LittleDevil

Would like to give a little feedback on the dining table which I have bought. 1. A bit disappointed when the table arrived as the word "TAMPERED GLASS" is very obviously imprinted in solid white colour at the long side of the table. 2. The black glass surface has a permanent "oil/water stain" of two chinese character "bai you" (white paint) at the center - can't get rid of it after more than a year of wiping (not super obvious but definitely visible when wet or at an angle)... 3. Since I bought till now, been using it only for weekday breakfast and once-a-week dinner - but the surface already has visible scratches. Lesson to be learnt: For black glass table, better spend a little bit more for the better quality ones as flaws are more visible on black glass than on wood or transparent glass. Will have to target to change a new dining table by next year.

Consider using dark grey floor and wall tiles instead? Use black mosaic on wall to bring out the black theme instead. You can have a look at the pictures of our MBR toilet.

If you have a TV feature wall as backing, you can conceal all the wiring. Alternatively, you can consider having wall display cabinet at the side of the TV to 'cover up' the line of sight?

Actually, really difficult to comment on the quotes. It depends on the size of your window, the amount of fabric used, the type of fabric chosen and even the system it is based on. The best way is to ask for quotation for a few curtain shop and compare their quotes based on your specification. Do some research on the type of fabric, black out or non black out, type of curtain e.g. roman blind, roller blind, normal curtain etc before asking for quotation. Mine is done at MGL Curtain. You can try asking for a quote from them as well.

We have done a small WIW for our home during its renovation. It is about $200 psf (with no doors). We did a curtain instead for the entrance - cheaper and softer look. Also installed a full-height mirror within the WIW which cost $220. Due to the layout of the room, our WIW is not connected to the bathroom which we thought is better since there will be less moisture. In fact, even now I still put dehumidifer to ensure the clothes smell nice.

I have a friend who bought from the shop. Quite flexible is giving discount. Seems like one of the recommended one in the forum. But I bought mine from a friend's shop.

We have L-box for our living and bedrooms. Dun think it will gather dust since it is sealed off (compared to cove lighting). In fact it is good as the lighting point can be all round the room i.e. better distribution of lights. You can also ask the electrican to have separate on/off switch for the lighting point e.g. my room has 4 on/off buttons, each controlling two lighting points at each sides of the room. Most of the time, we only on two sets of the lighting points at Study Room (nearer to the study table). In a way, we are reducing our energy consumption by half. For our MBR, we only on one set of lighting points. L-box will free up the centre portion of the ceiling such that you may install ceiling fan - which is best in ensuring air circulation.

Glass backing (or glass backsplash) means a piece of glass that is stick to the wall area especially near the washing and cooking area. Since these areas are prone to mositure and grease, by having a glass/stainless steel backing, it makes cleaning much easier. If do tiling, need to clean the grouts which could be tedious. You may refer to the pictures of my kitchen in my T-blog. I have installed glass backing throughout the cabinet length.

My Kitchen wall is also painted. Actually most of the wall surface will be covered by the kitchen cabinet, fridge, backsplash, washing machine etc... will be quite a waste of money to use tiling since it is extremely expensive to do so. Painting is easier, cheaper and it works well. Just choose the paint that is washable.

I am also a satisfied customer of MGL Curtain (served by May). Very knowledgeable about the fabrics and systems. Non-pushy and make good recommendation. The workmanship of the curtain are great and the installation is fuse free as well.

My main concern with using tiles as kitchen counter top is that it is extremely difficult to clean the grout i.e. gaps betwen the tiles. With all the cooking and washing, the grout will eventually accumulate dirts and moulds that is impossible to remove. My parents used to have those in the past.

My home's window also come with a film. As mine is full glass window panel, the film is actually a safety film which will increase the durability of the glass panel against accidental knocks. However, mine has a different colour. You can call up those company doing window film. Ask them to check if your film is a safety film or is it a normal solar film. If it is a normal solar film, you can ask the company to replace/remove them for you. If it is a safety film, you might want to check if it is allowed to be removed. You wanna check with Steven Chua (9199 7789)? He did the solar film for me and my parents. Reliable and reasonably priced.

In Feng Shui, it is advisable to have "Ming Ting An Shi" meaning your living room area must be bright whereas the bedroom should not be too bright. Not to say that it has to be dark but at least not too much sunlight that could affect you sleep e.g. wake you up from sleep early in the morning. The easiest and most economical way to reduce sunlight in room is to install curtain. Choose a black out curtain which will be able to cut out most of the sunlight.

I don't think LF is suitable for kitchen unless your kitchen is purely for display. Else, there will inevitably be moisture (even if it is just washing of cups). Wood will expand when it is moisted and thus expand. Your LF will pop up in no time. I would classify kitchen as a heavy duty place within a house. Thus I am willing to invest a bit more in it since any unprovision will create maintenance/functional issues in the future.

If you plan to have rain shower, then you will need a storage water heater. If not, I would recommend instant heater since it consume less energy.

