Modern Minimalist In Bishan

[oohaahcantona10 0]

Hi everyone,

I am one of those who have been lurking around this forum for months since getting the keys to my 5I resale apartment in Bishan (121 sq.m.)sometime in Oct 08. Took another couple of months shortlisting and eventually deciding on an ID, with reno. works commencing on 9 Feb, and subsequent completion on 4 Apr. Pretty satisfied with the end-product I must say.

Anyway, have picked up some useful pointers from here over the past months, and thought it's probably time to reciprocate by sharing some random pics. This is, however, not going to be one of those "process from floor plan, 3D drawings, stripped/hacked threadbare till completion" kinda t-blog...just a convenient mode to share pics in response to some PM requests for pics that I've received recently. In any case, I was pretty tied up with work during the reno. process and frankly didn't take too many pics!

I've not moved in and am expecting deliveries of more furniture and art pieces so the house is still kinda bare, but I guess in keeping with a minimalist theme, the house is supposed to have clean, clinical lines anyway!

Pics will follow in subsequent entries. Cheers!

[fondue_ 1]

welcome

[oohaahcantona10 0]

Let's start off with the entrance of the house...

Did a full height shoe cabinet which you can find to the left of the apartment upon entrance - the wife has loads of shoes (actually I am probably as guilty of that) so it was somewhat necessary! The left panel is actually in dark glass but think didn't capture it properly in this photo. Recently found a small display piece made from fossil stone to fill the gap between the top and bottom panels. Shall take a picture of that and share it soon.

Walk-way into the house - recently commissioned an artist to paint a modern minimalist piece to fill that wall you see at the end. Can't wait for that to be done (in mid-May probably). Intention is to create an impact to visitors upon entering the house, and to set the theme for the general deco. Sneak peek of the platform dining area to the left.

Edited April 21, 2009 by oohaahcantona10

[xherion 0]

welcome, and congrats for the completed reno,

looking very nice so far

looking forward to more pics!

did you have a spotlight to the artpiece or just downlight?

Edited April 21, 2009 by xherion

[oohaahcantona10 0]

Living area in the day...Managed to find curtains made of organza (prior to this, I thought this material was exclusive to wedding gowns!) in the right colour tone.

A couple of views at night...double-glazed PVC-U windows which are supposedly 80% sound-proof - yet to move in so can't really verify that. Got the centrepiece lighting cos' it generates pretty decent effect despite housing a solitary bulb within. Was relieved that the long timber strip flooring fused into the holistic design concept quite well in the end - wasn't too sure of that initially but thought it kinda broke the black/white/dark glass monotony.

Edited April 21, 2009 by oohaahcantona10

[hibernate 0]

wow your home looks great!

[oohaahcantona10 0]

One of my favourite areas of the house - the platform dining area. Chose large tiles in black slate for a stark distinction with the long timber strips. One slight "miscalculation" on my part perhaps was that I probably could have gotten a slightly bigger dining table, since I have the tendency to have friends over for wine-cum-football nights. However, I am probably between sizes here unfortunately, esp. vis-a-vis the phanton dining chairs I bought which are rather wide, i.e. if I have six instead of the current four (3 on each side instead of 2), the dining set will spill into my bar chairs domain...so four it shall be.

View of living/dining platform from kitchen - in view are the bar chairs I was alluding to earlier. Oh yah, not to forget the strictly functional bar top. I am not sure where to position my wine chiller though...****.

Entrance to kitchen - on top is the track light I got to spot-light the commissioned art piece, when it arrives.

[Rasp 0]

Living area in the day...Managed to find curtains made of organza (prior to this, I thought this material was exclusive to wedding gowns!) in the right colour tone.

A couple of views at night...double-glazed PVC-U windows which are supposedly 80% sound-proof - yet to move in so can't really verify that. Got the centrepiece lighting cos' it generates pretty decent effect despite housing a solitary bulb within. Was relieved that the long timber strip flooring fused into the holistic design concept quite well in the end - wasn't too sure of that initially but thought it kinda broke the black/white/dark glass monotony.

Hi oohaahcantona10,

Your living look pretty neat and suit its style as a minimalist.

May I check with you about the width of your living area (that is, the length of your window)? I am drawing up my living room with a L sofa so wondering how much is your space there, if you don't mind.

[lifestyle 0]

Very nice renovation done. We also got the same glass circular coffee table but we used it as a side table. The living centre lights is very nice.

[Angel81 1]

Very nice place u've got there! Looking forward to more pics.

[oohaahcantona10 0]

As we move along to the kitchen...not too sure whether this is the exception rather than the norm, but to me, this is a key part of the house since I like to experiment in culinary endeavours (haven't established for a fact whether this counts as a blessing or curse for my wife...the former I would like to imagine!!). As such, I kinda dictated the layout and the cooking appliances that we eventually went for. Style before substance being the name of the game here!

Right side of kitchen - black & white is apparently quite a bachelor pad motif, as my female friends were quick to point out. They kinda alleged that the kitchen theme was a subconscious ode to my recently abandoned days of singlehood and debauchery (once again, allegedly so). heh.

Left side of kitchen - built-in microwave and convection ovens are a must for me; the former for pure aesthetics, the latter to serve functional purposes (or so I hope).

View from back of kitchen - the black glossy door you see leads to the "concealed", repositioned storeroom which will hopefully be big enough to ensure that my junk remains out of sight!

OK, so much for now. Will probably share more pics when I finally move in, or when the pending deliveries come in, or when I have nothing better to do. In the meantime, all the best to all on this forum.

Ciao!

[oohaahcantona10 0]

Hi there, I got track lighting for this purpose (3 spotlights on a track). Found that at Eurostar lightings at Balestier.

welcome, and congrats for the completed reno,

looking very nice so far

looking forward to more pics!

did you have a spotlight to the artpiece or just downlight?

[Smallboy 0]

very nicely designed kitchen....... i love your commentary... love the poetic literature I am reading... you sure have good command of English......

Experiments and clever endeavours are beginning steps of a great cook........... :)

[oohaahcantona10 0]

Hi,

the length of these 5 window panels is probably not much more than 3 metres, but I'll do another check the next time I go to the apartment.

Hi oohaahcantona10,

Your living look pretty neat and suit its style as a minimalist.

May I check with you about the width of your living area (that is, the length of your window)? I am drawing up my living room with a L sofa so wondering how much is your space there, if you don't mind.

[ivy 0]

ur place definitely looks good and I am really eager to see your art piece.