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Living Room - We asked the ID to move the storeroom from the living room to the kitchen, to free up space. -Took down the cornings and smoothened the walls because they had a bumpy texture. - Installed a cat flap for the study, for Nuri's ease of access Before: After: Another angle, looking toward the main door. The retro gate was custom designed. (Shoutout to renotalk user Vacanthost whose grille was our inspiration. Check out his renotalk blog here:http://www.renotalk.com/forum/topic/57966-clementi-central-3ng/) Our ID worked very hard on this gate because we asked him to adjust the spacing between the grilles to make it cat-proofed. None of the gaps could exceed 5cm as cats can climb very high. We'll post more on the cat-friendly features of our home nearer the end of the blog for those interested. Before: After: A closer view of the living room corner. Before: After:

We are very excited to share our recent renovation with our Renotalk friends, after benefitting so much from the ideas and advice here. When we got our resale flat, we were stressed about how the reno would go – so things that could go wrong! We would say that we have high standards for good service at good value. Moreover we have a beautiful cat, Nuri, whom we love and wanted her to be comfortable in the home so yes we had quite a few requirements for simple flat. While we had some bad encounters, we were happy to find a couple of good people. So, here’s our chance to give the good and bad their due recognition. In the coming days, we will share our experiences and insights… we look forward to your comments! =) Our plan is to post on: Renovation details (before/after pics, our requirements & challenges, little details we're pleased aboutOur ID selection process & experienceList of good and bad companies/salespeople (complete with names)Cat-friendly features and tipsPost-reno thoughts Here's our floor plan: