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Ted I suggest you visit xtremeplace.com and see the thread on electrician .... A lot of good info there... Cheers

Home fix... Ranges from 10-20$...

Well firstly, the more plugs the merrier! Whatever you think you need, double that! And these plugs come in pairs anyway. In case anyone wants to have a look, I will be doing some calibration of my system this Saturday am... If you are keen, pm me with your contact and introduce yourself, and I will reply you.

My study: The stuff is from Ikea, except for the clothes rack. I got my contractor to get a pair from the commercial clothing stores. Will use part of the study as my walk in wardrobe. Billy overhead shelving and Liatorp desk. Uplight using a simple T5 tube.

My console, made from solid mahogany wood. From Lifestyle 2010. It's custom made, and I gave them the design, and they will take 6-8 weeks to make it. There is a T5 tube behind it to allow me to see my cables and the rear of the amplifiers.

Just posting the contacts again for a few places that I used for my furniture, lights etc: Hydro Style Pte Ltd 29 Tai Seng Avenue #02-01 Natural Cool Lifestyle Hub Singapore 534119 TEL (65) 6632 7470 FAX (65) 6283 5535 Lifestyle 2010 – Console Sani International Furniture Centre, #03-16 62 Sungei Kadut Loop Singapore 729507 Tel/Fax: 63673203 sales@2010lifestyle.com.sg Business Hours: Open daily, 11am to 8pm Bed AAFRENZ PTE LTD Address: 7030 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 Northstar @ Amk #01-39 Singapore 569880 Tel: +65 65708034 Fax: +65 65708235 Premier Lighting: Showroom 1 701 Geylang Road #01-03 Singapore 389687 Tel: 6844 6512 /6513 Fax: 6844 6510 LIGHT+FORM CONCEPTS 341 Balestier Road #01-01/02 Singapore 329773 Tel: +65 62550055 Fax: +65 62550035 Email: enquiries@light-pro.com WINTER INTERNATIONAL GROUP (KAKI BUKIT) Address: 1 Kaki Bukit Road 1 Enterprise One #01-21 Singapore 415934 Tel: +65 68444681 Fax: +65 68444680 Email: summer@winterkc.com Gnee Hong - chairs Modern Classic Furniture: Email: ghcfd@singnet.com.sg Block 1072, Eunos Ave 5 #01-162, 160 Singapore 409751 Tel: (65) 63363909, 63380995, 63363509 Chairs: LUSH @ Paya Lebar (Boutique) 73 Upper Paya Lebar Road Level 2 & 3 Centro Bianco, Singapore 534818 Tel: 65-6858 5882 / Fax: 65-6858 5657 (New showroom Opens at 3rd floor) Operating Hours Everyday: 11:00am - 8:00pm For blackout curtains - I use a place in AMK - called Joseph Hong in AMK (97946060 Hong Ming Store Ptd Ltd) - 64523830 (no financial interests in this store).

First meal on the Calligaris table last night... 300 sticks of satay with friends...

The screen and feature are both done.... and my speakers are in place... Make sure you labelled all your banana plugs - especially if you have 11 speakers! I added sliders to the bottom of my console, allowing it to slide, and I pulled it out, then installed the cables, before pushing it back to be flush against the feature wall. Silent continuous movement clock (no ticking) with temperature and humidity indicator: Tin Tin on my door! From ebay, about $20 including shipping. Blown away:

Hi Erwin I posted the answer earlier... Have a look cheers.

Anyone knows where I can buy some furniture sliders? I need to shift my rather heavy console around...

Polishing... It's a race to meet the dinner gathering tomorrow! The bed from Maxcoil, with the Nyatoh wood frame and hydraulic... Small mistake... the bed is a bit too tall.. From AaFrenz in AMK. The model is "New Haven". More pics of the wall: The console is in today... Another snafu... the wall plugs are installed too high... My dining area wall... with the Sunkiss painted back panels of the Billy Bookcases...

I suggest you read the manual of your speakers for mounting options. Mine come with their own mounts and how it is done.

The dining area ceiling: Cabinet door: Shelf for surround speakers, made from Ikea shelving, reinforced with Maxbond silicon seal to prevent the shelf from vibrating.

