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Singaporean actor and realtor, Charlie Goh, 37, still lives in his childhood home: a spacious three-bedroom condominium spanning 1,260 sq ft. But things around here aren’t quite like how they were during his growing years, and we’re not just talking about the S$120,000 (US$92,900) renovation to the home.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t buy this place, this is actually my parents’ place. I just renovated the whole thing and rented it from them,” revealed Goh, whose parents do not live in the apartment. Yes, this is a rental and his landlords are his parents.<\/p>\n
“[But] of course [the rent is] at son’s price lah, you know,” he added with a chuckle.<\/p>\n
It’s just Goh and his wife who live in the freshly overhauled home, which he shows to Kaypoh Room Tours host Hazelle Teo.<\/p>\n
The couple moved in from their previous HDB flat, and since Goh had already purchased another property for investment, decided to rent the familiar space instead of buying another property.<\/p>\n
Goh reconfigured the layout of the home with an interior designer to better suit his and his wife’s lifestyles. Since it’s an old condo unit, he spent “around S$120,000”, excluding the cost of furniture, to redo the house.<\/p>\n
Goh laughed as he revealed the house is done up in a Japandi style, though he did not play a part in providing his input on the design as his suggestions were “all rejected”.<\/p>\n
Still, he loves how the space turned out, showing off his roomy living room that houses a two-seater reclining sofa \u2013 a non-negotiable for him \u2013 so he can now have movie nights without straining his neck from being in a half-lying position for too long.<\/p>\n
When it comes to decor tips, Charlie Goh has an impressive one, with credit to his interior designer for coming up with the idea: Hiding the rubbish chute in plain sight.<\/p>\n
At first glance, there’s a sizeable painting that hangs on their kitchen wall. However, it swings open and behind it is the rubbish chute.<\/p>\n
“Generally, for rubbish chutes, no matter how you decorate it, it’s going to look bad so you might as well cover it up. My initial concern was that I was scared cockroaches would come out during fumigation ‘cos I’m not on a high floor, so I wanted something to block it,” explained Goh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n