strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) AFTER - Hallway to bedrooms. I installed track light to highlight my little girl's paintings that I put up along the hwallway leading to bedrooms. Bought the black picture frames from as-is corner in IKEA at $3 for 1 and $7 for the other 3. Original was $19. To stretch the canvas cost me $18 each so searched for this cheaper solution. . Edited July 20, 2010 by strawberry8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) AFTER - Bedroom1 Only did up the wardrobe. Consists of sliding portion 6 feet and an attached casement portion 2 feet....learn this idea from another forummer...thanks. Re-used the super-single pullout bed. Decorated IKEA MELODI pendant lamp with felt cloth. Pendant lamp cost $13 including lighting kit. The pink portion on the right side of the photo is the casement portion. Edited July 22, 2010 by strawberry8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) AFTER - Bedroom2 Only did up the wardrobe. Consists of 6 feet sliding wardrobe as this room is the smallest in the house. The storage bed was the only piece of furniture we bought; from SEAHORSE. Huge storage space...great for luggages The headboard of this bed cannot be used in this room as it would cause the door not to close. So I had to give the headboard to my other girl and asked my carpenter to make this simple headboard (FOC) which I painted white. Looking for big piece(s) of sponge so that I can DIY a proper headboard for my girl (will use cloth and thumb tacks to secure). Anyone knows where to buy big piece(s) of sponge? The curtains are beautiful...though the photo does not do justice to it. Edited July 20, 2010 by strawberry8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) AFTER - Master Bedroom I love the colour of my master room. It is NIPPON Tender and Harmonious Purple. My storage bed had been with me for 8 years but the headboard looked tired. So I asked my carpenter to do up a simple headboard (FOC...learnt this idea from a forummer) and I painted it black. He also installed for me. The side table is actually covered over by a black cloth as I had SCANTEAK nested tables (3 of them) and did not know what to do with them. Asked MIL to machine sew according to size. The table which i used to hold my printer was one of the nested table. The 3rd table is used as bedside table next to the SEAHORSE storage bed. The black shelf was also FOC from my carpenter. Black bracket is $1 from IKEA. Edited July 20, 2010 by strawberry8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) AFTER - Master Toilet Similar to kitchen black-n-white toilet. Also using the white solid top from kitchen to build the mirror tray and shower tray. Stainless steel piping beneath toilet sink. Stainless steel floor traps. Aircon piping: Clever way to meet both criteria - HDB does not allow burying of aircon piping & asethetically look ok. Build a 'long kang' to drain the water into the wet shower area. This is build behind bifold door. Edited July 20, 2010 by strawberry8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 wow u did the aluminium composite panel! i have to re-think my backsplash le, hai...cheap option from ikea cannot work! very innovative to use solid surface for toiletries holder. enjoying your home le? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doomsday 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 Nicely done, considering w/o ID. Where did you get the stickers in your childrens room? The solid top for toiletries idea is good. Don't mind if I steal it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Mummy 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 Hi Strawberry8, I like all your 'recycle' and 're-use' recreations - rather creative I especially like your gals' drawings as my gal loves to draw too. In my new flat, I am thinking of giving her a long stretch of drawing board for her to expand her creativity and..... energy (That was what my mom did to me when I was young then - I was allowed to scribble on the walls of the rented room and I remember standing on the stool to draw when the lower space was taken up.). Also will hang up her pictures too - to save cost of buying posters mah kekeke... Oh did you hack and put up tiles in your kitchen and both toilets? I find your cost rather low for a 5-room flat. Your carpenter seemed to be very generous too to offer so many FOCs. Would you be willing to PM me their contacts? Kum siah, kum siah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 wow u did the aluminium composite panel! i have to re-think my backsplash le, hai...cheap option from ikea cannot work! very innovative to use solid surface for toiletries holder. enjoying your home le? Thanks for introducing the Aluminium Composite Panel to me. One tip : I live on #09 so you need to let them know that when you order. I emailed them my order and mistakenly put address as #01 and as a result, only 1 man delivered and the 8 feet panel cannot go into lift. So the man, my helper and I had to carry it all the way to #09. The man says you either ask them to cut into smaller pieces to fit into the lift else you got to provide your own manpower to help to carry it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
home_sweet_home 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 AFTER - Service Balcony Installed ss water pipes with IKEA curtain brackets as towel rods for my 2 kids and helper as there is no space in toilet to hang the towels due to layout Also asked my contractor to buy ss pipes for my clothes rod. Did not box up pipes in service balcony. Hi strawberry8, may i check what did you stuff into the end of the SS pipe? And then you use SS pipe as your bamboo sticks, are they heavier compared to using bamboo sticks? It looks nice to use SS water pipe to dry your clothes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 Hi Hi!wow!!After sooo long,finally gets to see the end result of your house reno! Well,give u another tips on dirty wall outside your house.. Just like my place,when i am installing the new window,the whole stretch of paint got peel off,its very unsightly!! hence,i email to the town council to tell them about it,in one week's time, The town council sent someone to repaint the affected area,totally FOC! But I did not install windows wor. Can ask or not? Scare they sue me for painting their wall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean 5 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 where u got The black shelf and your house is nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 Hi strawberry8, may i check what did you stuff into the end of the SS pipe? And then you use SS pipe as your bamboo sticks, are they heavier compared to using bamboo sticks? It looks nice to use SS water pipe to dry your clothes! It's a black rubber stud which you can easily buy from any hardware store. The shape is kinda conical. I only stuff the stud for the 2 towel rods as the rods are at eye level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 Nicely done, considering w/o ID. Where did you get the stickers in your childrens room? The solid top for toiletries idea is good. Don't mind if I steal it. The decal - my MIL's relative got from Malaysia...dont know where. I 'stole' the idea of re-using cutout solid top from fftw But you need to consider if the colour of solid top matches that of the toilet wall tiles. Mine is white for both so ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberry8 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Hi Strawberry8, I like all your 'recycle' and 're-use' recreations - rather creative I especially like your gals' drawings as my gal loves to draw too. In my new flat, I am thinking of giving her a long stretch of drawing board for her to expand her creativity and..... energy (That was what my mom did to me when I was young then - I was allowed to scribble on the walls of the rented room and I remember standing on the stool to draw when the lower space was taken up.). Also will hang up her pictures too - to save cost of buying posters mah kekeke... Oh did you hack and put up tiles in your kitchen and both toilets? I find your cost rather low for a 5-room flat. Your carpenter seemed to be very generous too to offer so many FOCs. Would you be willing to PM me their contacts? Kum siah, kum siah. I hack toilet wall tiles. I did not hack kitchen & service bal wall tiles - cement screed, plaster and paint. Edited July 21, 2010 by strawberry8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
