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May I know where to buy the hooks for kdk fan?

Digging an old thread, what is a gd wattage for a E27 light bulb to be used in a downlight? The ones from Philips are sold with 14W energy saving bulbs but I feel 14W is relatively on the high wattage side. I am thinking whether 8W is enough say if I use it in a lightbox?

Yes, the coffee table is very nice! I want to know too! thx!

hmm where did you find the kitchen towel dispenser? it's such a convenient and space-saving tool!

Appliances & electronic stuffs Looking at how small our yard is, we bought a slim Thomson washer.. This leaves a large enough space to do wall mounted shelves for baskets & stuffs. For our TV, we are considering between a Sony EX520 & EX650. 40" EX520 40" EX650 Yamaha YHT-S401 soundbar for our sound system. Any recommendations for fridges/ovens? Budget about 1K for a fridge (want to get a mid-sized one). Not too sure about the prices of ovens?!?

We are too shy to visit the neighbours. Anyway, hubby has already decided where to put the LAN points. Three at the LR, two in each BR & one in the BS. Everything leads to the DB where he'll place the switch and router.

Nice! How much did you get the downlights for? Can you share the place too? Looking at the photos, did you remove the downlight diffuser? Cos like can see the lightbulb. haha

We have been doing very little research lately & patiently waiting for our ID to come out with the 3D drawings. My hubby is planning on where he wants to put his LAN points around the house. I think he's a little crazy because he wants to use the a corner of the BS as part of his "work bench". Recently we also saw some photos of the flat's internal taken by the neighbours who have already collected their keys. Many ugly beams which we feel would make our false ceiling look weird. I guess we will need to consult our ID again when we meet him the next time.

Yes, a must for us! I requested for the carpenter to touch up the edges with paint. Hopefully the end result will be gd.

Where did you guys get your Noguchi table from & hw much?

Our final shortlisted console design. The difference is that the external colour will be birch and internal colour bluish-teal to match our wall. The console will be flat on the floor unlike the one in the picture which comes with legs. I'm quite excited to see our the 3D drawings.

This will be the general theme of the house, airy blue/seabreeze/white/birch

Yup we decided to forgo that. Too expensive We are thinking of just a simple console sitting on the floor with 3 horizontal shelves at the side

Yesterday we signed up with our ID from Summit Design! Hope everything goes fine now... And we bought lots of stuff from Ikea yesterday too. I will update some pics soon. Sadly, our key collection will be on the first week of July. I guess we just have to wait.

I see. I shall ask my ID if it's possible. Thanks!

Sorry for my ignorance. What is the difference between polyester laminates & PVC? I know nuts about such things

How much more did it cost you? Wonder whether it would cost a bomb? I realized that my mom's wardrobe is fully trimmed with ABS finishing too. Looks so much nicer but she couldn't remember the price as it was at more than 10 years back? One other question for those who have custom made vanity cabinet in the toilets, what are the materials used for the insides? The IDs we spoke to use white pvc finish for all the insides. The reason I ask is because won't the insides turn yellow because of the moisture? Will it be better if we laminate the insides too so as to make it last longer? Would really love to hear some opinions on this matter. thxxx!

We saw the table for the first time at furniture mall @ beach road. But we bought ours when we went to IFC. haha Damage around $1.6k (includes a bench and two chairs). One bench costs about $300+ and a chair is about $150++. I can't quite remember the price of the chairs.

Looking for furniture within our budget is quite painful. Since these items are meant to last, we decided to make sure it would. For dining table, we went with Cellini's oak dining table The one above has a solid top but we choose the cheaper one with the oak wood top. It comes with two comfortable white oak chairs and one oak bench. For the sofa, we are looking at a tann L-shape leather sofa. Saw a few but still trying to commit to one. We are also looking at getting a noguchi inspired coffee table. Anyone has any idea where to get them at gd prices? Saw one at comfortfurnitures but they only have one in black or cherry wood colour. We are thinking of getting one in a lighter colour instead. Lastly, we had a hard time looking for a bed for the MBR that suits our colour theme. We want a platform bed which has storage below. Initially, the quotes given from contractors and IDs were out of our budget. IFC had a few stores carrying such designs but they are mostly dark-coloured teak wood. Luckily I spotted a perfect match while surfing Ikea's website. I am really happy with the find. It's frame and deck is made of solid birch, hence it's quite sturdy. So we went down to Ikea to check out the build of the bed (hubby rolled around on the bed) and concluded that it was fine. wheeeee!

