13 Cool Features To Have In Your Bachelor's Pad
From masculine flats to space-friendly solo apartments, here are ideas to up your style game in the singles lane
So you’ve finally got your own place and you can’t wait to live it up on your own. But how do you turn an empty apartment into the cool bachelor pad you’ve always dreamt of? You’re clueless about interior design and the last thing you want to do is to call mum for advice. Here are some swanky ideas you might want to incorporate into your solo apartment.
2. Minimise maintenance by streamlining the furniture and accessories
You don’t need the frills that your married friends have in their homes. Your pad is meant to be simple yet sleek, straightforward yet sophisticated. You can make do without heavy curtains that need laundering, bulky sofas that need to be maintained or unnecessary pieces that just eat up space.
You don’t need the frills that your married friends have in their homes. Your pad is meant to be simple yet sleek, straightforward yet sophisticated. You can make do without heavy curtains that need laundering, bulky sofas that need to be maintained or unnecessary pieces that just eat up space.
3. Find the balance between softness and masculinity
The bachelor pad’s bedroom can be quite a conundrum. On one hand, you want it to look strong and masculine. On the other, it needs to be soft and relaxing. Find the right balance by keeping it clean and uncluttered, with a streamlined design and a statement colour, pattern or furniture.
The bachelor pad’s bedroom can be quite a conundrum. On one hand, you want it to look strong and masculine. On the other, it needs to be soft and relaxing. Find the right balance by keeping it clean and uncluttered, with a streamlined design and a statement colour, pattern or furniture.
4. Fit out a spare room with a home entertainment system
High on your list of must-haves in your bachelor pad is probably an entertainment room where you can watch movies in cinemascope or role play in Call of Duty in the comfort of home. Instead of boring, gloomy, all-black screening rooms, fit out a spare room with blackout curtains, a projector and screen, and a couple of cosy recliners for maximum in-house entertainment.
High on your list of must-haves in your bachelor pad is probably an entertainment room where you can watch movies in cinemascope or role play in Call of Duty in the comfort of home. Instead of boring, gloomy, all-black screening rooms, fit out a spare room with blackout curtains, a projector and screen, and a couple of cosy recliners for maximum in-house entertainment.
5. Make space for a study room or home office
Any respectable bachelor needs a room for work and play, or just a space where you can get work done from home. Dress your ‘man cave’ in deep violets for a restful, yet invigorating, look. Equally as important is the right amount of lighting. Since your desk supposedly reflects your state of mind, make sure to have plenty of storage to keep the room tidy.
Any respectable bachelor needs a room for work and play, or just a space where you can get work done from home. Dress your ‘man cave’ in deep violets for a restful, yet invigorating, look. Equally as important is the right amount of lighting. Since your desk supposedly reflects your state of mind, make sure to have plenty of storage to keep the room tidy.
6. Think of your home as ‘party central’
You may be living on your own, but let’s face it, your friends and family will probably spend every other weekend hanging out at your place. Turn your apartment into a social hub that’s primed for gatherings with a private bar (complete with your own liquor collection). A communal dining space and an open concept kitchen will also ensure that your home is an ideal place for entertaining.
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You may be living on your own, but let’s face it, your friends and family will probably spend every other weekend hanging out at your place. Turn your apartment into a social hub that’s primed for gatherings with a private bar (complete with your own liquor collection). A communal dining space and an open concept kitchen will also ensure that your home is an ideal place for entertaining.
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7. Knock down the walls, but keep the rooms flexible
With space to spare, you might be tempted to knock down all the walls and transform your home into a sprawling, loft-like studio apartment. But when guests stay over, you’ll wish you hadn’t knocked away that spare bedroom…
With space to spare, you might be tempted to knock down all the walls and transform your home into a sprawling, loft-like studio apartment. But when guests stay over, you’ll wish you hadn’t knocked away that spare bedroom…
… One solution is to install sliding walls that, when needed, can cordon off a space and make way for a guest room, as demonstrated in this ‘convertible’ flat.
