Myshoeboxx At Serangoon

[HappyAng 0]

Bought the kitchen sink from Hoe Kee. It's a good quality undermount sink with silent shield on the bottom to reduce noise when water drop to the sink. The price is ~$190, after top-up $10 to change the drainer with a better one with filter. I think for an undermount sink with silent shield, this is really good buy because most of the under mount sink we asked about is >300. For those <200 are without the silent shield. According to bathroom accessories sales person, the shield serves 2 purposes, silent of the water dripping sound, and protect the under from water condensation. Water condensation will happen because the sink is colder. When this happen, the cabinet below the sink will be very humid and in the long run will not be hygienic.

Upper view:

Bottom view (with silent shield underneath):

Upgraded accessories:

ashleyspace, what is the dimension of the sink? Thanx

[ashleyspace 1]

my plain white "chicken pox" toilet ;p

Nice and neat!! :-) Quite alike with ours la, our common bathroom floor also dark color...

[cookiez 0]

Can PM me also? Still checking out the blind price currently.

PM sent~

I suppose timber blinds are those wooden strips blinds, no??

They are quite ex though.

My normal blinds for both bedrooms shld be PVC material...total block-out light and very easy to clean~

[MrsLoo 1]

Hi Cookiez and Mrs Loo, is the blind you've mentioned is timber blind or pvc blind? When I asked from one of the blind shop, pvc blind is ~$12 psf and timber ~$15 psf. The sales person recommend us the pvc, he said more lasting and won't break le, more ever cheaper and look alike with timber. What are your thoughts?

Mine are pvc blinds, full blocked out. But if normal pvc $12 psf is expensive leh, unless you are talking about the dual blind aka rainbow blind.

[HaiDeChen 0]

Mind pm-ing me contact for blinds? Any review on workmanship yet? Thanks!

[and888 1]

The ID refuse to help us to alter the L-box curtain opening to be wider. He said need to bring down whole L-box to fix that, and more ever he has done up many new HDB (e.g. Punggol), and L-box opening all like that. We continue to pester him many times on this, and he told us that please let him rest well, and he already done up the cove light and curtain pelmet FOC for us and hope don't need to alter this coz this will add additional cost. Actually the L-box for living and passage-way is included in the package we sign, so not quite understand why he said so. Probably cove light is more expensive than just L-box? Anyway we decided not to pester him anymore and decided to talk directly to the workers when they come to install the remaining plaster ceiling at the passage way.

Guess what? It works... We had took pictures of the L-box internal and show the ceiling guys, and they said it can be done! There is some metal in the structure, so need to sacrifice little area of metal support, but still okay. They fixed the curtain area in 10 minutes and we are so happy it's finally done. Haih, I think the ID just want to avoid the hassle and additional costs so just BS us...

Actually the schedule supposed to be able to met just on time (8 weeks) if the carpentry is done right. But when the carpentry come, the dimension of the kitchen is measured wrongly. Supposed to be 270cm, but it is 265cm, less 5cm than discussed. See the photo below:

There are 2 choices now:

Choice 1:

Redo the upper and lower cabinet to exact length - which means need to throw away some of the drawers and material wasted.

Choice 2:

Add some wood to make the cabinet length to as discussed so that it can align with the tiles.

Either choice 1 or 2, they need time to change the carpentry so the kitchen cabinet wasn't ready when we move in. The carpenter is quite skillful actually, do a check on cabinets and they are well made, no peeling laminate at the edge. I've visited another contractor done-up house, and as compared I think this is better. But how come measurement can be wrong? ID said measurement is done by another guy, but I'm not pleased with this because he supposed to have double-check the measurement before fabrication.

Can also use table top material (solid surface) to make up the side of the cabinet.

[swaskie 0]

Yes...got mine from a freelancer who owned a small family business specialised in blinds and curtain...thats why cheaper than others..

Hi Cookiez,

can pm me as well?

Thank you!

[ashleyspace 1]

ashleyspace, what is the dimension of the sink? Thanx

Just go to measure the sink, here it goes:

Actual sink area: 50cmx40cm

With the edge of sink: 54cmx44cm

Depth:20cm

Are you finding single bowl sink also? For me I don't think need a double bowl, because the 2nd bowl most like to be under-utilized. And I want the sink to have adequate depth, so that it's deep enough to wash larger cookware and water not easy splash out.

[ashleyspace 1]

Can also use table top material (solid surface) to make up the side of the cabinet.

