A HISTORICAL COLONIAL IN THE HEART OF SINGAPORE

Recently, I came across the home tour of Bebe and Adrian Zecha's residence in Singapore via Architectural Digest. It's a historical colonial, known as black and white, is amongst those originally built for senior officials in the British military between 1900 and 1940. “There are fewer than 250 left in Singapore,” notes Adrian Zecha.

I felt complete peace & harmony as I was going through the photos. Look at how the desk in the living area is in power position and the positioning of the seating area. Isn't it welcoming? Yin & yang is in full swing and there is a blend of different shapes like rounded and hard surfaces, dark and light, edges and corners, dark and light, high and low,...  

photo: Russell MacMasters

The couple, who collect Asian art, placed a Ming jar in the living room.

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The house is enclosed by walls of windows, which provide maximum ventilation.
 

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Bebe Zecha, with Gin likes the house’s “utter simplicity.” Although the rooms offer a clean backdrop for art, “we’ve never displayed our pieces in a formal way,” she says. “We’ve always scattered them throughout our houses.”

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A circa 1930s painting of birds and foliage from the modern Beijing School dominates the dining room. The hall painting is 18th-century Chinese. The blue-and-white porcelain box is a Qing-period ice bucket used to cool rooms in the summer.

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In the hall, a bamboo table holds a range of objects, including an old wood Chinese mask.

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Books and Buddha sculptures, as well as a 17th-century Tibetan bronze dancing demon guardian, fill the built-in shelves that envelop the library.

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A 17th-century Tibetan bronze dancing demon guardian.

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A rare early-20th-century Thai painting of Buddha and two disciples hangs above the bed in the master bedroom. A pair of Korean cherrywood étagères showcase collections of Burmese silver bowls and antique wood vessels made for holding calligraphy brushes.
I would advise a stronger and wider headboard from a Feng Shui perspective. And if you really want to hang up a painting or any other decorative item make sure that it's securely drilled and fixed. Otherwise avoid hanging heavy items over the headboard.