Materials That U Regret Using/ Installing

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ikea cutlery.. totally CMI! starts to turn rusty after 1st wash, and even though i seldom use. I threw away several knives and forks.. regretted in buying.. thinking was cheap and look pretty good back then.. <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/curse.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="curse.gif" /> I still have 1 pack unopened.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bangwall.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="bangwall.gif" />

Hmm another thing i feel useless is cozy corner. seriously other than sitting on the sofa, watching tv and sit infront of computer, we nv use the cozy corner at all.. Such a waste to built a nice platform and does nothing there.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bangwall.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="bangwall.gif" />

Really??? Cozy corner no use? I was thinking of doing one - wooden platform with coffee table and cushions by the windows....awwwww......

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Anyone did open concept kitchen and regretted?

[sleek 2]

Anyone did open concept kitchen and regretted?

no regrets as it is completely necessary to open up the LO of our current place, to let in light and for air circulation, as glassed-in kitchens were not as popular & much more expensive when we moved here 8 years ago. However we will definitely not be doing an open concept kitchen for our new place as it is impractical for us doing cooking everyday and with 2 boys running amok. We currently use a child safety gate to keep them out of the kitchen.

on reno t-blog, there are people who seem to love their open concept kitchens as young couples in their first home, but not sure how it works out for them in the long run.

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Anyone tried Clayton or Maclaire WC toilet bowl before??

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no regrets as it is completely necessary to open up the LO of our current place, to let in light and for air circulation, as glassed-in kitchens were not as popular & much more expensive when we moved here 8 years ago. However we will definitely not be doing an open concept kitchen for our new place as it is impractical for us doing cooking everyday and with 2 boys running amok. We currently use a child safety gate to keep them out of the kitchen.

on reno t-blog, there are people who seem to love their open concept kitchens as young couples in their first home, but not sure how it works out for them in the long run.

Thank you Sleek =)

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When switching on /off our MK switches, we have to bear with a very loud "TAD" sound. This often frightens our small baby boy who is in deep sleep. we should NOT have gone for MK brand just because the website says it is an Ang Mo brand. Electrican warned me about this before... silly me... =(<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

i dun have this problem leh... maybe i am used to pressing all switches slowly and softly...

Hey my fren using MK has this loud sound prob too.. what other brands of light switches shld we use?

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no regrets as it is completely necessary to open up the LO of our current place, to let in light and for air circulation, as glassed-in kitchens were not as popular & much more expensive when we moved here 8 years ago. However we will definitely not be doing an open concept kitchen for our new place as it is impractical for us doing cooking everyday and with 2 boys running amok. We currently use a child safety gate to keep them out of the kitchen.

on reno t-blog, there are people who seem to love their open concept kitchens as young couples in their first home, but not sure how it works out for them in the long run.

I have live in many places in singapore. Yes, open concept is good it makes the whole place look much bigger than it actually is. Just take mine for example. Having everyday cooking is not the issue as i think. Smell travels anyway, whether you have a door or not and if the place is airy, then not a problem for the smell to be gone in a while.

But as long as there are young children, having open concept is a big no no as you won't want them t go into the kitchen where a lot of accidents might happen. in the long run, for young couples, i think should have doors but never going to have kids, having door or not while cooking, i don't find that is an issue at all. after all, the smell of food is what makes the anticipation greater.

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I have live in many places in singapore. Yes, open concept is good it makes the whole place look much bigger than it actually is. Just take mine for example. Having everyday cooking is not the issue as i think. Smell travels anyway, whether you have a door or not and if the place is airy, then not a problem for the smell to be gone in a while.

But as long as there are young children, having open concept is a big no no as you won't want them t go into the kitchen where a lot of accidents might happen. in the long run, for young couples, i think should have doors but never going to have kids, having door or not while cooking, i don't find that is an issue at all. after all, the smell of food is what makes the anticipation greater.

i think the concern for open concept kitchen is not so much for the smell but for the oil. i have been in kitchens with very bad oil stain before, and it's not becos those pple don't clean or something. many of those who do Chinese cooking may encounter this problem.

Take my previous place for example, the oil is really bad. all kitchen cabinets, handles etc are oily and we didn't even use a lot of oil in cooking . we don't have hood though which may be a contributing factor.

and i think the ventilation of the kitchen plays a part too. again, take my family as example, in the previous previous house (okie we shifted a few times ), the oil issue wasn't that bad though it's the same pple cooking the same food for the same family (and without a hood too)

these are observation from my family so far la... i only have these observations but not much on the technical explanation. maybe someone more experience can explain~

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I have live in many places in singapore. Yes, open concept is good it makes the whole place look much bigger than it actually is. Just take mine for example. Having everyday cooking is not the issue as i think. Smell travels anyway, whether you have a door or not and if the place is airy, then not a problem for the smell to be gone in a while.

