13 inspiring & ingenious HDB kitchen designs for your new flat

The kitchen of this 1,227sqf five-room HDB flat in Havelock is a stylish mix of colonial-meets-industrial chic. Exposed red-brick walls walls anchor the space, contrasting with the whitewashed cabinets, subway tiles, and black granite worktops. 

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Design: Homeowner’s own

In this five-room HDB flat, which belongs to an interior designer, a long table was positioned in the middle of the dining-slash-kitchen area. 

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Design: W2DA

This utilitarian-style kitchen features a bright red fire hose-reel box that was added as a stylish way to conceal the refuse chute hopper as well as additional storage space. 

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Design: Three-D Conceptwerke

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As his partner is an avid home cook, the designer-homeowner designed extensive storage for kitchen utensils and their collection of handcrafted ceramic plates from Japan. 

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Design: Kenn Goh

In this four-room HDB BTO Punggol home’s kitchen, hexagonal tiles are chosen in these 3 colours to create an eye-catching feature. 

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Design: D5 Studio Image

Jade green subway tiles and terracotta-look floor tiles, purchased from Hafary, make the open-concept kitchen a cheery space. The cabinet doors were designed with panelling details and handles from Ikea. 

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Design: M3 Studio

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Almost everything in this three-room flat is bespoke, from the patterned rugs and modular sofa to the shade of green used for the kitchen backsplash. 

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Design: Ottimo Spazi

“We added a breakfast counter and, as I hate the oil from cooking, the homeowner moved the stove nearer to the window,” says the homeowner of this 1,100sqf five-room flat. 

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Design: Living Icon

“I suggested a strong saturated green shade for the kitchen as it adds a punch of colour; this balances out the neutral hues used throughout the home,” says the interior designer of this five-bedroom flat in Ang Mo Kio. The laminates were purchased from Formica. 

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Design: Shijin Design Consultancy 

The homeowners of this five-room HDB home in Pine Close love to bake, and an open kitchen will allow the smell of fresh bakes to fill the house. As the owners were getting a mint Smeg fridge, it was important that the designer chose colours that will match it. 

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Design: Shijin Design Consultancy 

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The kitchen of this four-room HDB flat is spacious enough to allow a large seating area. Its stainless steel backsplash allows for easy cleaning, to. 

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Design: Distinctidentity

As they don’t do much heavy cooking, the homeowner-designer of this five-room HDB flat in Bukit Batok opted for an induction stove on their kitchen island. 

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Design: Millimeters Studio

To achieve an eclectic farmhouse look in this five-room HDB flat in Clementi, the designer opted for a mostly-white kitchen that features laminates from EDL and countertop by Silestone. 

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Design: Aiden T

This article was first published in Home & Decor Singapore.