Valerie Low

So you have decided to extend your MBR? Good decision! I think a balcony is not very useful if it is just facing the backyard of another house.

I actually don't like ceiling fan with lights, but we have no choice.. no money do L box with downlights, but still need the room to be right enough.. so use this combination. We grew up with ceiling fan. Even though the ceiling height is low and hubby is very tall.. we still want it! Haha Yes, please PM me. Thanks May! Heheh.. i didn't ask in such detail.. anyone of us got tao hua will not do good to our marriage. Ironically, we didn't even look for auspicious dates when we got married last year.. but this time my grandmother says better look for auspicious date for move in. Hahah it is not white, it's the normal stainless steel hood.. the white thing is the protective wrapping. Will tear it down once everything is done.

We are the other way round! I do the laundry and ironing, my hubby cleans the bathroom and the whole house. Looks unfair hor.. Can PM me the price that the aunty charged you for the ironing task?

Week 6 25/05/2012 Finally we can turn on the lights! This is how our kitchen looks like under warm light. Actually we forgot to inform the electrician to use cool white bulb for kitchen and warm light for dining area. But I kinda like our kitchen with warm light. Cool white looks too cold and unwelcoming. I accept his mistake. Anyway, it's no big deal we can change it anytime. This is how last minute we are.. havn't even decided what kind of light shade to use.. The masterbedroom. May is right, this kind of fan - the wind is not strong. Have to turn on to the max. Move-in Date Grandmother called last night and inform me that she has gotten someone to check out when is the best move-in date for us. It's 30th May! Omg too soon.. a lot of things not ready yet.. the main gate is not ready, solid surface not ready, bathroom no doors yet.. Initially we were targeting to move in on 2nd June, but my grandmother told us that day is OKAY too just that got some 桃花？

I was quoted $4.80 psf for Quickstep Eligna range. The distributor told me they seldom have any fairs at Expo. When were you quoted that price? I think $4.00 is a good deal. Seems like i must bargain more.

Haha, your hubby does the ironing? Can I outsource ironing only? How much do you pay for the cleaning fee? Wow, there are lots of really nice fabric there! Thanks, I will check them out. I like geometry Thanks Hoo, in order not to choose the wrong tile, I created mood boards before the reno starts. We really don't have the luxury of time and money to make wrong decision.

Oh i like this coffee table! Where to get this and how much is it ?

Hi kirinshibori, May I know what is the exact laminate flooring that you using? I would like to do laminated flooring for my flat too. Thanks!

Hi Aya, your kitchen is bright enough.. no need to use white cabinet to make it brighter. You can use more interesting laminate like wood, which I can't. Hahaha actually the main reason I won't iron my clothes there is because I have the habit of watching TV and doing the ironing at the same time. It is impossible for me to just do ironing without any entertainment. I hate ironing, it's a boring task. The sales will come again I believe. GSS is coming soon! More things to buy. That's the reason I havn't bought or shortlisted any furniture til now. I'm still waiting for good deals. Thank you kungfupanda and thedottyness. We are also happy with the end result.

Yah, it's for the hood. Yours don't have laminate backing? I didn't ask for it, the carpenter just do what they think is right. I think it will be easier to clean if there is laminate backing. Yalor, luckily it happens during reno. So far my contractor has been a very responsive and responsible person. We like him. It's ok if there is mistake, as long as he fix it before handover, we are ok. So is the leakage fixed already? If got wood, better make sure the water don't sip into the wood, will rot. Yaya, I saw this happycall advertisement too. Very tempted to get it. I showed this to my mom too.. she is also very impressed! May want to get it after we settle down. Lol, so you eat french toast every morning with the happy call pan? I think one of the carpenters is Goh. He has a boss, but i don't know the boss' name. The boss is also a very nice person.

I like that floor trap. I almost going to get it. But i am thinking about the cleaning issue. How are we going to get rid of the stuff like hair which always trap at that area after shower. We have the habit of making the toilet hair-free and clean after each shower. And by the way, i really like that wood plank! Is it engineered wood? or laminated flooring? Gorgeous!

What is the bi-fold **** area? I personally prefer clear glass for all windows. Gives ample of light in to brighten the house. I am not comfortable with dark moody house.

Week 6 22/05/2012 Took half day today to discuss the kitchen cabinet issue with the carpenter. I wanted to have handles for our kitchen cabinet. Carpenter told me it has been a year plus nobody requested for handles for kitchen cabinet except me. Anyway, he gave me a catalogue and we started choosing handles. Now the problem arise, if we install handles for the cabinet doors, two doors at the L-corner will have problem opening as the handle will block the other door from opening and vice versa. Carpenter said the only solution is to trim the edge of the door. This is the photo of the handle we have chosen. Carpenter fixing the corner cabinet issue. Please ignore the ugly track light bulb. I think it is really ugly with the bulb sticking out like that. We need to change to a cone shape bulb. The laundry area. We will have this rack to cover the washer and it also serves as a place to iron the clothes. (Hubby doubts I will use that place to iron clothes.)

I like your living room, very cozy!!! After work, feel like just stay at home and don't want to go out.

Wahh.. the look of bak kut teh makes me hungry Bak kut teh with yau char kway

Hahaha.. thanks for the compliment. I think my mom will be very happy to do the cooking in the kitchen too. Well, I don't know how to cook.. but now I have my own kitchen i think i will have the motivation to learn. Thanks OnTheRoad. We are thinking whether to add nice sleek handles to the cabinet.

Week 6 21/05/2012 After work, we hurried to the house to check out the progress as today the kitchen cabinet will be up. The first thing i notice was the lights were also up. I was shocked as the MBR fan was the wrong fan!! We ordered a white blade fan but was given a pine wood colour blade!! I was furious but it was also part of our fault as we didn't check in detail when we receive the fan. Tomorrow need to call up the lighting shop and inform them about this. Okay, let's have a sneak preview of the kitchen cabinet.

We will wait and see how much is the utility bill for this month. Hopefully is not too shocking.

I wanted to get a sofa bed for the study room, but hubby wants a day bed instead. Cos he said can buy a better mattress for the day bed.. can have a better sleep. Guess he's preparing himself in case I kick him out of the room.

Oops, me planning to get that too! What kind of legs you use for that worktop?

Looks like good progress! But your photos all horizontal leh

Has anyone purchased mattress from JB before? Any good place to recommend?

There are valves at each joint. We tried to turn off the valve but it doesn't help!! The quickest way is to go downstairs and turn off the main pipe. I don't know what went wrong. Contractor has already scolded the careless plumber.

My electrician has not installed the MBR fan yet. Show you later when it's up ya. I also don't remember exactly how it looks like now.. hahaha Hi ahlipz, thanks for the like! Hehe the pendant lamp is from ikea. But heard that it is discontinued now. Ya, we like the switch and socket too. Grateful that our contractor let us have these! Oh i see.. too bad then.. Nevermind, you can do it for your next house or when you are tired of your kitchen design! There are many times when we see what other people have for their houses are very nice and want to incorporate those ideas in our house too.. but we really need to consider whether it matches the overall theme. In fact, we missed out a lot of good stuff that we wanted too. Have to let them go as they don't match and not suitable for our current house.

You have this fan at which room? I saw your MBR fan, i think it's the same as my MBR fan, is it wooden blade? I was told that wooden blade fan the wind is not as strong as acrylic blade. I have not tested this fan yet.