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Your pad is still looking good babe..

fifteenmay, are you using front load washing machine? If you are, there's a certain way of putting the outlet pipe into your drain hole.. If you just drop the pipe into the floor trap, the water wouldn't drain properly, it must be above a certain height, go read the instruction manual..

Home for 4 Our home for 3 now needs to make room for four. Yes...we are expecting a new member to join our family soon and sad to say our TV room must now become a kids room Therefore, we have to sell our beloved Lorenzo sofabed to make space for the new cot..i love that sofabed..very very reluctant as it goes so well with our room decor and we hunted high and low for the perfect piece. we took excellent care of it and hope it goes to a new home where the new owners will love it too. 3-seater Microfibre Sofabed Color : Tangerine Sell price: $270 (negotiable) No delivery, self-pickup from our home Here's an idea of how it looks in the room

We chose a shiny cream color with timber looking lines (but it looks shiny gold here) and light yellow day curtain with lines Matching roman blinds for the side window for aircon ledge Living Room We used a chiffon 3-colored day curtain and a dark green-gold night curtain behind for this look u can see the green-gold clearer here

Finally Curtains ! Many moons later, we finally got our curtains ! Must commend Jimmy Textiles for their speedy and good service. No problems at all. Their selection range is huge at their shop. The salesman, Lucas was helpful when needed yet leaves us alone to choose slowly - no rush at all. On the day of measurements, they turned up on time and expertly measured and left quickly. We requested them to bring our samples down so we can confirm on the colors and they did. On installation date, they did it all in under 2 hrs, rails and all. Curtain rails fit perfectly with no gaps. Material wasn't 100% blackout but the 80-90% is dark enough for our comfort - finally can sleep in, in peace Verdict : SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS MUCH EARLIER !! Here are the pics..... TV Room Close up of TV Room curtains. We chose a taupe brown velvet fabric and white day curtain with dots Study Black shiny roller blind. 1 pc is heavy but they said its better as there are no gaps with light leakages Master bedroom curtains

Hi, sorry for the late reply... The main job was done as part of the package with the carpentry, so I wouldn't know the exact cost breakdown.. If you are doing carpentry works try to ask the carpenter to do the door as well lor.. Cos it's a labour and time intensive job, normally carpenters are quite reluctant to do it cos it's not profitable for them to waste so much time. Also, it depends on what kind of laminates you use. Ballpark figure is around 400 to 500 to re-laminate the main door.

Angmoh uses chef knives, and we asians probably grew up with a Santoku-style type of knife. Both of them have different style of cutting, you use a rocking motion with a chef knife as oppose to a chopping style for Santoku. So if we are talking about Henckel knives, most of them are chef knives. They have Santoku knives too but that's another topic. Using a chef knife require you to use the tip of the knife as a pivot point and then slice in a rocking motion. You actually use the weight of the handle to help you in the rocking motion. Too heavy and you will struggle with it, too light and you will have to use more strength so weight balance refers to how easy or difficult it is to do the rocking motion when you hold the knife. Bottom line is, you have to be comfortable holding and using the knife. Here's a good video on how to use a chef knife. The chef is using a Henckel Professional S chef knife.

Froggy, The difference in price between the different series depends on whether they are one-piece construction or 2-piece with a joint at the handle. Some have longer handle for bigger hands, some are heavier than the others, some have different weight balance. I prefer a heavier knife (which makes cutting easier) but the wifey would struggle with it. So it all depends on personal preference, you have to hold the knife and see whether it fits comfortably in your hand and whether you are ok with the weight. I'm using the Henckel Professional S series and it's one of the most popular worldwide. Try not to get those knives with metal handle, it's very slippery to hold esp when your hand is greasy or wet.

After staying at our "new" place for almost a year without curtains, we finally decide to get our lazy asses off the couch and go hunt for curtains.. Went to the usual suspects for quotations, finally decided on one.. They will come and take site measurements tomorrow, will post the pictures up and give reviews when they are done..

Thanks.. We spent around 40k for the reno.. As for the ID, I've sent you a PM..

More workspace.. Esp if you bake a lot.. rolling dough and stuff.. Storage wise you can always re-organise your existing stuff, or throw old stuff away to create space for new stuff in the cupboards.. But once you allocate your workspace that's it.. you can't add more worktop even if you want to..

Hi Froggy, We have similar kitchen layout over in Fernvale Court and we can't extend cos the entrance is next to the kitchen! Workspace is really pathetic but it's still ok if you are a light cooker..

Congrats bro..

There's only one fridge to match your colourful house. And it matches your SMEG oven too!

actually u dun have to bust your bank to get the look. just hv to shop around more and keep a keen eye for discounts and sales eg refer to Saturday newspapers. Most of our appliances and furniture were bought at sales and we saved a lot frm there.... as for the reno cost, things like electrician and plumber cannot save cuz they do an impt job...but the rest depends on the ID u get as carpentry, ceiling work, painting more of less the same as long as u find a gd honest one based on gd recommendations

yep, we had to top up for the laminates..but when u consider u will be using the hse for a gd 5 yrs at least, then it bcomes worth it ya?...consider it and if u have a bit extra cash, do go for it as the results are truly satisfying. yeah mosaic is pricey as its over $10 per piece....it depends on the area as well...if u do just one or two panels it shouldnt be that ex...we topped up around 500 for the 2 full height panels. i think if u do too much mosaic its overkill too....so just find a nice small area to decor and the result shd be good - Go for it !

Hey babe! oohhh congrats with ure new kitchenaid! its a wonder isnt it! what r u planning to do with it? its God's gift to egg whites let me know if the ice-cream attachment works well...i am eyeing it too ! dishes...we've been baking pineapple tarts, trying to get my balsamic vinegar chicken right, 2 nites ago we did escargot.....i love the ovens i have ! going to try more complicated dishes soon....will post pics

Thanks for your compliments Professor ! Congrats on your new home and wishing u a happy reno experience as you build your dream home. glad to see you are a fellow Fernvaler its a quiet but really lovely place...i've been living here for a couple of months and really enjoy the place... hope u find our blog useful for reno ideas !

Thanks qezash! Yes we did use the metallic laminates...despite our ID keep insisting it scratches easily and is not good we realise its quite hardy and looks great too! Not everything ure ID tells u is good...we realise. Cost wise its only 300 or so more....really worth it for the look

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Wifey decided to make some macarons today.. Not bad considering it's her first attempt at 'em.. The chocolate ones turn out fine, can't say the same for the lemon ones.. Oh well, still taste good though Fresh out from the oven. Putting in the filling.. Chocolate ones are nice.. Lemon ones are not..

Here's some pics of the Aeroccino. Second pic is of it in action frothing milk.. Yuan-yang is coffee mixed with tea. Popular drink in HK, not widely drank here but you can get it at TCC. You will definately get the strong coffee smell when you pull a shot of espresso with the Nespresso.

Does your main door comes with a door-closer? The ball bearing is actually on the door-closer arm. You can change out the whole arm, as long as your original door-closer body's socket matches with the new arm.. If it doesn't, then you have to buy a complete new set, consist of the body and the arm.. If it all sounds too complicated then you can look for Jonas at Contat Decor Tel: [+65] 6442 5370, 6442 5270, 6442 5370

We don't have a picture of the original door.. As for the cost wise, I don't really know cos it's done by the ID carpenter as part of the package, but should be around 300 to 400 for the laminates and labour. It is quite a siong job and most carpenters don't like to do it.. You have to take the door off the frame, remove all the locks and hinges, sand it down throughly to remove the old coat of varnish and then apply the laminate. A full day job.