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It’s been quite a while since I’ve had time to post on the good old Interior Living Room blog, but only because lately I’ve had quite a time consuming redecorating project on my hands.
I wanted to touch on a few areas that relate to this latest project. Being that it’s located in Singapore, the home owner is looking for a very distinct Asian interior design, complete with a wonderfully appointed Japanese Garden and many trinkets from the orient.
The first thing people usually ask me about when speaking of Asian inspired decor is that ubiquitous privacy screen and/or the Japanese sliding door. I guess most people have watched enough Bruce Lee movies to figure that most all Asian interiors come complete with one. In reality nothing could be further from the truth. In fact I’ve seen more Bamboo sliding doors and privacy screens in North America then I have in my time in South East Asia. However, in the case of my latest project, the owner desperately wanted to procure a few rare Asian items – including a few Bamboo sliding doors – and although I thought this would be completely cliche and look almost cheeky, once the space was defined I learned that I was so wrong! As you will see below the door itself may seem a bit cheeky, but when I added the other items to the overall theme, the entire package was quite inspiring and impressive.
And so yet again I digress, I’ve learned another lesson that I was speaking to in this post, in that one should never assume the client can’t be more right than the designer. I’ll be continuing the Asian Inspired Design theme in future posts, so for now take a look at a few of the items I have included in this post, they are all things that I’ve picked up for my latest home project. If you think they would be great for your own space you can click on the pictures to purchase them from the wonderful world of Amazon. Did I mention already that Amazon sells EVERYTHING? Well if I did, you should still click the links to just glance at the enormous savings shopping there represents. I’ve saved clients bundles of cash shopping there, and I recommend you do as well. When I look for bargains, or rare and hard to find items – especially on trinkets that would otherwise cost an arm and a leg, it’s off to Amazon I often go. Don’t write off Ikea either, depending on the requirements of the design space you can get some real deals that won’t cheapen your overall look.
Picture 1:9 Buddha Art Prints
Picture 2:Japanese Design Wine Cabinet
Picture 3:Asian Decorative Boxes
Picture 4:Ming Dynasty Authentic Privacy Screen (for picture preview click the link)
