IS Design Portfolio
Nicole Wong
Nicole Wong is the Founder and Lead Interior Designer of IS Design Studio. Known as The Loft Builder, she creates modern luxury homes and high-ceiling spaces across Singapore — personal sanctuaries shaped around the way each client lives.
HDB Renovation Permit Guide: What You Need to Know Before You Start
Which renovations actually need an HDB permit, why your contractor must be on HDB's registered list, and the current work-hour and quiet-hour rules — explained plainly before you sign a quotation.
Custom Carpentry in Singapore: What Actually Separates Good Joinery from Great Joinery
Custom carpentry is the part of a renovation clients feel every day and rarely question upfront. Here's what actually determines whether built-in joinery lasts — the board grade, the hardware, the precision at the join — and why most Singapore interior design firms don't control any of it themselves.
What Is Modern Luxury Interior Design? A Singapore Homeowner’s Guide
Modern luxury interior design isn't about more finishes or bigger statement pieces — it's about precision, spatial planning, and materials chosen to last. Here's what genuinely luxury interiors in Singapore have in common, and how to spot a design firm that delivers it.
Japandi Interior Design in Singapore: A Practical Guide
Japandi — Japanese restraint paired with a softer, lighter warmth of pale wood and muted tone — has become one of the most requested interior styles in Singapore, and for good reason. It suits how we actually live here: compact…
HDB Loft Design: What Is Actually Possible in Singapore
Can an HDB flat feel like a loft? More often than most owners expect. While true structural mezzanines are rarely permitted in standard HDB flats, loft living — the sense of height, openness and vertical drama — is absolutely achievable,…
Mezzanine Floor Design in Singapore: What Works, What to Avoid
A mezzanine floor is the most transformative move available to a Singapore homeowner with height to spare. Done well, it adds a genuine second level — a study, a bedroom, a reading loft — without adding a square metre to…
Renovation Cost in Singapore: The 2026 Guide
“How much will my renovation cost?” is the first question every Singapore homeowner asks — and the one the industry answers worst. Package prices that exclude half the work, quotes that swell mid-project, and “from $X” figures that no real…
Modern Luxury Living Room Furniture: Complete Guide
Introduction Picture stepping into a living room that feels like a quiet private members club, designed only for you. Every line is clean, every texture soft, and every piece of modern luxury living room furniture seems to belong exactly where…
Multi-Functional Furniture for Small Spaces: Luxury Living
Introduction A small apartment or loft no longer has to mean a small life. When we design with multi-functional furniture for small spaces, a one-bedroom can behave more like a three-bedroom home, with each area shifting in mood and purpose…
The History of Interior Design: From Caves to Smart Homes
The history of interior design is, at its core, a story about how people with taste, means, and imagination shape the spaces they live in. From painted caves and palatial tombs to loft apartments and smart homes, each era reveals…