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  1. Haha, thanks for the link. I'm not looking for such lights though!
  2. Window shopping for furniture. Chanced upon a possible chair for the breakfast table/island. Can't wait for the first appointment! Then we can finally settle on a designer
  3. Cool! Good to hear from someone who is using them if you don't mind, share how the end product turns out?
  4. I've seen quite a few t-blogs who go with the scandinavian theme. And one or two that went with the mid-century modern theme. They aren't really what we want though. Guess the little details really change a lot of the feel! And different people have very different tastes about certain things We're just planning to remember the things that we really like, then incorporate that into our overall design Thanks for the links! Have already visited your blog way before I started this t-blog and saw all those places! Some are really going to come in handy!
  5. Your current table and chairs are gorgeous. The Eames chair goes with anything and everything I guess. Have been seeing it everywhere. It should work well!
  6. Finally found what I've been trying to convey to the IDs we've met. All along, I've been going, "Scandinavian, with a bit of industrial, but some vintage." (I know. I'm a very confused person ) Turns out, there's another style that's closer to what I want than whatever I've been mentioning all this while. "Mid-century modern", is apparently what some call it. But I still don't quite like everything about that style. But I finally found pictures of what comes very very close! (Pardon the random pictures!) Happily shared the new discovery with the ID we're currently inclined towards. Think it was a relief for her because we didn't make much sense previously She then told us about a famous landmark - Charles and Ray Eames House. It's not exactly what we're going for, but wow, it's gorgeous.
  7. Words of wisdom! Ultimax, do you have a t-blog? I tried looking, but can't seem to find one. You should totally start something where you share your experiences. So many people will benefit from it! So true. Guess the popular IDs probably know this themselves. I don't even want to think about starting the search for an ID all over again, especially after having met so many already Good point. I haven't been very firm with the IDs I'm still talking to about the deadline. I only state we want to move "as soon as possible". We're going to have to come up with something to make sure our interests are protected! The Lemon Law. Hahaha. I don't even know how it's really being enforced since its introduction a while back.
  8. Love your fan! Mind sharing where you got it from?
  9. I agree! When I saw the payment schedule, I just didn't think it was very fair because I would be paying each time something starts, without even getting to see the process or end-product. So, I would expect the final payment to at least be a significant-enough amount so that it would serve as a form of "protection" for ourselves. But great to know that you negotiated with your ID about the payment schedule! At least now I know I can do that Noted! Will name-drop if I do use them. The boy was researching and found this other company that's apparently good too. Hong Tar Engineering Pte Ltd. Anyone heard of them? The boy's trying to do the calculations on how big an air-con unit we need. Here I was thinking air-cons were all the same, and that we just buy the brand we want and fix it in. Haha
  10. Oh okay, it's good that they were upfront about it. I haven't met any project manager so far with all my meetings with them. Thanks for sharing your experience! I'll ask the ID about this point just to be sure. Yeah, just hold on to it! See if you can only pay them a significant amount of it only after you've lived in the unit for 1-2 weeks. That's what I'm hoping to negotiate. Seems more fair that way.
  11. Well said! I was thinking of also including a clause where the ID will have to compensate $XX per day for delays (of course, this means we should agree on a reasonable date of completion). Ultimax, do you think I should state these in the same contract that I sign with the ID I eventually pick, or should I draft up another contract on top of the one the ID firm will ask me to sign?
  12. Thanks for sharing your experience! It's going to help ground us when we next speak to the ID from the firm. Were you informed that the ID you were speaking to would not be the supervisor on-site? We specifically asked the ID we are speaking to and she told us that she will be the one checking the site. Did your ID tell you that in the beginning before you confirmed them and then suddenly pull a fast-one on you after you signed? Is your ID apologetic, at least? They should feel sorry that your project dragged on for so long right? Not that him being apologetic helps anything, but at least if he knows he's in the wrong... By the way, did you agree to the payment schedule that they stated in their contract (20% upon confirmation, 30% upon commencement of works, 45% upon commencement of wet works or measuring of carpentry, 5% final payment upon completion)? We're thinking of negotiating the payment schedule, but not sure if it's something that's acceptable in this industry. Sorry for the deluge of questions! Thanks in advance for your kind sharing!
  13. You're right! We need to keep reminding ourselves that as much as we like the IDs we're speaking to, we are, at the end of the day, paying customers. We need to know what we're paying for.
  14. Thanks for the aircon contact (Aircon Designs Pte Ltd, right?). Have them bookmarked. Shall contact them when it's time to fret over aircon! I agree with you though, hahaha. Not that I know if my IDs' tastes are the same as mine yet, but we already bought 2 pieces on our own without their guidance Good point! Note to self: remember to get measurements! Thanks adidaem!
  15. This unit isn't even near an MRT station! Ridiculous.
  16. haha! shouldn't you be excited about wedding preps too? I don't have that to think about because we're keeping it very very small. So I'm totally restless because I just keep thinking about the house! still eagerly waiting for first appointment!!
  17. Question: Should we be stating this in our existing contract with the ID, or should we draft up a separate contract just to include our terms and conditions?
  18. Hi spiffysue! How's the renovation coming along? Hope it's going better!
  19. We were told ours would take 8 weeks. I guess it could be because we have very little carpentry work (?). But yes, we need to specify our requirements! I shall be stricter in that aspect. You're very on top of things! I always thought the ID would bring us shopping for things. You gave your ID a list because you already knew exactly what you wanted? You make some sense there. But I guess we kinda just liked what we saw on the firm's website, like a general "feel" of their style. So we went in without a specific name. It's all about luck sometimes! Feels like a leap of faith But now that we took that first leap of faith, we better take note of what experts like you and ultimax say so that we can better protect ourselves!
  20. I totally agree. I feel like such a noob!
  21. By sketch-up/mock up, do you mean the 3Ds? I always thought that was how the ID would let you know how each space would look like. Unless you mean something else? #2 and #3 are totally good points! Noted & written down in notebook (literally!) Thank you As for things we need to provide, I always thought they would include everything? They could provide you with lighting and aircon contacts and would bring you furniture & fittings shopping too, no? Sigh. Such a noob
  22. Finally done with our first meetings with various IDs! Met up with 2 IDs yesterday. DistinctIdentity - first impression: not-too-bad. Unfortunately (or not), we were dealt the infamous style I've read from forums - a senior designer (who won't actually be designing our place) spoke to us, doing the pitching, while the actual designer who was going to be in-charge sat quietly beside, taking notes. Would have been good if we could have heard the young designer's ideas. Guess we'll have to wait for the next meeting (which, we were told, would be 2-3 weeks later. Which seems a tad too long for a company that big. Hmm..). Project File - 2nd meeting to get our quotation. It was a slightly frustrating meeting, mostly because of communication difficulties. Nothing against the designer, but we just couldn't seem to get our idea across. The mood board (which appeared rather generic) she showed us wasn't impressive either. She seemed eager to push a style on us (industrial-loft-modern), and it was difficult to convey that the proposed style was totally off from what we previously discussed. Also, the quotation left out quite a few major items. She explained that they only fine-tune those after more discussions. Hmm.. The inability to understand each other is a definite "No" for us. Still in the running... 1. Three-D Conceptwerke 2. Artist Room 3. The Carpenter's Workshop 4. DistinctIdentity
  23. Hi ultimax! Thanks for leaving me some advice here as well! You've seriously been a great help. I think I'm gonna need to start a notebook with all the major points you've mentioned I actually found this model renovation agreement from CASE. It's quite... Anyone knows if it would be appropriate to ask my ID to sign it?
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