If you’ve been planning a spot of exterior decoration at home, this could be your paint palette – the building carries a staggering multitude of vibrant colours.
After all, why try to choose just one colour?
This vibrant building stands in Little India, in Singapore. It is actually one of the surviving Chinese villas in this area and was built back in 1900 by Ten Tang Niah, the owner of several sweet-making factories and a rubber smokehouse. This large eight-roomed villa certainly demonstrates his financial success.
The house is a combination of Southern Chinese and European architectural style. In its original state, there were carriage doors leading into a courtyard and the main entrance had richly carved decorative swinging doors. The first floor overhangs the ground floor to provide the sheltered walkway, known as a five-foot way, that was a common design feature.
Now, don’t imagine that his commercial interest in confectionary led to the bright colouring scheme, the house back then was calm traditional whitewash.
This grand house gradually fell into disrepair and it was not renovated until the late 1980s (the sign shown above has an image of the house in 1983) when the Little India area rescued it. The vivacious colour scheme was eventually added as part of that work and it certainly now fits in with the other buzzing décor in the area.
The Residence of Tan Teng Niah, Singapore, July 2015
Linked to My Sunday Photo
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 January 2016
Travel with Intent 
What a great mix of cultures. The colours are gorgeous #MySundayPhoto
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Yes, the areas in Singapore have names like Little India but they are actually very mixed
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Oh wow, what vibrant colours! #MySundayPhotos
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Well that’s given me some ideas to brighten up my house, off to B and Q Lol #MySundayPhoto
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I’m waiting to see photos of the results!
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I knew exactly where you were from the first photo!!!!
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If you’ve seen it it’s not easy to forget!
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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What an amazing building. I don’t think you can fail to feel happy when you look at it. I love colour but that might be just a little much for me. Thanks for sharing it. #MySundayPhoto
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What a spectacular building, it’s definitely eye catching and beautiful.
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Amazing colours, a place I’d love to visit soon
Thank you for linking up
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A very friendly place, families would be most welcome. And youngsters would cope better with the humidity than us adults!
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Love all of those colours together, bright and vibrant, definitely welcoming.
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These are so beautiful! Love the interplay of the colours. It feels so friendly and welcoming. I really want to go and visit the place now! I’m pinning this on my Travel Bucket – hope you don’t mind. x #MySundayPhoto
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Ha! You’re certainly right there!
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Always happy to be pinned!
Singapore has plenty for a shortish break – though the humidity slows you down, so you make want a longer break!
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Wow! So far away from the Farrow and Ball paint chart
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Wow you can say those are colorful and vibrant. Love it.
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Wow, what amazing colors!!
janet
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stunning, eh!
On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Beautiful shots for this challenge, Debbie.
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These take my breath away! Vibrant, indeed.
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Buzzing indeed, now where are my sunglasses?
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Definitely required 😉
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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What fun and I’m betting perfect for the environment it’s in.
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and so enlivening.
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most definitely 🙂
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 8:51 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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What a glorious colour palette – almost beyond one’s imagination. Lovely pix,
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So vibrant! Lovely colours.
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beautiful!
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I loved. all of the photos. sooooo vibrant!
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They are definitely vibrant 🙂 Great post!
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Great choice of photos for this prompt
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Thanks Raewyn
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 7:33 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Nor me, I have to say! I like a riot of colour but not to live with constantly….do me ‘ead in, as they say!
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It’s very jolly but over the top. I actually thought it was over touristy and didn’t study it very closely when I was there.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 7:31 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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OTT it is- certainly
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Not for me, Debs 🙂 A nice ochre or dark pink maybe but I’d have to stay inside if I lived there :)l
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I know what you mean – it wakes me up but doesn’t allow relaxation!
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 7:19 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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How lovely and intriguing! Would like to know more about the artists who chose the colours…
It’s really enchanting!
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I can’t find any information on the renovation. Perhaps if I spoke some more languages it would help!
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Stunning!
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Yup, I could live with that!
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What about your neighbours?!
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They’d learn to love it, or I’d give them sunglasses. 🙂
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😎
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 7:04 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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WOW! I loved these photos. Thanks for sharing!
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Very glad you enjoyed them
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