Authors • Interior & Styling

We decided to reach out to Authors Interior after receiving recommendations from others. After hearing lots of horror stories from our peers and family on their renovation journey, we were looking for an ID with a strong sense of design and someone we could trust without having to micromanage the entire process. Thankfully, Elaine and her team were such a dream to work with! When we were looking for interior designers to work with on our new apartment, one of our key requirements was someone who was able to create a space that could accommodate our 200+ plants; without the place looking too cluttered, and without compromising on the light and ventilation our plants would be receiving. We also really loved the 'minimalist' nordic look but still wanted our home to look warm and homely. During our first few meetings, Elaine was extremely detailed - going down to the details of the size of our plants, the amount of light and ventilation they needed, etc. The initial concepts she came up with displayed a clear understanding of our requirements whilst demonstrating her strong design expertise, which was really one of the key reasons why we chose her/Authors out of the other IDs we were speaking to. Throughout the process, we relied a lot on Elaine's expertise when selecting tiles, laminates, furniture, and even ornaments for our home. Even if some of these were purchased from external vendors/online, she never hesitated to give her recommendations on what would suit the overall look and feel of our home. When COVID delayed our key collection date and ultimately our projected renovation schedule, Elaine had to go on personal leave and we had Julie support us as actual renovation works commenced. Despite joining the project mid-way, Julie was extremely dedicated and hands-on in ensuring that we were able to meet our move-in date by Christmas 2021! She also gave us helpful design advice along the way, whilst coordinating with the sub-contractors to make sure that the project proceeded smoothly. Overall workmanship of the sub-contractors they work with; such as the carpenters, electrical, plumbers was great as well. Even after full payment was made, the Authors team still responded promptly to any potential defects or questions we had about our home. The end result? Our new home for us and our plants turned out way above our expectations and what we ever imagined it to be. :) For more photos of our new home: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbj_mm8LNrO/

We engaged Authors to renovate our new home and we were extremely happy with the entire process. Jun was our assigned ID and he was very patient and professional with us. His designs were superb and according to what we wanted and expected. Throughout the entire renovation process he was very helpful as well - we were first time homeowners and naturally inexperienced and uncertain about various things, but Jun guided us along and came up with very thoughtful suggestions and solutions for our requests and concerns. Most importantly he was not one to immediately dismiss our ideas - he was more than happy to incorporate our sometimes left-field ideas, which resulted in creative solutions. In this regard, it was more of a collaborative process which we thoroughly enjoyed. As with any renovations there will naturally be hiccups, but Jun would be patient with us whenever we freaked out at such things. We should especially highlight that he never ever once shirked responsibility for a hiccup even when it had nothing to do with him / was not his fault. Instead he would always try to resolve every issue with us, no matter how trivial, which we really appreciated. All in all it was a really pleasant experience working with Jun and we couldn't have wished for a better ID for our home.

We engaged Tayllen, Brandon and team from Authors Interior and Styling to renovate our first home and were really impressed by the service and care that we received! We came across Authors on Instagram and noticed that they had a great profile of various renovation projects, several of which suited the mid-century modern and sleek aesthetic we were keen on. In particular the play of different wood laminates and colours in their past projects stood out to us. What also caught our eye was the clean finishing and good quality workmanship that we saw, something we confirmed when we visited the showroom and saw samples of their own work in real life (e.g. carpentry and flooring). Tayllen was matched to us shortly after we sent in an enquiry for quotation. Even though the timeline for us to get our keys was uncertain, Tayllen was really accommodating and helped us to make sense of how we could pace our renovation. She listens carefully to what we prefer and how we imagine ourselves using the space, and then shares her professional perspective and opinion. She always takes care to share the cost implications and practicality considerations at every step of the way too. All of these ensured that we made informed choices in our renovation that led to a clean and functional design for our home. When Tayllen had to be away on maternity leave, she made sure to give us plenty of advance notice and the Authors team brought in Brandon to help in her absence. We are very grateful that Brandon took care of our project very seamlessly and professionally, from confirmation of works to be done, helping us with our defects checks voluntarily, seeing through the scheduling and renovation coordination amidst a very tight schedule. Brandon took time to explain site constraints and considerations to us when proceeding with various stages of the renovation works and always made sure we were comfortable before proceeding. Both Brandon and Tayllen were very responsive throughout our time working with the Authors team and made us feel very special as new homeowners! Besides the IDs, the team of contractors that works with Authors is also a really amazing one - we really appreciated the good quality of work and finishing throughout different trades - and the workers often came back of their own accord to touch up / finish up work to ensure we could have our home in the best condition. This made the final stages of renovation relatively stress free as we did not need to fret over poor implementation or multiple significant defects. Overall we highly recommend team Authors and of course Tayllen and Brandon. It was a great pleasure and our privilege to get to work with you in making our first home a reality ! :)