Category: Home & Living

Looking to buy a 4-room HDB anytime soon? Our friends over at Qanvast have come up with some great new designs to make your new home our own. From Yishun, to Punggol, to Tampines, and Tanglin Halt, we have assembled some truly hidden gems for you ! 4-room flats are dime a dozen in Singapore….

Getting your first property and not sure how many rooms you want to spring for? Check out this handy guide that will help you decide how much space you really need! Finding the perfect balance between price and space Here are HDB’s specifications of 3, 4 and 5 room flats, as well as their average…

Living in the 21st century comes with its own set of problems. Which one of these can you relate to? Trying to watch your favourite shows but the WiFi can’t keep up Imagine watching the A Team of Flying Tiger 2 in hot pursuit of a criminal, and then being interrupted by the buffering sign….

Lizards, or cicaks, are quite a common sight in Singapore homes (especially in ground floor units). Many people are horrified by their appearance and sounds, despite their being harmless. But if you have a real phobia of the little critters, or hate their germ-laden poo everywhere, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered: 1. Mosquito repellent…

If you’re new to Singapore, you may be a little surprised to learn that we have loan sharks targeting people’s properties.

Earlier in January, the exclusive Sentosa Cove residential enclave made headlines when its waterways turned pink. The mass fish deaths and “rotten stench” that accompanied the pink water phenomenon also caused much distress for residents, with some speculating that the incident might have been caused by a sewage leak. Heavy rainfall likely triggered chain reaction…

Ask most new homeowners what their apartment will look like and they will be able to describe it with gusto. “Open-concept kitchen with a terrazzo countertop..” or “..a completely smart home, decked in smart bulbs and even smart motorised blinds,” they’ll likely say. However, not many homeowners have thought about creating the ideal home for…

(Header image credit: Life Art Reno Design) Are you tired of living in spaces so cramped, you’ve memorised the pattern of veins on your sibling’s eyeballs? Do you long to rush to the toilet in the morning, and not have to wait 20 minutes while someone puts on their makeup? (Cover image credits) Then you…

Here’s what we’ve learnt during our work-from-home (WFH) experience the last few months: ordering food in is expensive, video meetings are annoying and, worst of all, it is extremely difficult to be productive when your WiFi operates at a sloth-like speed. We may have put up with slow WiFi pre-Covid, but now that most of…

Homeowners beware – hell hath no fury like unreasonable neighbours scorned, and if you’ve somehow invoked the wrath of your neighbours, you might just find yourself spiraling down a never-ending pit of petty behaviour. (Cover image credits) How bad can things get? Pretty damn bad, as evidenced in the neighbour disputes we’ve seen over the…