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Finally... everything is in! The mirror for the wardrobe is installed and the plumber came. My taps and bathroom accessories are in:) So now it's move-in condition. Pending are final check to be done by the Electrician, painting touch up and the final cleaning.... Overall quite a smooth journey... I think I might not have time to update for the next few days cos will be very busy with packing, cleaning... I will try to write my reviews on the Electrician, Carpentry, Solid surface, Tiler, Laminate flooring, plumber and of cse ID Note later hmm... maybe weeks later. Give me some time ok? Need to test the stuff for at least a few days... Now everything still okie.. the real test will be when I start using it.... Here are the photos taken today: Mirror for wardrobe Plumber at work (Quite a nice guy..I asked him to drill this and that including clothes hangers for the 3 Bedrooms and he kept saying no problem with a smile. He even enact scenes of bathing, doing big business to test out the accessiblity of the placement of the accessories which I have indicated earlier on and advised me to change accordingly) Kitchen tap

Hi Mae, Admire your energy level... Your life is so fulfilling and packed with activities... Everyday when I off work, I'm like a dead dog... BTW, May I check if different masters will have different reading on one's baZi? I received my Bazi report when I did my fengshui audit and what was indicated in the report seem to imply that I'm a practically a no luck person throughout my whole life. Very sad just thinking about it....

Glass Sliding Doors up for both Masterbedroom Wardrobes: Wardrobe 1 (6ft) Wardrobe 2 (5ft) Err... realised that the frosted glass doors are a bit transparent... Need to keep the inside neat and tidy liao... Another extra work... Shd have made wood door instead... But glass door more swee leh... Anyway, can't change also...

That means u are very talented! Nice coordination and things just blend nicely from room to room....

If u really come, u must keep my dining light a secret okie? Shhhhh........ Till now no one except for Simon (of cse) knows the final one we selected... I only extra 1 wardrobe & 2 TV console niah leh.... Top & bottom = 44ft exclude island.....

Yes, 1/3 blocked. No choice, that's the best place to place it... That's y need custom-made. My shoe cabinet has the normal shelving. Not the zigzag type. Crystal home shoe cabinet very nice..especially the slim ones... But I'm too lazy to outsource to another vendor to do it. Any problem just find one person. Henry's no is now my most frequent dialled no. The wires is for ceiling fan... coming in on monday. Correct. Ely, wait till u see & feel the actual products... Super sleek... My kitchen doesn't look 44ft... I must use measuring tape to measure... in case Henry bluff me... Ha! Ha!

Some photos to share of the finished products.... Shoes cabinet Close-up of the laminate for shoes cabinet TV Console With lights on

The day to the HO is coming nearer. Mixed feelings. Excited yet sad. Excited that our dream house is coming to reality... Sad is because we will need to do a lot of housework if we were to move. Staying with inlaws have many plus points. No housework.. Breakfast and Dinner well taken care... (thou my FIL's cooking sucks, but it's still healthy home-cooked food). Wonder how we are going to manage if we need to spare 1 day for mopping, sweeping and cleaning.. On top of all these, I still have laundry and ironing... Hubby was commenting that we didn't really do much reno and Henry still needs 8 weeks to complete it and costs so much $$$. Well, his so-called 'never do much' includes hacking and re-doing everything... Painting, 2 toilets, 44 ft kitchen cabinet, 1 Island, 2 TV Consoles, 2 wardrobes, 1 Tall Cabinet and 1 Shoes cabinet. But the hse does look bare to us.... Hope no more 'empty' feeling when the furniture are in

May, no worries... It's a high class trash bin.. I won't mind being associated with it. Brought my colleagues to Novena Square Homefix shop to see the one we like. Everyone took turns to scold me for being 'wasteful' and 'bo liao'. 'Buy ex trash bin... very rich is it?!' So I think I won't be getting. Sure kenan 'scold' again during house warming... sooner or later words spread to my in-laws' ears will be siaoz liao... Here r the preview of the carpentry works:- TV Console cum tall cabinet Masterbedroom Wardrobe cum TV Console Kitchen Cabinet... See how high my ceiling is... My hubby's is 1.72m... I'm only 1.5Xm... I think the ladder will be a permanent fixture in my kitchen....

