{"id":79812,"date":"2025-10-17T03:48:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/79812\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T03:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:48:19","slug":"why-a-design-duos-family-home-celebrates-imperfection-memory-and-grandmas-ceramics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/79812\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a design duo\u2019s family home celebrates imperfection, memory and grandma\u2019s ceramics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mostly, says Lim, they\u2019ve come to understand that homes adapt and change, just as their occupants do. Which is why their Happy Valley flat, which they completed last year as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/limandlu.com\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\">Lim + Lu<\/a>, and as parents of two young girls, stands in stark contrast to their first home, as newlyweds.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The children\u2019s bathroom. Photo: Common Studio\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/680b095d-605b-4ccf-88d1-bf822be9820b_c2e1d7dd.jpg\" title=\"The children\u2019s bathroom. Photo: Common Studio\"\/>The children\u2019s bathroom. Photo: Common Studio<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cOver time, you\u2019re bound to get battle scars \u2013 marks on the wall, scuffs around the edges \u2013 and I\u2019ve come to see the beauty in these markers of family life. So, if your child wants to put up glow-in-the-dark stickers, let it be \u2013 let the walls grow with you. Don\u2019t fill every space from the get-go, because the shelves you start with will become more populated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Their 1,400 sq ft three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment embodies this philosophy. Aged six and four, their daughters had a say in the design decisions, notably in selecting wallpaper for their bedrooms and tiles (pink) for their bathroom.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The girls also echoed Lu\u2019s fondness for gentle curves, which soften the boxy aesthetic of the rectangular living and dining zone.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Here, a design motif of three dark wood archways creates portals to the kitchen, bedroom wing and entry. The arches not only delineate space but also serve a practical purpose \u2013 rounded edges are a safety feature in households with young children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mostly, says Lim, they\u2019ve come to understand that homes adapt and change, just as their occupants do. 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