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Looking back... It has been a fun and exciting journey to do our renovation. Overall, it was smooth and there was no major hiccups. We are very happy with the end result of the renovation. Now that the renovation is over, it's time for us to look at everything again and share our judgements and recommendations: ID (Nick):Cons: he has a 'blunt' character. Sometimes he did not reply my messages because he did not know the exact answer (well, we did not really expect an exact answer though). The workers did not pay due attention to protect our tile and parquet floors and some areas were damaged by paint drops (not really the ID's fault though, but maybe he should feedback to the workers).Pros: Most important of all, his price is reasonable AND he can deliver the end results, and is willing to rectify defects when it makes sense. His quotation is very clear and simple to read, and I find that most of his itemized price is lower than other quotations that I've seen (for that reason he does not offer much discount or give away 'free' things like what other IDs seem to offer, if you know what I mean - in the end you are the one to pay for those 'free' things anyway). He also never pushed us to sign up or pushed for payment. He always recommend practical things, so if something is not necessary and just waste your $, he will advise you against it, instead of just doing it to earn more. During the renovation, some of his advice was very good and we are glad we followed them. His carpentry is also of good workmanship. There were some minor hiccups during the renovation but generally we are happy with the final outcome. Update: good after-sale service. Though our renovation has been over, he is still willing to rectify some more defects.Recommendation: Yes, recommended! Lights (LightInTheBox):Cons: 2 lights have defective parts (chips, scratches in the glass panel). One light has 1 missing screw, for 1 light the screws were not long enough (???), and 1 light is not bring enoughPros: fast shipment, and very good customer service. They agreed to send replacements for all the defective parts, and gave some coupon to compensate for the screw-not-long-enough issue. All lights look good.Recommendation: Yes, but please monitor the price to make sure you buy the item when it's on sale (I bought one light for 99 usd and now it's 49.99 usd! ). Also compare with taobao to see if you can get a better deal there (but of course please take note that you cant get the same after-sale service from taobao)Downlights (Gary): very nice and bright. Price is lower than other shops. Recommended! Kitchen/toilet accessories, lights, and other decoration stuffs (taobao):Cons: 2 lights are not bright enough as what they describe. 1 bidet spray has water leak. 2 lights have dents at the cornersPros: Most of the items look good and work well. The shower set with rain shower is fantastic!Recommendation: Yes, recommended. But you should do some calculation to make sure it makes sense to buy there (shipping cost, agent cost, risk of damage, etc.).Sink and mixer (Hoe Kee): the Blanco silgranit sink is awesome. Recommended! Furniture (Cellini): Items as expected, deliver on time, reasonable price. Recommended! Appliances (Mega Discount Store): friendly people, good price for Bosch brand, willing to match price, delivery on time. Recommended! Door-arm replacement (uniarm - Kelvin): friendly guy, and we are very happy with the new door arm. Recommended! Data points conversion (BTO Home Networking - Kok Hua): friendly guy, and helped us fix the faulty data point foc. Recommended! Curtains (Vincent): good price, service, and workmanship. Recommended! Storage Shelving (Sim Win Liang): fast delivery, very nice shelf. Recommended! Movers (gethsemane care ministry): reasonable price, no hidden cost, fun guys, on time and quick. Recommended! This post concludes the main blog, but we will keep updating it. Thanks for reading and we hope you can find some helpful information in our blog. Happy renovating!