Our Zakka - Country Home

[Runningman 13]

Some of the furnitures that we bought

1. Yellow fan with light aka 小黄 for MBR that Mr saw it by chance and loves it ( MBR wall will be painted yellow too)

2. Our Sofa that Mrs fell in love on 1st sight

3. Our Counter / Island hanging light from Taobao

4. Passage way light from taobao too

[Runningman 13]

Don't like HDB design on this "sink in" wall (for living room and rooms) and we have to spend extra money to box it up.

Box up done for living room. The little space is for our shoe cabinet

Laying of wood-like tiles in progress

Tiles done with skirting

Due to the uneven floor by HDB , the tiles become uneven as well. Colin will give advice and let us decide which one to do to solve the problem. We are given 2 options:

a) lay another layer but the floor will have a "Kurb"

b) Cut the tiles into half. And will not feel the uneven

-- After consulted by Colin, we choose to cut the tiles into half to solve the problem (though we not too sure how it works by just cutting the tile ).

Really don like the sink in wall . Even we have spent money to box it up, there will be a problem whereby the board will "comes up with a line". They will sand it to solve this issue.

Edited February 19, 2014 by Runningman

[Runningman 13]

The part we love most for our Zakka home is our study room . Colin add a little design to the book shelve, can u see the extrude part? We love this little idea . His carpentry even nagging at him for such design which make them more difficult haha. But Colin said it's design ma, if everything normal then we need not to work liao hahaha

The crate box painted by us

[Songz 132]

Just like to check where did you get the fan and can you provide me with link for the island lights (Got it yet ? Hows is it ? )

[Runningman 13]

Just like to check where did you get the fan and can you provide me with link for the island lights (Got it yet ? Hows is it ? )

Hi Songz,

I got the Crestar yellow fan with light from Thomson lighting at Shaw Plaza.

The link for the island light and yup its good and works well. (we replaced with our own LED bulb for brighter and energy saving purpose)

http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5.w4011-3305408589.173.EMeIYf&id=16016021934&rn=b2195eb548fb615f61605528abad6777

Cheers

[Songz 132]

Thanks for the link.

Kind of appeal to me the easy maintenance of it ...

[Runningman 13]

Thanks for the link.

Kind of appeal to me the easy maintenance of it ...

Hi you are welcome, yup its easy maintenance and the quality is nice. There's a manual switch on the lamp itself also to turn on n off.

[Reobu 0]

Hihi! Love your color choices! My hubs wants the color of ur dining too!

We also want to do a coffee table (or wall shelf) with crates, but couldnt find crates around

Mind sharing w me pls, where did u get your crates from? thx much much in adv!!

Hi hojichalatte,

thanks a lot! yup we always wanted this theme and ve been doing research b4 we collect our keys. Yup we saw that episode of 摆家乐 too, and I am doing something similar like his coffee table by using crate boxes. We ve similar layout and I am now reading ur blog too! Looking forward to see your completed house

[Runningman 13]

Hihi! Love your color choices! My hubs wants the color of ur dining too!

We also want to do a coffee table (or wall shelf) with crates, but couldnt find crates around

Mind sharing w me pls, where did u get your crates from? thx much much in adv!!

Hi Reobu,

thanks so much for your comments! Yup we like pastel colours especially turquoise.

I found these crates discarded at my office so might not be able to help u on it. Its actually red wine crate boxes so perhaps you wana try getting from shops which they can give away.

[Domokun641 3]

Hi Domokun641, we prefer not to disclose the quotation as different people will ve different requirements and to be fair to our ID.

roughly the Items we are doing will be:

1. Hacking of wall

2. Lay wood texture homogenous tiles

3. 20 ft Top and bottom Kitchen cabinets

4. 7 ft wardrobe for MBR

5. replace current MBR toilet door with swing door

6. 5 ft mirror door cabinet for MBR toilet

7. 8 ft book shelves

8. 9 ft suspended study table

9. 7 ft display cabinet

10. Painting and timber skirting works

11. Lay selected craft stone on feature wall

12. 3 ft Island

13. Customised MBR bed frame

14. 10 ft Bay window with cushion in MBR

basically thats about what we will be doing, hope it helps

Np! Thanks for replying. It sure helps!

[Runningman 13]

More photos to share with

MBR toilet door. Designed by Colin with a wood laminate for the door frame. Same design goes to our MBR Wardrobe and we like it much.

Mrs favourite counter. Strips counter design was suggested by Mr which matching with the kitchen entrance strips wall. Mrs like the brilliant idea and looking forward to welcome Mr back home while Mrs is preparing meal at the counter.

TV console set up with Mr ideal TV

Our house has handover last Friday. We has been busy cleaning up the place, tiring but very exciting. We will be moving in soon and hope it is a brand new life for us in our dream home. Things will get better and better, escape from the past and starting our new life under our little sweet roof and live happily ever after.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Runningman

[Songz 132]

Congrats on the new house & it seem to have quite good workmanship

[Runningman 13]

Congrats on the new house & it seem to have quite good workmanship

Hi Songz,

Thank you! Yup, so far do not have any defect

[jarci 2]

Hi,

The list of things that we want to do our house is the same as urs. Can you send me your quotation? Thanks!

[kindaichi24 2]

i like ur living room! simple and beautiful!