This Emerald Hill shophouse has "good bones and good light", says owner Jaelle Ang. It also has a man-cave for the hubby. More on their 4,000 sq feet home, and two other restored shophouses in the October issue of The Life. Get it free from The Straits Times Star E-books app for iPad (https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/the-straits-times-star/id886065856?mt=8) and Android devices (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sph.ststar). More about the app at http://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-star-e-books