Transformation In Telok Blangah Drive

[soloqueen 22]

This is the revised floor plan after the renovation.

[Makanology 29]

Hi welcome to the 3-roomer club! Saw that you will be omitting a wash basin for the MBR bathroom. Maybe you may wanna explore putting a small corner basin at the left corner opposite your WC? Having a basin helps so that you can brush your teeth I usually use more of our MBR bathroom while the kitchen bathroom is mainly used by our guests and furkid.

[soloqueen 22]

Hi welcome to the 3-roomer club! Saw that you will be omitting a wash basin for the MBR bathroom. Maybe you may wanna explore putting a small corner basin at the left corner opposite your WC? Having a basin helps so that you can brush your teeth I usually use more of our MBR bathroom while the kitchen bathroom is mainly used by our guests and furkid.

We did really consider that before. However, the additional small basin will spoil the whole concept of the house as we are trying to hide all the piping. Hopefully it won't be too pain without a basin in MBR bathroom.

[soloqueen 22]

Couple of weeks later, finally meet up with our ID again. This time, he was ready with the 3D drawing about the design that we have discussed earlier.

Living room:

Dining area:

Kitchen and Laudry area:

Toilet:

OMG!! These were all we wanted and dreamed for our first home. Hopefully it is not for illustration purpose only, like most of the ads do

[vicx1234 38]

welcome to renotalk soloqueen! Very nice 3d renderings - minimalist and clean looking. Now hope that your contractor can execute as pictured

All the best for your renos ahead

[soloqueen 22]

good choice for no choosing any legs for the tables...coz it will be certainly more easy to vacumn the house!

love the designs!!

Yea, my wife insisted that as it will be easier for her. Hehe.

[soloqueen 22]

welcome to renotalk soloqueen! Very nice 3d renderings - minimalist and clean looking. Now hope that your contractor can execute as pictured

All the best for your renos ahead

Thanks vicx. The renovation so far so good and to be frank, I think it looks better than the 3d drawings as some of the details had been improved.

[MLTR 0]

Mmm .. TB Drive brought back fond memories. Nice choice! Haha!

Stayed there (3NG as well) since P3 till I move out to stay on my own (wah about 30 years). Still do go back to TB every Sunday though.

You must be at Block 5X, 6X or 7X - either one of those?

All the best for your reno!

[soloqueen 22]

Mmm .. TB Drive brought back fond memories. Nice choice! Haha!

Stayed there (3NG as well) since P3 till I move out to stay on my own (wah about 30 years). Still do go back to TB every Sunday though.

You must be at Block 5X, 6X or 7X - either one of those?

All the best for your reno!

Hi MLTR, you're right. We are at Blk 64.

Thanks and definitely a nice choice to stay there especially with those greenery nearby.

Anyway nearby there any nice food to recommend? I've tried the wanton noodle at the market and was superb.

[soloqueen 22]

Upon receiving the house key after Second Appointment with HDB, our renovation officially begins.

It started with demolition work by hacking the floor, hacking the wall separating the living room and kitchen, and also removing all the cabinets. Some pictures after the hacking done

From the entrance:

Living room and Kitchen:

Common room:

MBR:

Surprisingly it took only 3 days to hack and remove everything, as we did not expect to be so fast

[MLTR 0]

Hi Soloqueen, I am (or more correctly now my parents are) @ Blk 65. We are just opposite of each other!

As for food, when I stayed with my parents, always had the privilege to enjoy home cooked food. Don't eat much around vicinity. Haha!

Yes, heard the wan ton noodle at the market very popular.

The coffee shop below my block does have quite nice food esp. lunch time (e.g. the hainanese curry rice, wan ton noodle soup, western food).

Or course, there is the Redhill, Bukit Merah Central, Henderson, Alexandra Village, Telok Blangah Crescent, Seah Im, ABC, Tiong Bahru, Pasir Panjang food centres, Bukit Purmei lor mer etc. nearby.

[soloqueen 22]

Hi Soloqueen, I am (or more correctly now my parents are) @ Blk 65. We are just opposite of each other!

As for food, when I stayed with my parents, always had the privilege to enjoy home cooked food. Don't eat much around vicinity. Haha!

Yes, heard the wan ton noodle at the market very popular.

The coffee shop below my block does have quite nice food esp. lunch time (e.g. the hainanese curry rice, wan ton noodle soup, western food).

Or course, there is the Redhill, Bukit Merah Central, Henderson, Alexandra Village, Telok Blangah Crescent, Seah Im, ABC, Tiong Bahru, Pasir Panjang food centres, Bukit Purmei lor mer etc. nearby.

That's really cool. Maybe you could drop by us next time if you are interested.

I see. Really need to go recce and explore the area after moving in. Anyway where have you moved to?

[soloqueen 22]

Nowadays people normally use digital lock that comes with thumb print, password or RFID card function. However, it was kinda expensive to buy from the local dealer, so one of our friend recommended us to buy it from Qoo10 or TaoBao for the Samsung digital lock.

It was really difficult to settle for a door lock as there were too many of them. Just before we made our mind for Samsung Ezon SHS-6010, our friend introduced us something new from Kwikset. The model is call 925 Kevo. Anyone heard of this before?

The Samsung Ezon SHS-6010, where the design was sleek and simple.

However for the 925 Kevo from Kwikset, it looks really cool!!

Front:

Back:

How does the Kevo lock function? Number of methods are available. The ultimate way was to open the lock with your phone even though you are not holding it, interesting? When you stand right in front of the door you just need to touch on the top part of Kevo and it will start to scan and detect the eKey on your phone via Bluetooth. However, it could only compatible with Apple iPhone by now and will be coming soon for Android and Blackberry10 users.

Not using an iPhone? Don't worry, the lock comes with a hob that works the same way. And lastly, you could also open the lock in the conventional way with the key provided.

In addition, you could send the eKey to anyone, anywhere and anytime, when you are not around.

There are 3 colours available:

Learn more about Kevo here: http://www.kwikset.com/Kevo/Default.aspx

We bought the 925 Kevo from Amazon with the price of US$219. I think the price is quite standard as found it also in the US Apple store selling at the same price.

Our Kevo is still on the way and really can't wait to play with it.

Edited January 19, 2014 by soloqueen

[ahhboi 15]

Wah, things are getting so hig tech....

I mountain tortise, cannot catch up ler.......

[soloqueen 22]

Wah, things are getting so hig tech....

I mountain tortise, cannot catch up ler.......

Although high tech but dunno safe or not.

I think still the conventional lock is the safest and most practical ler.