8. Create a dedicated space for your fitness goals
Living alone means lots of ‘me time’ and chances are you want to look and feel good and stay fit. This dream bedroom has dedicated space for a home gym. Sliding glass doors are a great way to partition the room without making it seem any smaller.
Living alone means lots of ‘me time’ and chances are you want to look and feel good and stay fit. This dream bedroom has dedicated space for a home gym. Sliding glass doors are a great way to partition the room without making it seem any smaller.
9. Make room for your hobbies
If music is your thing, then rock out at home with a room dedicated to jamming with your buddies. Turn a spare room into your hobby room, like this music studio, but keep it versatile by making it a multi-functional space. A plush couch, an armchair and a pop pf colour (in this case, royal purple) can bring a room to life.
Hobbies Singaporeans Make Space For
If music is your thing, then rock out at home with a room dedicated to jamming with your buddies. Turn a spare room into your hobby room, like this music studio, but keep it versatile by making it a multi-functional space. A plush couch, an armchair and a pop pf colour (in this case, royal purple) can bring a room to life.
Hobbies Singaporeans Make Space For
10. Turn a window into a reading nook
Not much space in your bedroom? Make the most of it by utilising every inch of space. That boring window is now your reading nook; a cosy spot for you to lean back with a laptop while enjoying the view outside. It can also work as a bedside ledge or a display table.
Not much space in your bedroom? Make the most of it by utilising every inch of space. That boring window is now your reading nook; a cosy spot for you to lean back with a laptop while enjoying the view outside. It can also work as a bedside ledge or a display table.
11. Invite the outdoors in to sleep under the stars
The outdoorsy man will fall for this bedroom that replicates a night under the stars. While other nature-loving homeowners bring wood and greenery into their homes, you’ll invite the great outdoors in with a ceiling that will always remind you of a twinkling night sky.
The outdoorsy man will fall for this bedroom that replicates a night under the stars. While other nature-loving homeowners bring wood and greenery into their homes, you’ll invite the great outdoors in with a ceiling that will always remind you of a twinkling night sky.
12. Turn your equipment into home accessories
Now that you have your own space, you finally have room for your sporting gear and paraphernalia. In a family home, your parents would likely nag you to keep the clutter out of sight but the truth is, nothing speaks of your personality more than a proud display of your passions. Whether it’s a bicycle, a hockey stick, a kayak paddle or your football boots, these equipment deserve a spot of reverence in your home.
Now that you have your own space, you finally have room for your sporting gear and paraphernalia. In a family home, your parents would likely nag you to keep the clutter out of sight but the truth is, nothing speaks of your personality more than a proud display of your passions. Whether it’s a bicycle, a hockey stick, a kayak paddle or your football boots, these equipment deserve a spot of reverence in your home.
13. Design a bedroom that will soothe the senses
With its warm woodgrain patterns and sharp angular lines, this bedroom is designed to prioritise rest. After a weekend of partying, you’ll want to come home to a relaxing room that’s free of clutter. Darker wood surfaces will do well in a bachelor’s bedroom, bringing warmth and cosiness without looking moody or downcast.
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If you live alone, show us how you’ve decorated your home. If you wish you lived alone, tell us what you wish you had in your dream singles abode.
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With its warm woodgrain patterns and sharp angular lines, this bedroom is designed to prioritise rest. After a weekend of partying, you’ll want to come home to a relaxing room that’s free of clutter. Darker wood surfaces will do well in a bachelor’s bedroom, bringing warmth and cosiness without looking moody or downcast.
TELL US
If you live alone, show us how you’ve decorated your home. If you wish you lived alone, tell us what you wish you had in your dream singles abode.
MORE
Browse bachelor pad designs
When you think of the quintessential bachelor’s pad, you’re probably thinking of dark, masculine colours in shades of black, blue and grey. But why should you restrict your colour palette to monochromes? Bring out your personality in your interior design with colour, graphic patterns and textures.