M

ads has always had an

interest in creating

videos. She started

by documenting her journey

as a first-time mum, sharing

videos of her new-born

daughter on Youtube. As she

gained more confidence and

became more comfortable

in front of the camera, she

wanted to reach out to a wider

audience and started uploading

videos of her house tours, DIY

projects and home hacks.

“It really started to take off

just over a year ago, after my

first house tour video went viral.

After that, I also did a series of

videos focusing on individual

rooms,” she recalls. What began

as a hobby has now grown

into a preoccupation, with

her having a Youtube channel

with a sizeable following.

The self-confessed nerd

loves anything revolving around

the home and technology, and

such topics are the focus of

her videos. They showcase

how she has transformed the

five-room apartment that she

shares with her husband, Jia

Wei, a relationship manager at

a bank, and their two-year-old

toddler, as well as ongoing home

improvement projects that she

personally undertakes.

The homemaker is also

a handyman extraordinaire.

She recently single-handedly

wallpapered her timber main

door and glass wardrobe doors,

despite expecting a second

child. “After having lived in

this flat for over four years, I

was tired of the brown main

door and green-tinted glass

wardrobe doors and decided

the DIY genIus

Practically

Perfect

This is a home where everything has a specific

placement. Homeowner Mads tells LYnn TAn that to

keep things tidy, it is important to design for what

you need, based on what you have.