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We agreed that we will not have any feature wall. Firstly, we don't like the feel of a feature wall. Secondly, we want to see more of the wall colour of our living room. Thirdly, hubby finds that it would be a hassle in the future if we want to change tv, HTS, etc cos all the wires are hidden behind the wall. And lastly, taking the feature wall out of the carpentry works really helps to reduce our budget. Hence, we are looking at media consoles instead. The TV will be resting on the console so that we can hide the cables without any trunking. To be less boring with the console area, we are also looking at racks/shelves to add variety to the plain media console. Here are some ideas that we like. Simple & clean. My hubby was saying that if we choose light coloured laminates, there will be dark lines around the edges? Is there a way to not have such lines? I've noticed this and it can be quite distracting. Is there a way to have a smooth edge finish like a solid wood console?

Hello!! Glad to see a fellow neighbour here! Are you one of the lucky residents who will be getting the keys soon? I was really hoping to get the keys by late May or early June but sadly, my block is one of the last few to receive the keys.. I have to either talk to my landlord to prolong my stay or pitch a tent somewhere in Toa Payoh. haha.

@Aristotle: Thanks! @LLChing: haha.. Our DBSS will be @ Toa Payoh -- The Peak. This is our interim floor plan that we use to show our IDs/Contractors. The measurements are not accurate to the dot but it's the best we could do. The markings were done by the hubby on the 1:100 drawing given by the developer. Uploaded with ImageShack.us [Rant] The floor area is actually quite small. Minus the balcony, planter and air-con ledge, we are left with a floor space of about 90++ to max 100 sqm. [/Rant] hahahaha.. The good thing is that most furnishings are already in but we hope the QC is good. I heard that a number of past DBSS developments had lots of issues with developer's QC. Hence, we aren't too sure how much time we need to give the contractors while the developers do their rectification works for the house. Anyone has any experience?

Hello!!! I had contemplated long & hard on creating a t-blog but I am feeling especially happy today which made decide to start this reno blog. The reason why I'm happy -- the long awaited TOP status of the flat we bought has been finally approved! It's one step closer to getting our keys. yippie! We are just praying that the keys would come faster so that we can vacate our rented 4-room flat ASAP!! Honestly, it feels like there are so many things to do all of a sudden. Luckily, we have started to look around for IDs/Contractors but we have yet to commit to one. The theme for our reno: KISS (Keep It Simple & Scandinavian) So mostly the colours we will be looking at are white & off-white, light wood/birch, teal/Tiffany blue/sea blue. My hubby feels that we should be practical in our expenditure. Hence we are looking to do the reno below $12k (reno alone). The reason is because that we have paid a premium for the DBSS furnishings & we feel that it's better to set aside $ for other things (and we also just came back from our honeymoon, thus we're quite low in cash). haha.. We will be doing just the necessities and build/buy the rest as the time passes. He's pretty firm about this but let's see whether we can keep to the budget. That's all for today. I shall continue soon.

Saw very sleek white modular designs at IFC Sungei Kadut. The prices were quite reasonable (7 ft less than $1k with soft close hinges and drawers). Almost wanted to buy but we started walking around and when we walked back, we realized that the shop is furniture club. I mean, I read lots of bad reviews of this company here in renotalk so I wasn't too comfortable.. you can take a look and see for yourself.

Thank you very much!! Yup I went down to UU yesterday and they were selling the white one for $680. So expensive

Hi Pinkwhale! Your reno is so tastefully done!! Simply amazing & very nice!! Could you share with me your contacts for your contractor? And can I also know how much and where you get your Haiku fan from? Thanksss..

Has anyone worked with SDS? Need some feedback! Thx!

Has anyone worked with Desmond from 3D design before?