Good suggestion. :-)

Now the carpenter fix this by adding 2 piece of wood near the joint. He placed it in the middle, so it's not obvious. Both upper and lower cabinet are extended the same way.

Edited January 6, 2013 by ashleyspace

[HappyAng 0]

Just go to measure the sink, here it goes:

Actual sink area: 50cmx40cm

With the edge of sink: 54cmx44cm

Depth:20cm

Are you finding single bowl sink also? For me I don't think need a double bowl, because the 2nd bowl most like to be under-utilized. And I want the sink to have adequate depth, so that it's deep enough to wash larger cookware and water not easy splash out.

Thanx ashleyspace for the dimension. Yes, I am looking for single bowl sink, but trying to look for about 700mm length.

[ashleyspace 1]

Mine are pvc blinds, full blocked out. But if normal pvc $12 psf is expensive leh, unless you are talking about the dual blind aka rainbow blind.

Sorry I'm still not sure what is rainbow blind. Did took pictures from the shop, here is the blind we are quoted $12psf and it's made of pvc. It looks just like the timber blind except material different. Is this the rainbow blind?

[ashleyspace 1]

Changed our main door! Paint it to Apple White color. Door costs $460 inclusive of lock set.

Electrolux Washer and Dryer from Gain City arrived. Haven't try it yet because the laundry area is still messy and haven't clean-up. It temporary put at the living hall.

Electrolux kettle.

Edited January 5, 2013 by ashleyspace

[ashleyspace 1]

Weekend project, assembly the Ikea ladder:

Bought the Ikea Maskros Pendant light! Seems to be quite expensive to buy a stack of paper for $99 and doubtful how long it would last since it's just made of paper. But like the design so much, so decide to buy it anyway.

The Ikea Maskros will be our dining table light. Our idea of dining area will be wooden table + Ikea maskros light. Here is our inspiration, which is gotten from homedit, showcasing design by Danish studio NORM.

Do check out the post on this white minimalism design. It's the perfect house by my standard, so simple, and clean. The architecture of the house is special. Although the house interior is mostly white, it does gives a warm and cosy feeling with the use of wood and some off-white colors.

http://www.homedit.com/minimalist-black-and-white-interior-decor-by-norm/

Edited January 5, 2013 by ashleyspace

[Accire 0]

Weekend project, assembly the Ikea ladder:

Bought the Ikea Maskros Pendant light! Seems to be quite expensive to buy a stack of paper for $99 and doubtful how long it would last since it's just made of paper. But like the design so much, so decide to buy it anyway.

The Ikea Maskros will be our dining table light. Our idea of dining area will be wooden table + Ikea maskros light. Here is our inspiration, which is gotten from homedit, showcasing design by Danish studio NORM.

Do check out the post on this white minimalism design. It's the perfect house by my standard, so simple, and clean. The architecture of the house is special. Although the house interior is mostly white, it does gives a warm and cosy feeling with the use of wood and some off-white colors.

http://www.homedit.com/minimalist-black-and-white-interior-decor-by-norm/

Possible to share more pix of your new home?

[mandj 0]

ooh you got the maskros! ! ! love it, especially the photo inspiration and how all the scandinavian houses seem to have made use of it. especially like the patterns on the wall when you switch it on! was really considering getting it for my place, but it wouldn't fit plus i was quite afraid of cleaning the dust... haha. i think if you give it a good shake out the window every now and then, should be ok ba. lol.

love the wood + maskros idea. can't wait to see how it turns out too. (:

we've also been spending the past few weeks assembling ikea furniture.. still got 2 mother bookcases to go.

Weekend project, assembly the Ikea ladder:

Bought the Ikea Maskros Pendant light! Seems to be quite expensive to buy a stack of paper for $99 and doubtful how long it would last since it's just made of paper. But like the design so much, so decide to buy it anyway.

The Ikea Maskros will be our dining table light. Our idea of dining area will be wooden table + Ikea maskros light. Here is our inspiration, which is gotten from homedit, showcasing design by Danish studio NORM.

Do check out the post on this white minimalism design. It's the perfect house by my standard, so simple, and clean. The architecture of the house is special. Although the house interior is mostly white, it does gives a warm and cosy feeling with the use of wood and some off-white colors.

http://www.homedit.com/minimalist-black-and-white-interior-decor-by-norm/

Edited January 8, 2013 by mandj