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Just so you know, it's $340 from Lite Fusion for the rainshower set. If normal shower head, $280.

Renovation so much money... of course must be fussy la... No worries about being fussy (we all are!). This looks like a pretty good start!

How about tower fans? That's what we're getting! Looks pretty sleek at least

Welcome to Jurong West! Glad to see more Westies around. Judging from your layout, JW street 4x? More to Lakeside area? Have a smooth renovation journey!

I know Kong Tai Electrical Trading carries this product. Nt sure about the other shops yet...

My kitchen and bathrooms hacking will start on 5th Feb (on Tues)! hee, unofficially starting soon. They'll hack for three days then continue end of Feb. Yes!!! Painful indeed. Looking forward to see the home coming together

Thought of getting a Kraus sink via Amazon.com, after being tempted by some of the forumers here... but decided not to, due to budget constraints. Hoping to get something similar though! Will need to get taps and other fittings too, time to start shopping at Taobao!

Hello! I love your square square layouts - a breeze to plan for space. Have fun for renovation! Looking forward to more updates.

1. I think white handles would go better! 2. b, paint the skirting white... I can visualise quite well because we'll have similar flooring right? But I dunno about maintenance... I'm hacking my wood skirting to replace with another colour that matches my flooring 2.5 I'm the more traditional sort, prefer to be 'orbiang' lol 3. none of the above, get roller blinds!!! (biased, because that's what I'm getting lol)

Was agonising over heaters last night, because I prefer using instant heater (lesser pipes) but I really want a rain shower... I don't like storage tanks because they take quite awhile to heat up which is a pain because I wake up late every morning - no time to wait for hot water! Then there's citygas heaters but I don't like to see so many pipes running up the wall... I'm very 'ti-ki', I know. haha And after some intensive googling, I found a great solution! Alpha Smart 18 instant heater that comes with a rainshower set. Realised my spa place uses this heater too, so I know it's good, lol! Have been using them all the while but didn't look at the brand. Note to self to get this when buying toilet stuff this weekend!

Lol thanks for the heads up! Hope your visit to the ID at Bukit Timah is fruitful this Sat!

Woah FANTASTIC! I love nasi lemak - there goes my waistline LOL. I tried the duck noodle before, not bad!

My parents-in-law are sponsoring a refrigerator as our house-warming gift! Our laminates' sales guy from Wood Culture brought us to one of his customer's WIP project last week to have a look, because that particular customer picked the same colour/range of laminate as ours! Looks good! I like!

I got about 5 or 6, but in the end only met 2. The other quotations were ridden with hidden costs and whatnot, or the IDs didn't sound sincere enough on the phone to do our business - probably because of our budget. During this time, maybe you can pop by some ID firms and go through your floor plan with whoever's there for ideas and to get a glimpse of how much your works will cost. You can give a call to the contractor contacts I PMed you to see when they can meet you after CNY (sub-cons/workers only begin work end of Feb anyways, the main cons have nothing much in between).

I opposite, moving from BB to JW! hurhur

People tell me $30k reno is impossible for my 5-room reno but somehow still can! *lol* I'm sure everything will work out. Have a smooth reno journey ahead!

WOAH so cheap!!! Do you still have the Taobao link to share?

Welcome and looking forward to your progress! By any chance, staying around Boon Lay area too? For your second appointment, usually it'll take about six weeks or even less if you're getting a HDB loan. Good luckz~~

Okay, finally signed the dotted line with Inspire by D'trenzo. Picking out tiles and stuff this Sunday, and they'll rush out my 3D drawings before CNY! Deciding factor: Feel quite comfortable with the ID, lots of two-way communication which I enjoy and appreciate, reviews are not bad, price is reasonable - not my cheapest quote but detailed enough... in fact we went /slightly/ over budget (worth it!). Amounts up to approximately 30k including electrical works. And the fun part begins!

Nope... I never ask in detail. I asked another friend who said "you like lor, murphy's law... whatever will spoil, will still spoil." I could ask again.

Thanks!! Yes, super near! PMed you.

Met Russell from Inspire by D'trenzo! We couldn't make time to go to his office/showroom at Balestier so he came all the way to my hubby's house. We only meet IDs/contractors after getting at least indicative quotations to get an idea of how much they charge and how detailed their quotation is (those which have obvious hidden costs, I just skip!), and Russell was only the 2nd ID we met. I like the fact that he's very detailed and transparent about potential costs when going through the quotation. Gave pretty good suggestions when it comes to space planning too. His quote is reasonable, and we decided to top up additional carpentry items... quotation went up to about 25k to 27k. Still manageable I guess, just that we need to eat grass for awhile. 90% sure that we're going to confirm with him! Hope we can confirm his services by end of this week, looking through his final quote now. EXCITED!!! My current dilemma is whether to construct a concrete slab below the sink for support/if got water seepage won't spoil the cabinet, which was recommended by Mr Yeak but discouraged by Russell because there'll be a gap on the solid surface top which encourages water seepage and ants.

Only going to start after CNY! No one dares to pick up my job now, too rushed! hurhur

Yeah... Now too late for regrets too, already paid $1.8k for down payment.

Met Mr Yeak from Basic Image & Design at his office yesterday and we discussed on more detailed requirements... Quotation costs went up and we're a little worried about the budget. Sigh! He's really nice though, and his work (from his showcase) looked pretty good. We'll see. Next, we're going to meet Russell from Inspire by D'trenzo. So far we have only liaised by phone but I liked his service... He's very detailed and gave me points of consideration which I have never thought about before. Not bad. His indicative quotation looks quite reasonable too. Currently awaiting a quotation from another ID, recommended by our flooring supplier Wood Culture.