We Spent Below $1K To Transform Our BTO Flat Entrance!

1740

Beach Resort
HDB (BTO)
~1,200 sqft
3 br
Couple Living with Kids

Welcome to the entrance of our home!
This was how the space used to look like, which didn’t fit our modern coastal theme at all. We decided to make a few changes to revamp the space :)
The first thing we did was to change the gate colour from the original gold to white. We paid $100 to a guy on Carousell to have it repainted.
The next thing we did was to change the door colour - instead of changing the entire door, we did a door wrap using a light grey 3M vinyl film with a subtle grain. Just changing the gate and door colour makes such a big difference to the overall aesthetics that we were going for :)
Thirdly, we customised a dark grey entrance mat on Shopee that was thin enough to fit under our gate, which costs around $73. The ordering process was pretty straightforward - we measured the area we wanted to cover with the mat and gave the seller the dimensions of the two pieces required (90 * 180cm and 125 * 180cm). Once the mat arrived in a rolled form, we only had to trim the edges to fit our entrance nicely. The carpet feels quite nice to walk on :) The only downside is dirt tends to show up easily on the dark surface, but nothing a quick vacuum can't fix!
To make it convenient to put on shoes, we placed a 110cm long shoe rack bench here. Picked one with woven and wooden accents to fit the coastal theme.
Lastly, for a pop of greenery, we bought a 1.6m tall potted faux plant (Dracaena Marginata) in the corner and got a separate white pot for it. We might also add more faux potted plants to beautify this space in future!