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Week 7 Can't wait to see the progress of the carpentry works, thus went over our plc to take a look even before they were completed took some photos & here's our update: living room shoes cabinet bedroom cabinet - top casement + sliding doors & mirror concept our MBR loves our tv console our up and coming kitchen cabinet..hehe our altar is almost completed The carpentry works should generally be completed by end of this week. Can't wait to see the completed products of all the customized carpentry works

Din get our furnitures at e sales - gt them slightly earlier... Dining table + long bench + 2 dining chairs + coffee table + long sideboard = $2386 (inclusive of gst & delivery)

Star living - http://www.starliving.com.sg

haha...maybe cos still empty. Hope it looks ok after we put in the furnitures

thx yup, from "STAR living" - guess great minds think alike

As mentioned above, we r using a contractor: Hoong Fatt Heng Renovation Works. Quote: 24k++ (excluding aircons, electrical price list & the boxes of craft-bricks).

Yes Harriette, but not really designed by us. We chanced upon e hand-torch usually used by construction workers & car mechanics so ask Marvin to customize this hand-torch into dining lights for us. Merely gave him basic requirements like use black track and approximate length of drop Think it will be best to drop by e shop to take a look and or call to ask. Who knows, maybe u will chance onto something u like or tat u can customize if we open up e lid, it will look like a flower & has another different feel. E metal & rugged feel makes it kind of rustic

Week 6 A few pieces of furnitures tat we have ordered are here...yeah our dining table & bench our pairing tv console & coffee table..keke simply loves e feel

Week 5 & 6 continues... Lots were done these 2 weeks which explain for the simultaneous posts will continue to share on our updates... Despite an earlier unexpected hiccup (brickwall issue), Marco quickly troubleshoots and re-assures us on the safety and secureness of our walls. Not only tat, he quickly arranges for the carpentry works for our hm to start kitchen carpentry works have started our customised altar - e initial structure MBR toilet's vanity cabinet also started updated look of our living room Looking forward to see the rest of the carpentry works...hee

Week 5 & 6 continues... Lights were also fixed. Pretty satisfied with wat we gt Dining table lights - we change e tungsten bulbs to LED bulbs to factor in practicability Our track-lights - modern & clean feel Lightings feel in our living room One of our rooms' ceiling light - opted for somethg simple using LED downlights for our walkway

Week 5 & 6 : gt a lot of thgs to settle these 2 weeks. Have to also ensure thgs are also back on track with e little hiccup we have earlier for our walls. Brick wall issue fixed. Grouting also added - reduces the raw effect but made it feel more complete Window grilles - opted for the simple horizontal design: Grilles in the living room those in e rooms & service yard will look like tis

Went to our house earlier this morning, but was to see the fallen brick! Any expertise around that can advise us; to lay brickwalls, izzit necessary to do seeding, roughen the wall before laying the bricks and do grouting? Our contractor told us that there are other method to do the brickwalls, I wondered izzit safe? And now with the fall bricks which worries me as all the bricks have been laid!

Week 4 continues... Had earlier arranged with Marvin for the delivery of the lights by today. He was already waiting for me at the doorsteps with smiles when I returned from lunch Marvin went thru e list of items with me and told me tat he has earlier checked and label for me nicely le - sweet (definitely saved me e trouble to label for e electricians - excellent service siah) Prompt delivery - so happy Our loots from "lights culture" Our loots from "Philips" - gt them from the Philips Carnival 2 weeks ago..keke The electricians were also around when the stuffs were delivered. After bidding Marvin goodbye, went through the list of lights with one of the electricians, think his name is Jeffrey, as they need to confirm with me which lights to install where. Luckily Marvin had earlier labelled the items thus going thru all the lightings with Uncle Jeffrey was pretty fast & easy Manage to grab a short chat with the electricians. Gt to know tat Uncle Jeffrey has been doing his work since 16 years old and he is 50plus now - wow...years of experience older than me but i like it..keke They were sharing stories with me that every couples have differing views and wants for lighting in their homes - recently they have fixed a home with 6 lights while another with more than 60 lights. The diligent and friendly electricians...thank you

Week 4 Was informed by Marco earlier this week to confirm our wall colors so tat he can call his painter in. He also enquired the dimensions of our dining table as his electricians would need the approximate lighting point so as to lay the dining lights later and asked us to get all the lights ready by this weekend. Our project is still progressing and he pre-empts us beforehand on the thgs required - really like e way he handles our project Went down to our abode tis morn to take a look & like wat i saw..keke.. Our 3 X brick walls ...drool on sight..haha...exaggerating here la... Initially, i tot no one was around in the house cos the door was properly locked, but i was wrong...gt a surprise when i found him in one of the rooms... quietly does his job and was very polite and knows his stuffs when I enquires on the painting. Nippon Easy Wash with Teflon - using tis for our hm Going rather simple with the colors as we do not wish to 'over-colored' the place. As we wish to bring out the raw brick walls effects and to eventually blend well with the furniture and customized carpentry works, we opted for the white shades.

Thank you for e compliments neighbour, so nice & kind of u If u wan a more accurate quote, be gd if u can bring all ur shortlisted contractors / IDs down to ur plc to take a look. There and then, they can take the measurements and note ur wants and sometimes may give some ideas / recommendation which u may not have tot of, which u can incorporates into ur theme. Dun rush into it, only engage when both of u are comfortable with tat person and after seeing the worksmanship and going through rounds of quotation (trust me, cfm can cut one - how much lower will depend on both parties le). Rem to build a gd chemistry and rapport with ur contractor so easier to tok & negotiate - as much as we r afraid to pick a bad one, they r fearful to eat a rotten (problematic) apple too