Making Room: A family’s yacht-themed HDB flat in Bedok | CNA Lifestyle 

My parents were really poor back then. I remember not having a bedroom and sleeping in the living room area only. It stressed me tf out not having privacy. Because that were the only space that i sleep and study. Sometime i can't even do that because of too much noise especially when i a have a sister who's with a new born at that time. I remember crying to school because i didn't have enough sleep. Although it sucks i can't complain because they weren't be able to provide a room for me. However to owner i hope you would reconsider giving your kids a room of their own. Since you can afford it, why not sacrifice a little for your kids

Imagine feeling so proud and excited to showcase his prized house, only to come here and see all the constructive comments....

So.. privacy for him but no privacy for his growing daughters with bunk beds right next to the living room. What a great dad

Sorry but he only thought of his privacy. God you have kids, girls at that and they have very open bunk beds. What happens when you have visitors?

The childrens’ beds are right beside the dining table though.. I don’t think they’re gonna enjoy that when they grow up

Spending all that renovation money on a 3-room hdb while having 4 kids... YUP! this man has his priorities well sorted out..

Nice but not practical with 4 kids, more suitable as a bachelor pad though.

Its luxurious and beautiful but is it only me when I say I feel claustrophobic watching this? It feels so tight and not spacious to move around. Pity the children, it seems like they have no place to play such as their own playroom etc, their privacy too. It’s gonna be a hassle when they grow up.

- The male owner has only thought of his master bedroom privacy but what about his FOUR children? Imagine can't have a proper rest when the dining table is just right beside. Sure there's the curtains but it will not help to block out any noise. The kids are young so you can expect them to run around and laughing/shouting away most of the time. - Feel that the lightings are quite dim for the whole flat. Not good for the kids when doing homework at night. - Looking at the dark-colour design, the unit may not be well-lit by natural lighting during the day. Is that why the entire video is shot with curtains drawn? Not sure if the male owner has thought of the practicality of the design. This is more suitable for a short stay accommodation.

“Im a very family oriented man” SIR u just build a whole bachelor pad with no kids in mind…..

Each to his own... But if he enjoys some extra privacy such as guest not peeking into his bedroom while visiting the toilet. Maybe his kids might very likely appreciate some form of privacy as well (maybe at least a shared room?) Not a hate comment or anything, i am just interested to know if anyone shares my view.

He has 4 kids and none of them has an actual bedroom 😭 I can hear them all complaining in 5 years time

I would rather use the renovation fee to buy a 5Rm flat instead...

I love it when my bed smells like food.

What a disaster. He could have saved the $60,000 minimum spend on the reno and use it instead to buy a 5 room flat so that his 4 kids don't need to sleep beside the dining table

Seems to me as though he had a dream vision of his own bachelor pad and was selfish enough to turn his dream of owning a bachelor pad into reality while forcing his wife and kids to follow suit. It seems as though he didn’t ask his kids or wife for opinion at all. Has 4 kids but none of them have separate rooms. With a bunk bed right next to the dining table it feels a little awkward , no privacy. Felt as though he bought a small house and decided to spend money on the reno instead but everything seems to be according to his own taste , what about wife and kids? If it was his own bachelor pad then okay but this is quite selfish imo

The construction noise must have triggered at least one neighbor

Gorgeous. But im wondering about the beds next to dining table...

If they're happy, we should be happy for them too . I'm personally extremely impressed with what he's done to the place.

Nice classy flat but no space for the kids to do homework

I feel sorry for the kids when they grow up, an open concept bedroom together with a dining table?

Very well designed and it really feels like in a luxury yacht . He did what he love . Let’s just respect his bold taste.

Expensive reno! well done and hope the house is floating on the water, imagine!

Luxurious home yet does not leave the home-sweet-home sensation

Beautiful and imaginative. Good for young kids.

The amount of money put into this house could've got a boat. Lol

What's the cost of the whole renovation and how long did it take to do it?

This looks so dark lol

"Making the place your own" taken to the extreme!

at first i thought the table in front of the bunk bed is for the study desk, turns out it is for dinning table. hmmmm i think when his children are all grown, he will have to renovate his house again

The bad thing about this house is that it's exactly designed for boats. Spacious room for the captain, open bunk beds for the crew. Great design for a boat that sails for months but not a flat to live for decades.

Could do with more natural light.

Wow~ Good job in the ID~ this is probably the best themed house design I have seen so far n smart use of space~ Enjoy ur home 😉

Beautiful well sorted small space.

unusual for a home but why did he only ballot for a 3room BTO when he is planning for a large family? V soon they would need to upgrade to a bigger place.

Living the dream. Good for him!

Absolutely beautiful and luxury.

He worked hard and is free to renovate his house however he desires. It’s a beautiful and unique home that I’m certain his children enjoy living in. In future, they can always move to a bigger house. And in terms of the extensive renovation cost, based on the several beautiful designer bag dustbags and watch collection, I’m sure that they have thought about it and can definitely afford it! Hahaha

Such a nice home!

