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[kooky 2]

Thanks you too, Potatoes :-)

I hope the end product will look just great. Afterall, quite an amount of the renovation cost were allocated to just one flight of stairs.

Husband and I figured that our flat looks pretty bare. Hence, we need to acquire some other furniture to make it looks cosy and homely. However, this will be gradual as we've burnt a big holes in our pockets now after buying most of the fixtures and furnitures.

[potatoes 0]

Money can always earn back..... reno only once in a long long time..... it always make me happy when things are done in the way I want.

I moved in with all my existing furniture..... only did I change or add on new things at a later stage.

Do u have a lot of storage space?

Edited April 12, 2013 by potatoes

[kooky 2]

We have been living in a rented house since we got married. Over the last 15 months or so, we have had purchased quite a lot of stuff (mainly my girl's clothes, toys) and husband's cabinets that store client's files.

We built storage cabinets and cupboards but because the flat is smaller, we need to dump away lots of stuff before the move. We are bringing over 85% of the things that are bought by us though to save costs. Such is life eh...... just have to make do with what we have :-)

[potatoes 0]

Completion 20 Apr? When r u moving in?

[kooky 2]

I think the earliest will be end-April. My husband will only be flying back from Australia on April 17th. We have not contacted a mover company yet.

Edited April 12, 2013 by kooky

[spikedoll 2]

Everything is progressing well! Countdown time!

[kooky 2]

Thanks, Spikedoll.

The spouse just looked at the wardrobes layout which I had emailed him and he wants it to be changed. He wants to speak with the contactor and carpenter face-to-face so this means there will be a delay in the handover date since the husband will only be back on the 17th and the discussion can only take place the next day.

[potatoes 0]

It is best to get the things done the way you want. Nwver mind about the delay if there is no rush to move in.

Rework can be painful for both parties and a waste of resources.

Hope the rest of the renovation will go smoothly for u. Cheers!

[kooky 2]

Thanks for the encouragement, Potatoes :-)

Yeah, luckily we still have a place to stay and has yet to break the lease. Once the carpentry work is confirmed by the 18th, it would be close to completion.

My contractor told me that early this week the glass panel for the rest of the stairs will be installed and they will varnish the timber treads to complete the staircase work.

I will share more pics if there's any progress. Thanks for the patience and all the positive words everyone.

[kooky 2]

It seems like someone has tidy up the unit a little but you can still see cans lying around on the floor.

As mentioned before, not much progress since today is first day of the week. However, the aircon guy rang me up today and said will install aircon units this Thursday and after husband has confirmed all the carpentry works, the wardrobes and kitchen cabinets will be up. I would think next week, some structure of carpentry work in the kitchen will be shape-up.

I purposely turn on all the ceiling/downlights when taking some of these images.


Image 1 - view taken near to the staircase, looking into the kitchen, toilet and a spare room.



Image 2 - Do you see the 2 platforms outside the toilet? Due to space constraint, has no choice but do some carpentry work on both side to store the built-in oven and storage for kitchen stuff - we have loads of kitchen 'barang barang'. It is suppose to be a walk-in toilet as suggested by my contractor and this needs confirmation from my husband before commencement of the carpentry work.
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Image 3 - view from the living area across the dining area, kitchen and Study. Oops, just realised that the section of downlight at the staircase were not switched on



Image 4 - Another view from the living area across the dining area, kitchen and Study.



Image 5 - forgot to turn-on the light on the 2nd level

Edited April 23, 2013 by kooky

[potatoes 0]

Looks nice without the railings....

[adidaem 6]

Hello neighbour. So lucky to get your place with no COV.

Most who moved in in the past 2 years paid a bomb for a unit (me included unfortunately).

Great idea to change the stairs for more dining space.

[kooky 2]

Looks nice without the railings....

Potatoes, initially we want railings but contractor told us to do away with it as it will look modern and 'clean'.

it should comes with the tempered glass panels! The worker has cut the wrong size, thats why until now the glass panel is not installed on the 2nd floor. I can't afford to go 'open concept for staircase' since I have a toddler :-)

Edited April 16, 2013 by kooky

[kooky 2]

Hello neighbour. So lucky to get your place with no COV.

Most who moved in in the past 2 years paid a bomb for a unit (me included unfortunately).

Great idea to change the stairs for more dining space.

adidaem, thanks for dropping by :-)

Yes, after we have collected the keys and went to view this unit, we chatted with a few neighours and realise that they pay sky-rocket COV. We are indeed blessed to get the unit COV-less.

[adidaem 6]

Yeah... Think COV dropped only during last crisis. Else this area's COV is usually quite painful.

Just to confirm, you partitioned a small room from the original kitchen? Is it meant to be a storeroom or for other purposes?