1) The luxury bed - The product of intensive research and development, luxury beds today are enhanced with medical certifications and various health and posture benefits - which, more often than not, are also complemented by a hefty price tag. Fortunately, the Great Singapore Sale lets you in on this science of sleep for just a fraction of its original price.

Patrick Norguet Flavia Bed, Poltrona Frau $16,800

2) Lighting - Forget dime-a-dozen fluorescent panels. Illuminate your home with innovative lamps and light fixtures, such as this FL/Y Suspension Lamp from Kartell.

FL/Y Suspension Lamp, Kartell $395

3) Linen - Contrary to popular belief, shopping for linen doesn't necessarily have to be a snore. The Great Singapore Sale presents the perfect opportunity to stock up on these home staples - and for a song, too. If you wish to deviate from run-of-the-mill white cotton, look instead to oriental throw pillows from Holland Village Shopping Centre, or vintage-inspired hand-sewn cushions from Pluck.

Quilt Cover Set, Hedda Blom at Ikea $49

4) The home decorative item – Sometimes the home is less a setting of pure function than a showcase of your creative adroitness. Vanilla Home at Club Street, The Asylum at Ann Siang Hill, and the Opera Gallery at Ngee Ann City are only some of the many places to scour when you wish to deck your halls with everything from decorative vases to paintings.

Medicine Cupboard by Thomas Ericksson, Capellini $2,040

5) Outdoor furniture – Get re-attuned with the wonders of Mother Nature with benches or deck chairs made from natural and lightweight materials like rattan or cane.

Clemence Taurillon Calfskin Deckchair, Hermes $5,200

6) The all-in-one appliance – Nothing reinforces the value of a dollar quite like the all-in-one home gadget. MasterCard raises the bar with everything from colossal multi-taskers like the ACME Crendenza kitchen unit to compact appliances such as the Epson’s all-in-one entertainment projector.

Rapido ZB412C Handheld Vacuum Cleaner, Electrolux at TANGS $89

7) The quirky conversation piece – Make a statement with a stand-out piece that is guaranteed to remain a hot topic among your guests. Head down to local furniture house SPACE and scope out its avant-garde range of quirky futons, radical wall installations, and more.

Kazan Tissue Dispenser, Concierge.sg. $75

8) For the family - MasterCard teaches us how to share and share alike by making that big family purchase so much more affordable. Be it a full home entertainment system or a nine-seater dining set, we reckon that it would certainly make more than a satisfactory thank you for dear old Mom and Dad.

Celerina 3.65.3 Dining Table, Riva 1920 at Proof Living $8,586

9) The home office – We know what they say about all work and no play, and similarly, there is no reason as to why your study has to mirror the oppressive environment of the workplace. Make crunching numbers an absolute pleasure with cool gizmos like the iPod dock from Apple or a nifty, collapsible laptop desk by

LapGenie. Companion 3 Series II Multimedia Speaker System, Bose at iShop $459

10) The dining essentials – MasterCard takes fine dining to a whole new level by setting your table alongside an iconoclastic range of crockery and utensils offered by various cult homeware retailers. Eat, drink, and be merry with pretty patterned trays from Bowerbird or dainty demitasses from Style:Nordic.

Peacock Bowl, Bowerbird at Antipodean $225

1) The organizational tool – Keep your odds and ends at bay with an effective filing system that doesn’t look like mere industrial fodder. Suggestions include crystal paperweights and decoupaged document folders from Prints or Bookbinders.

Helmer Drawer Unit, Ikea $65

2) The office decorative item – If you’re going to be spending at least a third of your day at your desk, transform it into a cosy home away from home with photograph frames or whimsical knick-knacks like wooden-block cube calendar from Muji.

Wooden Cube Calendar, Muji $19

3) The wall clock – Nothing gives rise to more collective joy than when the hour-hand finally hits six. Nurse, anticipate, and celebrate this moment with an old-school circle clocks from Ikea or one of Molecules’ famed psychedelic time tickers.

Wall Clock, PUGG at Ikea. $35

4) The desk chair – Why settle for an ordinary swivel chair when the Great Singapore Sale lets you relish greater comfort for a lot less? Settle in with a comfortable office seater, which accordingly diminishes the muscle aches and discomforts which come with remaining in a stationery position for too long a time.

H05 Chair, HAG at Style:Nordic FROM $1,000

5) The pantry must-have - There’s more to your communal snack space than an old microwave and a couple of stale tea bags. Try your hand at the Míele NESPRESSO coffee maker, which brews your coffee by individual servings so you can always look forward to a fresh cuppa with each use. Go ahead and share this one with your colleagues.

NESPRESSO Coffee Maker, Míele $3,880

6) The communication accessory - Keep in touch with finesse by selecting Webcams or telephones which double up as unique decorative pieces – try vintage telephone sets purchased from antique stores or popular haunts like Dustbunny Vintage.

Telephone Bag, Dustbunny Vintage $350

7) Lighting - As opposed to common misconceptions about the purely utilitarian, practical and functional strobe lights in factory warehouses, lighting too, can be pleasing to the eye.

Spun Table Lamp, Flos at Space Furniture

8) Coffee table - The coffee table is ideal for taking the nerve-wrecking formality out of business meetings, or as a tasteful fixture in the staff lounge. Be sure to keep your MasterCard in hand as you suss out various options from furniture bigwigs like Ikea or Courts.

Niels Gammelgard Imfors Coffee Table, Ikea $248

9) Workplace storage - Save your department a fair bit of detective work by keeping old documents organised in large and accessible file cabinets and shelves. We especially love Ikea’s range of lacquered lockers, available in a myriad of shades including grey, red, and purple.

Seagram Shelf, Air Design Group at Air Division $2,700

10) The desk - While most of us are rarely made to purchase our own desks, its status as the nerve centre of every cubicle already warrants a couple of furniture recommendations which could easily be relayed to your boss. Choose tables with useful built-in features such as drawers and cabinets, or desks with castors to facilitate easy movement and storage.

Riga Desk, Cappellini $12,337.76 (after 40% discount)