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Peranakan interior design for any home: what it includes
Peranakan in IDstudio: A calm modern base with Peranakan tile, colour and carved detail used in a few places only. In your home that means teak joinery with jade lacquer accent doors and carved fretwork panels, antique brass handles, full height, over teak-look planks, Peranakan pattern tiles in the wet areas.
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What colours make up Peranakan?
Five colours, each with a job: warm white for walls; teak for floors and joinery; jade for accent joinery; coral pink for tiles and textiles; brass for handles.
- Warm white#F1EBE0 · Walls
- Teak#8B5A35 · Floors and joinery
- Jade#5F8F80 · Accent joinery
- Coral pink#D98C7E · Tiles and textiles
- Brass#B08A3E · Handles
What is built into a Peranakan home?
The doors, joinery, feature walls and ceiling below are modelled in 3D, so they are in the SketchUp file and every render, not just painted on.
- Doors
- Teak panelled doors with a carved fretwork panel and antique brass levers.
- Joinery
- Teak joinery with jade lacquer accent doors and carved fretwork panels, antique brass handles, full height.
- Feature wall (TV wall)
- Jade lacquer TV wall with a carved teak fretwork screen.
- Bed head wall
- A carved teak screen behind the bed head.
- Vanity wall
- Peranakan pattern tiles behind the vanity.
- Ceiling
- Flat white ceiling, a cove pocket in the living and dining, recessed pelmets.
Which materials and finishes does it use?
Warm white matt paint on the walls and teak-look planks, Peranakan pattern tiles in the wet areas on the floor; the full list is below.
- Walls
- Warm white matt paint.
- Floor
- Teak-look planks, Peranakan pattern tiles in the wet areas.
- Stone
- White Carrara marble.
- Wood
- Teak with a satin finish.
- Metal
- Antique brass.
- Fabrics
- Jade silk, coral and cream batik cotton.
- Kitchen worktop
- White Carrara-look quartz.
- Kitchen backsplash
- Peranakan pattern tiles.
- Bathroom walls
- Warm white tiles with a Peranakan pattern tile band.
- Bathroom floor
- Peranakan pattern floor tiles, matt slip-rated.
- Vanity top
- White marble with a round basin on a teak vanity.
What furniture goes in a Peranakan home?
A teak-frame sofa with jade silk cushions.
- Sofa
- A teak-frame sofa with jade silk cushions.
- Armchair
- A carved teak armchair with a coral cushion.
- Coffee table
- A round white marble coffee table on a teak base.
- Dining table
- A round teak dining table with a marble top.
- Dining chairs
- Teak chairs with carved backs.
- Bed
- A teak bed with crisp white bedding.
- Headboard
- A carved teak headboard.
- Bedsides
- Teak bedsides with brass handles.
- TV console
- A low teak TV console with jade accent doors.
- Desk
- A teak writing desk.
How is it lit?
Warm and festive: every fitting on, lanterns and lamps glowing, soft daylight.
- Mood
- Warm and festive: every fitting on, lanterns and lamps glowing, soft daylight.
- Colour temperature
- 2800-3000 K.
- Cove light
- A warm cove glow where the ceiling has its cove pocket.
- Light fittings
- Small round recessed downlights, a cove glow, a lantern pendant over the dining table, brass wall lights.
How is a Peranakan home styled?
The renders are dressed so the home looks lived in: plants, lamps, art, ceramics, rugs and soft furnishings in the theme's colours.
- Statement plants
- A tall areca palm and a large bird of paradise in glazed blue-and-white ceramic planters, in a free corner.
- Small plants
- White phalaenopsis orchids in a celadon pot.
- Lamps
- Ginger-jar ceramic lamps with white shades.
- Books
- A few heritage books.
- Ceramics
- Peranakan kamcheng jars and celadon bowls.
- Rugs
- A large cream and jade patterned rug.
- Throws
- A jade silk throw.
- Cushions
- Batik and jade silk cushions.
- Bedding
- Crisp white bedding with a batik runner.
- Bath towels
- White and jade towels.
- Toiletries
- Celadon ceramic dispensers.
- Kitchen counter styling
- A teak board, a kamcheng jar, a bowl of mangoes and a tiffin carrier.
- Art: style and subject
- A batik or kebaya textile panel, or a botanical of orchids and peonies.
- Art: palette
- Jade, coral pink, cream and gold.
- Art: medium and texture
- Framed textile under glass.
- Art: frame
- Teak frame with a thin gold slip.
Peranakan questions
What colours are in the Peranakan palette?
Warm white (#f1ebe0) for walls; Teak (#8b5a35) for floors and joinery; Jade (#5f8f80) for accent joinery; Coral pink (#d98c7e) for tiles and textiles; Brass (#b08a3e) for handles.
What is built into the 3D model for a Peranakan home?
Doors: Teak panelled doors with a carved fretwork panel and antique brass levers. Joinery: Teak joinery with jade lacquer accent doors and carved fretwork panels, antique brass handles, full height. Feature wall (TV wall): Jade lacquer TV wall with a carved teak fretwork screen. Bed head wall: A carved teak screen behind the bed head. Vanity wall: Peranakan pattern tiles behind the vanity. Ceiling: Flat white ceiling, a cove pocket in the living and dining, recessed pelmets. These are in the SketchUp file as well as the renders.
Can I change the Peranakan palette or finishes in IDstudio?
Yes. Pick your own palette, wall colours and wall finishes (paint, textured paint, limewash or wallpaper) in the brief, or ask for a change in plain words after the plan is drawn.
Can I make Peranakan my firm's own theme?
Yes. Press "Make it my own" on Peranakan in IDstudio to copy the whole kit and turn it into your firm's own theme, with your palette and finishes.
How long does a Peranakan design take in IDstudio?
In five steps and less than an hour, when left to run through all five steps on its own, without stopping for your review. You approve the furnished plan, the 3D model, the renders, the photo style and the design book, and each stage waits for you.
How do I try Peranakan on my own floor plan?
Start the free trial at idstudio.konverta.ai/signup, upload your floor plan and pick Peranakan in the brief. One full project free: 7 days, trial credits worth US$50, no card needed.
Other themes: Warm Modern Luxe, Bright Modern Luxe, Japandi, Modern Cream, Wabi-Sabi, Dark Industrial, Modern British Colonial, Art Deco, French Cream, Pop Art. Kit as of 27 Oct 2026; themes are refined with each IDstudio release.
Your floor plan, in Peranakan
IDstudio by konverta.ai is an AI tool for interior designers that turns a floor plan into a furnished layout, a 3D SketchUp model, photoreal renders and a client-ready design book. It was built with CAsarté Interior, a practising interior design firm in Singapore, and works for HDB, condo and landed homes. One full project free: 7 days, trial credits worth US$50, no card needed.