personalise with soft furnishings and accessories. Big or small, or whether you use it for entertaining or chilling in, you need to love your living room. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Sofas
Chairs
Tables, TV consoles, sideboards and more
Home décor – Rugs, pillows and throws
Directory
Altfield Interiors #07-10 Central Mall Office Tower 1 Magazine Road 6909 2768 | altfield.com.hk
Arete Culture Outdoor Living #06-01 Tan Boon Liat Building 315 Outram Road 9640 3829 | areteculture.com
Artful House #08-04 Tan Boon Liat Building 315 Outram Road 8112 6127 | artful-house.com
Brasswoods #04-47 YS One Industrial Building 1 Yishun Street 23 6455 0551 | brasswoods.com
The Cinnamon Room #02-74 Jalan Merah Saga Block 43 The Worklofts@Chipbee 6474 4202 | thecinnamonroom.com
Danish Design Co #06-03 Century Warehouse 100E Pasir Panjang Road 6270 8483 | danishdesignco.com.sg
E&A Interiors #04-24 The Herencia 46 Kim Yam Road 6702 4850 | eandainteriors.com
Ethnicraft Online (various locations) #05-01 Singapore Handicrafts Building 72 Eunos Avenue 7 9272 1545 | ethnicraft-online.com.sg
Furniture & Furnishings Big Box, Level 3 1 Venture Avenue natural-living.com.sg
Gallery 278 by Esco Leasing 278 River Valley Road 6737 2322 | gallery278.com
Gautier 18 Tampines Industrial Crescent 6908 0880 | gautier-furniture.com
Grey & Sanders #06-02 Tan Boon Liat Building 315 Outram Road 8371 8864 | greyandsanders.com
Hacienda Blue Jalan Tupai (by appointment only) 9061 9446 | haciendablue.com
House of AnLi #03-17 Tanglin Mall 163 Tanglin Road 6235 3851 houseofanli.com
Ipse Ipsa Ipsum by Sam & Sara #11-02 Tan Boon Liat Building 315 Outram Road 6264 4789 | samandsarahome.com
Just Anthony 379 Upper Paya Lebar Road 6283 4782 | justanthony.com
Kuhl Home #08-01 Century Warehouse 100E Pasir Panjang Road 6878 0180 | kuhlhome.com
Lee’s Antiques #06-08 and #06-09 CITI Link Warehouse Complex 102E Pasir Panjang Road 8100 0428 | leesantiques.com.sg
Lim’s Holland Village #02-01 Holland Village Shopping Centre 211 Holland Avenue 6466 3188 | facebook.com/limshollandvillage
Lotto Carpets 26 Dempsey Road, #01-04 6476 8784 | lottocarpets.com
OHMM #03-09 Riverside Point 30 Merchant Road 6836 2747 | ohmm.sg
Originals #02-03 Sime Darby Road 896 Dunearn Road 6471 9918 | originals.com.sg
Retro Dec 9823 1248 | retro-dec.com
Scanteak 60 Sungei Kadut Drive 6368 2802 | scanteak.com.sg
Taylor B 43 Keppel Road 9420 4000 | taylorbdesign.com
Urbanordic #04-07 Tan Boon Liat Building 315 Outram Road 6224 0765 | urbanordic.com
White Ginger #03-04 Tanglin Mall 163 Tanglin Road 6235 0322 | white-ginger.com
Woody Antique House #01-05 13 Dempsey Road 6475 7036 | woodyantique.com
WTP 3 Kung Chong Road 6235 2760 | wtpstyle.com
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This article first appeared in the July 2018 edition of Expat Living. You can purchase a copy or subscribe so you never miss an issue!