And I will tell mum ' u rather buy a $200 trash bin for me then to give her the $$$' See who is the final winner ...Ha! Ha!

Mae, thks for the support:) Ha! ha!

Hi froggy, this is the one we are eyeing...but not too sure if Maydream is eyeing this too... there are a few big bins there... http://www.simplehuman.com/products/trash-...-butterfly.html

May, When I went to Royal Fanco to get my mirror, I saw the cabinets pull out racks that u r looking for. Something like the SC one u posted. And the price is only $150 niah....SS too... U can check it out:)

Just that I thot the topic on the $200 Trash Bin was over yesterday, I received the following sms from my bro <unedited ver>: 'I will not buy u a $200 trash bin as housing warming present. Anything but a 200!!! Trashbin'

You have a big house! Nice layout too! Another lucky owner with marble flooring! Envy! Hope u wld have a smooth reno journey

I like the way u descibe ' simplehuman is not so simple afterall'. Ha! Ha! Yah..very ex.. so cannot go for so many 'simple' stuff No worries. Thanks. I think my mood will be better once I see the car back in good shape... Will try to take & put up more photos once we settled the urgent stuff.. I know what u are eyeing cos my hubby has been playing with that $200 trash bin in the MS store. I gave him that 'stare' so that he won't even dare to ask if he can buy it... But if u put one of it in your hse, we will all know that it's a $200 trash bin.

I will be mounting it just beside the sink area which is below the balcony window. It too ex to 'hide' inside the cabinet... Kekekeke... Will take photo once I get Henry to mount it ...

I think our contractors must have treated us as carrots so they kept recommending this & that... Chop us here and there...Beauty comes with price....

Thanks! Thanks! Yah..lucky the reno is going on smoothly which sort of kind of comforting... Yes simplehuman stuff not cheap in S'pore but the designs r very nice. I bought the plastic bags holder. Now eyeing on the trash bins. Kind of regret not getting the $39.90 soap dispenser in MS cos City square Homefix still selling it at $79.90! But even if I buy it, I also don't know where to mount it to... I have one free one from Royal fanco..Of cse not as nice as this lah...

Thks for asking Yah...he is fine.. Car still in workshop..shd be able to pick up by late afternoon. Just heartpain on the $$ lost...

Marshmallow, wah Henry double standard leh... He insisted that I box up my masterbedroom and balcony piping! When I said no cos too $$$, he said not nice.. In the end, we compromised. Box up the master toilet and balcony remains.

I suppose the white sheet is to act as a cushioning to prevent the hollow sound?

Didn't take photos yesterday cos it was a sad day. Hubby met with accident in the afternoon. Thou minor but money gone cos he wld need to compensate the car in front and the repair cost for his bumper. Also, last nite received another call which require $$$ as well...Sigh.... what a day.. Hope today will be a better day.

Status Update............. Reno in process: 21 Jan to 26 Jan (4 days): Hacking <Break for CNY> 14 Feb to 7 Mar (3 weeks): Tiling completed 7 Mar: Aircon 1st installation.Heaters and WC installed (1day). 7 Mar to 11 Mar (5 days): Re-wiring. 10 Mar to 12 Mar (2 days): L Box and False Ceiling 14 Mar to 18 Mar: Painting (1st round) 19 Mar: Delivery of the lights 18 Mar: Laminate flooring for 3 rooms - done (didn't know that they only need 1 day for it), Bottom Kitchen cabinet, vanity top - up, carpentry stuff all placed in living room 19 Mar: Redo Masterbedroom Laminate flooring, Installation of the electrical sockets, SCV, Telephone line 20 Mar: Varnish the 4 veneer doors (Main & 3 Bedrooms), Painting of the storeroom door completed (we retained it so painting required) 21 Mar: Gate up, All lights up! Tested with remote control for the living room downlights (Many thks to Mae29 for posting in her blog on the remote controller, it was indeed useful) Top Kitchen cabinets, island, 2 TV consoles, 1 Tall Cabinet, 2 Master wardrobes all up (All pending the installation of the doors and solid surface top)

Your layout for the rooms look good. Today is your first day of reno.. May your journey be smooth and Happy renovating:)