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if anyone has a long shaped living room like ours, it can be pretty challenging. we have collected some reference photos here

hi, we remove the glass shower screen and use a curtain screen. saved lots of money and created more space! downside is that the floor will often be wet. see more here

hi all, my wife and i are white kitchen supporters!! we went all white including the table top and appliances. if you want to take a look choice of white was to help the area feel spacious. but we agree that a glossy laminate will be a nightmare to maintain. to manage the cleaning effort required, 1. install a strong hood to control oily fumes from stir fry/ deep fry 2. choose matt finishing laminate

hi all, we had the same dilema for the bathroom tiles. After 2 years of use, perharps our sharing can help you to make an informed decision. our situation is: Common toilet: dark colour tiles, very rough MBR toilet: light colour tiles, but slippery. see photos our general findings are: 1. Colour does not affect maintenance much (staining from a drying moist floor) 2. we found what affects maintenance is a. roughness of tiles. rougher tiles are harder to clean as they tend to trap soap and skin cells. b. clearing off water the floor after every bath is much more efficient than the weekly hard scrubbing. c. use 300mmx300mm tiles to allow the tiler to create a better slope to drain water into the outlet pipe.

hi we bought our bathroom stuff from 1. heritage in geylang- look for irene. she is knowledgeable and friendly. you can see what we bought here 2. ikea- some of the stuff were could be DIY. otherwise, we will pass to contractor to install for us.

hi all, we faced the same problem during our renovation. finally settled with the 2nd type mentioned by applefreak. we observed the shadow-light effect is much lesser and there is more head-room. another alternative is to use floor fan, which we did for the smaller bedrooms. check our our blog if you want to read up more

Hi all, after 3 guest tested the glass door strength with their foreheads, we got our decal from spotlight, Plaza Sing. Take a look at the design here

we bought our light decor from lightings.com.sg service was prompt and offer prices are reasonable. some of the things we bought here

We like the classic chandelier. got a good price at lightings.com.sg for photos pls see here

Hi, personally, I would recommend to remove the cove lights and false ceiling. cheaper, easier to maintain and increases headroom space. detail explanation here

Hi, just to share, full renovation of our MBR toilet including water proofing, floor and wall tiles cost us about S$3000. for more details, take a look here

Our home has to 4-6 sockets per room as we do not like to see extension wires. Try to use the double sockets(S$60), they are cheaper than 2 x single sockets( 2 x S$40) For more information about our hdb renovation, see here

I agree ultimax, my reno was abt 40k and the furniture, fridge, stove, oven etc was another 20k.

Can try heritage in geylang. Look for Irene, very service orientated and knowledgeable. No excessive initial markup for a lot of bargaining. We did some comparisons to find out.

we got our curtains from Jimmy Textile. They seem to have a lot of textile choices We paid 2.2k for the whole house including day curtains. However, our flat is lonf shapped and has a lit of windows. for more photos see here

Jstar_closet, I second you! I am a shower curtain supporter.... even with a wet floor. Take a look here for more details.

I think we have the same situation as yours, except our outlet is under the fridge. Trapdoor under fridge The tiler used a piece of leftover tile from the renovation to cover over the floor trap. But if you did not keep any, I suppose any other tile is better than plywood. Try to go to the location, where contractors buy their hardwares. Hardwareshop

hi ysc3, small toilets is a common problem for most hdb flats. i recall a lot of the older hdb flats have 1 toilet bowl room and another bathing room. now, the trend is merging the 2 and adding a shower compartment (aka wet area) vs the toilet bowl's (dry area) we worked out a way to maximize the space and space in our hdb toilet by removing the "dry area". Feel free to take a look here if you are interested to explore ideas.

Hi all, We DIYed the same with a hanging nylon shower screen from IKEA. 1. saves money 2. creates more space esp for tight toilets Take a look here for more details.

hi all we are also using the "white kitchen" concept and loved it. get a good hood to reduce oil fumes. too much details to type out. for more details take a look here and photos here)

my recommendation is heritage in geyland. look for ivy, she's service orientated and knowledgeable.

hi all, like to offer a fresh approach to this topic. we did not have a small toilet but the toiet bowl was awkardly located in the middle. we tried to create "more space" by removing the traditional dry-wet floor concept. wet floor refers to the floor within the shower screen which gets wet when bathing. dry floor refers to everythong else. a flexible shower screen was used (less than $50 from ikea including rails) see details here. advantage:save space, save cost disadvantage: wet floor risky to fall. (mitigated with antislip mat here)

can consider not having a glass shower screen. advantage: create more space, save cost. disadvantage: no dry floor area in toilet. this was how we did it

hhahaz jimmwong, your one liner replies are thought provoking. the user needs to choose their own preference. But specific to your question, it is best not to have a door.

good youtube reference. i will need to do that for my kitchen sink cabinets thanks!