Professionals

We spoke to 5-6 interior designers. Jocelyn stood out with the way she listened attentively to us and presented her initial ideas and concept for our 3-room resale flat. She understood our needs for a vintage/eclectic theme and farmhouse/country kitchen and is able to work around our budget as well. Jack is our operations manager and helped us to manage the overall renovation process, other contractors, deliveries, renovation schedule. He was very responsive and always updated us regularly on the renovation process. He was very dependable and helped us to receive many of our deliveries. Forefront partners with Hafary for tiles. Overall, the wood-like tiles we chose with Jocelyn were very suitable for the ‘raw’ and ‘eclectic’ style that we were going for. The tiles are very compatible with a variety of wooden and country furniture. Jocelyn guided us through the selection for 2h, recommending designs and types. Super grateful for her patience! However, the tiles that we eventually received at our house was not representative of the sample shown on display. There were some that were in darker shades. It was not Forefront’s fault, but Hafary’s. The placement of tiles by the tiler was slightly disappointing. They did not care about design - did not spread out the different shades of tiles evenly across the house. There were some clusters of very light/very dark tiles. We had to feedback to Jocelyn halfway through the tiling works and she informed the tilers promptly. After the renovation was fully done, we discovered some hollow tiles (about 7 of them) that needed to be hacked and redone. It was promptly arranged by Jack for rectification works. Overall, there is still unevenness of the tiles at some corners of the house, with some grout lines done shabbily, clumping together. We were offered bi-fold doors for the bathrooms. Choices were limited and there were no real full door samples to choose from, except a catalogue of colours and frame designs. Lastly, the kitchen cabinets were done as we have envisioned. Jocelyn was able to ensure that even the smallest of details that we wanted for our carpentry could be met. As our renovation was halted by the circuit breaker, Jocelyn discussed with us in detail the design and specifications of the carpentry over Zoom call. There were many uncertainties during this period, but Forefront did what they could to progress the renovation works. The fabrication of the carpentry was done in Malaysia during the circuit breaker period so that the carpentry could be installed as soon as renovation works could continue. Kudos to Jocelyn and her team for the forward planning! We’re very grateful to have engaged Jocelyn and Jack to help us in our renovation journey especially during the very uncertain times of Covid. They were very patient and provided constant updates. Thank you for your professionalism, dedication and hard work!

I was searching around for a design and home renovation company to embark on a room make-over for my teenage boys' room and found Swiss Interior Design from the web. Decided to proceed with them as I found their quotation to be reasonable, detailed and transparent. Worked with Jeff from Swiss Interior Design for this make-over project and was very happy with the work done for the following reasons: 1. Meticulous follow-up 2. Project management was well done with timely updates and on-site visits 3. Efficient planning of work that allowed for the project to be completed without hassle 4. Fast resolution of issues that surfaced 5. Patient and helpful Will definitely recommend them to friends who are looking for an interior design company.

Contracted Starry Homestead to renovate my new home, a resale 3NG flat. From the 1st point of contact with my assigned designer, Danson, the experience of renovating my home has never been more smooth sailing and in fact, enjoyable! Danson is fantastic to work with, ever ready to hear out my preferences and making them work with his own ideas. Danson is always available for a quick chat, and very prompt and regular with his updates on the status of the renovation works, very professional in the way he handles any unforseen circumstances which cropped up along the way. It has been nothing but an absolute pleasure to work with Danson, and on the broader extent with Starry Homestead, and I have since referred friends and relatives who are looking to undertake renovation works to them.

Lina is not your typical ID who will just listen to your ideas and carry out the task. She gives inputs, valuable ones, on how to improvise your idea of a perfect home. We wanted a Scandi theme initially, but she gave inputs on how to match colours based on the given floor and wall tiles of our BTO. "Why pay more when you can work with what you have?", Lina always said. She ensures that our budgets are met, and also tried her best to meet our wants. New homeowners can be really hard to please, but Lina did so with full professionalism. To add on, she was present at the reno site 90% of the time to ensure everything was in order and will send us pictures to update us on our reno so we don't always have to come down personally to have a look. Overall, me and my wife is pretty much satisfied with the outcome of Lina's brilliance, and will definitely recommend her to new homeowners. Thanks Lina and D4S!

