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f you love something, f launt it; or better yet,build your wodd around it. That was preciselywhat newlyweds Eric D'Angelo and Winnie

Heng had in mind for their one-year-old love nestand two special paintings, Purchased by thecouple from the Indo-chinese territory on one oftheir many overseas trips, the large artworks byVietnamese arlist Vu Hong Nguyen, make up amuch-loved focal point and are parl of the designbasis for this newly renovated home, ofF TanjongKatong Road.

So mesmerised were the D'Angelos by theworks of ar1 that they instantly envisioned a familyhome built around these lovely statement pieces.In fact, that was their init ial brief to Dan Wu fromFuse Concept. Chal lenged with an uphi l l task,Dan took on the job, but quickly provided cleversolutions that allowed the D'Angelos to showcasetheir pride and joy, A stucco tinted feature wall wascreated in the l iving room for the larger canvas,and a back l i t wal l in the dining area for the smallerpaint ing. Not only does this give each piece aprominent place but the vivid colours add a vibrantappeal to the home.

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Cn top of that, the D'Angelosrequested for the home toadhere to a chic, modern resorlphilosophy. To achieve these,Dan chose a warm colour paletteconsisting of hues l ike grey andbrown for the l iving room so asnot to compete with the colout{ulart. A large L-shaped settee takesprecedence in the l iving room whiledark cotton curlains sufficientlyshield harsh afternoon rays anda shaggy tuft rug on the floorkeeps things interestingly textured,while adhering to the warm colourscheme. Splashes of white in theform of a sculptural coffee tableand other decorational pieces werealso thrown in to offset the darkerscheme of things, unifying theentire look in one seamless f lush.

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