Haus Of Yuene

[yuene 0]

Continued...

My tracklights for my bedroom! I realised that we don't really have the lights on in the bedroom often, so I decided not to get a big one in the centre, and put my ceiling fan there instead... Think I need to angle it downwards a bit more, so that it washes the wall rather than just be three dots.

My walk-in wardrobe light! I will probably need to get a glass wall to divide the two areas... but I'm toying with red or purple velvet curtains instead for a slightly more luxe feel. What do you think?

Milo tin bathroom light is up! Iloveitiloveitiloveitiloveitiloveit okay I stop now.

And now for something completely different (anybody knows where that reference comes from? )

You will probably have noticed that I didn't post up my kitchen light. There's a good reason behind that. Yesterday, my contractor called me to inform me that the electrician uncle came, and when he opened the box, he found that the glass had broken! He installed everything but the glass. I'm pretty upset now, because I knew I should have made the guy from lightings.com.sg open up all the boxes for me to check, but me being the regular overly-trusting sort DIDN'T! So now I have to call lightings.com.sg to get them to replace the light. SIGH!

[gohhuishi 0]

Ice cube at the foyer isn't on because they haven't fixed the bulb yet...

hihi.. where did u get ur ice cube light from?... my hubby wanted something like that.. but we haven seen when we went lights shopping..

[Evanta 0]

My walk-in wardrobe light! I will probably need to get a glass wall to divide the two areas... but I'm toying with red or purple velvet curtains instead for a slightly more luxe feel. What do you think?

Nah go for hot pink, that's always nice!

Edited October 20, 2010 by Evanta

[yuene 0]

hihi.. where did u get ur ice cube light from?... my hubby wanted something like that.. but we haven seen when we went lights shopping..

Hi gohhuishi,

I got mine at lightings.com.sg along Balestier Road (the one closer to Thomson Medical). You'll find it closer to the back of the shop.

[yuene 0]

Nah go for hot pink, that's always nice!

Don't make me go over there and spank you.

[titanax 0]

And now for something completely different (anybody knows where that reference comes from? )

MPFC spin-off movie

And now for something completely different, the home's beginning to finally take shape with color lights & woodwork - looking forward to the finale

[yuene 0]

MPFC spin-off movie

Are you a MP fan too?

And now for something completely different, the home's beginning to finally take shape with color lights & woodwork - looking forward to the finale

Me too! I was going to drop by last night to take photos of the place with the lights on, but got lazy after Wala Wala...

Edited October 21, 2010 by yuene

[gohhuishi 0]

Hi gohhuishi,

I got mine at lightings.com.sg along Balestier Road (the one closer to Thomson Medical). You'll find it closer to the back of the shop.

thanks!

[yuene 0]

Day 53: Live in rooms full of light ~Cornelius Celsus

It's all very fine and good to buy lightings, but the last thing anyone really needs is to find out that the lights aren't quite bright enough to fill the place. Because I enjoy reading and I have pretty bad astigmatism, I need a good amount of light in my reading spaces, which is, well, about everywhere in the house. So I decided to drop by in the evening to see the effect of the lights at my place.

As luck would have it (well, not quite lucky, seeing that I'm also asthmatic), the haze was very thick last night, making the evening very dark by the time I reached home after my haircut, so I had a good opportunity to test how bright the place would be. I know the photos will be a little repetitive, but just bear with me for a while:

Living room with all lights on:

With just one side on (crucially, where my sofa will be):

It's bright enough to read by, actually, with just that light.

MBR lights

It's actually a bit more yellowish, brighter and cosier-looking than this. I blame my iPhone.

So actually, for a living room that's about 7m x 3m, 6 downlights are more than enough to illuminate the place. Of course, having the fan light is also useful, in case you want to vary the mood as well. One very important thing is your lighting plan--always ensure that you can control exactly which set of lights you want on. I don't think I'll use all downlights (I suspect the ones on the right side of the living room will be under-utilised, since they are just there in the event of a party), so help yourself save some electricity.

Edited October 22, 2010 by yuene

[yuene 0]

Day 53 cont'd: Hearth and home

The lights weren't the only things up:

The kitchen is up, too! They haven't installed the hob, tap and solid surface yet, but everything else is up. Another picture of it:

My kitchen sink!

