The J Babies: Furniture & Lifestyle Shop Listing At Tan Boon Liat

This is part of my Making Of Our Dream Home series. Click to read the other entries in the series.

House hunting is such an educational experience. In the course of the last couple of months, my knowledge and understanding about renovation, furniture and furnishing grew so much through all the research I’ve been doing online, reading up on professional advices, interesting articles by interior design companies, online lifestyle magazines as well as sharing from other homeowners’ blogs. One of the places I often see mentioned online is Tan Boon Liat Building, which accordingly to many sources, is one of the places we have to visit when we are planning our house move. I’m glad we finally paid a visit there last week, and it is really true what its reputation says. There are so many furniture and home furnishing shops there, you can really take half a day just going from shop to shop.

Bear in mind though, most of these furniture shops are not exactly cheap, but they may be great places for inspiration, or to find out what you really like in your new home, and even to buy a few pieces of signature furniture. Of course, if budget is not a concern for you, you will shop yourself happy in this place.

To make it easier for you (if you are going there for the first time), here’s a directory you will find useful:

1. FairPrice Antique, #01-10
Chinese antique, reproduction furniture, home decor & art

2. Ethnicraft, #02-01
Modern wood furniture and accessories

3. LivingwithArt Singapore, #02-05
Premium art paintings/prints, customised fengshui art

4. Hassan’s Carpets, #02-06
Carpet, obviously

5. Journey East, #03-02
Eco, vintage, industrial furniture

6. Knocknock, #03-04
Wood furniture, accessories, lighting, customised sofas

7. Bedtimes Gallery, #03-06
Customised mattress, bedframes, Englander, vitalwood, hypnos

8. Jehan Gallery, #03-08
Carpets & Rugs

9. The Beuro, #03-09
Furniture, lighting, accessories

10. Golden Teak, #04-03B
Furniture, custom-made accessories

11. ECO Links, #04-08
Indoor/outdoor furniture, lighting, accessories

12. The Providore, #05-03
Gourmet Grocery, kitchenwares

13. Bode Fabrics & Furnishings, #05-10
Fabric, wallpaper, leather

14. Arete Culture, #06-01
Interior design, bespoke furniture, lighting & decor

15. Arete Outdoor Living, #06-04
Interior styling, custom/outdoor furniture, accents & accessories

16. Royal Interiors, #06-07-09
Furniture, lighting, fabrics, accessories

17. Singapore Trading Post, #07-01
Home decor, furniture and gifts in colonial & tropical style

18. Mountain Teak, #07-02
Contemporary solid wood furniture, nordic sofa and accessories

19. The Shophouse, #07-03
Furniture, lighting acessories

20. Underground Wines, #07-04
Affordable, quality wines, warehouse direct

21. Deer Industries, #07-05
Kids’ furniture & accessories

22. Unikhome, #07-06A
Furniture, custom made accessories

23. Gaya Alegria, #07-06B
Furniture, home decor, home textile, light & art

24. Gamut, #07-07
Designer lighting, furniture & accessories

25. The Beuro Outdoor, #07-10
Outdoor furniture, lightings, umbrella

26. Artful House, #08-04
Furniture, lighting, accessories

27. The Past Perfect Collection, #11-05
Antique colonial furniture, Good Earth dinnerware, silver accessories & gifts

28. Dormiente, #11-10
Solid wood beds, natural latex mattresses, handcrafted in Germany

29. Pomelo, #13-02
Modern furniture, lighting & home decor

30. OriginAsia, #14-03
Furniture, custom made junior furniture, art and accessories

Having visited most of the shops in this listing, my personal favourites are Pomelo, Journey East and The Shophouse because these are the places that sell pieces more inline with the theme of the house we like. I left the place feeling very inspired and more certain about the style that I adore. Who knows – I might be back another time to get some of the pieces we stumbled upon and couldn’t forget. =D

Journey East
(Source: https://www.instagram.com/journeyeast/?hl=en)