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Reno works start tomorrow! hehe cant wait.

Hey ANDi, thanks! My ID is located at blk 177... Dont think affiliated eh. haha. Yes, I also chose white color laminate for the top as dont want to have too many confusing laminates in the kitchen. My worktop i am also going for white (unlike in the 3d drawing).

An update: Bought all my lightings and bathroom accessories as well as kitchen sink and mixer at LBS (Lights & Bathroom Solutions Pte Ltd) on Saturday together with ID. Seller was okay, quite resourceful and able to find the light that i wanted (saw at another shop). Also ordered my hood and hob (EF Brand) from Goh Ah Bee at Kovan. The prices are really cheaper as compared to other shops, if you are interested can check them out at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Goh-Ah-Bee/412003655570955 . My mom also told me that she had bought her Tecno hood and hob from them a few years back, and they have a very good reputation. Finally, got my 3d drawings for my kitchen from my ID, here they are! Initially had wanted to go for the ash grey wood feel, but on 2nd thought, decided to go with the lighter wood as i prefer the unfinished feel. The drawing with the laminate i had originally chosen... But in the end i chose this laminate (one on the right) Had some hiccup with my cheques from Maybank, was supposed to receive 3 cheques for my reno loan, but the person gave me 1!! aiyo! now waiting for them to rectify this before i can pay my ID. curb work starting on Thursday, will update soon with more pics!

Went down to Jalan Besar to view some lights and toilet accessories just to get a feel of what i like and dont like, as well as a feel of the $$ involved before gng to ID's recommended shop on Saturday. (: saw a few pieces i like for my pendant light at the dining area as well as some ceiling lights for my mbr!

Thanks for the recommendation! WIll check it out. Yes but my worry is that Pink may be abit too girly for my son. haha. Alot of my friends feedback said that it is too sweet. haha

Pending reno works starting next week, looking forward to meeting ID this Saturday for lights shopping and viewing of 3d drawings... Currently having a slight headache from choosing color schemes for the home.. What would you choose? 1) Pink walls in the living room with white and dark furniture Inspiration: 2) Blue/Mint walls in the living room with white and blue furniture Inspiration:

Hey ANDILaLaLa, have signed on with Kelvin from Design Profession but not started reno proper. So far can say is so far so good, but can only give real comments once work start.

Met up with curtain salespeople today.. Met two sellers, D****L from Curtain Story He was recommended by my ID kelvin and was very friendly and sincere when meeting up. He also made alot of good suggestion for my curtains. Unfortunately his quotation is just a little too pricey for me. Debbie from 11November Very friendly and quick to followup, she was prompt to provide a quotation and invited me down to her showroom to look at swatches. Her pricing is very reasonable, and she was also good at giving suggestions when i told her my color scheme. Will be shortlisting her to do my curtains and will update on this when she comes to measure and also fix up the final product.

Hey ANDIlalala, Thanks! a congrats to you too, definitely will recommend if my ID is good, i can say that so far is good (fingers crossed). Kelvin also promised me a smooth and quick reno, so will let you know if all goes according to plan! Haha, can say that the floor plan nowadays seems pretty similar, even my friend at Tampines has an almost similar floor plan even though hers is a 3 room. Good luck with the packing and throwing! Throw more, move less! haha. Thanks MrWhiteKnight, yes i agree that small budget also can do something good. I just hope to be able to have a nice, warm and comfy home for myself and my little boy. Thanks much cch93624! i can say that so far the pre-reno process has been good, tiring but still smooth. Update more on my reno details tomorrow!

Here is my floor plan, and below are some of the IDs that I have contacted and a summary of them. Quite a common floor plan, nothing fancy. My budget for the renovation is a low one, just to do up the kitchen cabinets, some wall flushing due to recess area in my son's room and a divider for the main hall, and electrical works etc. Now for the contractors / IDs that i met up with... J**k (Contractor from Home 13 Reno) - Introduced to my colleague/friend who is currently doing her renovation with him in East area. - J**k is very friendly, chinese-speaking uncle. On telling him my budget, he is very accommodating and mentioned that he will do his best to find ways to help me save money. However, as J**k is a contractor, I was rather worried. Reason being i am very new to the entire renovation process and materials etc, and feel that I may not be able to tell him exactly what i want. However, this put aside, I would have gone with him. - My friend has updated me that as J**k is a little busy, his reno time may be longer then normal, but for his low price, some may be able to forgive this. Ta****n (ID from Atelier Concept) - Received an email from her via a website, either Renotalk or another website. - She was very prompt on her responses to my requests during the quotation stage, and was always fast to reply via whatsapp. However, the quotation was too pricey for me and exceeded my budge by a few K. Their portfolio was quite nice as well. On meet up, she was friendly (although late for 30 minutes) and followed up with an amended quotation very quickly. Sadly their quotation was just too pricey for me. I***c (ID from WHST Design) - Received an email from her via a get quote request through Livnn website - He was very quick to followup with a quotation, but the quotation was too vague and did not meet my requirements. On meeting up, felt that he was not very experienced and after the meet up, he did not followup with me, perhaps he felt my project was too small? Kelvin (ID from Design Profession) - Sent an email to them based on a friend's recommendation - Kelvin was quick to reply and followup with a quotation that met my requirements. Through our communication, he has always been very responsive in replying fast to my whatsapp inquiries and also to call me directly when he needed to explain something to me. This was even before I had committed to doing the renovation with them. On meeting up, felt that Kelvin was very experienced and able to understand my needs for the reno work. Even though my reno is a small scale project, he still put in the effort to follow up with amendments to the quotations and etc. Hence I have signed up with them to do my reno.

Hey everybody! After reading many of the forums here on Renotalk, I'm extremely pleased to say that it is finally my turn to do my renovation. My flat: Buangkok Vale @ Buangkok Green Size: 4 room A short story on my flat: Actually keys to the flat were given out in March 2013, but I had just then filed for a divorce with my ex-husband. Finally obtaining my legal documents from the Courts in June, I made an appeal to HDB to retain the flat with my name and my son's name, and after 1 year of struggling with non-responses from HDB, i have just only collected my keys to the flat in early August. After doing the necessary rites and etc, here are some pics of my flat! (1 year worth of dust on the floor has already been swept and mopped!) The main hall (ignore unused trash bag) The view from the window: Collage of the rooms and corridor: And one last one of my cheeky happy boy... More to come on my ID choice next post!