A & J 's 3rd Home (em At Pasir Ris)

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"U guys seem to LOVE the renovation process alot huh??" One friend asked me.

Yes, we're on our way to move to our 3rd home at Pasir Ris end of this yr. & No , we seriously dont LOVE the renovation process, though i have to admit it can be fun at times, but the tiredness is a million times more!!!

From Lavender to Sengkang to Pasir Ris in 4 short yrs. How's that?

Not for the love of home moving. Rather, i'm planning more for my 2 princesses, now 23 mths & 10 mths. had hacked away a room to make more space for my master bedroom & i kind of regretted it now. Not enuff rooms!!

I hope this time, i will update promptly & not be like the last one. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?sh...;hl=blueblue_m6

Here we go!!!

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The Original Floor Plan:

Think most of the EM forummers have the same layout as mine. ok, maybe not. haha.

We have engaged a geomancer for this new home. Many wild ideas were shelved , creativity was restricted , & brain juices were drained juz to build an ideal home in-line with the geomancer's advises. hope this is all worth the effort!!

Will be hacking quite a fair bit. Changing my master bedroom to bedroom 2. Swapping the common bathroom with the master one. A different concept master bathroom. An open concept study & dancing room. An open concept white kitchen.... Pls do stay tuned for more updates!!

Our new home's new layout (which i drew myself using paint):

Layout maybe subjected to changes.

Edited October 2, 2010 by kaijia

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Here's a list of things we've gotten:

ID Firm engaged

Maple Design. Din go back to Wayne, The Interior Place, due to budget constraints. Hope all goes well.

As for Maple Design, price is definitely reasonable. Though creativity is somehow restrictive. hmmm... come to think of it, Lawrence has yet to get back to me regarding my Crystallized Glass Panel Kitchen Worktop (which i've oredi found the contact no & name of the supplier for him to call) & cushioned feature wall. Lawrence, the boss is a very friendly guy. So far, he has been answering very promptly to all our doubts. very easy going guy.

Plumbing & Bathroom accessories

L-Phenomenon Went back to Cynthia, L-Phenomenon cos they supplied the accessories for my current home. Though I know a lot of forums had negative feedbacks abt them, be it abt high price or bad service, i must beg to differ. In fact, i tot their service 2 yrs ago was gd & pricing's reasonable, though definitely not the lowest.

Lightings

Eurostar Went back to look for Paul. Both me & hubby love crystal lightings. So ended up buying 3 more sets of swarovski crystal lamps, along with some spotlights, PLCs, etc from him this time round. Including my existing 3 sets, we'll be having 6 crystal lights in the new place!! hehe. He gave us a very good 'friendship-price'. Thanx Paul~!!

Curtains

Art Living Went back to Ada for the curtains. Quite happy with their service 2 yrs ago. She gave us some old customer's discount.

Wall Paper

The Montella My 1st experience with them. So far, so good. The staff helping us is Labon. I must say she's quite knowledgeable. Their wallpapers' range is very wide & designs are beautiful. Got a package from them to wall paper the entire hse (except kitchen, bathrooms & Balcony).

Sofa & TV Console (For Entertainment Room)

Cellini Got a piece of sofa in full cow-hide, along with a round sofa seat (as coffee table) & TV console from Ramesh.

Aircon

Gain City Got a good deal when panasonic was having a promo for the air-con units. bought 2 x 3 split units = 6 units. Airconditioning the hse is enuff to burn a hole in our pockets. Luckily we shopped at the rite time.

Pending Items:

1. Kids' bed (if we wana change), wardrobe & helpers' bed -Considering ikea's. din wana custom make, cos the kids r still small, & ikea has reasonably priced bed & wardrobe set that allow interest-free instalment payment! hehe. of cos, if budget allows in future, will revamp their room based on their likings. ended up getting built-in wardrobe & built-in half height cabinets instead.... not planning to get kids' bed 1st. prob will juz spray paint their existing cots to white. will have to get a bed for my helper though.

2. A Fridge with Ice Maker & water dispenser - Current one doesnt have this function & there's not enuff iced water for my mahjong kakis.

3. Hood & Hob- Most prob will be getting the same hob i'm using now. Ariston's Vitroceramic. The price dropped from 2 yrs ago by $100.

4. Projector Screen & Speakers -to be decided by hubby which to get.

Edited October 20, 2010 by kaijia

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Lawrence told me cushions for feature wall (in leather) costs $32psf. Is it reali that expensive?

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It's F1 race tonite!! im updating this & watching F1 on TV at the same time. hehe.

Lawrence juz came over to do alterations to the design of the carpentry. Reali hope the hse'll turn out nice. As leather cushions r too expensive, Lawrence proposed using PVC instead. He said he'll get back to me to let me know the price. hope it wont be expensive...

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Yea~ Hacking works are all approved , except for the wall in BR3. Lawrence told me the officer wanna c what the material of tat wall is before allowing us to demolish it. the officer will be at the site during the demolition works. hmm... din know it work this way...

hubby is out of town, so it's juz me & oni me deciding on the reno works now. hehe. MY CALL!! wahahahahhahaha~!!!

saw in the forum some bad feedback abt montella. come to think of it, labon has yet to get back to me regarding my bringing forward of the wallpaper installation to 25 nov from 1 dec. i've notified her abt it 2 weeks ago. she told me she'll check on it & till now, no news. sigh... hope they wont delay my completion date... keeping my fingers crossed.

Meeting Lawrence tmr evening to see the altered designs.

juz called Paul to confirm my Crystal lamps.

