PITCH PERFECT

The Link Home’s new boutique at Paragon is a heaven-sent for the ambivalent and the downright design-challenged

Although homes acquire their own personality with time, it is perfectly fine to nudge the process along. Save precious waiting time for the young Cabernet Sauvignons to mature in your cellar – when it comes to homemaking, personality should be hanging on the door by the time you move in.

There is, mercifully, a lot of professional help in this area and one of the best places to get it from is The Link Home. The uber tastemonger re-opened its doors at Paragon in February after a successful reign at Palais Renaissance and then Nassim Hill. Pitch-perfect furnishings and accessories complement an array of furniture in the new 2,200-sq ft shop. And the impeccable taste of style doyenne Tina Tan, CEO of The Link and creative director of fashion label Alldressedup is apparent in every item and expertly coordinated merchandise setting which one could purchase in their entirety to furnish a small corner or a dedicated sitting, dining or sleeping area.

Together with her team, Tina has culled the world for the 40 leading home and lifestyle labels including home textiles by Sabina Fay Braxton, porcelain from Bernardaud, exotic accessories by Augousti, tableware and complements from L’Objet, leather organisers and picture frames from Pinetti, and decanters and glasses from L’atelier du vin. A Diptyque scent bar also commands a prominent spot in the shop. Although these brands are accessible among trendy global nomads, The Link Home provides focus by sifting through thousands of samples to assemble the few that eventually make it to the shop.

Furniture suggests rooms in the open-planned space and appropriate accessories are incorporated in these settings. An unerring eye for luxurious details guides the seemingly haphazard organisation so that a fur throw casually tossed on a Chinese four-poster bed seems highly appropriate.

The shop also offers exclusive services such as gift registries, A Little Something hampers, gift certificates and interior styling of show apartments and private residences.