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Hey thanks for sharing!! I know i dont have to kneel down for "wooden" blinds. Is it plastic material? Thinking of removal the entire set using water to clean. Is it okay??

Hi can share the wooden blind website link, i wouldnt get "conned" too! Thank u

Muahahahaha your renovation for the doggie door is super funny. I am laughing while typing this post!! Giving a second second chance yet they installed wrongly!! Can share with me who is the ID & company name.

Wow nicely done up. The sewing machine on the tv console is usable or just for show?

Agreed then again hope to get some advise from property gurus to nail the decision. Unfortunately till now didnt get any perhaps most of them already jump ship?

Haha the dog door issue is a joke of the year. You didnt ask them to add a door bell too.

Cover the ceiling with false ceiling this will one stone kills 2 birdie.

Err i ask him can I do the "bar top dance"? His replied is by all mean!! I cheapo i go for the Samsung solid top coz is sleek. As in the thickness is thinner and looks so much nicer. My present place all my solid top and with backlash is so thick which i hate it after looking at it. My ID claims that Samsung quality is better bla bla. To me is that as long as the cost is within my budget, why not?

Here you go, i got it FOC too.

Curtains Tabao lighting Service balcony Kitchen, living rm Toilet, BS Foyer

4) kitchen cabinet Breakfast table (ikea） 5) living room wall feature with tv console 6) master toilet 7) BS shelving To add some designer feel, so I brought wall mural decal and wall paper from internet to spice it up. Here is the result:- http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo207/blackhondaboy/57BEDF43-1CBF-4816-8D45-1E70CA113459-2302-000002F303AF9324_zps605f8275.jpg

My floor plan Here is my finished project picture:- 1) shoe cabinet 2) shoe cabinet rear & Comics cabinet 3) WIW

