A Brand New Chapter

[Takeyu 0]

Hey!! Mine is at Rivervale Drive. I probably start renovation after CNY.

haha that's pretty close to us! yeah it be better to do after CNY liao if you are not rushing for it. From what i hear from my ID, they are getting rdy to stop work and let the workers go back for CNY le... so that y for us, we din really rush him to finish it...

Hope you have a smooth and stress-less renovation too!

[Takeyu 0]

As the previous kitchen design would leave us with minimum working space, we decided to remove the oven cabinets and put the oven underneath the stove.

However, my ID went the extra mile to provide his design by having small air-vents on top of the oven for the hot air to escape if necessary. We also added cabinets on top of the fridge for more storage space. haha

Here's the new kitchen design pic:

[beezeebear 0]

Nice work there Takeyu!! Glad to see so much progress!

[potatoes 0]

As the previous kitchen design would leave us with minimum working space, we decided to remove the oven cabinets and put the oven underneath the stove.

However, my ID went the extra mile to provide his design by having small air-vents on top of the oven for the hot air to escape if necessary. We also added cabinets on top of the fridge for more storage space. haha

Here's the new kitchen design pic:

Hi Takeyu,

I still prefer your earlier 3D version of your kitchen cabinet layout..... somehow with the oven and microwave higher up looks much better in terms of layout and also easier for you to use them. Just my 2 cents worth.

[Takeyu 0]

Hi Takeyu,

I still prefer your earlier 3D version of your kitchen cabinet layout..... somehow with the oven and microwave higher up looks much better in terms of layout and also easier for you to use them. Just my 2 cents worth.

yeah we actually shared the same thoughts as you, but in reality, the kitchen is too small for that. I still rem my ID face surprise when he was there doing the measurement.... quite stunned by how small the working space is.. so we had no choice but to change. haiz. the small kitchen of new flats nowadays. not encouraging pple to cook. hahahaa

[Takeyu 0]

Nice work there Takeyu!! Glad to see so much progress!

thanks alot for the support!

i'm also glad to see it progress well so far, but im keeping my finger crossed abt it. haha!

[d2wntan 0]

As mentioned previously, we decided to go with the ID with the most ideas for us. David Chan from Pl*** was the selected one. His design was nice but we wanted something different from the norm..

Just for 3D drawing itself, he had to make changes for like 4 times before we were fine with the colors and design. But that's what we pay for right! hahaha.

Here are the 3D drawings provided:

Foyer

A hot pink shoe cabinet. My fiancee absolutely love the color of it!!

Living Room

Diff kind of false ceiling and feature wall. our ID had to crack his brain for this as we insist on something diff for it and he din disappoint.

Kitchen

Had a hard time deciding on how the orange color would be done... as we din wan the whole kitchen to look so orange. haha

Bedroom 2

A table to put a desktop / laptop but the room would be mainly a guest room. For my parents come and sleep over if needed

Common Toilet

Would be doing up the sink and vanity only.

Wow! Love ur feature wall! Envy ur MBR layout lots... Didn't realise u started ur Reno blog, my friend!

[Takeyu 0]

wow been a long time since i last updated this as there's were no progress due to CNY...

First and foremost, i wish everyone a 龙年快乐，龙众发财 ah...

Back to the topic, we had a brief discussion with ID b4 CNY on the interior of the wardrobe and works were to be resumed after CNY..

Little do we know how fast our ID is working on this project...

AS we wanted to change the interior of the wardrobe after a few houses visit during CNY, we made a call to him on the 5th day of CNY and he told us that it can't be changed as its already been sent for production b4 CNY and he told us that it be up soon.. dunno to or be happy abt it hahaha

But oh well since we can't change it, we decided to concentrate on getting the necessary accessories for him to install asap. He told us that the cabinets and wardrobe could be up on 2nd of Feb thus we decided to pay our house a visit to see the progress and BOY were we stunned! hahaha

The 1st thing we went in and we saw this:

The Living Room TV Console!!!!! Looking good!

Moving on... to the KITCHEN! Wifey was pretty excited to see it!

Then slowly we make our way to thru the Common toilet and this is what we see there! Small but niceeee haha

then the study room!

[Takeyu 0]

After seeing the progress, we were pleasantly surprised by how fast this is moving...

Went to our MBR and at 1st look,

A closer look at it.... and wife was excited to open it up to see if she got enough space for her clothes hahah

Walk up the platform to see it from inside. So far so good

Went to check out the MBR toilet and was surprised at the amount of side boxes.... 1st look though

Look at the side boxes! wifey decide to put some plants up there hahaha

[Takeyu 0]

As of now, the progress are looking good and workmanship-wise, really nothing much to complain yet however will do further checks when most of the stuffs are up.

One thing to says though, some of the cabinets are really high up. Esp if you take a look at the kitchen cabinets, my ID practically make full use of every inch of space... Wifey was complaining that she can't reach some of the cabinets, would need to buy a pretty tall ladder to reach some of them.

Here's a look at it... Look at the L-shaped at the corner, tot it look funny somehow hahaa

But we are not complaining about the storage space though! haha.

Right now, only the shoe cabinet is not up... but the stuffs are already delivered to our house... make us pretty excited to see the end product of it coz that's my wifey most loved part... Would post a pic once its up!

Next wk, ID would start the installation of the sink, basin and taps all tat.... and our forecast hand-over date is 20th Feb which is pretty sooner than what we expected!

[pinkwhale 0]

Hi^^ great job.. Ur 3D drawing is very accurate vs the actual. Ur house looks really good.

Indeed ur kitchen top cabinet is a little hard to reach especially the top flipping up one. But overall it looks great!

Do they come with soft closing?

Edited February 3, 2012 by pinkwhale

[Takeyu 0]

Hi^^ great job.. Ur 3D drawing is very accurate vs the actual. Ur house looks really good.

Indeed ur kitchen top cabinet is a little hard to reach especially the top flipping up one. But overall it looks great!

Do they come with soft closing?

Hi there! thanks for the compliments! so far , its has been quite accurate to the 3D drawing!

Yeah all the cabinets , drawers come with soft closing. Even i have difficulty with the top flipping one.... haha

BTw your reno also look gd! love ur design too. haha

[pinkwhale 0]

Thanks for liking.. See you around ^^

[piknik 1]

So fast..... but good that u like everything.

[d2wntan 0]

As of now, the progress are looking good and workmanship-wise, really nothing much to complain yet however will do further checks when most of the stuffs are up.

One thing to says though, some of the cabinets are really high up. Esp if you take a look at the kitchen cabinets, my ID practically make full use of every inch of space... Wifey was complaining that she can't reach some of the cabinets, would need to buy a pretty tall ladder to reach some of them.

Here's a look at it... Look at the L-shaped at the corner, tot it look funny somehow hahaa

But we are not complaining about the storage space though! haha.

Right now, only the shoe cabinet is not up... but the stuffs are already delivered to our house... make us pretty excited to see the end product of it coz that's my wifey most loved part... Would post a pic once its up!

Next wk, ID would start the installation of the sink, basin and taps all tat.... and our forecast hand-over date is 20th Feb which is pretty sooner than what we expected!

ur reno looking good to complete! Mine still as per before CNY! ID said contractors yet to return.. Looks like ur hse warming earlier than mine leh.. Btw, can u take a picture of the interior of your MBR wardrobe? Can't decide how to do my compartmentation... Discussing with ID only tomorrow...