The cool marble flooring is anchored with a textured sisal rug. A linen-upholstered couch and a rattan Balinese daybed surround a Chinese chest. Kebun Ijo Flowers (Singapore) has created a “Botanical Box”, featuring Phalaenopsis orchids, stemmed flowers and potted tropical plants assembled in an up cycled wine crate.

Cushion covers in patterned wool lilim give color to a predominant ivory space, and hint at the predilection for the safari style.

Wood and wicker seats flank a Fortnum & Mason hamper repurposed as a side-table. On it are ornaments collected from travels and a scented candle, always lit before guests arrive.

The gold-and-white geometric-pattern lampstand was originally a matching set. Its twin was broken en route from Denmark to Singapore.​

On a mango-wood antique cabinet from India are ornaments of various provenance. (From left) Bonsai tree in terra-cotta pot; wooden elephant figurine; a pair of sterling silver candlesticks with beeswax candles; an ivory sailboat; an ostrich egg from South Africa; a signed copy of “I Married Adventure” (American Book-Stratford Press Inc, 1940) by Osa Johnson. The vignette is presided over by a reproduction of “The Birth of Venus” by Botticelli.

A wooden relief panel of a civet cat, hand-carved in Java. This gem is from an antique furniture shop in Singapore.​

A framed picture of Karen Blixen on Safari in Kenya sits atop a leather backgammon set.

A tray featuring a hand-painted monkey, a new purchase in Singapore. The paperweight on the zebra coasters (from Amsterdam) is a prototype doorknob from a custom furniture shop.

An ibex skull cast is flanked by geometric lamp stands and tall candlesticks. On the wall is a gilded frame Chinoiserie mirror. This vignette sits atop a secretary desk.

A sterling-silver champagne bucket with lion head handles (from Copenhagen) is purposed as a planter for cattleya orchids. The conch shell is handpicked from Harbour Island, Bahamas.

The upstairs lounge features extreme curiosities, including a brass-cast baby alligator skull from Bali. An iron skull sits on a black-and-white bone inlay table.

A taxidermied blowfish (from Amsterdam).

The handwoven kilim pillow of a saddled lion is placed on a Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe.

The handwoven kilim pillow of a saddled lion is placed on a Barcelona chair by Mies van der Rohe.