A Singapore family has turned its Executive Maisonette into a Japandi-inspired home with an unusual centrepiece: a custom-built indoor slide that connects the staircase to the living area.
The renovation cost around $200,000, according to the creative director of Jesigns Interior Design, which handled the project. The slide alone cost about $10,000 to build from scratch.
The home was featured in a video posted by home and living publication Uchify on Sept. 23. The tour quickly attracted attention online, recording more than 251,000 views, almost 10,000 likes and over 5,000 shares at the time of publication.
The slide was incorporated directly into a television feature wall, creating a play area within the main living space rather than separating the children’s space from the rest of the home.
The interior designer said the homeowners wanted a “fun house” where the parents could interact with their children while watching television. The slide was constructed using laminates and carpentry, while its railings were designed to double as a safety gate.
The television feature wall itself was designed to resemble a giant book page, adding another playful element to the living area.
Beyond the slide, the Executive Maisonette includes an open-concept dry pantry, a concealed entrance leading to a floating display cabinet and skylights sourced from Taobao. Some of the skylights cost more than $100 each.
The Japandi-inspired design combines clean lines and understated finishes with features intended for family life. Instead of treating the home purely as a showcase, the renovation was designed around interaction and everyday use.
The decision to spend $10,000 on a slide also raises a practical consideration for homeowners: whether highly customised features will remain useful as children grow older.
The designer advised homeowners considering kid-focused renovations to think about whether the design is future-proof and whether children might eventually outgrow it. For families with very young children, however, he said such features could be worth considering.
The project illustrates how Singapore homeowners are increasingly using renovations to personalise HDB spaces beyond conventional layouts, with customised carpentry and unusual features becoming part of the home’s identity.
In this case, a $200,000 renovation has transformed an Executive Maisonette into a family-oriented Japandi home where one of the most expensive individual features is also one of the most playful.
And while the $10,000 slide may eventually be outgrown, for now it gives the family something that a standard renovation cannot easily provide: a home designed around both everyday living and childhood fun.
