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Aubrey: do you still want to see my house? I thought yours started.......... you are welcome to come. This sat afternoon I am in........ around 3pm. Want to come? PM me if you are coming. Can see my feature wall and all cos handover by thurs already. Fannie: I feel better after talking to Uncle....... he always give assurance about rectification and quality. My heart at least at peace and settled.........

I very kay poh... will pop by your place later......... when I go over to mine to see the feature wall......... Oh.. thanks for the 'strrong' pair of eyes.. my box up wall very slanted........ but Uncle said due to the original wall. It is like that. I agree... old houses like ours wall slanted. This also happen to one of my rooms.

Uncle installed window panes already so i ask to keep them, in case next time need to use. well, my hubby can't stand mould...... also that mucky moisture smell (currently my old place like that)... that's why the decision.

Go to ikea website to play around with their space planning software. Also I make numerous trips to Ikea... playing with their drawers... looking at space.... That's how I end up designing my kitchen that way. Check out BLUM website too. Very information on 'areas' - for food prep... for storage.. etc. have fun!

yes.. when we sell our flat next time, we must remove it, esp when HDB comes to inspect!

Dont know.. this is a hubby thing. He said must buy that fan! Prevents moisture buildup and mould problem. I hope. And we got a vanity cabinet plus counter. Hopefully that will prevent mould built up on that. And it wont rot so fast. I hope I am not scaring you. But I have seen rotting cabinets... this will be a eventual reality for all wood cabinets in the toilets.

Fannie, happy for you! BTW, the KDK vent fan is http://www.kdk.com.sg/ ......... model no is 15WHPA........ costs us $110. Bought from a ulu shop along Jalan Besar. Near Chuan Heng. The shop looks like those 1970s shops. All uncles inside. Ivy, with Blum track, it will 'roll' in nicely too... that soft closing.... etc... Today I also walked thru with Uncle. I find it more efficient. At least today, he wrote down with pen and a cardboard all my defects and complaints. I told him... for some, I just want to point out to him... no need to change. He was very stern.... he said he will go thru with his carpentry guy. Like that deep scratch on the cabinet wall (earlier post)...... he told me "this type of quality I wont even hang there"......... I feel his commitment to quality is still there. We found 2 bumps/hammer marks in my WIW......... he assured me that will not crack.... so i took it. Somethings just give and take. Some things, he is changing..... great! Like the "multi holey" cabinet in the kitchen. The guy drilling holes must be so unsure. Uncle said change. Good! I like that kind of commitment. Some part of my kitchen cabinets also change some things.... :) Wall paper is up again........ but it takes 1 day to see it better. Now all dump and marks... wait for the glue to settle and then i will inspect. My kitchen surface didn't come in as planned. Tomorrow hopefully. Handover move to Thurs now... tomorrow cleaning.. I told him I want it clean clean!!! *finger crossed*

wow...looks so familiar..........hee..hee...goood to hear things are moving! So, did you manage to change the colour of window/grilles?

That's a reasonable price... !!!

The sofa against the red wall looks really good. White sofa is my dream but cant cos of 2 very artistic children who wont draw on paper but on sofa. Ok, now only the smaller kid. SIGh. And I love that feature wall......... I wanted that for one of my wall (when we first enter the door) but very expensive.

I check the model no when I go to the new house later. I am really undecided on ovens now... now I am researching Brandt. Some in this forum highly recommend this lei. How? Ariston, Brandt, Indesit...... aiyo.... someone help me?

Thinking of this one. Saw this Indesit one... hubby say "energy saving one better" http://www.mayer.sg/www/storefront/Product...p;Brand=Indesit Now $699 promotional price.

Another alternative is to use blum tracks (maybe $40+)and get ah soon to do up his regular drawer type (the wood ones). You still can achieve the 5 rows of drawers inside a tall cabinet (my pantry). Just a suggestion to save money. :) hahaha.. the guys really can't get it. My hubby also like that say. He said I 'tricked' him... how come now got 13 drawers.... want to shoot me already .... at first you only want 5, right. When I wanted 5, it was ID prices mah.. that's all I can afford from my own pocket. hee..hee.. now with contractors pricing, I add liao... add and add...... xiao liao. We invited my friend and his wife to view last sat, the wifey also went ga ga over the BLUM drawers. They just completed their reno 1 month back.

Your space beams with possibility. Can do a lot cos not much weird corners. Would love to see the completed works.

Wa... still can negotiate???.......... i was very happy when they cost me near contractor's price. ID prices were 200-300 per drawers.

Fannie, TV & feature wall actually done but the wall paper very badly done so someone tore it out again. So can't post pics when the wall paper has tears and bumps. Ivy Each of the drawers costs about 90+ EACH drawers PreciousJam Yes.. you can come over this week. Cos I only shift in next week. This week, we are cleaning and receiving our dining table. Remember my 9.90 chairs? Now all your hubby gotta HAMMER me ... tempt you gals with the BLUM.

The GOOD: 1) When it was at design phrase, I specifically ask Jason if I can have 2 glass aluminium frame hanging cabinets. He said NO. Cannot be done. When the end result came out, it was the old style... wood frame with a piece of glass. I dont like it at all. Dont match with my overall look of the kitchen. Those who came for the open house would have seen it. When Ah Soon came over, I ask him why my earlier design cannot be done. He said YES... can be done. Just a bit more costly. But he was so kind. "I will change for it" no worries. Now I got what I want. but the 2 cabinets got to be tore down and changed. Why can't Jason tell me it can be done. Then no need to go thru the hussle of changing. And chopping down more trees. SIGH 2) THE GOOD-ER Hmm... very happy the BLUM boxes came out ok.... 3) THE GOOD-EST Of... I so love this row of pantry..... I am glad it came out according to what i have planned. 5 drawers for all my canned food, cereals... food..... baking stuff. THE FUNNY: They really dont care.........many of the "BLUM" logo put upside down..... some are in correct position. At least they can refer to the catalogue or plastic bag it came in. Anyway, Jason pull them out and put them correctly. These guys are really funny. I had a good laugh when I saw the logo. Now, what oven to buy to put in the hole. I went to Mayer IMM....... dont think they are very helpful. There is a promotion for a Ariston oven $619 and another Indesit $699. Really blur now... dont know what to buy. Any good recommendations? And today they are putting in the Corian top. I am feeling very jittery now. Hope they dont make any mistakes! I just want this reno to finish and handover by Wed (as scheduled). Will post pics later today with the counter top.

fannie, looks like yours is progressing........... I just saw Ivy's house, opp from mine... hers also hacking. I think tiling should be soon.

The toilet light is from Extreme Lightings....... it is just nice for the size of my toilets. It costs $$35. Not sure if it is the same size as lawry's.

Yes... from Royal Franco....... $180. Ask for gunmetal black.

Everything looks very nice and new.......... great place.... esp that view... !

wow... you got that blum corner drawer unit... ENVY.. ENVY!

Try the shops along Jalan Besar. We bought ours from Royal Franco. very honest guy with good pricing... look for Henry. 135 Jalan Besar. Tel 62990453

Ivy, I just realised today I can see your house from my dining room windows/kitchen windows. Saw the same guy who hack my house... hee..hee.. I can spy on them for you. My house exactly in the same 'panel' as yours. Your kitchen and dining 'window-less' now, right?

I like the black and white combi for your toilet. Very classy!