A Frest Affair

[cocobliss 1]

hi i see you ordered alot from taobao. did you order all at one go or everytime u wanted something u bought from that. wouldn't shipping cost alot then?

[Tirimisu 4]

Sent =)

There u go! http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15927421021

Edited February 4, 2014 by Tirimisu

[eelnaes 6]

how long was the entire process from getting your house keys till you move in?

[cynthiazen 17]

Hi cynthiazen,

Can I check with you how many days you took to paint the whole place?

See the way you enjoy so much makes me also want to diy

Hi there! Cant really tell how many days did we took as we were really hardworking during then. Hehe. Went to paint after work and some weekends.

Edited February 9, 2014 by cynthiazen

[cynthiazen 17]

Hi cynthiazen,

Are you doing any thing to your utility box area in the living room next to your main door and kitchen?

Not yet, it is still plain white doors. Cant decide whether we should get mirrors done or stick some wallpapers. Any suggestions??

hi i see you ordered alot from taobao. did you order all at one go or everytime u wanted something u bought from that. wouldn't shipping cost alot then?

Hi Coco, i didn't order all at 1 go. My stuffs came in a few shipments. Visit www.peeka.sg and u will know how it works. For light weights stuff, i will choose 4PX as my forwarder. Cheap and fast!

how long was the entire process from getting your house keys till you move in?

Took keys in June, reno started around August, ended early Oct. Alot of waiting time, as we were waiting for sink to come, taps to come, air-con to be installed, etc. Gain city appointments for air-con can be a good 2 weeks long. Hope it helps!

[cynthiazen 17]

Happy new yr all RT fellows!

Finally got the time to sit down and do up blog. And yup, we got the side table from TB, quality not that fantastic but this is pretty cheap.

Side table: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=35560293959

[James N Joean 8]

may i know how much do you have to pay for it in total including delivery? RMB95 + how much?

i'm asking becoz im interested in buying larger items like sofa and dining tables from taobao...

thank you

Edited February 9, 2014 by PTopaz

[cynthiazen 17]

We have no headboard for the MBR and our bed is lying on the platform. Basically the MBR is only a bed and a fan (pretty empty) Hehe.. We were quoted 700 - 1k for quilted/cushion customised 5ft headboard. Expensive to get customised things

Initially, we have this planning to DIY a headboard. Ideas from Pinterest. You buy the foam, fabric and board, get the hot glue gun and some fabric staplers to do it. Its too much work to do it Give up on plans.

So i got this from TB:

I bought 8pcs measured by 40*40 each.

The results:

I'm still deciding if i should get the whole wall up.. Would it be too overwhelming? We didn't glue them onto the wall just in case we wanna change them in future.

We bought the 3M tapes. One gentle reminder, please get the heavty duty ones!! We spend alot of $$ on the tapes, as initially we bought the small ones, it didn't stick quite well (even though its only 600g per piece).

Edited February 9, 2014 by cynthiazen

[cynthiazen 17]

may i know how much do you have to pay for it in total including delivery? RMB95 + how much?

i'm asking becoz im interested in buying larger items like sofa and dining tables from taobao...

thank you

I'm not quite sure the shipping fees for this particular item as i bought few items at a go. For sure, the side table's packaging is pretty small. If u r going to purchase big items like sofa and dinning table, maybe you can use amcon? I have not personally used amcon before but i think its pretty worth it to ship big things with them. If i'm not wrong, per cbm is only 550. Checkout their webby and personnels. Hope it helps!

[cynthiazen 17]

And finally, my breakfast counter has the high chair!

We have our daily breakfast and coffee on this area. Love it!

Link for the chairs:

http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=18856226223

The review for these chairs are not so good, 1 of the chair's workmanship was quite bad, as hubby had a pretty hard time trying to fix the chair. However, the chairs are still quite sturdy.

[James N Joean 8]

thanks ...appreciate,...

[guojiawen 101]

We have no headboard for the MBR and our bed is lying on the platform. Basically the MBR is only a bed and a fan (pretty empty) Hehe.. We were quoted 700 - 1k for quilted/cushion customised 5ft headboard. Expensive to get customised things

Initially, we have this planning to DIY a headboard. Ideas from Pinterest. You buy the foam, fabric and board, get the hot glue gun and some fabric staplers to do it. Its too much work to do it Give up on plans.

So i got this from TB:

I bought 8pcs measured by 40*40 each.

The results:

I'm still deciding if i should get the whole wall up.. Would it be too overwhelming? We didn't glue them onto the wall just in case we wanna change them in future.

We bought the 3M tapes. One gentle reminder, please get the heavty duty ones!! We spend alot of $$ on the tapes, as initially we bought the small ones, it didn't stick quite well (even though its only 600g per piece).

Hi there, what's the item called on taobao? this idea is interesting and I like the way the "headboard" looks

[symposium 0]

All lightings up! I'm very lucky to have my dad install the lights for me as he used to be an electrician during his younger days =))) Save some pennies again!

Living room:

Dinning:

MBR:

WIW:

In front of WIW:

Hi Cynthiazen, may I know where did you purchase the light in front of the WIW?

It is very nice.

[samena 0]

hi cynthiazen, can you pm me your ID & quote? love your WIW & kitchen! thanks!

[xiaohuiis 7]

Hi

Can PM me your ID and quote, plus the tom dixon lights and the "headboard" link from TB?

Thanks alot ^^

Love your WIW doors lots .. super chio leh