Singapore Custom Furniture Professionals

“I passed by Arete culture by coincidence while browsing for furniture around Tan Boon Liat building and found this amazing shop with beautiful decoration items and furniture. Definitely worth to visit shop itself! I wished for some time to change my living room as it had few heavy antique pieces mixed with modern teak furniture and the whole space looked heavy with lots of wood. I shared my problem with Juline and she was on spot with few ideas on how to brighten and soften the space. Arete is offering a design in a day service. Having a makeover and problem solved in a day sounded to me perfect given my limited time and I decided to go for it. Juline took over the project and she was amazing in terms of ideas, responsiveness, professionalism and design knowledge. Also very comforting and kind personality, assessing your needs, but at the same time bold to give suggestions and probe them. During our initial meeting at my place she assessed my taste in terms of style, colour, space, compositions, which was extremely important to me. She provided her recommendations and her selection of items, which I had a chance to view and pick in Arete's warehouse before the makeover day. She did an excellent selection to my taste with incredible ideas adding sea elements and white to teal colour. On a makeover day she went beyond the initial agreement, spent more effort than necessary decorating my home and made a place beautiful and beyond my expectations. I would certainly recommend Juline and Arete for any makeovers. Paying attention to customer taste and needs, but at the same time putting individual flavour into the makeover. The result is amazing, the place looks beautiful, relaxed and classy. The home I look much more forward to return to and spend time at. Thanks to Arete and Juline.”

“We are beyond excited and satisfied with the completion of our full home renovation. It definitely exceeds our expectations. Our ID, Ivan Yang, is very professional, friendly and patient. As promised, he managed to deliver in a timely manner. We had only six weeks for renovation. The carpentry works is especially commendable. Thank you for helping us achieve our open-concept dream home. YID has demonstrated their professionalism, expertise, customer service and true passion for their business. Not only are we extremely pleased with the final result of the renovation, we are also pleased to have found a reputable, respectable, trustworthy company to partner with again in the future.”

“They have done 3 jobs for me, 1 Landed, 1 HDB and 1 Condo. The simple reason why I have engaged them for the subsequent jobs is customer service. The designers assigned are professional in handling the projects. All projects were completed on time. They continue to assist when I have encountered some minor problems in the house long after the handover.”

“AkiHaus did a spectacular job with our home! As one of the few architect cum interior designer in Singapore, Lawrence exhibits his professionalism and has delivered on all levels when it comes to planning,designing and executing the project with his extraordinary attention to details. With his knowledge and sense of aesthetics, he was able to provide his valuable advice on the renovation to the selection of furnitures. We are very pleased to have worked with Lawrence and his team in achieving our dream home. AkiHaus is the one which we will definitely recommend!”

“We hired Designer House for our renovation work and he had been very helpful in identifying our requirements, setting up 3D drawings and sourcing all the required contractors and materials with minimum fuss. Workmanship was of the highest quality. Through out the work, Ronald remained very professional, sincere and prompt. When we were confused about certain choices, he always helped us make the right choice, exhibiting his experience and knowledge in the field. We are very thankful to him for the service he provided and we are a very happy customer. He is very flexible, hardworking, patient and above all, greets his customers with a great smile.”

“I engaged FSI from Oct to 30th Dec 2016 for the completion of my 5 room unit renovation. ID assigned: Leon & Ricky. We chose FSI because: - Out of the few other companies we went to, FSI convinced us with their one of a kind ideas for our house layout. - Both of them listened to our needs and wants, they also asked a lot of questions which we released that it is also an important information. - At the second appointment with them, we can tell they have a lot of experience in house renovation. Based on their customer portfolio and I did a research on FSI using few Apps such as Qanvast and Houzz. - Lastly and most crucial is that we clicked with them. That's a plus point. Journey of the renovation: - We can see that Leon & Ricky has individual roles to play and task which make the renovation process more focus and aligned. - There were many a times I had questions that relates or not related to the current situation, Leon & Ricky patiently addressed it and reply to us professionally. - so far they have met the timeline with only few glitches like my master bedroom toilet had a last minute change on the vanity area. Also my master bedroom wall requires to boxed up the aircon trunking which I requested to create a niche area on top of the bed. Leon acknowledge that he will get this done. - Leon & Ricky also send us pictures constantly to show us the weekly progress of the house. We do appreciate that! - There were some changes we requested during the process, such as the house window we asked Leon if they can remove all the frosted filming instead of changing the entire window (to save cost). Both Leon & Ricky accommodate to us and adjusted quickly to have this done. - I thought they both went extra mile by not meeting their timeline but they did gave us suggestions and ideas proactively. They also able to take rejection when I disagree on some of their ideas and compromise on a workable plan. Leon also helped us to receive our furniture/lightings delivery, that actually save a lot of our time!. Overall experience: We really think we are lucky to have met FSI with what the professional service they delivered in making our dream house a dream come true. The only flawed I encountered was the delay of emailing me the HDB approval renovation letter which is a small matter compared to the rest of questions and challenges we've put them into. From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to say a BIG thank you to FSI (especially Leon & Ricky) to put in their time and go through this journey with us. We will always talk about them when anyone ask about our house.”

“Eloycois is a very responsible and creative individual, who takes note of his client's preferences and makes sure the final result is satisfactory. He helped us work on renovating our entire house, and this was when he was still working with his previous company, Ciseern.”

“In 2013 Vantage Design re-designed our 1,460 sq.ft. flat. He worked very closely with my wife and myself. The way he conducted himself at all times was beyond reproach. Always courteous and approachable, his suggestions were exciting. He never dodged a problem. All contracts with suppliers were up front and commissions were worked into lowering our costs as we had a good fee paying arrangement. He kept relations with suppliers fair and honest and as a cosequence we always felt he represented our interests as OUR designer and manager of the project. He made it easy for us to be good clients and our collaboration was very harmonious. We continue to seek his advice. Patrick Mowe”

“On this beautiful residential project that Sugarbakers is handling, we supplied some furnitures and home accessories. It's always a great pleasure collaborating with professionals like Jas and André, makes projects much easier! We look forward to a future project with them.”

“Working with Shukun and his team was great for the following reasons: - Responsive to queries He was very responsive to our queries and was receptive to our ideas and suggestions. We never felt that we had to chase him for a response. - Great team of professionals His team of contractors and vendors delivered high quality work, which is still pretty much as good as new after 2.5 years. In particular, Paul, his contractor, is such a pleasure to work with, and could always be counted on to rectify any issues. - Innovative space planning He gave us innovative ideas on how to configure and make the best use of our space. This is in contrast to other firms that only gave us one (boring) option. - Fluid design process We weren't pressured to make all our design decisions at the outset. The fluid design process enabled to make decisions even during the construction phase. This was useful as our choices changed when the project started taking shape. - Easy decision process If you like his aesthetic, then you will appreciate that he doesn't inundate you with choices. We liked that he gave us a few choice selections from which we made our final decision. Also, when the options he proposed were out of our budget, he was also able to give us other suggestions that suited our needs. Overall, we highly recommend Shukun and his team. The project did take slightly longer than expected, but the upside is that we had a fairly smooth working relationship with the team, and everything is still as good as new after 2.5 years.”