A three-bedroom Build-To-Order HDB flat located at Tampines Street 61 has been turned into an eclectic, oaky and rustic Japanese-inspired home.

The renovation cost S$54,000.

Photos of the home were put up on Qanvast on May 27, 2020.

The owners, a young couple, described what inspired their choice of furnishings.

“We’re huge fans of Japan, so we definitely wanted to incorporate some (Japanese) elements into our home,” said the homeowner in his 30s.

His wife is in the creative industry.

Their home took eight weeks to renovate and was completed 2018.

According to the man of the household, the couple put their modern-day spin on the traditional interiors of rural homes in Shirakawa-go.

Shirakawa-go is a historical enclave in the Gifu Prefecture.

"To add on to the Japan-inspired vibe, we had the room doors customised as well," he said.

"They have a panel of textured glass that’s fixed into a wooden frame, which makes them kind of like a modern-day version of shoji screen doors."

To maximise the living room, they opted for an open-concept space.

This involved two rooms being merged together, and the walls of the bedroom nearest to the living area were hacked away.

The main highlight of the space would be the tatami platform.

"If you take a closer look at the platform, you’ll notice that there’s a built-in table in the centre," the homeowner said.

"There’s a button that activates a hydraulic system which raises the table; it’s useful for our hangout sessions because all we’ve to do is to place our foldable mahjong board on top of it for a good time with our friends."

In the kitchen, the cabinets were mounted a bit higher, because the couple are fairly tall.

The bedroom features a platform bed and open-concept wardrobe.

Hacking away the walls to one room effectively left the couple with two rooms -- one of which is a creative room.

The bathroom is covered with mosaic tiles.

This project is considered quite a steal.

It appears other home renovations cost even more.

All photos via Qanvast