We met a number of IDs and found Suki from The Interior Lab understands our needs the best. Suki is attentive, meticulous and professional. She gave us many good advices and guided us through every step of the renovation journey. As my wife and I are busy with work, we were really fortunate to have Suki as our ID as it was a very smooth renovation journey for us. We are really satisfied with the design and quality of the renovation. Despite having our renovation period coinciding with difficult times due to the Covid situation, Suki remains determined to deliver the dream house for us. Suki’s work truly bears the hallmark of excellence and we are grateful to have her as our ID.

Would definitely recommend The Local INN.terior. In fact, I’ve actually already recommended a friend after I got my house reno signed! Andrew was a creative ID who would recommend logical inputs as opposed to pure aesthetic without functonality during my house’s planning. Inputs received/recommended was on point and considered within the theme I’ve requested. On the go, some physical alteration was required for my house and Andrew was kind enough to accomodate it, tailoring it to our needs.

I am writing to express my greatest pleasure working with Kayla from Zenith Arc on my new home. Kayla is a exceptional interior designer who combined my ideas and vision with her expertise and experience to come up with a beautifully designed and functional lovely home for us. Throughout the entire design and consultation process, Kayla's attention is second to none. She is well organised yet creative and most important, she listened well to our needs. She is very hands on and is always available via phone or WhatsApp to answer any questions we had. Kayla stayed up-to-date on the latest trends and this have allow her to service her clients more effectively. I have had the privilege to tap on her resources. Lastly , I will strongly recommend Zenith Arc and Kayla to anyone who wishes to design or redecorate their homes. The amazing feedback from our relatives and friends are a testament to the great work she had done. Great job Kayla!

We are very grateful to have had Lim Xinling as our ID. She was competent, effective and able to understand and incorporate our requests. We wanted to maximise the space we had with a minimalist design, with a touch of character using paint effects and unique tiles. She was never pushy about ideas and worked to improve and elevate our preferences. She was able to propose creative and bespoke design ideas which were aligned to our requests. Ever reliable and responsive to our queries, she consistently managed our concerns, and recommended sound solutions to issues along the way. There were minimal delays for the project. An excellent communicator and project manager. She provided clear and consistent updates through on-site photos. When we had to travel for about three weeks, was able to effectively update us on overall progress throughout. She was trustworthy and very responsible. Xinling also made it a point to carry out additional research to explore new design concepts and ideas to offer us a broad range of options. Follow ups and rectifications were managed well. Xinling was prompt in ensuring that minor workmanship issues were ironed out without issue. We are extremely pleased with the project and thankful to have had Xinling as our ID. We will highly recommend her to those looking for a responsible, creative and patient ID.

Got to know of Project Guru while browsing Qanvast platform, and eventually engaged Project Guru after meeting >5 IDs in searching phase. Personally selected Clarice Tay as my ID after reading reviews online on her professionalism. Clarice was able to work within my budget to deliver the specific asks, and initiative to propose alternative solutions to meet my needs. Clarice knows her work very well and puts me at ease! She is also amiable and accommodating, guiding me step by step along the way in all things big and small. She is also meticulous and responsive to messages, providing a worry-free experience from start to completion. Whenever there are any questions to clarify, she responds promptly with details. She is also patient to handle any requests. Am very happy with how my place turned out! In terms of workmanship quality (every homeowner's biggest concern) - there really isn't anything major to complain or rectify. For any minor rectification works, she was very speedy and quick to arrange for contractors to come down when schedule permits. Overall, I had a very pleasant and worry-free reno journey with Clarice from Project Guru and would definitely recommend them to my friends and family! :)