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Thanks! Happy with my place... everything is functioning well.

Aiya, sorry I havent been checking my thread.... I bought from Ban Nee Chen Nursery at Kovan market, the row of nurseries are very obvious. Ban Nee Chen occupies a large portion in the centre. Look for this Indian guy call Bablu. Just remember to negotiate & use my house as gauge! He had to go down to my place, take measurements etc. The carpet grass includes excavating the existing grass, laying sand and laying carpet. I must say that though I wasn't very thrilled with paying higher prices for him (of course he claims his is lowest, they all do), his guy did a good job in the landscaping... I see you have good progress on your house. Send my warm regards to the tilers! Esp Ah Keong... the tilers are very good.

Hi shmj, ya it is quite long...but I can still only park one car le...unless its 2 jazz la. Hi Minerat, spent abt 1.7k in all... I'm not finished though, waiting for time to get some plants along the drain...

Wallpaper from Goodrich is up too... This is a closeup of the textured wallpaper. Can't capture the colour and texture of the wallpaper properly with my iphone... this is my best effort.. A note to those who are installing wallpaper, do note the edges can contract, so if yours is coloured like mine, paint the base a similar colour. That's about all!

Landscaping was done a few weeks ago, here are some pics: Removing the old grass & soil.. Covering the lawn with sand as a base for the carpet grass.. Finished! View from my terrace.. The cheerful group greets me everyday outside the gate...

Wow, been so long since I checked back this topic and had to scroll way down to find my thread... Haha. I just wanted to do this for the timber deck uncle called Ah Zheng shifu. The deck is a fav of mine on wkends & I like how good it looks & how I didn't have to take extra care that my son doesn't scratch or damage the deck. For anyone who's interested to do decking, do consider using him. His materials are taken from Morganwu's company, and he charges a margin for the installation services. He is very detailed & meticulous in the installation, which accounts for the good workmanship. You can see more of my deck in his blog: http://ahzhengshifu.wordpress.com/ Do pm me if anyone has queries, as I will not be checking the thread often.

3 tier basket from Egg3...about $100+. An original art piece from a local painter... we had it reframed for a modern look to suit the house & the abstract style contrasting with the traditional chinese medium. We also just bought a solid oak dining table from Koda to replace the defective one currently being used. Looking forward to that!

Just showing some of the purchases we made... Shelves from Grafunkt, bought at clearance price of $999. Love the matt black steel...plus the fact that its made for heavy loads. Solid beech wood chair from Grafunkt, slightly less than $300... my study chair. Sideboard from Koda, slightly less than $900.. made of solid oak. Solid oak frame, chair from Koda... $365. This was sitting in a corner in the warehouse... the salesperson had to dig out the price. Like the slight retro styling & the smooth edges... & most of all the fact it's solid oak.

Hi matrix, thanks for ur compliments!

Isit on YouTube? K I'll chk it out! Back to work liao so little time to do home decor stuff now...

Has anyone tried painting blackboard paint yourself? I am pondering about doing that for my dry kitchen...

..installing awnings... ..awning for decking.. We're left with wallpapering, carpet grass & trees planting, & paint touch ups to be done this coming week... hopefully, by next weekend, we would be finally done!

After moving in, we continued with the reno... such as installing decking... ...changing our main door... ... installing digital lock (by interlock from this forum)... ...flat roof jet wash... ..flat roof waterproofing...