To get nice fluffy rice, you will need to soak the grains before cooking it. Those cooker that took 45 mins to cook white rice include the soaking time. Choose one with a quick cook function. When you are in a hurry or hungry, can use the quick cook function.

I will like to recommend you my ID. Seeing is believing, you can check out my blog to see my entire reno progress and feedback.

Yup, it is next to the school. Have tried the roti prata but thought it is a bit too burnt. But have not tried the Chay siew rice, will definitely try it since you recommended. I bought it at $1300 from Maximum Credit. No regrets. The washing machine can manage quite a heavy load and easy to use. There even have a handwash function which I could use to wash my lingeries and the 15-min quick wash is also useful if you just need to freshen up newly bought clothes. I dun find it noisy, definitely there is some noise but it is not too over. Recommended to my friend the model and she likes it too. It is black glaxay granite top. Very easy to maintain, dun need to worry about stains and scratches. After a few months of use, still in good condition. The ceiling fan in the living room is Crestar whereas the bedrooms' fans are KDK. We did not make any modification to the pole, these fans are designed for lower ceiling.

Thanks for the compliment! Maybe we will source for nice paintings to put up of the wall adjacent to the feature wall. The feature wall is made using gypsum wall and finished with wallpaper.

Our kitchen... i'm 100% satisfied with our kitchen.. bright and airy, efficient layout, easy to clean, ample working and storage space. After 3 months of living (including quite a number times of heavy cooking), the kitchen still looks like new. The clothing rack managed to solve my clothes-hanging problem after removing the original HDB-provided hanging bar to make way for my top cabinet. Sufficient to hang 1 whole week worth of washed clothings for both of us. Can be easily pulled to the guest room temporary if we need to cook. Black galaxy kitchen top... Our master bedroom.... The hanging lamp will cast shadow on the wall... and with the wind coming in from the window, the lamp will turn and so will the shadow... can be quite scary if alone at home at night... Texture of the wallpaper... WIW... need to wipe once a month since it is not completely dustfree. Finally, the master toilet... so far still manged to keep the toilet clean and tidy... all thanks to BigAngel.

This series of pictures show the living room area... first look, with the curtains open.. note the super shaggy rug we place in front of the TV console? We bought that at one of the Home Deco exhibition at Expo. Like the warmth it brings to the otherwise cold flooring. Second look - day curtain down. The bronzy organza-like fabric was recommended by the curtain maker and turn out the effect pretty good. Third look - night curtain down... sometimes we just on the standing lamps (2-bulbs) and off the ceiling lights to save energy and $... more romantic that way too... ;p View of the living room from another angle... hmm... like the backview and side profile of the sofa... look structured and comfy at the same time. The two big cushion (red and silver with black motiff) lying on the platform is FOC from our curtain maker. Really nice of them to let us choose the fabrics ourselves. We bought a Wii set lately and since we have not make provision for it during the planning stage, we will have to place it on the console with the wire dangling out there... Our dinning area with the black tempered glass table, PU leather chair and hanging lights. Regret the choice of black glass table top as it is really hard to maintain... dust/finger prints are extremely obvious.

Been a while since we last updated our t-blog. Today is exactly 3 months since we shifted into our new place. Getting used to our new space and of course the household chores Will post a series of pictures that show the live-in condition of our home... As usual, shall start with the entrance/foyer.. as can see from the photo, we soften the look of the foyer by placing a large wooly rug on the pebble wash... A closer look at the pebble wash... like the colour of the pebbles... a bit reddish and brownish... Our full height shoe cabinet almost full house liao... need to clear some old shoes away to welcome the new pairs...

My ID charged us $280 per foot run for the sliding door wardrobe.

Faced some problems few weeks ago. On one of the super-heavy rainy day, rainwater seeped into our study room!! That is serious cos our floor is laminated flooring. BigAngel didn't realise the seepage even though he is in the room... And so, when he eventually find the floor 'wet wet', there is already a big puddle of water gathered at one corner of the room. We panicked and rushed for dry cloths to wipe the area. But still too late. The damage? A few strips of the timber skirting bulged due to expansion and a section of our laminate flooring also bulged. We investigated the source of seepage and realised the window frame left by the previous owner have a deep crack and that allows the water to seep into the room through the connection point between the window frame and the wall. We are so worried that the repair work will burn a hole in our pockets since the water seepage is caused by the previous owner's installation. As a temporary measure, BigAngel used masking tape to seal the crack while I called Darren immediately for help. Thanks goodness! Darren quickly arranged to send a window repairman down to investigate the seepage issue and use a sealant to seal the crack. We decide to continue to monitor the situation before proceeding with the repair of the laminates flooring. The next few days, heavy and small rains come and go, and we are so relieve each time that no more water seeps in. After a week of monitoring, we called Darren and he send the laminates guy down to change the damaged strips. And all this is done FOC! Furthermore, Darren has helped us to resolve the issue even though he is at that time suffering from some back problem and later even admitted into the hospital. As such, BigAngel and I would like to extend a BIG THANK YOU to him.

Thanks for the compliments! The renovation is slightly less than $40k, not including sanitary wares and lightings.