Creating Our Home ...

[jaskel 2]

Wow .. what a last few months it has been !!

My handover was done yesterday. And i shifted in yesterday as well (yet to unpack), still staying for a couple of days at my current rented place.

Pics are due very soon which chart the entire reno journey.

Its been a transformational experience !!!

Congrats...

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Finally got the time to upload some pics .. so let me get started with some 3D pics that my ID made for me which is pretty much the end product. What you see is the outcome of iterations of discussions that my wife and I had with our ID based on our wants, style preferences and practicality.

Starting with the kitchen : ...

Edited April 27, 2011 by Maximus

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Kitchen View 2

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Living Room

I think i mentioned this earlier in the thread - we wanted to give a balinese / resort feel to the home. So the colors that you see are those that would evoke the earthy feel with a play of light brown .. dark brown .. etc.

For the walls though, we finally chose a lighter brown as we werent too sure about the dark brown making the place look small. So for that, you would have to wait until i upload the actual pictures of my place (if i do manage to do that).

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Bathrooms: Which i really love !!!!

My master bathroom:

The final recess storage in the shower wall is different from the 3D as we chose to split it up into several smaller boxes. To do this recess, we had to build a hollow wall over the existing solid wall. The washbasin was a top mount glass oval basin, in reality.

My common bathroom:

ALthough the 3D shows a topmount basin for the kitchen, we finally did the common bathroom as an undermount.

Both bathrooms were fitted with Grohe/Hansgrohe products including a concealed rainshower in the master.

Edited April 29, 2011 by Maximus

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i see that there is a lot of discussions around curtains ... Mr.Chew seemed to be highly recommended so i did give him a call but since he was busy he put me on to Vincent Lim from Garvin Marting. For the living room, my wife and i chose an orgenza day-curtain and a completely opaque night curtain. For the bedrooms i chose just a night curtain which was like 90% opaque or so (didnt see the need for a day curtain in the bedrooms). All colors of the curtains were keeping in line with the woody decor of the house. For my study and maid's room, i had roller blinds installed. Pics to follow sometime later. About the workmanship itself, Vincent was fantastic and of course, he is a very cheerful and helpful guy so it was good having him do up my place.

[sng28 2]

<!--quoteo(post=618451:date=Mar 14 2011, 07:59 AM:name=Maximus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Maximus @ Mar 14 2011, 07:59 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=618451"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hi Bluefly - Thanks for the very valid suggestions above. As you might have caught on from the first few posts of this blog, i am already neck-deep in my reno, with 50% of the scheduled project time already having elapsed. After debating between *****, *** and Ideal House, i chose to go with Ideal House as I felt we (my wife and i) 'clicked' with this ID, a relatively young chap in the trade. So far, things are going generally well and like any endeavor of this nature, there has to be a lot of dialogue and discussion with the ID so that the best result that suits our requirements can be brought out. Also, I am a first time owner so there are a lot of things that i am learning along the way too. When i formally do tell my ID about this blog (there is a good chance that he knows about this anyway), i will post his name here. The last thing i want is for my ID to worry about me passing judgments on him here neither do i want to cash out by telling him that he does a few things FOC and i will give him a good review here. I think everyone should beget the fruits of their own hardwork so if he does a good job, i will only have words of praise for him. In any case, so far things have been net-net positive about him.

I will surely contribute to your appliance reviews. Can tell you outright now, that Aerogaz fans are not built to last (the pedestal fans). For me, they seem to have lasted not more than 6-8 months. <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Cheers

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Thank you - you're a guy after my own heart! Yes, once you treat yr ID well and with respect, no reason why he wouldn't give you same treatment, and do his best. Yes, heard about Aerogaz as well when I was doing my research. So I didn't consider the brand, despite their attractive pricing.

Cheers!

