strikingreality

Great house! Love your cement screed wall and the textures and also the MBR bathroom! Can't wait to see it all furnished!

Actually we bought a kungfu chair from Tokyo during our last trip in Nov for this purpose. However, I realised that I hardly sit on the chair... more than anything, it's used to put all my barang! We also use the kungfu chair as a dining bench when we have friends over. Very versatile!

I remember seeing it and just told him about it while blog surfing. Nothing dodgy. I just remember things I see.

There is something similar to this in XTRA in Park Mall. Since it's XTRA, i recall it doesnt come cheap. But do take a look at Defelio's blog. There is a picture of this fan in his completed pictures.

Budget? The popular ones are the KDK M11SU and V56VK - I have both and v quiet, and strong wind (v impt for me, cuz I don't like to turn on aircon). If you have more budget can consider the Haiku fan and the Sycamore fan. Both are what I consider "designer" fans. Your unit is in Punggol Arcadia?

Loving your wire mesh doors! I have them for my balcony door! Can't wait to see the complete picture!

Do consider how often you will use it as a bar counter, cuz it will face the wall/anime figures, most people use it as a breakfast space, however, if the bar is too far from the kitchen, it defeats the purpose as well. Anyway, my kitchen has a similar colour scheme to yours as well.

Hey May_dream1, that's a Sycamore fan. The fan actually moves rather slowly, so it would provide circulation, but to really cool the place and provide wind like the usual KDK, not really. Here's a video: Anyway, to the TS, welcome to Clementi! My 'hood too, though I just moved to Bt Batok!

I think also have to consider space. The Rinnai takes up a lot of space compared to the De Dietrich. So if you prefer to have more working space, the De Dietrich may be better. But wally168's point is very impt too. I have the Rinnai inner flame hob as well, but not the ceran glass version (RB-3Si). Very strong flame, but I don't feel the heat at all. Very easy to clean. I highly recommend the inner flame models. Edited to say: Oops, just note that you have made your decision. My curtain supplier is MGL Curtains. Highly recommended! Review is in the curtain thread in Home Furnishings.

I agree that it doesn't look Scandinavian actually. Not enough wood and too much use of black and white (which is more modern rather than Scandi) I don't quite get your living room 2nd idea though - where is the bar supposed to be??

London, Singapore, Sydney time?? Love your clocks, we have something similar in aqua blue from Acctim... also bought online!

Hope this didn't come too late. Our Venetian Blinds are bought from MGL Curtains (Just google for their website). Great service, I highly recommend them. It cost around $600+, which is the lowest quote we got.

Hmm... I am curious why you would want to relocate your storeroom to your kitchen? Because I find the storeroom at an ideal location and relocating the store room will signficantly reduce the space in your kitchen. Also, if you are only redoing your kitchen, relocating your storeroom will have implications on your living/bedroom area as well.

You have a lot of storage space! Where is your hob and basin? Nice brick wall! Btw, revox88 and salormoon80, have your blocks undergone lift upgrading yet? Mine is in the process now, but as we are directly above the lifts, we will be the last to be upgraded. I wonder how they will extend the corridor from the lift to the corridor...

Yes, cement screed will have hairline cracks, that's the nature of cement screed and if this is the look you want, you have to accept that there will be hairline cracks, even if not now, but over time. You can look for tiles which look like cement screed, quite a few options in the market.

I am not sure what to make of this unit though... (1) The door opens into the middle of the living room... where should I put the TV Console? There isn't a good location for it. (2) The store looks like it is the divider between the kitchen and the dining. But if that's the case, why is the kitchen sink in the dining area? (3) The rubbish chute! Why it is standalone like that! It looks like HDB drew everything then realised they forgot about the chute and just found some place to plonk it down.

Another similarly skewed layout, except the common bathroom is in the kitchen rather than the corridor.

You can find the originals of the Eames, Noguchi and most of the other designer brands either at Space Furniture in Bencoolen or XTRA at Park Mall.

LOL to the word abuse!

I am using LG Direct Drive Motor Washing Machines - very quiet and very good. Very happy with my purchase. The direct drive motor, as compared to the belt systems is most machines, means one less thing to wear down and require replacement in the long run.

1011 is the updated version of 811. It's like comparing iPhone4S and iPhone4. The key features are still largely similar. The pricing you quote for 1011 seems a little expensive though, cuz 811 is around $800+. If 1011 is going at $999, you might want to consider the Bosch HBA23 something model, which has a self cleaning back panel, looks nicer and has more features than Brandt 811/1011. This Bosch model is going at $999 thereabouts because it is also a discon model. http://prod-paysfront.seevia.com/uploads/20110421054209/Brandt%20BI%20Catalogue%202011.pdf

You're right. There isn't a fixed place to put the WM. My question is just to satisfy my curiosity. I thought your WM is in the cabinet or something. Anyway, I have friends who placed their WM in the balcony. The weirdest place I've seen it though is in the doorway. This was in a unit I visited while househunting. The WM was placed at the open area right next to the doorway.

It's been a while since we came to the blog. We're been away to the land of ramen, sushi and sashimi! Didn't buy much there as the yen is so high now... We did however, lug back a bench from Japan! Will share some pictures of our furniture shopping in Ramenland soon. In the meantime, I am suffering from severe post holiday withdrawal syndrome...

Congrats for getting one of those Ghim Moh flats... I can only look and dream when I see them on my way to work. The Sale of Balance Flats for these were released too late for me - after I bought my resale. Anyway, what are your family plans? Cuz what happens if you intend to have kids later? Or what happens if you have any guests? Your current layout only accommodates you and your hubby. Why don't you combine the main bedroom and the one next to it to your MBR and WIW. Keep the 3rd bedroom as a separate room. You can set it up as a study and this gives you the flexibility to convert it to guest room or kids bedroom in the future.

Not the TS, but just to share... From my understanding of cement screed, definitely will have hairline crack in future. Cannot be avoided. If don't wanna see any hairline crack, then better dun do cement screed. My cement screed wall is almost 2 months old now? So far no cracks yet.