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Peta Tomlinson
Peta Tomlinson
Peta Tomlinson is an Asia-focused journalist who has lived and worked in Australia and Hong Kong. Making the most of her global mobile office, she contributes to South China Morning Post on topics including design, property, lifestyle and special reports.

A Hong Kong-based client’s favourite colour shade was not only on trend, it was also the perfect hue to turn her 520 sq ft Tsuen Wan flat into a relaxing sanctuary.

This 510 sq ft retirement apartment in Hong Kong’s Tai Hang neighbourhood has been given a Bauhaus-inspired renovation that will allow its elderly occupants to age in place – and comfort.

Renovation of a seaside house for a family of four gives it a coastal vibe – think whitewashed walls, a timber staircase that funnels light down, and stone floors that ‘don’t show marks or pet hair’.

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Mui Tsz Lam, near the mainland China border, was abandoned in the 1980s, but the Hong Kong Hakka village is being recognised as a model for rejuvenation after an award-winning revitalisation project.

With Huizhen High School in China’s Ningbo city winning the World Building of the Year 2023 at the World Architecture Festival, we find out how its architecture helps release students’ academic pressure.

Coming design trends, chosen by experts and an AI, include technology, statement towels, terracotta and bold marble, and biophilic design – including preserved plants and floral wallpaper.

A Hong Kong interior designer tapped her employees to turn the family’s three-storey private villa in Sai Kung into a colourful, light-filled home whose indoor and outdoor areas seamlessly connect.

From an Eames dining chair to a Le Corbusier lamp, nothing but the crėme de la crėme of high-end designer items were good enough for the Hong Kong high-rise home of two discerning creatives.

A Hong Kong-born couple looking to replicate their New York apartment in their home city found a Tsim Sha Tsui flat offering similar views. All they then needed was a bit of design magic to conjure up the same sense of space.

A couple turned a four-bedroom space in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong’s New Territories, into a bespoke home with lavish bedroom suite, space for entertaining and a natural, earthy vibe.

Long-distance design, made necessary by the Covid pandemic, were an extra hurdle for a professional show jumper’s renovation project, but physical changes to her Hong Kong apartment were kept to a minimum.

Bearbrick collectible toys, a built-in children’s playground with a treehouse-style bed and slide – there’s a playful vibe to this Hong Kong apartment.

A University of Hong Kong team has combined 3D printing technology with traditional Chinese wooden construction in an adaptive reuse experiment they believe to be the first of its kind.

Six months of deep-dive online education equipped Daphney Ho with the skills to give practical life to her ‘perfect home’ vision – one that uses warm woods and soft curves for the ultimate Zen vibes.

Vintage chairs, local craftsmanship and Internet of Things technology – East really does meet West in the Hong Kong apartment of young business owners with a baby who like to host dinner parties.

Fifteen years after moving into their Hong Kong duplex penthouse, a family of three sought ‘a new living experience’. Renovation turned it from cavernous and showy to cosy and practical.

A flat in Hong Kong’s affluent Mid-Levels residential neighbourhood has been remade with interiors that conjure a cabin-style retreat, with stone fireplace and hewn timber beams.

Interior designer Susan Chiow gave her rented penthouse apartment in Hong Kong the upgrade it deserved, thanks to an Italian masterclass in creating luxury interiors.

Designers, from boutique to big name, are exploring ways to make furniture and items multifunctional, such as a bench that encourages movement and an Ikea collection that pushes ‘the limits of small spaces’.

The owner of a tiny apartment in Tai Hang, Hong Kong, removed barriers to create a studio flat that is both practical and luxurious – right down to the special light sockets and door stopper.

‘Tropical minimalism that’s a touch brutalist’ describes the new Sydney home that has been a labour of love for a family who moved there from Hong Kong. Pursuing the project despite the pandemic paid off.

Having rented larger apartments for years, a family wanted to stamp an environmentally friendly mark on their newly bought, smaller Hong Kong home – complete with a balcony for alfresco dining.

A home in Hong Kong’s Repulse Bay has been roundly remodelled to meet a young family’s developing needs, with an abundance of curves that are both practical and pleasing to the eye.

Good restaurant design can mean the difference between success and failure, and designers in Hong Kong’s ever-changing culinary arena are innovating with different approaches.

When a couple took over a Sha Tin penthouse apartment with rooftop swimming pool from parents and grandparents, it was a chance to give the home a completely new look.

A rooftop that feels like a treehouse in its lush surroundings, a balcony for outdoor dining, open kitchen and Aman-inspired en suite – Canadian social media celebrity Taylor R has the ‘perfect’ home.