Master Bedroom - The inner sanctuary

Pre- Renovation : Post - Renovation :

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If the home is a sanctuary , then the Master Bedroom is the heart of it. After a bustling day at work and especially during the restful weekends, Gayle and me just want to shut out the world and enjoy a quiet relaxing time in our cozy and comfortable master bedroom. To create that cozy look, we added a number of items to our MB.

We asked our ID to build a pulmet for discreet mounting of the day and night curtains to give the room a cozy feel. We spent a bit on curtains in the master bedroom.We install suede night curtains to totally block out the light and make it dark and cozy ( good for privacy and watching movies ). The suede gives the room a lush and luxurious look. We also installed Thai silk black coloured day curtains to provide privacy, cut out glare during daytime, yet have enough light coming through to do some reading. Another pulmet was created at the MB's entrance after the walkway from the study area and main room entrance. Another double sided suede black curtain was installed to close up the MB entrance(below) to keep the aircon air in and provide further privacy to the MB.As the walls of the MB were painted dolphin grey, we decided to create a feature wall using a cheaper alternative of wallpapering. A customised feature wall would also take up space as our bedframe was large. We went to a few places and found something we liked at Goodrich ( located at 8 Changi South Lane ). We chose a dark grey with red motifs patterend wallpaper - MyWall Glamour Allover MG43051, priced at $120 per roll (above). With installation by Goodrich, it costs us $610 using 3 rolls of the wallpaper. While one can choose to ask the contractor to install for you free, we decided to spend more and have peace of mind as wallpaper is something that has to be fitted by expert hands. At the end, we were very pleased with the time , commitment and care shown by the Goodrich installer who took nearly a whole day just to do up wallpaper for our one feature wall. Even the areas around the trunking, switches were cut to precision and covered completely. See pictures below.

For the flooring, we continued with the dark oak laminated flooring(below) used in the common bedroom and the walk-in cum study room. For 470sq ft of laminated flooring in all the rooms, we paid about $2300.

To furnish the room, we lowered our cost by mounting a IKEA LACK wall shelf costing only $29 instead of spending $600 on a customised tv console. Also the use of the IKEA shelf which is compact preserved the walking space between the wall and the bedframe . However to hold up the weight of the home theatre system and the SCV setup box, we asked our ID to use three heavy duty mounting screw to enable the shelf to take the weight.To add that luxurious touch to the MB, we installed a Egyptian crystal pendant lighting which is really beautiful at night when it casts the halogen lighting through it's crystals onto the walls.The pendant light(above) cost us $450 after discount, sourced from i-Lite at Jalan Besar. We added two bedside lamps from Lightcraft at Jalan Sultan ( $98 each ), which are in line with the contemporary designer look. Many of our family and friends mistook the bedside lamps(seen below) to be some Bose hi-fi speakers.To create individual storage space, we managed after a long search to source two TENZO bedside dual drawer units (below), with glossy laminated black finish from OM. They look good and provide space to keep personal items with a large desktop space for the lamp. We splurged on these bedside tables costing us close to $700 in total for both.

Of course, being couch potatoes, we mounted a Samsung HD LCD TV ( model: LA32 R81 BX ) shown above. To get the correct TV viewing height, we made sure that our bedframe arrived before the TV so that we could assess the correct height. We sourced the TV from Mega Discount Store at Katong for $1529 which included a free DVD player. We traded in the DVD player and top up $100 to purchase a more stylish looking Samsung DVD Home Theatre 5.1 system ( Model HT-XQ100 ) seen below.




(Above)Adjustable ,reclining backrest of our suede bedframe

Oh yes, the bedframe is the central item in the MB. We bought the bedframe as part of a package from Furniture Club at The Furniture Mall as we liked the modern feel of the frame, encased in grey suede and with adjustable reclining suede backrest, suitable for supporting one's back during TV watching or just reading. The cost of the bedframe was $1500 after discount. We sourced for a Slumberland Royal Prestige anti-allergen, anti - dust mite contoured mattress with silk pillow-top bedding( Queen sized - 1600 pps ) for $1657 from The Bedding Saloon at 68 Sungei Kadut Loop #01-00. They have a wide range of mattresses for all budgets which is far cheaper than those on sale at Robinson or Takashimaya. Importantly, you can lie down and try the mattresses without feeling awkward or pressured into buying.What we like is the cool feeling of the mattress and the different zones of support.

All in all, while our MB is simple and has modern lines, it is cozy and warm at the same time, creating that inner sanctuary within our lovely home.