Got the house key in July 2014, source for ID and contractors from June till Sept. Lucky me, manage to source for a reasonable ID that meets my pathetic budget of $15K. Most of the ID will like to ask about my house theme, my reply is Cheap and Nice theme, please!! The pricing nowadays has been shot up sky high, thanks to labour tighten exercise. These days the reno companies will charge you anything for every individual small job. Hence, the cost of a simple reno will end up sky high. For example, by adding a Tee joint for bidet spray will cost you $60. You can purchase the tee joint for less than $15 and remove the existing elbow joint and attached the tee joint just in 60 second. Also, the problem with me bor lui yet wants to come out so many pattern for the reno. So I find ways to reduce cost and yet get what I want for this reno. For example, no kitchen base as I go for bottom suspended cabinet this will save me couple of hundred so as no cement base for fridge and washing machine. Seriously why would you need the base for? Those good old days pouring the floor with water and thorough washing are gone. As you read those jobs that I commented bor lui means is to reduce cost. (bor lui means no money in hokkien) Orh yes, my bro ID is from Vanhus Ben Lim 90119444. Call him bro will get special discount, I think. Ben is a patience and kind ID, out of sympathy he close two eyes, not one to help me to meet my pathetic budget. Like the glass door handle for my new living room entrance, I want it to look good not like a toilet door. Instead of using those C shape design, he source for those slightly atas design (long bar design) without additional charges. He even offer to regrind my New living room parquet area coz the between the wood parquet and the tiles are not level after the hacking of the wall between common bedroom and living hall. Also, FOC box up the air con area at the master bedroom WIW and shoe cabinet area. Enough said for the Pros, as for the Cons he hardly advise on the space planning and design for my house. Maybe I didnt give him the chance? As the entire house design idea mainly comes from me so he got no say as I believe this is my house so I adopt the I can decide!! theory. Anyway to me is that his key role is to assist me in space planning whether the design I plan able to fit into places and helping me to select the color theme for paint, laminate design to fit into my bor lui theme and coordinate the renovation work. If you were ask me to grade him, I will give him 8 over 10. As for the renovation work is 8/10 too. I have spotted couple of small lousy workmanship and I pointed to him, without questioning Ben will arrange to get it rework to my liking. As for the 3D drawing, is so so, however I didnt make a fuss out of it, because is only a drawing not the real juice. The renovation has been completed, downtime 5 weeks. Total cost I paid to Ben is $15.5K as follows:- 1) Hacking existing wall and seal up the existing entrance at common room 1. I converted this bedroom to my new living room due to various reasons, one of them is that I overhead my neighbours wife complaining to the hubby You want me to go blind is it?? sofa placed so near to the tv!! Feel like telling her to look at the bright side, you dont need remote controller for good!! You cant blamed her isnt it!! The new BTO is puny in size. So bor lui why waste the money to hack and seal up the common bedroom? To me living room is my favourite playground in the house. Thats why willing to pay to get it done. But the existing common bedroom entrance is facing the toilet is not good for fengshui. This is why the old entrance got to seal up and makes an opening on the other side. As toilet cannot face the living room, so bor bian Fengshui Master advise (copy notes from fengshui book bor lui engage one to look look see see). 2) Woodwork kitchen comes with Blum system (those cheaper one, I think) only one side and cant even afford to do a L shape!! Table top is using Samsung solid top, looks good. The other side of the kitchen is to place my fridge and cheapo Ikea foldable table as breakfast table etc, shoe cabinet, comics cabinet, tv console cabinet and WIW open concept design except for the top (ahem coz no budget for door so is open concept design lah). Vanity top set is from tabao, tap recycle from HDB and mirror get it from Ikea. To my surprised the entire woodwork for my house interior is cover with PVC laminate at no cost. 3) Simple L box at new living room and partial false ceiling at master bedroom (why partial, again bor lui) 4) Glass work glass door for new living room and fixed panel glass without door for master toilet with curb (why no door? Bor lui) 5) Electrical work est $900 add a double socket at the Kitchen area to place my fridge at the back instead of placing right infront of the entrance. Also pay for shifting socket point, Data point and tv point and extend and add lighting point. Including installation all lighting (lights purchase from tabao and some from old house). 6) Painting Nippon 2 coats. 7) Curtain - $700 for existing living, new living room and master bedroom Look for Andrew 90079665 8) Racking for bomb shelter $180 - William 98524730 9) Others purchase of new - air-con system 2 from Gain City (one trip only), Panasonic heater, Wooden solid door and toilet bi-fold door from Siong Door (cheap and nice) household and kitchen stuffs (EF hob). Toilet and kitchen accessories purchase from Tabao via Peeka. Furnituredining table and storage bedframe is new the rest will be recycle from my old place :{ Total damage for this reno estimated $20K, ouch!

Ok i will do that.

Coz i m poor!! Thks for sharing

I saw a set in fabrics, the picture is PVC? Asking around $750!!

How much is the dinning set cost?

Those are called rockstone was popular in the 80s. Plastering is prefer, thickness increase likely about 2 to 3 mm. I hope yours is flatten and not those super rough effect which is mainly for outdoors..

As above, the market looks weak for seller hence is it better to rent out than selling? Any gurus can advise?

Me too, tight budget Tabao is my Goddness of Mercy!!

Got it!! Thanks for the prompt reply. $18k is a good price!! What about both toilets? Any glass panel or vanity etc?

Hi PM me the main door holder thingy. Love your simple reno, so how much in total u pay? Reno+electrical work? Thanks

Hi Any leftover for the craftstone including those comes with corner design? If yes, let me know as i got plans to DIY on a small wall. Cheers

Hi Can pass me the decal and locksmith vendor infro. How much you pay for the Volka decal is super duper nice!! Thanks

"We chanced upon a grey sofa that has a automatic recliner. Full leather. It was quite a good catch for a 2.5 seater, just nice for our living room. No pics cos it has nt been delivered. =) I love my living room." Hi Where did you purchase the sofa set and the price? Width is it less than 2.5 meter? Thks