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Hi Jessie, Following is the breakdown on how much we have spent on our house reno: ID contractor, Linewerkz - $39,000 Air con, Toshiba Sys 3 (Inverter) Model RAS3M 20SACV from Gain City - $2,945 Laminate Flooring (3 bedrooms, living + dining), Vohringer - $4,290 + $90 cutting the bottom of the doors. Master bedroom wardrobe, Closet Design - $1,800 Electrician, Maxpower - $3,300 Lightings, Premier Lighting Centre - $2,800 Following items from Indulge Bathroom Concept - $2,865.25 Hood, Fujioh FG793SS + Hob, Fujioh FX900 Kitchen sink, Franke GEX 620C Kitchen sink tap, Water heater, Jovan 35L Master bedroom toilet basin, tap, rain shower set Common toilet basin, tap, shower set Toilet bowl, model A010 (soft closing) x 2 from Eestilo De Vida - $920 Wrought iron gate, Pang Giap Enterprise - $481.50 Dining Table (1+4) model A74T+801C from Morris Lifestyle - $1,499 Sofa L shape, full leather model Traviz from Morris Lifestyle - $1,599 LCD TV, Hitachi L42X02 42", Samsung HTXQ100 home theatre, Samsung Fridge RT58EAMT from Mega Discount Store - $3,479 Oven, Ariston FZ62c.11X + 2 extra oven trays from Mayer - $919 Total: $65,987.75

Whoa! Just overlaying the bathroom wall tiles was a big mistake on our part. Because of a double layer of wall tiling, the toilet bowls we originally bought will not fit into the space any more as the drainage hole and the bowl outlet cannot be aligned. Had to get a refund on our original purchase and source for another model that can fit the now smaller-than-budgeted-for space. We bought new bowls today, more expensive than the previous. Sigh. Hi Jessie Yeah, progressing well, much to our satisfaction. I'd say we'd have spent about $60K in total for everything by the time we move in. Still working on the breakdown of expenses as, like today, the odd unexpected expense keeps cropping up. Some quick pix: All surfaces in the kitchen are done, now ready for carpentry, painting and appliance installation: And a couple of views of the dining and living room space, just 'cos it's a nice, open space now, compared to the original layout done by the previous owner:

It's nice to see something new every time we drop by to see how things are progressing. Today, the first thing that caught our eye was the feature wall going up. Here's where the TV is going to be mounted. Soon, soon: Also starting to see where the cove lighting is going to go. We're using cove lighting to illuminate walking spaces, or at least create a sort of lighted pathway effect. Decided to make it easy for guests to remove their shoes inside our entrance. We 're using an outdoors-y slate tile in place of laminate flooring here.

Yes and no. We hacked the existing floor tiles in the toilet and kitchen, but we overlaid the bathroom wall tiles while we are just plastering and painting over the existing kitchen wall tiles.

Beginning the third week of renovations. Most of the tiling work has been done already with the common bathroom already complete: While the kitchen floor tiles are done and currently being set: One more surface left to be tiled, the MBR bathroom, floor still composed of liquid concrete: And right on schedule, the false ceiling is coming together. Can't see the supporting framework any more: Hopefully, we'll get our hands on the 3-d designs the next day or so. There were some small changes...

Not so much happening on the weekend, but at least the MBR toilet walls are getting their tiling done: Otherwise, these are some other shots I've been taking: MBR bathroom tiles all lined up and ready to be installed: Our best view: Some of the tools decorating our floor at the moment (it's a slow news day): I just found out that heat expansion also affects laminate flooring. Click the link for more.

Mission accomplished for Saturday. Bought lighting from Pemier Lighting Centre in Geylang. Went for simple, clean-cut lines, white-and-glass colour themes. The one indulgence was for the dining room: 3 narrow drop lamps with some dangling crystal inside each cylinder. Had a hard time finding our sofa and dining room set, but eventually found what we were looking for at Morris Lifestyle located around Admiralty. They're a wholesaler for home furnishings, apparently supplying furniture stores in Furniture Mall, etc., so we're getting our purchases at wholesale prices... and they're having a warehouse sale now. Expecting delivery in early November.

Hi sunset and sanji37 We'll ask our designer for the 3d drawings, 'cos we didn't think to keep a copy for ourselves. In the meantime, we'll keep posting pix to keep everyone updated as to our daily progress. First up, the framework for the false ceiling has gone up in the MBR ... and in the living room The L-box is up in the study The kitchen toilet walls have been fully tiled Going shopping for lights tomorrow...

Thanks for the warm welcome! The fascination to keep tabs on a major project as it unfolds is understandable. I admit I'm finding excuses to pop in while the work's being done just to see what's new. This was the kitchen when we first took it over: And this is what it looks like today, with the new workspace counter just starting to take shape: And the tiling work for the kitchen toilet has just begun. Most of the black stuff is plaster, but tiles have already gone on the far wall -- as you can see, the texture's much smoother. The tiles are quite dark, aren't they? It should be something like a 'black-box' effect when it's complete. Cool, huh? Click the link below to read about my little (mis)adventure with the home theatre system I collected personally from the showroom today!

Hi all! Got a 5-room resale at Canberra Road. We didn't take much care with the ID of our previous flat, so this time we decided to engage professional help. We were more careful this time, and after considering a number of IDs, we chose Linewerkz Pte Ltd 'cos they impressed us the most with their concept. The major areas we'll be doing up are: kitchen flooring and cabinetscommon and master bedroom toiletsliving room feature wallmaster bedroom (walk-in wardrobe, raised platform and partition) work-study &overlaying existing granite flooring with laminate flooring As of today, the hacking has already begun. Below is a photo of the unit as it was originally : and the unit as it appears today (from more or less the same direction): It may look like a war-zone now, but we're expecting the miracle to unfold before our eyes in the weeks to come. Follow us on our renovation adventure, and feel free to ask for more details!