Pinklady 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 Alan, u can save also from garage sales, and those furniture warehouse sales at ulu industrial areas, where there are a lot of blangahs. playfair road is one area where i rem buying my Sitoca computer table at a steal. around 50 to 80 bucks cheaper comparing to buying from those nice and gleaming showrooms. also bought those not really very nice 1 set furniture only at $599, which includes dressing table, wardrobe, bedframe, mattress and small side table. total 5 pc set. go to S&C furniture for very nice and affordable ones too. okie, for your reno, save money by co-ordinating yourself. like for ex: by having separate ones for painting, wires installation, etc etc. last time, our budget also only around 15k to 17k, but its impossible to do it with that kinda budget, somemore, my flat is 30 yrs old, and a 4A! so dun be disheartened, there will always be ways of coping around this $$$ issues. got budget then do. no budget, then dun do the unneccessary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAN1388 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) Hi Everyone, thanks for alll the kind advise many of you have generously offered. i been through ups and down recently, considering everything. Finally, we decided to take a loan to do up the house. i dont know if this is the right decision....i will have to bear the brunt.... Anyway, this is it. I got an ID (jacky from IDEAL DESIGN INTERIOR) to do up my house, which will hopefully be comfy and livable for at least the next 10 yrs Pls allow me to share the design: These drawings are not that accurate... Let me know your comments ok? Work in progress liao and should complete around mid nov...just in time for me to move in before my wedding. Stressful times..... i hope everything goes well. Edited October 8, 2010 by ALAN1388 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAN1388 0 Report post Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) :huh: Edited October 8, 2010 by ALAN1388 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dexufto 5 Report post Posted October 8, 2010 The 3-D look fabulous. Remember you are building some carpentry in your MBR and redoing the toliets as well right? How is the quote, if you can you may list it here for the rest of the forumers to scruntise the cost. How much was the quote btw? Hi Everyone, thanks for alll the kind advise many of you have generously offered. i been through ups and down recently, considering everything. Finally, we decided to take a loan to do up the house. i dont know if this is the right decision....i will have to bear the brunt.... Anyway, this is it. I got an ID (jacky from IDEAL DESIGN INTERIOR) to do up my house, which will hopefully be comfy and livable for at least the next 10 yrs These drawings are not that accurate... Let me know your comments ok? Work in progress liao and should complete around mid nov...just in time for me to move in before my wedding. Stressful times..... i hope everything goes well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neubie 2 Report post Posted October 8, 2010 Hi Everyone, thanks for alll the kind advise many of you have generously offered. i been through ups and down recently, considering everything. Finally, we decided to take a loan to do up the house. i dont know if this is the right decision....i will have to bear the brunt.... Anyway, this is it. I got an ID (jacky from IDEAL DESIGN INTERIOR) to do up my house, which will hopefully be comfy and livable for at least the next 10 yrs Pls allow me to share the design: These drawings are not that accurate... Let me know your comments ok? Work in progress liao and should complete around mid nov...just in time for me to move in before my wedding. Stressful times..... i hope everything goes well. nice 3D renderings... what is the estimated cost of the confirmed design as per your ID's impression? the tv console, AFAIK won't be cheap... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ALAN1388 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2010 nice 3D renderings... what is the estimated cost of the confirmed design as per your ID's impression? the tv console, AFAIK won't be cheap... hopefully the eventual product is at least smiliar to the drawings. overall its about 25K. bascially the work includes: knocking tiles for entire hourse new tiles for entire house carpentry include master wardrop, shoe cabinet in hall, kitchen cabinet, tv console glass sliding door diving hall and kitchen slight re-wiring work building partition for store room providing sliding door and store rm and 2x toilet. and small minor repair work aournd the house. Now shopping for furnitures. anyone has experience with catalogue furnitires? pls share as i am seroius considering Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gals_mama 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2010 (edited) hopefully the eventual product is at least smiliar to the drawings. Now shopping for furnitures. anyone has experience with catalogue furnitires? pls share as i am seroius considering Quite a few fellow forumers went to either Hommage (near the old Jackson coffeeshop) or S&C Furnitures (near AMK swimming). U can try both. I went to both, the lady at S&C was approachable. She told us that we need to know the colours before ordering. The man (i think the boss) at Hommage was also nice to bring us ard. To us sofa is a must try and test out before ordering. The rest like cupboards, shoe racks, dining table still can order thru catalogue. Just read thru vana's tblog (4rm at cassia crescent). She ordered some stuff from Hommage. Edited October 10, 2010 by gals_mama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
