Elizabeth hay

On torrid days in Singapore, the mercury can rise to 40°C. This is when interior designer Elizabeth Hay, who relocated to the tropical city-state in 2013, dreams of home. She pictures the whitewashed kitchen of her thatched cottage, tucked into the quiet green fold of an isolated Devon valley. Lawns tumble down to a brook and blossom drifts across the orchard in spring – an idyllic vision of England that might have come from a Thirties guidebook

SCOPE Full Renovation, Reconfiguration and Soft Furnishings Project DESIGN This is the first property the clients have purchased in Singapore as their forever family home. They wanted the apartment to be happy and full of colour but to still remain light and easy to live with. The aim was for the main living and dining […]

About Elizabeth A Brit by birth, a Singaporean for over ten years, and time spent in the US and Africa make Elizabeth Hay a true citizen of the world, and that global inspiration is present in her beautiful designs. Hay started her interior design career at Sybil Colefax and John Fowler, the famou

Called to bring personality to a new-build house in Connecticut, Elizabeth Hay applied her clever blend of bright colours and patterned fabrics to enliven the blank canvas and make it suitable for every season

Called to bring personality to a new-build house in Connecticut, Elizabeth Hay applied her clever blend of bright colours and patterned fabrics to enliven the blank canvas and make it suitable for every season

SCOPE My clients brief was for a house where East meets West. They love the English country house style but wanted a strong Bhutanese influence. DESIGN The house has the comfort and relaxed nature that an English country home is known for mingled with the rich and vibrant culture of Bhutan. We immersed ourselves in […]

On torrid days in Singapore, the mercury can rise to 40°C. This is when interior designer Elizabeth Hay, who relocated to the tropical city-state in 2013, dreams of home. She pictures the whitewashed kitchen of her thatched cottage, tucked into the quiet green fold of an isolated Devon valley. Lawns tumble down to a brook and blossom drifts across the orchard in spring – an idyllic vision of England that might have come from a Thirties guidebook

SCOPE My clients brief was for a house where East meets West. They love the English country house style but wanted a strong Bhutanese influence. DESIGN The house has the comfort and relaxed nature that an English country home is known for mingled with the rich and vibrant culture of Bhutan. We immersed ourselves in […]