$10k for a slide? This $200k reno for a Japandi-inspired HDB flat comes with a fun bonus
Everyone wants a home they can come home to and relax after a long day at work or school.
But this family decided to take things up a notch with their very own in-house slide.
In a video posted by home and living publication Uchify to their TikTok page on Wednesday (Sept 23), an interior designer from Jesigns Interior Design can be seen taking viewers on a tour of a newly renovated home.
Renovations for the Japandi-inspired executive maisonette cost around $200,000, said the firm's creative director, Wang Shun Li.
The highlight of the house is a TV feature wall integrated with a slide.
Shun Li explained that his client wanted a "fun house" where the parents could interact with the children while watching TV.
He also demonstrated how the slide, which branches out from a flight of stairs, had railings which doubles as a gate, for safety.
The TV feature wall was even designed to look like a book page.
Shun Li explained to Uchify that the slide was built from scratch and made out of laminates with carpentry.
He added that building the slide cost around $10,000.
The unit also features an open concept dry pantry, hidden access to a floating display cabinet and skylights from Taobao which are over $100 per piece.
Shun Li also told Uchify that homeowners who want to invest in kid-friendly designs should ask themselves whether or not their designs are future-proof and if their kids would get sick of it.
"I think with very young kids, it's definitely worth a go," he said.
The TikTok video has garnered over 251,000 views, almost 10,000 likes and over 5,000 shares at the time of publishing.
Not the first time
In response to enquiries from AsiaOne, Shun Li said this wasn't their first time doing this, having done a similar project in 2023.
With the prior experience building a slide indoors, they were able to "nail it" this time around.
The idea came about as the owners of the house wanted to "overhaul" their unit and implement "fun elements". The suggestion for a slide that's integrated with the TV feature wall was accepted after discussions.
Shun Li added that there are two young children in the owner's family with another one on the way.
"The kids are enjoying the new slide at home and they are having more family time instead of screen time," he said.
