Henry Golding’s 40-Year-Old KL Apartment Had A Super Dramatic Makeover

According to the website of MIL Design and Construction, the interior design company that worked on Henry’s place, the British-Malaysian actor requested for a space that’s “chic”, has “soul and character”, and is “not another conventional home”.

Home improvement website Recommend.my, which linked MIL Design and Construction up with Henry, described the original apartment as “dark”, with walls that were “stained” and “floor tiles and kitchen cabinets [that] looked dated”.

MIL Design and Construction also shared about the “many challenges” they had to deal with, such as the “narrow entryway, low ceilings, noise from the elevated MRT train nearby, lack of sunlight, large beams,” and “the overall cluttered and narrow living area”.

In addition, Henry wanted an area to display his own collection of photography and artwork from around the world (as a former travel host, we’re sure he had a ton of that), as well as a “‘kitsch-industrial’ style mixed with a slight ‘brutalist’ language”.

Photos of Henry hunched over tables and going over concept art and floor plans at the MIL Design and Construction studio show that he was a very hands-on client.

MIL said that Henry was “very involved with the design process” and even personally sketched out his ideas, which allowed the company to “design very accurately” around his and Liv’s lifestyle needs.

The result is an airy open floor plan with ceilings stripped to show the original concrete slabs and a colour palette of white, bronze, blue, and wood tones.

While some folks love their balconies, Henry had his closed up and transformed into a cosy reading nook instead.

Renovation was completed in 2017, which is also the year that Henry began filming for Crazy Rich Asians and subsequently got catapulted to Hollywood stardom, so we assume he probably hasn’t had many chances to chill in his KL pad.

It’s not clear what happens to the apartment when he’s not in town, though. Perhaps he can consider turning it into a homestay?

Photos: Henry Golding/Instagram, MIL Design and Construction, Recommend.my