What the MK plugs look like: 15m HDMI cable from LHS in Sim Lim Tower - for long length HDMI cables, you will need a quality cable, High Speed rated. This is DIRT Cheap at $170. My Audioquest 3m HDMI cable (Blu Ray player to Amp) already costs more... Lighting under the console, to allow you to see the back of the console: Surround Speaker Monitor Audio HD 90, mounted on the cabinet door. This door is hydraulic and dampened to prevent vibrations.

Stylo... For those sending me pm about prices, it's all estimated as my guy sources for them in his package.

Nope... reno in progress. You should be able to read about it online. Not a lot of negative feedback, but if wind is your main aim, there are cheaper and stronger models.

My contractor sourced it. Should be <$600. Most vendors can sell it, but you should get someone to install it properly. My electrician from the contractor isn't that great.

As mentioned, before, next to Kitchener Road... Maude Road. Cannot remember the name of the shop. It's a hardware / electrical shop. Should not be more than $30, depending on the number you buy...

Working with small space As our homes in Singapore shrink, and our government tells us we still have enough space (ha!), we face the prospects of having to put up with smaller interiors and changing our expectations of how we decorate or furnish our homes. Our eyes can be bigger than our living rooms, and we can run the risk of turning our new homes into a congested, untidy storeroom in our haste and enthusiasm to get all those cool and pretty pieces of furniture for our homes. So here are some points that I garnered during my own hunt: - measure your home properly This means more than merely taking out the tape and recording the dimensions. That's important to get right, but also simulate what you will place inside. For example, the width of my dining hall is about 3m, but when I placed a cardboard piece which represented the size of my table (130 by 85cm), it filled up this space amply. Throw in some chairs and the place starts to look very cramped. - ensure that there is flow and moving space Like what I mentioned above, you need room to move about, and you can't buy a bed which fits your bedroom dimensions exactly, throw in a cupboard and expect room to move. Instead, a rule of thumb is that you need 70-90cm of space to walk around, and each chair at the dining table will take up another 50cm of space. You also need space to walk past the table, or simply to avoid letting the whole place look too small. - get the essential pieces to start off Most homes will need a dining table, some sofa/lounge chairs etc but don't pack everything into that Ikea van so you save on delivery charges. Leave some room, re-assess and then go for another round of shopping. It's fun, and you can change the theme, the whole look if the first round didn't really suit you. - get those extras later For little knick knacks, wait; settle the big pieces of furniture, the static items like the kitchen etc, then aim for the paintings, mirrors, or wall decor. That way, you can have an idea of how much space you have first. - Colors Lighter colors will make a smaller home look larger Mirrors work too, but be careful not to have too many things on the wall. You can have one dark colored wall, just be careful not to overdo it. - measure that sofa Again like the dining table, some two seater sofas are really huge, even though the actual sitting space is limited to two. Slimmer arm pieces, or using a more streamlined design can help. Cushy sofas, and large leg extensions may not suit the new "mickey mouse" breed of homes. Ultimately, you just need a little attention to detail to get the proportions right.

As for Studio 1961, I like their service, you just need to know exactly what you want. Their prices are good, and they will source for the item. The caveat is that you don't have anything to view, and if there are variations in color, size etc, you won't be able to check it out. Eg, their Hans Wegner table is about 25% smaller than the real ones, so you need to confirm that this suits your needs.

As posted ph5 lamp is from the balestier shop at 341... Look for Gerald. Should be under 350 esp if you order more. They have it in grey and white.

Many places carry this chair, I got mine from Lush.. Most places will have a lead time of a couple of months.

I am having some trouble getting the cove light to be even, i.e. there are some places where the light is "fuller" and arcs out more, and some spots where it is dimmer? Is that normal? I am using T5 lights. Thanks

Kotoku fan Height speakers Suspended from the top cabinet, which uses hydraulic struts, just like a hatchback: car. Feature wall, shown with lighting at the bottom, which allows the back of the console to be illuminated.

MK plugs are from the road next to Kitchener Rd. XZQT only brought back in 5, it's a Singapore specific unit. Ask for Hidayat at the Pandan Cresent branch and tell him Peter sent you...