And... some rectifications...

Something is not quite right about this picture...

I MMSed my contractor the photo with the following comment:

Nice job on the cabinets! Love them. I have a small question tho... Where am I going to put my gas tank?

The other problem, of course, is that the pull-out basket is on the side where the door opens, such that I will have to reach 'over' the door to get to the things there, or step around the door. Not very ergonomic! So I requested to shift it to the other side if possible. He said he'll go on Saturday to look at it.

And...

My contractor, when MMSing me this in the daytime, told me it was crooked. I was quite surprised, because from the photo it didn't look crooked to me. But last night when I went there, it was indeed crooked--you don't need OCPD to see this one! One more on the list of rectifications to make.

[paulchng 0]

Day 53: Live in rooms full of light ~Cornelius Celsus

It's all very fine and good to buy lightings, but the last thing anyone really needs is to find out that the lights aren't quite bright enough to fill the place. Because I enjoy reading and I have pretty bad astigmatism, I need a good amount of light in my reading spaces, which is, well, about everywhere in the house. So I decided to drop by in the evening to see the effect of the lights at my place.

As luck would have it (well, not quite lucky, seeing that I'm also asthmatic), the haze was very thick last night, making the evening very dark by the time I reached home after my haircut, so I had a good opportunity to test how bright the place would be. I know the photos will be a little repetitive, but just bear with me for a while:

Living room with all lights on:

With just one side on (crucially, where my sofa will be):

It's bright enough to read by, actually, with just that light.

MBR lights

It's actually a bit more yellowish, brighter and cosier-looking than this. I blame my iPhone.

So actually, for a living room that's about 7m x 3m, 6 downlights are more than enough to illuminate the place. Of course, having the fan light is also useful, in case you want to vary the mood as well. One very important thing is your lighting plan--always ensure that you can control exactly which set of lights you want on. I don't think I'll use all downlights (I suspect the ones on the right side of the living room will be under-utilised, since they are just there in the event of a party), so help yourself save some electricity.

I really like your lights....really nice and cosy feel yet bright enuff and the ceiling fan too

hope can achieve the same effect haa

[yuene 0]

I really like your lights....really nice and cosy feel yet bright enuff and the ceiling fan too

hope can achieve the same effect haa

Hi paulchng! Thanks.. I must thank the forummers (so sorry guys! I can't remember who I asked specifically... I think I did ask samgalz!) who provided me advice on the downlights, as I wasn't sure either as to how much lighting each would provide. Mine are 2 x13W. My lights are a mixture of daylight, warm and cool white lights. It really depends on what room the light will go into, what function the light plays, and what colour scheme the room already has.

For example, my bedroom spotlights are a warm white, and they cast a warmer yellowish glow, which goes well with the brown-coloured wall, because they are in the same colour family. At the same time, because it is a bedroom, and I don't do anything but sleep in there, it would be best to keep the lighting warm for a cosier feeling. In contrast, my study room light is a cooler white light, which goes well with the aquamarine wall near the window, again because the lighting is in the same colour family. Also, cooler white lights tend to look 'brighter' than warm white (though I find they aren't as bright as daylight whites), I used the cooler white.

I actually don't like using warm whites for task lighting because I find it makes me feel sleepy. But that's just me.

In other news, I bought my sofa today. Forgot to take a photo. Whoops...

[neubie 2]

Nice job on the cabinets! Love them. I have a small question tho... Where am I going to put my gas tank?

you're using gas tank? not citygas?

btw, another nice 3rm flat... where's this location?

[yuene 0]

you're using gas tank? not citygas?

btw, another nice 3rm flat... where's this location?

Hi neubie,

My house is in Clementi (along the MRT line) Yes, using gas tank, because I'm partially afraid of a situation where one of us forgets to switch off the gas knob completely, and also because I'm just too used to gas tanks now.

[curryqueen 0]

House is shaping up nicely! I have the same fan too! In fact I bought 2! 1 white one for the LVR and the antique bronze one ( the one that u have) for the MBR..

The wind is quite strong at low speed and it's nice and quiet. Enjoy your fan.. I had absolutely no regrets buying the Fanco Aroma fan.