One of the best concept home I have seen.

U all comment negatively for what ? It's his house...for all u know the kids are happy with the arrangement..it looks fun ...

wheres the natural lighting for Vitamin D???

The feeling are soo luxurious 😍😍

Imagine cleaning the house ...

This is such a beautiful hdb!

Wow beautiful. And such details incorporated into the renovation.

In the near future, into bird singing and the sky. Go full renovation with caged theme and aluminium cladding all over the house.

To each his/her own. Whatever makes them happy!

Reminds me of when I went to Bintan Island by Genting Cruise last year before Covid-19

I love watching things that I will never afford

Very unique. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I really love their house.,,Looks amazing! HDB Flat they turned it to Beautiful Amazingly place to live we Called it a House😉 You Did a Great Job Bro! 👍🏻

Hi CNA, really like your channel to features interior design in Singapore. I notice that there was a few HDB renovation that feature inside had some illegal renovation inside. Please be careful and choose which house to feature.

Very interesting 👌 . Thumbs up

i love the bunk bed design

Really wonder how well can this place resell... maybe for a young couple with no children Having to share beds and sleep right next to the dining area with three siblings really can get suffocating... especially when your parents room is so huge

Very luxurious! Love the bunk beds for the kids and great utilisation of space!

Looks like KTV

Amazing

Wow..so magical..

Those dark colours make it look like an underground bunker

Creative...

Lovely, very luxurious finishings and a great idea to use a galley design for the kitchen.

Definitely achieved the goal of making it look like a yatch and also showing the Islamic culture but Too expensive andwhere are the rooms for the kids

if you can't give bedrooms and bathrooms to each of your children, no point in such glamorous decor

lux design. wondering how much does the reno cost... maybe as much as the HDB flat cost...

Nice and looks luxurious..👍only if its a real yacht but not practical for a Home especially family with children..

The money he spend on reno could have given his children a proper 5 room flat worth of space instead of that cramp, dank claustrophobic 3 room flat. 700sqft vs 1200sqft, the 500 sqft of space how well your children can study compared to this dinky dim 3 room flat. You know what's the worse part, you're a low floor, and whoever stay in a 3 room flat will pay for your mother of pearl fixtures? Whoever stay in a 3 Room flat either have the money and want to do their own reno, or can't afford to pay that markup. You reno a 5 Room flat, maybe someone with more money accepts such reno.

I really admire his taste. But I do have kids too. Two of them are still young. I do understand many people flaming the owner for being inconsiderate to his own kids. Cant deny it. But for this show, let's just stick to the primary focus, his taste. I will find a way to do such renovation after this theme next year. The color, the mold crowding, skirting, timbre wood to the ceiling... all make a strong theme. Thanks for the inspiration

If I didn't read the title and just looked at the ID st8, ngl looks like a nightclub

I think this is quite cool :o

I can feel the sea breeze and hear the sea waves outside his cabin windows. Well done! Worth spending the money in your house interior design than spending on a luxury cruise or holidays which are quite impossible now with the pandemic.

Worthy feature! Very unique yet classy!

Singapore historically and geographically has thrived on its unique presence as a maritime hub. So the talented designer of the house has an interesting connection with Singapore’s original function.

The man is insane.

Nice, but no ventilation fresh air

MashaAllah, a beautiful home. I need a free home makeover hahaha 🤭.

Super cool bunk beds. My grandchildren would love to sleep and play on them. I would love to sneak into their bedroom and read bedtime stories to them.

need to switch on lights even during day time, the whole place look dark..

This is 3 room flat? - anyway no one will dare to come to visit him...

One word. Dungeon!

The house will be quite dark with this theme, even daytime must open the lights ON, i think not quite practical with this design theme in small space house.

My first home is a boat.

So....his four kids don't have an actual room? Yikes. Although we don't know the family personally, I see so many potential issues that may arise (that are already there tbh) from it. It's pretty, no denying that but functionality wise for a family with children? Not so much. He could've still kept to his theme but kept the bedroom for his children.

YOCH PARTY!!!

Somebody please tell him what "akin" actually means and how to use it.

Perfect Ismael

Suffocating

Bunk bed is fun for kids

Does it come with a seasick function?

Stunning home 😍😍😍

Lovely house but the kids have no privacy! It just seems more like a holiday home!

I cant stand the dim light. But actually with that money he could get a real boat.

Very nice, I wish I could do the same, but itd very dark, no windows and no plants, reminds me of a fancier bunker in Old Boy 😅

Totally awesome!

Nice, but not practical..

Very nice!

Practicality is off. Singapore is SO humid. I can't imagine the cleaning that needs to take place everyday.

Bah, people in these comments are the pragmatic type. Personally I find this house fun!

It’s damn pretty lah u have to admit