All i will need are white walls and clean floors

I have never been a fan of build-in interior design.

I regretted building in a shelf in the master bed-room in my previous 5 room HDB flat, and told myself that I never will want any built-in interior fixtures for my living area or for the bedrooms. The only build-in interior fixtures I imagine myself to have in my next home, would just be limited to the bathrooms and the kitchen.

So I was really quite excited to have a clean palette to work with for my rented place. Since there are no renovations to be done, no upgrades can be done to the kitchen and toilets, no spotlights or built-in shelves. All I needed was white walls and clean floors for the rest of the areas in the home.

I am certain one can get a home tastefully decorated with furniture, textiles and home accessories without having to renovate any area in a home, especially with the help of Pinterest these days *wink*

So what would I do with this space?

Newhome 1

Having an apartment unit at 1250 sq feet, I have relatively small spaces to work with for the rooms, but a fairly comfortable space for the living area.

The layouts of the rooms are square which will be easy to work with, and since I already had a clear idea how I prefer this home to be furnished.

Hb and I purchased most of our furniture in one place under 2 hours. Sounds unrealistic, but it is possible to fully furnish (not style) a home under 2 hours, especially if the residents are a decisive couple :P.

The only gripe that I have of the furniture for the living, dining areas, study and master bedrooms, is that the furniture will be arriving in dribs and drabs, so I will be coming home to a relatively empty house for the next two months.

By Christmas this year, this house should be fully furnished and decorated.

 

Colour Palettes

I am still deliberating if I should change the colour palette in the living area, but that will mean having to change the curtains that have been provided by the landlord. If I were to keep the curtains, I can work with this palette;

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I have purchased a sofa in one of these shades above, so pulling together colour palettes from Pinterest was easy. If you are connected to my profile in Pinterest, you will notice that I like to pin colour palettes to my Pinterest wall rather regularly. As I make references to colour palettes when I am painting or crafting something new.

So the very first step in furnishing or decorating a home will be to decide what colour palettes you will be working with, within each specific areas of the home.

If you are looking for complimentary colour palettes to be used for your home decor, art design or floral arrangement, my Pinterest profile for Colour Palettes is a useful link to refer to with 400++ palettes and counting.

I will be furnishing, then decorating one area of the house at a time in the next couple of weeks. So look out for my blog posts leading up to December 2015, to follow my journey and tips of furnishing and decorating a new home.

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  1. Congrats on your new place, Rachel. I like the current colour palette you have there. It is serene and very pleasing to the eyes. I can’t wait to see how you decorate the place up!
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    Rachel Reply:

    Thanks Michelle, I am really looking forward to decorating the new place :)

  2. I love clean white walls too! That looks like a very workable space indeed. I’ve leant that squarish rooms are the best!! We don’t have much built in stuff either (with exception of kitchen and bathroom, and walk in wardrobe), because we like to move things around, and we do that A LOT!! What an exciting time for you!!! All the best.

    Oh yes I do believe that if we know what we want, 2 hours is definitely doable for furniture! When kids are not part of the shopping process that is 😀

    Rachel Reply:

    As the kids get older, it gets easier when you are able to include them in the decision making and shopping, to include their preferences (for their own room only!).

  3. I fully agree with you on minimal built in furniture. I guess I am influenced by my Mum who rearranged the furniture around A.LOT. Lovely colour scheme. Can’t wait to see how you do up your place!

    Rachel Reply:

    Non built in seems to be the first choice with people who like to change and move their furniture quite a bit :)

  4. Congrats on your new place, Rachel! I’d love to read how you will decorate your new place and get some ideas from you. Thanks for sharing the colour palettes in your Pinterest. It’s awesomely cool, and I certainly need it for my new place too. :)
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    Rachel Reply:

    Emily, I have been reading your posts on your home renovations with great interest, as I feel the process of getting a new place to do up is so exciting, and really feel so glad for you too. So good to hear that you found the color palettes that I pinned in Pinterest useful for you :)