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some good experience with homelovers wallpaper centre at kallang bahru and Europa at alex distripark is huge too...

your terms made it sound like you're not quite local? anyway, I can't quite answer your questions since there are only a few places specialising in kitchens and I do not have experience with them.. Nor do we really have places selling free standing units in Singapore. Most of us get our bespoke/custom-made kitchens from renovation contractors or Interior design firms... Do a search in renotalk and you will be able to pick out a few reliable ones. I wouldn't write off IKEA since they do have nice designs and a 25 years guarantee. good luck!

hihi, sounds like some great investments1 do you mind sharing which US website u got your lights from? 4 items for $1K inclu shipping seems very reasonable indeed! Do show pics of feature wall/ painting jobs if convenient!

hi countrylover, how's progress?

how's the mishmashing coming along?

hi countrylover, any progress?

shabby chic/eclectic whatever the name, i'm sure it'll be really cool! So happy to see one more"deviation" from the norm! looking forward and all the best... !!

u mean u lay the cement yourselves? cool...

hihi...hmm..mine is done a year ago... have a modern country kitchen and bedroom i suppose...But will be doing up my parents' resale flat soon so still lurking around renotalk and getting inspiration!

hi countrylover, eagerly waiting for your updates coz me an ultra country style fan ..

hi Bunbun, welcome to JW too! I've looked at your red hibiscus wall and have replied your email.. Cantona, i still haven't go your house and use your hotel toilets... heee...

Hi Iceman, congrats on getting a unit at woodlands st 32... it's a pretty neat estate isn't it... with the stadium, causeway point etc all nearby... Coz i used to stay there too.. hee... i love the little hill behind the stadium... getting to the top and watching the world go by... miss it so much... Anyway, good luck with reno!

Just to clarify... winkies aren't wallpaper but wall decals... you can paste them on painted walls or any smooth surfaces like glass, showerscreen etc... if interested, can check out our website www.winkplay.com Basso, you may want to check out wallpaper from Europa Wallpaper Centre as well. They are at Alexandra Distripark.

just adding my 2 cents worth about white... me big fan of white furniture.. So far I feel that white laminates/cabinets etc is fine .. though white countertop (solid surface) is really hard to maintain... orange juice stains, tea stains... or just black marks from nowhere... then i use mr muscle and ended up with super white patches and thus uneven tones... quite exasperating! maybe i'm just using the wrong methods... anyone has better ways of cleaning solid surfaces?

glad to hear that... saw the striped wall... i find it quite cool actually but can imagine it to be rather out of place in your house... i can also see how your choice of lightings would complement the style u like... continue updating us ya... best of luck for the rest of reno!

hi fire-ice, how's everything?

Happy belated birthday morghanjess!!

hello morghanjess, piggiedearz, eveuloveme (fellow country style lovers) haha... just feel very happy that there are enough of us who appreciate this style... Morghanjess, do let me know if u managed to get Jeremy's other showroom's add or his new number ... thanks! Anyway, I'm looking for a daybed like this.. would appreciate if someone sees it and let me know where to get it! Thanks thanks! BTW, some comments needed from 3 of u...do you think it's funny/pretentious to have a mock fireplace (maybe I'll double it up as a secret reading corner with lights inside) ... Coz I simply adore the look of this ...

hihi, I love wainscoting/wood panelling too! Really charming... But major con is the grooves and top part get dusty easily... but no regrets!

Hi tristesse, can imagine your place to be full of character and style! Here's something i feel you and folks like sumobear will appreciate... I simply lament the fact that they are not available locally (or are they? these are ceramic wall tiles with ultra cool designs )

but if your cousin is willing to help, it's as if there's co-broking and i suppose you can then escape paying the seller's agent? Not too sure abt this either... but of coz like mentioned, some may not even allow co-broking... but really, seller's commission to the agent is more than enough to cover the "paperwork" to ensure the transaction is smooth and all... so isn't it an obligation on their part... sigh!

hihi! glad you feel better now... renovation though tiring is a process to be enjoyed.. hmm... i don't know much but will share what little i gathered in my little overly taxed and not -so-working brain.. heee.. I'm guessing you like the minimalistic look because you like everything sleek, clean, no clutter, fuss-free and prefer the urban to traditional country/classic looks ya?.. Perhaps can consider using more of materials like glass, stainless steel or even glass bricks ... Mosiac in uniform shades for a "swimming" pool feel should be nice too... go for open plans whenever possible and divide with colours/furniture (to create zones of activity if i may call it) Minimal furniture .. storage mainly wall to wall built-ins (and almost invisble in terms of lines and design) ... keeping windows as bare as possible using only blinds/roman roller blinds etc and void of heavy drapes i think would keep the min. look. maybe can opt for big leather armchairs or just a oversized 2 seater rather than sofa .. throw a big rug.. And if you feel, same way as i do about false ceilings (they really aren't necc for the whole house), can opt for glassy hanging lamps and wall fitted lamps with clean lines... since you cannot use much white (white is unavoidable sometimes esp for ceilings), can opt for ivory/cream and then have those smoky colours as accents here and there... coupled with lighter wood colours for furniture/ steel/ glass stuff ... etc etc... should do fine.. hope this helps again! do post some pics for us to see ...

hi fire ice, think the open kitchen concept will be great for your house... thought of that once i saw the layout (but me bad at reading floorplan so hope i'm seeing it right.. !!) instead of having the entrance opp main door, cannot it be on the other side? Or you can glass up the whole stretch and have sliding doors that open mainly at the other side? Anyway, my place is in green/pink/orange/brown etc.. all the colours you mentioned you should have... while it seems quite hard to match, maybe can go for the similar undertones/tints so that they don't clash in a negative way? as in if you don't want a bright, cheery place in bright shades of orange/red/green with solid brown furniture, can opt for soothing effects with pastel rose pink, light apple green, light peachy orange, dusty lilac with light pine/beech furniture (think french chic/country) or even a lofty minimalistic look with smoky tints of saffron, burnt orange, indigo, aubergine (a nice maroony red) and deep greyish aqua green (the idea is they share similar undertones/tints of grey/white so i think more complementary..) Hmm, also, can keep one area/room to one colour if you're not confident of matching? no stress k.. !! If you like parquet/laminated wood flooring enough, that should take a good portion of "brown" off.. plus the furniture, usually in woody colours if in natural wood like solid rubber, beech, pine, teak etc... Can opt for wallpaper as feature walls/ in some areas to help coordinate colours also (say if wallpaper in green and brown shades, surrounding areas with green walls and brown furniture will def pass off nicely) hope this helps a bit!! most imptly, enjoy the process okie! !!

oh dear, sorry to hear abt your kid... hope she's ok now... and my condolences abt the relative.. But the progress does look great indeed...Noticed a clever use of space at kitchen basin area... From the pics, the workmanship looks neat and fine... at least i don't see ugly glue marks and gaps like my own .. right on ya..

hi lifestyle, how's the carpentry works coming along?