Holland 4i

[archee74 0]

Hi guys and gals,

Wanna say hi to all, Just joined this forum a few weeks ago, will be embarking on renovating

my unit soon. Excited about it but also scared of the massive work ahead.

Just wanna see if any forumers have a Holland 4I unit that they recently did their renovation?

Would be great if i can get some ideas of u guys...

This is my floor plan... Can't decide to get rid of bedroom 3 or 2.

[ossify 1]

Hi guys and gals,

Wanna say hi to all, Just joined this forum a few weeks ago, will be embarking on renovating

my unit soon. Excited about it but also scared of the massive work ahead.

Just wanna see if any forumers have a Holland 4I unit that they recently did their renovation?

Would be great if i can get some ideas of u guys...

This is my floor plan... Can't decide to get rid of bedroom 3 or 2.

welcome to the neighbourhood, get rid of BR3

[archee74 0]

Or

[pixiepixel 0]

welcome!!

i agree with ossify - get rid of bedroom#3

you'll get a larger living room

[archee74 0]

welcome to the neighbourhood, get rid of BR3

Thank you...Looking forward to moving in:) Just have to get the reno going soon.

Btw it's a 36yr old unit, wonder if my walls are "pre fab". Seen some post that hdb doesnt allow people

to remove pre fab walls.

[Banned 1]

hihi!! Welcome welcome.. So when u starting ur reno?

From the floorplan its okay to do hacking la.. not like mine.. cant do any hacking..

[lilithfiend 0]

welcome to RT! good location you've got there..

i'd bring down BR2 and the walls between the kitchen & living if i were u, have an open kitchen and put an island right in the middle of the space..you'd be one of the few who have enough space for an island in a HDB flat!

anyway, good luck with the reno!

[sff 0]

Hi, welcome.

Hmm... I would remove bedroom 2, open up kitchen and expand bathroom/toilet. Used to have a unit like this too and the toilets are very cramp. Also , depends on preference, some people don't like to have their dining area seen from the main door. Also depending on your direction, you may just get nice airflow from living rm to dining/kitchen area.

Cheers.

[archee74 0]

welcome to RT! good location you've got there..

i'd bring down BR2 and the walls between the kitchen & living if i were u, have an open kitchen and put an island right in the middle of the space..you'd be one of the few who have enough space for an island in a HDB flat!

anyway, good luck with the reno!

thanks:) yup expanding the toilet / bath area is a must. I'm considering

getting rid of br2 for a open kitchen concept, just that my worry is

there's not enough space to fit a dining area in there ( ie walking space )

. Also there's that silly beam in the middle of the living room. I think this layout would be intresting

would make the place different, I guess

[sff 0]

thanks:) yup expanding the toilet / bath area is a must. I'm considering

getting rid of br2 for a open kitchen concept, just that my worry is

there's not enough space to fit a dining area in there ( ie walking space )

. Also there's that silly beam in the middle of the living room. I think this layout would be intresting

would make the place different, I guess

If I may suggest, if you are going to cook more than maggi mee, you might want to consider the state of your living room furniture after cooking. I would hack off wall between bdrm 2 and kitchen and replace with top-hung sliding door. The 2 beams can be some sort of feature walls decorating both side of the glass panels. The original kitchen entrance also replace with glass door or those half wall half glass type, so you can get more kitchen workspace. But I prefer a door. This, in my opinion allows more light to flow through, make it look spacious and brighten the house and at the same time, if anyone is ever going to whip up a storm in the kitchen, you only need to clean up the kitchen when you close up the area. Otherwise can leave open.

If you are going to put an average size dining table in bdrm 2, I think the space should be more than enough. It's a bedroom after all, I mean the old type, so generally, space is bigger than newer ones now. Your rm is abt 3m x 4m. A dining table is like 1.5m x .9m. Should be ok.

Ah.. paiseh. talk too much.

[archee74 0]

If I may suggest, if you are going to cook more than maggi mee, you might want to consider the state of your living room furniture after cooking. I would hack off wall between bdrm 2 and kitchen and replace with top-hung sliding door. The 2 beams can be some sort of feature walls decorating both side of the glass panels. The original kitchen entrance also replace with glass door or those half wall half glass type, so you can get more kitchen workspace. But I prefer a door. This, in my opinion allows more light to flow through, make it look spacious and brighten the house and at the same time, if anyone is ever going to whip up a storm in the kitchen, you only need to clean up the kitchen when you close up the area. Otherwise can leave open.

If you are going to put an average size dining table in bdrm 2, I think the space should be more than enough. It's a bedroom after all, I mean the old type, so generally, space is bigger than newer ones now. Your rm is abt 3m x 4m. A dining table is like 1.5m x .9m. Should be ok.

Ah.. paiseh. talk too much.

haha no paiseh la.. welcome all comments . thanks sff

Edited July 6, 2010 by archee74

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Edited August 14, 2010 by archee74