Looking at the floorplan, floor space is kinda limited. So we are really trying to maximize every space possible while keeping to our budget. Initially, this was our first idea that we presented to the first contractor we met. Bay windows will be utilized as a storage area [MBR and 1 bedroom]. The unoccupied bedroom will be used as a temp work area cum entertainment room. Planning ahead, we are reserving this room for our kid, when he/she comes along. One extra wardrobe in the MBR cos my hubby doesn't have space for his clothes. Study desk in the MBR cos hubby works from time-to-time at home. Fans in the rooms to save floorspace (by not using standing ones) and electricity. He was quite meticulous and started sketching, measuring and discussing on some of his concerns. We concluded that the MBR was too small for such a layout. And he felt that the placement of the ceiling fan should be at the living area instead of right smack at the centre. We liked his enthusiasm and his straightforwardness but he was kinda hard to get hold of. And he kept forgetting things. We managed to meet him again for the second time but he still did not get his quotes. At the second meeting, he promised to give us a quotation by the next day which he totally forgot about it up till now. My hubby said just forget about him and move on. Maybe he wasn't willing to do our reno cos it's too small scale? But I find his actions very irresponsible. We did meet two others. The first at an expo exhibition. She was a nice lady and their company had a gd offer for The Peak residents. But we couldn't really communicate our ideas to her and hence, we didn't consider. This was the second layout we thought of. Not much change from the previous layout but we shifted the table to the centre of the MBR. We showed the third ID and he said it could be done. In our opinion, he's very enthusiastic and sincere. We almost went with him but hubby says that though he feels OK with the ID, it seems like there is quite a mix review of the ID's firm. So he's not really comfortable in engaging him. We met the fourth ID because hubby has heard positive reviews of this firm. Hubby dropped an e-mail and we got a prompt reply. The first meeting, he was slightly late. I was slightly reserved initially but after discussing our ideas with him, he sounded very sincere and earnest. We showed the second layout to him and he did some measurements on the floorplan. He said it was a little too tight to do such a layout. We proposed another layout like the one below. He said this is more feasible. He gave us a reasonable quotation (not one of the lowest but still within budget). We met him again to view his works. My hubby thinks that his carpenter is not bad (maybe cos of the laminates that the owner chose) and his ceiling works is gd. We will probably be signing up with him after changing some details in the quotation.

I am also looking into this configuration cos it's easier to maintain in the long run. What I know is that PLC fitted downlights can be changed to fit E27 fittings. E27 has all the electronics inside the bulb, hence you do not need an external ballast. All you have is just the fittings and you will only need to worry when the bulb dies (just need to change the bulb). Now the awesome thing is that E27 light bulbs have LED flavours too (LED instead of tungsten/florescent). Philips sell them for $15 which is quite a steal. So I'm going for this config for my downlights. The downside is that normal 2-PLC downlights can only fit 1 E27 bulb fitting. So you'll need to see whether it is bright enough.

how much psf is accoya wood? it has 50 years warranty right?

You can go this shop called Amare la Casa at IFC. They do customized shoe-racks with that kinda design too.

We were one of the last few to get the flats. We went to different developments too (Park Central, Bishan) but we found The Peak to be more acceptable. That time, PC was left with two units and they were really trying very hard to sell them off (they offered washer + dryer free). But those units were directly beside the dumpsters.

Wah! You guys are really very lucky! :dribble: Hope Hoi Hup expedite the key collection process. Just too slow in my opinion.