Hihi I've just read your blanco sink review ive bought similar one as yours and deciding between dark grey or black. Regarding the white haze issue its my concern as well. i've googled the internet and was told to try baby oil, white vinegar or WD-40 to clean over it 1 time and it shld work like wonders. Not sure if you're keen to try it as this is to help re-oil the sink ...so can do it bi-weekly or as when needede

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Hihi I've just read your blanco sink review ive bought similar one as yours and deciding between dark grey or black. Regarding the white haze issue its my concern as well. i've googled the internet and was told to try baby oil, white vinegar or WD-40 to clean over it 1 time and it shld work like wonders. Not sure if you're keen to try it as this is to help re-oil the sink ...so can do it bi-weekly or as when needede

Hi Sng - You sure posted this on the right thread? I dont have a Blanco sink - mine is Crizto.

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Kitchen View 2

very nice kitchen concept!

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Bathrooms: Which i really love !!!!

My master bathroom:

The final recess storage in the shower wall is different from the 3D as we chose to split it up into several smaller boxes. To do this recess, we had to build a hollow wall over the existing solid wall. The washbasin was a top mount glass oval basin, in reality.

My common bathroom:

ALthough the 3D shows a topmount basin for the kitchen, we finally did the common bathroom as an undermount.

Both bathrooms were fitted with Grohe/Hansgrohe products including a concealed rainshower in the master.

oh my! lovely vanity top! is that marble or granite?

[sng28 2]

<!--quoteo(post=619416:date=Mar 17 2011, 09:14 AM:name=Maximus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Maximus @ Mar 17 2011, 09:14 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=619416"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->(Repeating my question here from a standalone thread)

Hi folks, i have a query. When i install my kitchen sink and my bathroom washbasin on my granite countertops, there is going to be the 2 cutout pieces and i was wondering if i can put them to any good use. My ID did tell me that its not advisable to reuse the same in shelves etc so i was wondering if there is some other creative way of using them? Any suggestions are most welcome excl.gif

What do you typically do with the cutout pieces anyway? Throw it or keep it?

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Make it into a side table for the sofa or the bed. I have make the left over pieces(solid surface) into a dining table top.

sorry to interrupt but its not true that all ID are willing to give it back to you right? I tried asking to make that into another vanity top but was told its not possible...no matter how i count i mean my sink was 4ft so cut-out should be 4t and my vanity requires 3 feet..he say not enough...piang hard to argue man

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Hi Sng - You sure posted this on the right thread? I dont have a Blanco sink - mine is Crizto.

so sorry its meant for bluefly..paiseh i gt this bad habit..i read sth i just post...paiseh paiseh paiseh..btw i love your concept!

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Hihi I've just read your blanco sink review ive bought similar one as yours and deciding between dark grey or black. Regarding the white haze issue its my concern as well. i've googled the internet and was told to try baby oil, white vinegar or WD-40 to clean over it 1 time and it shld work like wonders. Not sure if you're keen to try it as this is to help re-oil the sink ...so can do it bi-weekly or as when needede

hi sng28,

Sorry if my review added to yr concerns. And thanks for yr info regarding WD-40, vinegar, etc. My method is to use a stiff brush and scrub, scrub, scrub. That will keep my sink haze-free for a week, i think. So yes, I guess regular cleaning and maintenance is in order. Except I'm lazy - i like everything to be done quickly and easily! But i must say, when my sink is haze-free and uncluttered with unwashed tableware, it looks really nice and elegant! So that's the redeeming feature of blanco sink that first attracted me (and still does) to buy the sink.

maximus, sorry if i'm OT. Must really compliment you on yr reno, looks excellent so far! Also, yr 3D designs are inspiring and I look fwd to yr reno photos soon!

Edited May 2, 2011 by BlueFly

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sorry to interrupt but its not true that all ID are willing to give it back to you right? I tried asking to make that into another vanity top but was told its not possible...no matter how i count i mean my sink was 4ft so cut-out should be 4t and my vanity requires 3 feet..he say not enough...piang hard to argue man

The width is not wide enough to make it into vanity top if was to cut out from the kitchen sink.

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Jas>If mine was a semi- recessed basin does it work? sorry as im bk with qns again...

Max bro sorry hijack your thread again but jaskel always as usual the walking encyclopedia of RT no qns too tough for him and since u at this topic hehehe btw your vanity top in toilet so nice!! Must compliment again! Mind sharing the material with me? Bet your reno nt cheap :x