Hong Kong homeowner channels his inner child
A finance executive has found a novel way to escape workplace stress – by indulging his 'kidult' side at home. 'I need to be mature and professional because of my work but when I’m home, I choose to be more carefree and fun,' he says
Home, for some people, is a respite from the stresses of work. Jacky Yeung also wanted a refuge in which he could feel like a kid again.
“I’m in finance and it’s sort of why I have such a childish design sense,” he says. “I need to be mature and professional because of my work but when I’m home, I choose to be more carefree and fun. It’s my way of staying young.”
It’s easy to see Yeung’s inner child in the “kidult” style he chose for the 800-sq-ft Ap Lei Chau apartment he inherited from his parents two years ago. In the living room, for instance, an oversized teddy bear doubles as a body pillow, and in the serene bathroom, a yellow robot head dispenses toilet paper. These functional toys share space with playful accessories and whimsical furnishings, the rainbow hues of which pop against white walls.
Yeung entrusted the renovation to Frankie Lam, of Bugs Design Consultants, who turned the once dark, cramped quarters into a commodious, contemporary space, providing the perfect backdrop for Yeung’s eclectic belongings.
Four bedrooms became one, along with a storeroom, a dressing room and an airy study. Left unchanged was the living and dining area, which, despite being trapezoidal in shape, somehow worked with Yeung’s furnishings. It is here that Yeung and his partner spend their evenings, taking in the sea view or watching movies enhanced by surround-sound audio.