An 808 sq ft bachelor pad that comes with a cosy gentleman's loft bar

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An 808 sq ft bachelor pad that comes with a cosy gentleman's loft bar

CNA Lifestyle's Making Room series look at small homes with big transformations. This week, check out a ii-sleeping accommodation loft flat inspired past one of the world's all-time bars right here in Singapore.

12 Jun 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 25 Aug 2022 01:35PM)

Why get out when you can enjoy your favourite tipples at your own domicile bar? That'south exactly what homeowner Alan Tan had in heed when he engaged interior designer Carmen Tang of Wolf Woof Interior to renovate his 808 sq ft two-sleeping room loft flat in Hillview.

"I'thousand rather ambivert, so I savor a lot of 'me' time, but at the same time, I like to socialise," explained Alan. As such, he wanted a nighttime, moody habitation that reflected the former but also had a bar area to entertain friends when they drib by.

CNA Lifestyle'southward Making Room series look at pocket-size homes with big transformations. This week, check out a two-bedroom loft apartment inspired by one of the earth's best bars right here in Singapore.

For inspiration, he turned to his favourite bar in Singapore – Manhattan at Regent Singapore.

The bar recently placed 14th in World's 50 All-time Confined and 6th in Asia'due south 50 All-time Bars lists. Inspired by the Golden Age of cocktails and fine drinking, it exudes masculine composure through the liberal employ of deep brown tufted leather Chesterfield sofas, dark forest furnishings, black marble, contumely accents and depression light.

(Photo: Wolf Woof Interior/The Moving Visuals Co)

The double book ceilings of Alan's dwelling meant the bar could be congenital to a higher place the open-concept kitchen without eating into the apartment'southward footprint.

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That said, this required the kitchen's ceiling to exist lowered, and its height-hung cabinets to be resized.

To brand up for the resulting lost storage space, an extra kitchen counter was built, and the layout transformed from L-shaped to C-shaped. The island, which is moveable, too contains a swell pull-out ledge which serves equally a two-seater dining table, which tin be tucked away when not in use, to salve space.

To attain a debonair gentlemen's club-style expect and feel, with its brooding sense of mystery, a colour palette consisting mainly of black and dark brown was used on all the walls, cabinetry and even the ceilings throughout the apartment. Providing contrast and visibility were the white marble flooring and white kitchen countertops.

The living room is anchored by a gilt framed artwork featuring a stylised gold-toned stag's head mounted on nighttime wood panels bundled in a herringbone design. Two industrial-chic wall sconces mounted on either side of the artwork, and a cascade of world-shaped drinking glass lamps fitted with Edison bulbs, cast a muted glow.

A Chesterfield sofa in tufted deep brown leather, a simulated fur throw and cowhide carpeting in black and white tones create a cosy-yet-luxurious British hunting lodge feel.

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Contrary, a bronze panel-clad characteristic wall, which extends all the manner to reach the double-meridian ceiling, serves as a backdrop for the flat screen TV, calling to heed a contemporary fireplace.

What's more, it is accented with a bespoke insignia featuring a stylised Hebrew grapheme which means "grace", and creates the impression of being in an upmarket individual gild.

An imposing suit of armour, clutching a boxing-axe in one hand and a shield in the other, stands guard silently between the living room and a small-scale black metallic screw staircase.

"It'due south something unexpected, and I didn't know information technology would gel so well with this identify, merely it's go a very nice centrepiece," Alan noted.

The spiral staircase leads up to the bar, which overlooks the living room and the balcony. A "Yes, we are open" sign in black and gold welcomes guests to enter the intimate, cosy space, which is low-ceilinged and clad entirely in dark woods panels.

Brushed gold accents, in the form of panthera leo-head cabinet-pulls, the border of the curved bar counter, overhead spotlights and a pair of metallic-framed bar stools with tufted leather seats, add a touch of lustre and luxe. A backlit congenital-in alcove showcases Alan's whisky drove, while a wine fridge stores a selection of vino.

"This is one of my favourite places in the apartment," said Alan. "It too has a nifty view of the whole space. It's a very nice identify where my friends and I can drink and talk."

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The chamber is another of his favourite spots.

A framed relief of a pewter-toned lion's caput takes pride of identify in the black-walled, black-ceilinged space above the principal bed, with its imposing tufted brown leather headboard.

"The designer knows I'm a Leo so actually she made an endeavour to source for the lion head and to brand it wait similar a centrepiece," Alan said.

Overhead, a faux stag-horn chandelier extends that "British luxury hunting club" theme, while a pair of matching steel-clad steamer trunk-inspired bedside tables, absolute with leather straps and contumely hobnails, gleam subtly inside the cosy, dimly-lit space.

The forest-toned laminate floor, which resembles wooden floorboards, adds a touch of warmth.

An industrial-looking barn door slides open to reveal the en-suite bathroom, which in turn, leads to a walk-in wardrobe.

In society to maximise storage inside the walk-in wardrobe, cabinets were built right up to the full extent of the double meridian space. A library-style ladder on a sliding rail allows Alan to climb upward in order to access items out of arm's reach.

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There'southward room within this nighttime, brooding space for a sense of whimsy too – the custom-made floor-to-ceiling shoe chiffonier within the walk-in wardrobe is also a secret door that opens into the kitchen and living area.

The second, smaller chamber was turned into a study. Similar the other spaces in the apartment, it features dark wood panels all effectually.

"I don't feel nighttime and gloomy. It merely fits my lifestyle at the moment. Most of the time, I would say, I spend at my study room," said Alan, adding that he sometimes works from the loft bar likewise.

"Information technology offers another perspective view which I also similar," he says, concluding: "I really love everything. At the end of the day, nosotros as homeowners want to come up to a place where we tin really arctic out and relax. Recently, due to COVID, people tend to stay home a lot more than, so it makes me think the investment I made was really worth it."

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And should Alan need to come out of the dark, he tin always caput out to the balcony right beside his living room.

The rectangular wood-decked infinite features a lush green wall on one end, and is furnished simply with two comfy gimmicky rattan-and-steel outdoor armchairs upholstered in dark-brown, a small circular coffee tabular array in glossy taupe, and ii rustic-chic rattan lanterns in black.

From there, he gets to enjoy a bird's eye view of the greenery in his neighbourhood – a prissy visual counterpoint to his very own bar-themed home.

An 808 sq ft bachelor pad that comes with a cosy gentleman's loft bar

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