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Minimalism takes a back seat in the home of Singapore-based interior designer Nikki Hunt, who loves to fill her living spaces with bold colours and prints

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If youre not familiar with Nikki Hunt, its not too late to get acquainted. Shes the founder of an award-winning interior design firm, Design Intervention, and one-half of the design duo that hosted HGTVs home improvement series Come On In, along with former model and fellow designer, Andrea Savage.

Unlike most local designers who gravitate towards Scandinavian, Industrial or Minimalism styles, Nikki is all about a maximalist way of life, a design philosophy she wholeheartedly applied to her own home. Maximalism is all about celebrating life, celebrating love. Celebrating everything that you like and that makes you feel good, she attested.

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Shes quick to remind us that maximalism doesnt mean you can just throw everything in the pot and hope for the best. It must be done with taste, combining elements that work together well, even though they may seem contradictory. Maximalism definitely isnt chaos. Its a finely calibrated balance between competing elements that ooze fun. Thats really what I try to do, she affirmed.

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Like all great work, the maximalist style must be driven by a concept. For Nikki's recently refurbished home, tropical flora became the central theme of her house because of the lush vegetation that surrounds it.

One of the concepts Ive embraced in the design of this house is biophilia. I love that wordit literally means love of life!

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This was Nikki's third renovation since moving into the house 15 years agoa project that she embarked on after her son and daughter left the nest to study overseas. The aim of this latest remodel was to update the look of the communal rooms, but keep areas like the entrance foyer, childrens rooms and study room intact, so her kids can maintain a sense of familiarity when they return for the holidays.

Because the house was so quiet after the children left, I really wanted to fill it with an energy and a life, and just a sense of vitality.

Venturing into the black-and-white mansion, your senses are sent into overdrive with a barrage of vibrant prints, bold colours and contrasting textures. Each room looks different, yet there is a purposeful cohesiveness thanks to the over-arching tropical theme.

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The wallpaper in each room is the main differentiating factor. Her living room, for example, is adorned with Pierre Frey wallpaper that features a kaleidoscope of random brushstrokes as if a mad painter was let out of an asylum. I really like to take a multi-sensory approach, stimulating all our senses to different degrees, said Nikki.

Her reception roomfilled with sofas of various textures and prints, and juxtaposed against lime green drapesis a whimsical masterpiece of excess that most certainly spark joy. When you have a room like this, where the proportions are so grand, I think the challenge is to make your guests feel relaxed. And one of the ways I do that brings a bit of humour, bring in a bit of mismatch. Things that arent so perfect, so that it just calms everything down, she explained.

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Next to it is a verandah where youll find her husbands private sanctuary that features a bar, informal dining and sitting area. Its dressed in floral-printed wallpaper to complement the view outside and decked with his favourite sports memorabilia.

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Nikki's favourite place to enjoy her morning paper and breakfast is the air-conditioned verandah next to the swimming pool, that features floor-to-ceiling glass doors. While the chairs and walls are emblazoned with leafy motifs, the ceiling is given some texture with a stretch of hanging satay fans. I tried to put in local flavour and celebrate the best of Singapore life, enthused the British national, who has lived here for 26 years.

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As you move upstairs, the colour palette quietens down with calming pastel hues. The master bedroom is awash in pastel yellow and pink and softly accented with fluffy chairs and flowing linens. I want this feeling of relaxation so we sleep better, and also a little bit of romance. Pink is such a delightful colour, and it makes everybody look better! she quipped.

Her piece de resistance is her bathroom, where a bathtub sits in a little oasis surrounded by a tropical mural backdrop. It overlooks the outdoors through tall glass windows which she discreetly concealed with decals of palm trees. It gives me the privacy I need and yet I still have that real feeling of bathing in the forest.

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Accessis a collaboration between Singapore Tatler andCNA Luxury.

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