Our Dream Home @ Woodlands Meadow

[guojiawen 101]

Was also out shopping with my mother in law yesterday for her bed as the current one is sagging badly after 10 yrs of use.

She got the Sealy Companion and a bed frame to go with it. When she was choosing the colours for the headboard, I realised Sealy has 3 shades of blue to choose from.

Super happy when I saw it! Means I can get blue bed frame for my MBR and it goes with the colour theme of the house!

But then again, I read in a basic feng shui website that to avoid blue for homes as it gives a gloomy feel. My ex-colleague say it gives a icy and cold feel too when I previously chose blue as my wedding theme.

But hubby & I love the colour

Shall see what our feng shui master say when he sees our house + the 3D drawings.

Edited February 15, 2014 by guojiawen

[guojiawen 101]

Reading through the seasoned reno blogs can really poison new home owners! At least for me haha.

Definitely going to start shopping and KIV-ing on Amazon & maybe Taobao for household stuff

[guojiawen 101]

Kitchen

Our Ideas

Top and bottom cabinets on both sides

Gloss white laminates

Silver ABS trimmings

Black galaxy granite top

Tall unit for built in oven & wine chiller

Double bowl black granite sink

Ideas found from websites & iPhone apps

Concept should be similar, but my kitchen is definitely not so spacious

this shld be more accurate in terms of 5 room BTOs

Will ask to have this kind of "built in drawers" so we can reach all the way to the back of our cabinet.

Same for this kind of pull out cabinet to place miscellaneous stuff

Are there any other practical ideas for kitchen anyone saw before?

Edited February 18, 2014 by guojiawen

[guojiawen 101]

Master Bedroom

Our Ideas

King sized bed

Two side tables

One dressing table

Undecided about bedside lamps

Ideas found from websites & iPhone apps

[guojiawen 101]

Toilets

Our Ideas

Tempered glass shower screen (1 fixed, 1 swing)

Vanity cabinets

Mirror with cabinet in MBR

Mirror in common toilet

Ideas found from websites & iPhone apps

[guojiawen 101]

Dining Area

Our Ideas

4 seater tempered glass dining table (good if extendable)

Simple & classic hanging light

Ideas found from websites & iPhone apps

[guojiawen 101]

Bedroom 2 (Wardrobe + Study Table)

Our Ideas

Long wardrobe along the length of the room

Study table along the breadth of the room (along the windows)

Sofa bed along the other length of the room (for relaxing & reading corner)

Ideas found from websites & iPhone apps

Hidden panel of mirror at the end of the wardrobe

Pull out "drawers" for my bags & shoes

[guojiawen 101]

Just spent the last hour doing "space planning" based on what I have discussed with my ID (not drawn to scale).

Original floorplan

Floorplan with "space planning"

Any comments or recommendations to this "planning"?

For me, I don't really like how the shoe cabinet will be behind the main door. But after discussion w my ID, he suggested this position, the bomb shelter or the circuit breaker box.

Any suggestions will be really appreciated as to where else to place my shoe cabinet

[Songz 132]

I think you should hack part of the wall for bed room 2 so you can access the wardrobe from MBR,

Just my 2 cents worth

[JustMarried2014 0]

hehe, hope this is useful. btw the shop I bought my lights from are offering free design consultation. you may want to make use of it. =)

[mavicaste 58]

I don't have a ruler with me at the moment but it seems that the space behind the main door will be too tight for a shoe cabinet.

Another question is that you intend to sit so far away from your TV?

[yan01 29]

mavicaste is right. the space behind the door is really small ... i think u shld reconsider the shoe cabinet space unless u wan to put ur shoes slanted in ... i think the depth is comparable to the space inside the utility box ... hmmm i have seen alot pple using shoe cabinet as divider ... mayb u can consider?

[guojiawen 101]

I think you should hack part of the wall for bed room 2 so you can access the wardrobe from MBR,

Just my 2 cents worth

Hi Songz,

Have discussed this with my hubby before.. and our ID also suggested the same as you to hack the wall. But as we are likely staying for the 5 yrs and moving on to somewhere else, decided to leave the structure as it is without hacking any walls

Hope we don't regret after shifting in though =x

Edited February 17, 2014 by guojiawen

[guojiawen 101]

hehe, hope this is useful. btw the shop I bought my lights from are offering free design consultation. you may want to make use of it. =)

Hello! Yup I followed them in FB. Thanks! Will check out the design consultation when I receive my 3D drawings

[guojiawen 101]

I don't have a ruler with me at the moment but it seems that the space behind the main door will be too tight for a shoe cabinet.

Another question is that you intend to sit so far away from your TV?

mavicaste is right. the space behind the door is really small ... i think u shld reconsider the shoe cabinet space unless u wan to put ur shoes slanted in ... i think the depth is comparable to the space inside the utility box ... hmmm i have seen alot pple using shoe cabinet as divider ... mayb u can consider?

Yep, you two are right. At the current position, my ID mentioned that shoes have to be slanted in. Shoebox also cannot be fitted in too.

Will see the 3D drawing and maybe take out the 3ft behind the main door and concentrate on the shoe cabinet divider instead..

Yan01, where will your shoe cabinet be?

Maviscaste, at the moment the plan is to have a big open living area so future children can run about / play more freely Though from the floor plan it looks huge, I feel the living room is just nice only.. Got a 60" TV so viewing distance shld be alright?