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Before pics contd.. 7. Bathroom - quite small too. Full laid with marble. Unfortunately needed to hack away as it is not in keeping with my concept.

This apartment was actually a showflat for the development about 10 years ago. The condition was good for its age. It is definitely more spacious than 1 BRs which are built these days. Modern contemporary look. It even had motorised blinds for the windows in the living room and bedroom. I really felt it had a lot of potential that could be realised! Before pics 1. Living room 2. Living room feature wall. This feature wall needs to be dismantled! 3. Living room feature wall continued. Needs to be dismantled! 4. Kitchen area. The kitchen island was really cramping up the space. This needed to go as well. 5. Bedroom - wardrobe and walkway. The walkway is very narrow and the bedroom was cramped by the wardrobe and baywindow cabinetry. 6. Bedroom - bay window and cabinetry. Cabinetry at bay window had to go!

Hello renotalkers! I have benefited from this forum immensely and it's about time for me to pay it forward. I bought a resale apartment and obtained the keys only in late July. It's a 1 BR, only 52 sq metres (560 sq ft) in size. I was drawn to this space as it was relatively square-ish, not many bay-windows, no balcony, 2.9m ceiling height and floor to ceiling windows in the living room. Knowing that size was a limitation, my challenge is to make the space feel bigger than it is. The original floor plan (ignore the PES - the apartment does not have any PES) This was how I envisioned the new layout Red lines indicate the walls which I wanted to knock-down Blue line is where I would like the new wall to be erected Yellow lines is where I envisioned a concrete plaster appearance Besides the challenge of opening up the space, I wanted to keep the budget low and time-line relatively short, yet achieve a specific industrial look. I'll be dedicating quite a bit of my blog on how I kept costs low while maintaining decent quality. That means I will describe my thought process for contractor selection, material selection, purchasing from taobao etc Hope new home owners that plan to renovate will benefit from my blog. I shall post the before pics soon and some interim pics as reno is currently on-going. Happy reno-talking! EDIT: I realise that it is very cumbersome to go through an entire thread without a contents page. So I have compiled the links here 1. My thoughts on ID vs contractor. All home owners struggle with this question and meeting IDs/contractors can consume a lot of time and effort. 2. How I shortlisted and chose a contractor. The key considerations which led me to chose among the shortlisted contractors. 3. My taobao shopping list. With all the links from taobao sellers which I bought from. 4. My before pics. Demolition pics if you're into that sort of thing. 5. General Info on shipment of bulky taobao items to Singapore. 6. Since it's very difficult to estimate how many cubic metres each item is and the shipping charge is based on cubic metre, I came up with a way to estimate total cost of the bulky taobao item based on my first shipment when I purchase through peeka. 7. Some chinese keywords for shopping on taobao. Although taobao is cheap and therefore tempting, there may be instances of dissatisfaction. To provide a balanced view, Another poster's negative experience with taobao items. How I minimize risk of purchasing low quality items on taobao. 8. Info on the fibreglass concrete panels in my living room. 9. A guide on choosing paint colours for your wall. 10. Kompactop final pics 11. Info on artificial turf for balconies/planter/baywindows 12. Final pics - after 6 months of living in my place, this is more or less the final look of my place, though it tends to evolve with time (and clutter). To be included at some point.

was this the newly relocated rot fai? yeah bkk has definitely capitalised on the whole industrial style.. thank goodness for taobao lol

nice update! must be all ready to move in soon I noticed the hood has a wood panel above it? For support?

Hi Jerome, Could you quote for the following? Rinnai hob and hood (seeing price difference between item 1 and 2) 1. RB-712N (G) 2. RB-29FVSV (B) 3. RH-S239-SSR Samsung washer 4. WF702 Fisher & Paykel dryer 5. DE60F60EW1 Samsung refrigerator 6. RT22 Please PM me, thanks!

old school theme cannot have digital lock la. heh

lol. I shall do that when I travel to the states next.

this layout is very familiar. interested to see what you can do with the bay windows!

besides mattress, there was one small exhibit who was selling wall/ceiling panels. e.g. concrete looking or brick wall - made of fibre glass. can install just by mounting on wall. looks good and feels quite realistic. price was 2300 or so for two panels, each 3 x 1.3m. worth a look

the main advantage is that all the major mattress brands are there so can test all at one visit. until i got a bit sian of lying down and getting up again and again. lol

there's an exhibition going on in Expo hall 7 which has a HUGE range of mattresses e.g. simmons, whatever koil/coil etc also have.

Ya do tell! I am sourcing for them still. Imagine it painted in some cool colours. Nice!

nice theme. really like the laminate flooring. great choice!

great place! your husband is v talented. i must learn how to distress metal like he did. hope this blog helps his biz

Well your ID print both your names big big and also how much the reno cost! lol

I wish mrcontractor would come back to the forum. must be enjoying his retirement!

These bulbs looks really cool! Where from?

I just saw. Congrats summerann, looks good!

Hi, I noticed u got the rinnai hood, RH-90ER. whats your experience so far?

Taobao rocks! I bought the same kitchen mixer and MBR. Heh

The lights from taobao look good. I also bought the industrial pendant for dining area. What material is it made of? Hope it feels sturdy!

Hello, I noticed u bought Rinnai hood. What is your experience with it so far?

shiok. How long did u wait from putting in the order? I just submitted mine and transferred money

vote for unpainted too