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Hi Potatoes, the workmanship is not jaw-dropping amazing but at that price point, i find that it is good enough. Where the edges and lines are meant to be straight, it is straight. The doors, drawers are level and can close properly. So I am very satisfied with the workmanship I remembered I was around when the carpenters came. A father and son team, very friendly and nice. I told them to take their time becos I wanted them to do a good job. Hehe. I even bought them lunch and drinks. I prayed really hard that everything will turn out good. Thank God it turned out well! I would like to show you the latest pictures of my kitchen but as I am staying in now, the whole house looks as though a bomb went off inside. Hahaha. Very messy, pai seh to show.

PM-ed you our kitchen is pretty small as compared to yours.. probably that why the lower cost

PM-ed you yea, we went thru a few before finding the right one that does country kitchen

in total we spent about 10K. that's because about 30% of the cost goes to quartz tabletop. If you select other tabletop (solid surface, granite, etc) the cost may be lower. the cabinet cost really varies depending on the length of your top/bottom cabinet as well as how big you wan your tall unit to be. It will be good to have a good idea on what cabinet (height and length) u want when getting quotes from contractor so that you can have an accurate comparison.

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Let me know when you start your blog! I wanna see too All the best!

Hi Gremmy, you have a sharp eye! The antique tap I brought back from China. I dunno where is it sold in sg. I heard some people bring in from taobao as well. But our plumber did a good job installing it. No issues at all

Hi Kelhy, thanks for your comments. Will try to post some pics on living room. Actually living room no reno done at all, just wood furniture. Hehe.

here's our curtains... and other photos taken: masters room with wardrobe masters toilet kitchen

i've been using the stove for a month. i don't feel it's hard to maintain. my experience is that although it has 5 stoves, i'm using 3 only (used depending on my pot size) the most i on is 2 stoves a one time, but you have to make sure the pots/wok doesn't "crash/hit" each other.. the oven will take a slightly longer time to pre-heat becos of the large capacity. but the baking/roasting temp is very even thru-out the oven. downside is that it uses more energy cos of the size. but you can put ribs, potato, corn, chicken all in the oven at the same time without worries.

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ahemmm..... i test it out.. when i knock it (not smash.. hahha) it vibrate about 4 movements before coming to a stop. for me i wouldn't categorise it as badly/violent shaking. hope this helps

the free standing stove/oven is from la germania. other brands like ariston, technogas, de dietrich & smeg also carry type. however, the price difference between brands can vary alot and becos it is not so popular in singapore, normally, each brand only carry a limited selection.

yup, kitchen doors are all solid doors. they are either ash/oat.. can't remember. when choosing, we are more focus on the natural color of the wood as well as the natural grain of the wood. you can take the following youtube instructions as a rough guide on how to faux painting -> i got my glaze from Artfriend. They have branch at bras basah. all the best to your diy project.. it's fun and rewarding.. however, be warned of the tiring process

Hi, yes, solid wood for all the kitchen cabinet.

Thank you!!!

Yeah he's a nice guy to work with. PMed. All the best to your reno

we got ours from Sin Lek, the other places we went to look around are: Hup Kiong, Soon Bee Huat, An Huat trading

here;s our stove and oven kitchen is almost complete. yeah! fridge delivered!

doors for the kitchen cabinetry are up we want to keep the kitchen bright and airy.. so we opt for glass-paneled doors.. not only does it adds to the country looks, it breaks the look for tower units and with top cabinetry for both sides of the alley kitchen, it create a more "open" look. for the "banner" above the breakfast table and the stove, we are opting for country style tiles... we hunt all over the place to find the right size and design. but apparently, these kinda old peranakan/country/old skool type of tiles are limited in design and quantity. (even when we only needed a few) here are the ones that we found... This is what we finally chose for both "banners" in diagonal matrix design Our tabletop is also up. We opt for silestone. I believe this is a good investment for kitchen tabletop if you are looking for something robust and resistant to stains, scratch, discoloration, able to withstand heat or am opting for a white color tone. Quartz will be a good choice. The only down side is the cost. This is roughly 40% -60% more ex than other options of kitchen tops like solid surface or granite.

much to our surprise, the carcass of the kitchen was up within a day.. they piece it up like puzzle! and the very next day we had our wardrobe..... amazed and the vanity @ master's toilet knobs are all up too ...

Hahaha, you're so funny!

Hello Ynas, the doors were part of the package from my contractor. I dunno where he got it from.

carpentry are delivery..we have the following wood works: 1) kitchen cabinetry 2) master room wardrobe 3) master room toilet vanity 4) bay window

We didn't opt for hdb doors cos we wanted solid wood doors to match our design. here's the evergreen wooden door apparently the new hdb doors are larger than the standard doors, thus required to pay more for non-standard doors. and master bedroom door is larger than the other 2 rooms. here's the toilet door. we opt for top-hang bi-fold kind. tip: if you are using this kind of door for master bedroom, be sure to get the doorman to include the lock hinge for the outside of the toilet so that when u have airflow, it won't cause the door to "flip" in/out