Will be getting Thomas to do my electrician works. He gave me a very gd price for my 55 lighting points (some with dimmers & 2 way switches), 2 a/c compressors, 1 2 way heater, SCV points, phone line, etc. $4,000 including my 6 crystal lamps installation. he gave me a reali gd discount as this is my 2nd time using him. was quoted $5,000-5,500 by others (w/o crystal lamps installation!!).

Edited October 2, 2010 by kaijia

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Took some pictures when we choose the our wallpapers the other time. It was at a so-called 'special packaged price' by Alex- the boss of Montella. Hopefuli the effect of the wallpapers we chose will turn out nice. Looking at all the -ve feedbacks abt Montella, I reali hope hubby & I nvr make a wrong choice to use them...

Living Area/Dining/2nd storey Common Area:

Living Area (beside Black Mirror Wall):

Stairs Area:

We chose such a scary pink wallpaper at the stairs area cos geomancer advised the colour of that area to be red. hahaha~!! think this colour is reali, reali bold.

Edited April 16, 2011 by kaijia

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Master Bedroom:

Really hope gold shimmering wallpaper will not be too over for my master bedroom. if not....

Kids' Room:

Love my kids' room's wallpapers. the combination is very sweet, dont u think? ok, maybe juz in a girl's point of view. hehe.

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Entertainment Room (forgot to take the pic of the matching Black Wallpaper. Similar to study room's white, juz that it's in black):

Study Room:

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Here's the lights for the hse...

Living hall (using existing. to be move from current home)

Dining Area (using existing. to be moved from current home)

Foyer Area (using existing. to be moved from current home)

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Stairs Area

(Centre) Spiral swarovski. dun reali like the shades. wondering if i shd change to another design of similar budget.... considering changing the bulb colour to cool instead of white. Lightology nvr change the bulbs after they blew. lolx!

(On wall)

Master Bedroom

hope this crystal lamp wont clash with my bedroom's golden shimmering wallpaper...

Edited October 2, 2010 by kaijia

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Used this as a counter top in my current home's kitchen. It's reali non-staining & very pretty. im a heavy cook at home & after using this material as a counter-top for 2.5 yrs, it still maintains it's white, shiny look (there are some small holes on the top now, but they rnt obvious). Highly recommended for the looks & benefits. Think this material is still quite uncommon. In fact, a lot of IDs dun know such a material exists!

(Copied from my previous t-blog)

Product Name: Neoparies Crystallized Glass

colour chosen: pure white

this is wat i've gotten from the net:

Features:

Composition: quartz, calcite, zinc oxide, witherite, alumina, alkali

Neopariés® Crystallized Glass is a non-staining, non-porous solid surface building material. It is not affected by red wine, salad oils, lemon, or nail polish. It is ideally suited for use as wall surface cladding, countertops and vanities. The uniqueness of this solid surfacing material is that it is available in colors such as White, Light and Dark Beige, which are not found in nature and, offers a solution for many areas such as kitchen and bathroom surfaces where staining is a very definite problem. It is impervious to water absorption unlike natural stone surfaces. It has the strength and hardness of a mid-range granite and the ability to withstand thermal stress. It is similar in graining pattern to Thassos marble, a pure white crystalline marble that is quite beautiful but porous and easily stained.

Highlights & Advantages

-Can be edged and laminated to conform to most traditional stone profiles requested.

-Is virtually impermeable to moisture and other harsh elements. All contaminants are easily removed during regular maintenance.

-Is resistant to acids, alkalis, oil, and other environmental pollutants unlike Marble, Granite or other Natural Stone Surfaces.

-Bending strength is three times greater than that of common stone.

-Can be bent to a radius to form column covers and undulating wall surfaces. Curved panels are available in a wide range of sizes in both convex and concave configurations.

-Is not subject to microscopic fissures and fracture patterns commonly resulting from the quarry of stone.

-Is available in eight (8) colors in Galaxys' inventory in a thickness of 15mm (5/8").

Edited October 2, 2010 by kaijia

[newnyew 1]

hihi

congrats on ur 3rd house! cute baby on ur profile pix

btw, jus wanna comment about ur cushion wall.

try not to take leather or pvc as well as they will peel if u accidentally scratched them.

i will suggest hardwearing suede (velvet-like material)

eh, i try to upload photo for u tmr ok? me in KL now dun have the pix paiseh.

ps:its abit funni no one welcomed u yet...cos RT people r very friendly!

Edited October 2, 2010 by newnyew

[kaijia 0]

hihi

congrats on ur 3rd house! cute baby on ur profile pix

btw, jus wanna comment about ur cushion wall.

try not to take leather or pvc as well as they will peel if u accidentally scratched them.

i will suggest hardwearing suede (velvet-like material)

eh, i try to upload photo for u tmr ok? me in KL now dun have the pix paiseh.

ps:its abit funni no one welcomed u yet...cos RT people r very friendly!

hi newnyew!

Thanx for dropping by.

hehe. Thanx. she's my now 11mths daughter. pic taken 2 mths ago.

u have picture of the suede cushions? great if u can upload! hehe. Thanx in advance.

cheers.

[kaijia 0]

got some drawings. but...

dun like the bar counter's design... will think of something else...

& tv feature wall as well....

any suggestion?

Edited April 16, 2011 by kaijia

[gals_mama 0]

got some drawings. but...

dun like the bar counter's design... will think of something else...

& tv feature wall as well....

any suggestion?

Ya, i would imagine ur kid would jump on the console or grab the things at the counter