But as long as there are young children, having open concept is a big no no as you won't want them t go into the kitchen where a lot of accidents might happen. in the long run, for young couples, i think should have doors but never going to have kids, having door or not while cooking, i don't find that is an issue at all. after all, the smell of food is what makes the anticipation greater.

i think the concern for open concept kitchen is not so much for the smell but for the oil. i have been in kitchens with very bad oil stain before, and it's not becos those pple don't clean or something. many of those who do Chinese cooking may encounter this problem.

Take my previous place for example, the oil is really bad. all kitchen cabinets, handles etc are oily and we didn't even use a lot of oil in cooking . we don't have hood though which may be a contributing factor.

and i think the ventilation of the kitchen plays a part too. again, take my family as example, in the previous previous house (okie we shifted a few times ), the oil issue wasn't that bad though it's the same pple cooking the same food for the same family (and without a hood too)

these are observation from my family so far la... i only have these observations but not much on the technical explanation. maybe someone more experience can explain~

yeah smell is definitely not the issue. it's more oil splattering everywhere, even though we dont even deep dry. Our family is rather particular that we do not like to walk on floors that have oil splatter as we then track it to other parts of the house. Even covering with newspaper and using a hood doesn't help with this issue as one cannot control how far the oil can splatter even with simple stir fry. so now we are opting for a closed kitchen since it is well ventilated and the rest of the flat is big enough to accommodate without needing it to be open concept

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got to keep this thread going! great read! nothing beats experience...

to summarise...nothing is cheap & good. haha....

except for food in sgp...and only in hawker centres and kopitiams..

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Same thing for my one & only MK light switch - it has a loud 'click' sound..

And since it also looks significantly different from my other switches (Legrand Malia series), I think I should be changing it.

The Legrand switches don't have the loud 'click' sound problem.

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urs totally no sound ah? probably u r right... my family on /off the switch very fast. cannot imagine myself standing there for 2 seconds, press on the switch and slowly release my finger energy to let the internal switch process "click" before letting go my fingers.. hahaha.. kancheong me..

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Oh, The so called "Magic Mop", I did use once sometimes in the early 90's. It was well recommended to all my relatives and friends. it was very very effectively done the job with just one squeeze. I had it again much gone through to look for it from the webpage when I moved to my new house last year. The product was terrible, I have to use my bare hand to squeeze dry just like normal mop. Give up, threw it at one corner with the brand new sponge. :{

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yeah smell is definitely not the issue. it's more oil splattering everywhere, even though we dont even deep dry. Our family is rather particular that we do not like to walk on floors that have oil splatter as we then track it to other parts of the house. Even covering with newspaper and using a hood doesn't help with this issue as one cannot control how far the oil can splatter even with simple stir fry. so now we are opting for a closed kitchen since it is well ventilated and the rest of the flat is big enough to accommodate without needing it to be open concept

tell me about the oily floor.... awwww can't stand it no matter how many times we mopped it still feels oily. well, glad that i have moved out of that place now (oops don't let my sis hear this )

and they wear slippers to the kitchen so the slippers with oil go to the living room and the oil get in contact with the dust on the floor and leave black marks all over.... bleahhhh

but for May, i guess it would be better cos she doesn't use oil in cooking

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I have a open concept kitchen as well with no hood. And yes, we cook everyday.

The smell will travel for sure. What i did was to have a stand alone fan that i switch on to blow the smoke towards the kitchen window. Have a wok cover which i use to coverup during simmer cooking. That more or less reduce solve the issue.

I dun have the issue of oily flooring as I uses "rough" type tiles in my kitchen, although i do wash it often

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Oh, The so called "Magic Mop", I did use once sometimes in the early 90's. It was well recommended to all my relatives and friends. it was very very effectively done the job with just one squeeze. I had it again much gone through to look for it from the webpage when I moved to my new house last year. The product was terrible, I have to use my bare hand to squeeze dry just like normal mop. Give up, threw it at one corner with the brand new sponge. :{

My mum has one mop, can only be found in Tangs Orchard, if not wrong, not sure if Isetan or OG has it. Its called Roman magic mop. The mop has a pulling system that will dry the mop without using your hand to squeeze. And it is really dry. Its a little ex about $50 for the mop with sponge plus extra piece of sponge, given the mop can use for 2 to 3 years for a sponge. When the sponge is dry out, it is very hard, and after soaking it will turn soft.

The mop is good, ever since my mum has this mop. I always help her to mop the floor. Reason, using the old kind of mop, i couldn't squeeze dry the mop at all, and it become the hardest chore to me. Now mopping is a lot easier for us.

Maybe depends on the brand of mop you purchase also, some are not that efficient.

Edited June 30, 2011 by MingzhuAng