2-, 3-, 4- and 5-Room BTO Layout Ideas for Singles, DINKs and Families

Start your renovation planning on the right foot.

Whatever your family make-up looks like – from single professional to big family – you’ll need a home layout that works for you.

After all, some ideas that look good on your Pinterest board might not be practical for your needs.

That’s why we’ve put together some layout ideas for all types of BTO flats (2-, 3-, 4- and 5-room) to give you a nudge in the right direction:

Layout ideas for 2-room BTO flats

For bachelors/bachelorettes

Your home, your rules! While retaining the original layout, you can replace the default bedroom door with glass sliding doors for a more open feel and fill out your kitchen with cabinets for extra storage.

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If you’d rather combine the living and the bedroom, you can use a platform to merge the resting area with the living room seating.

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For those who love inviting friends over

No space is too small to catch up with your friends, as proven by this cafe-inspired BTO flat where the peninsula doubles as a coffee/bar counter and a standing workstation.

For extra seating space, there’s a settee at the window and a small coffee table set-up.

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For those who want more display/storage space

Creativity is all you need to get the most out of your 2-room BTO. In this one, the wall separating the living and bedroom areas doubles as a swivel TV feature wall and a display niche.

That’s not all: in the bedroom side, it’s got storage cabinets built into it.

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Layout ideas for 3-room BTO flats

For young families who prefer not to hack

Since 3-room flats only come with two bedrooms, you might want to keep the whole layout intact – particularly if you want to keep the junior bedroom for your kids or guests.

If you like an open-concept kitchen, you can extend a peninsula that doubles as a breakfast bar in the living room.

In the master bedroom, you can do an L-shaped walk-in wardrobe with no hacking to get full use of the space.

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For couples who work from home a lot

One option if you work from home most of the time is to set aside one of the junior bedrooms for a proper study set-up, which gives you added privacy if you need to take calls.

This study doubles as a walk-in wardrobe too!

In this home, besides doing just that, there’s a neat entryway partition that blocks the view of the living area – which, notably, has a plush settee in place of the typical couch for relaxing after work (or the little breaks you sneak in).

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For small families that love hosting

You might love having good friends over every now and then, in which case an open-concept design for the communal space is a good plan.

If you want to keep an ‘open’ feeling while still maintaining privacy for other rooms, you can use a combination of fluted panels cut-outs for doors and walls that let light through, just like in this home.

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Layout ideas for 4-room BTO flats

For couples with no plans for kids in the near future

Take notes from this cosy 4-room flat where one junior bedroom was combined with the living space for an open study setup and a really spacious living room.

One detail we love is the settee running along the windows; it works as both seating and storage space for guests when they come over.

The master bedroom, meanwhile, was fitted with a platform bed connected to a wardrobe that acts as a partition and creates a narrow walkway for a walk-in space.

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For couples planning for kids in the future

While the living room is host to a cosy five-seater sofa, the open-concept kitchen got a makeover complete with a dry bar and a bar-height dining table – perfect for nursing drinks with friends over the weekend.

While you can keep both junior bedrooms intact, you could consider using part of one for a walk-in wardrobe and study connected to the master bedroom like so.

This still leaves you with one empty junior bedroom that you can update in the future.

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For DINKs who love to host

Ways to shake up your layout: convert one of the junior bedrooms into a dedicated dining space. For a seamless flow between the spaces, the kitchen is open with a wide peninsula for extra countertop space.

This is perfect for those of you who love to host big families on festive occasions.

Further in, the second junior bedroom is connected to the master bedroom for an interesting walk-in wardrobe concept, wherein the wardrobes are flanking the walkway to the bedroom.

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Layout ideas for 5-room BTO flats

For big families

Planning to move into your new flat with your parents and kids? You’d definitely need all the space a 5-room flat provides, including all the individual rooms.

Keep the living area spacious with dedicated living and dining areas for quality time with your family.

And if that isn’t enough, there’s a three-seater bar counter by the windows to accommodate a larger family.

Full-height cupboards in the kitchen provide lots of storage spots for cooking appliances and utensils, while the modest-sized island adds to the countertop space.

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For couples who plan to have kids in the future

While this home goes fully open-concept with the communal areas, the master bedroom is more of a ‘private suite’.

The master bedroom and the junior bedroom adjacent to it were ‘combined’, with the former master bedroom area turned into a walk-in wardrobe.

This is an idea you don’t have to give up on even if you’re planning on having kids in the future, since it still leaves the second junior bedroom as a spare room that can be turned into a nursery.

Plus, you don’t need to dedicate that room to the study since 5-room flats come with a suggested study space in the living area.

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If you’re in need of more inspiration, take notes from this layout, where you’ll find a cafe-like setup with a bar counter and stools right behind the sofa. For a change of pace, you could use it as a workstation too!

Peek into the bedrooms and you’ll find an arch that connects the huge reconfigured master bedroom with the walk-in wardrobe.

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For those who prefer flexible communal spaces

Want to keep different spaces in your home closed off, but not so hot on the idea of solid boundaries?

Here are some ideas for semi-open spaces, like a study in the living room with foldable doors, and a kitchen that can be closed off when necessary.

Using glass doors lets light pass through to keep the space looking spacious!

In the bedroom, you can even squeeze in a galley-style walk-in wardrobe for privacy (and so you don’t disturb your partner if you get up at different times for work).

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