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After being gutted and renovated for the second time in a decade, a Hong Kong flat has gone from child-friendly home to minimalist grown-up space, and it’s a beautiful transition. ....
That homes have needed to be abnormally multifunctional in the past year has better prepared us for what lies ahead, according to trend watchers. Whether that means equipping a home office to be efficient as well as beautiful, comforting ourselves with colour and texture, or eschewing mass-produced homewares for sustainable alternatives, a more mindful approach to our living environment is. ....
How a Hong Kong interior designer transformed a flat from derelict and dingy to light-filled and desirable Stephanie Wong’s Causeway Bay flat, designed by Liquid Interiors. Photography: Simon J. Nicol Born in Indonesia, schooled in New York, and now living in Hong Kong, 30-year-old fashion designer Stephanie Wong wanted a flat that reflected her cosmopolitan lifestyle. As a first-time buyer, with a keen interest in sustainability, she turned to the youth-ful team at Liquid Interiors for a top-to-bottom renovation of the 1,400 sq ft flat she purchased in Causeway Bay in 2019. I chose an older building as I wanted somewhere with a view and somewhere that was spacious to allow for an open-plan layout, says Wong. ....