4room Scandinavian with a splash of pastels

[pandababy 1]

Hi Everyone!

I've been reading posts on Renotalk for a few months now, and find it a very helpful source of information.   Decided that I will contribute by sharing my renovation journey!

Flat Type:  Resale 4 room Model A1

Size: 102 sqm

Theme: Scandinavian with a splash of pastels - main colours light wood, white, light grey with splashes of pastel pink and mint

Budget:  $40K plus $10K for furniture

ID: Y** Living - after one month of meeting and comparing quotes with 10 over ID/contractors, we decided to go with this ID as their price was most competitive, and the ID was responsive and gave us helpful ideas on how to save costs. 

Floorplan:  The previous owner actually partitioned part of the living room into a Study.  My hubby likes it because he can use it as his man-cave!  The Store used to be in the living room, but the previous owner has removed it and carved space for it it out of an existing bedroom. 

 

 

Some photos of the "Before":

Kitchen

Service Balcony

 

Living Room

Master Bedroom

 

Master Bedroom Toilet

 

Common Room

Common Room Toilet

 

 

[cancan83 0]

goodluck on your reno!!! can you pls pm me your contact for your ID? thank you!

[pandababy 1]

Mood board:

 

[pandababy 1]

8 minutes ago, cancan83 said:

goodluck on your reno!!! can you pls pm me your contact for your ID? thank you!

Thank you!  Have PMed you her contact.

[pandababy 1]

Sharing some of the materials we have chosen:

 

1. Evorich flooring for the Living/Dining, Study and all Bedrooms (in Amsterdam Eggshell)

 

2. Wall tile for Master Toilet

 

3. Wall tile for Common Toilet

 

 

4. Master Toilet Feature Wall and Floor Tile

[twelfthminute 3]

The moment I saw Amsterdam Eggshell I know I'm following your tblog for sure! Looking forward to more updates.

[pandababy 1]

 

Hacking of Kitchen and Toilets in progress....looks as if someone dropped a bomb

 

 

[Erictan0310 0]

Hi @pandababy cant wait to see your more reno pics..

Can PM ur ID contacts plssss..

Thank you

[pandababy 1]

1 hour ago, Erictan0310 said:

Hi @pandababy cant wait to see your more reno pics..

Can PM ur ID contacts plssss..

Thank you

Thanks for dropping by! Just PMed you

[pandababy 1]

First bump along the way....

 

Second day into hacking, we came across our first bump in the renovation process.  After dismantling the existing kitchen cabinets, our ID said that the aircon pipes were concealed behind the cabinets and some were damaged in the process of hacking.  She said that there were two options:

1) Replace the aircon pipes, with the pipes being run in the same way as before - $140 for replacing of pipes.  The pro is that the new kitchen cabinets will be built over it, so aesthetically it is more pleasing.  The con is that if there is any issues with the pipes later, we will have to dismantle the relevant section of the kitchen cabinet in order to examine the pipes. 

2) Re-run the aircon pipes through a different route, along the ceiling.  This would cost us $850 for the running new pipes in a new location,.  The pro is that it will be easier to examine the pipes if there is any issues with the aircon.  The con is that even though the ID will do box up of the pipes, it will still be uglier than if we conceal it behind the kitchen cabinets.

 

Here is a pic of the black aircon pipes that were hiding behind the kitchen cabinets...

 

Does anyone have any experience with this?  Which option would be better? 

We are working with a tight budget and I think we will end up blowing it up by $4K -5K

[floppy 4]

Option B. The pros outweigh the cons. Don't use the kitchen cabinets to hide the pipes / trucking. 

[pjsh 1]

Would definitely recommend option B for the long run, but it depends on your budget constraints

[pandababy 1]

Thanks for weighing in floppy and pjsh.  We will go with Option B!

[mamit 6]

9 hours ago, pandababy said:

First bump along the way....

 

Second day into hacking, we came across our first bump in the renovation process.  After dismantling the existing kitchen cabinets, our ID said that the aircon pipes were concealed behind the cabinets and some were damaged in the process of hacking.  She said that there were two options:

1) Replace the aircon pipes, with the pipes being run in the same way as before - $140 for replacing of pipes.  The pro is that the new kitchen cabinets will be built over it, so aesthetically it is more pleasing.  The con is that if there is any issues with the pipes later, we will have to dismantle the relevant section of the kitchen cabinet in order to examine the pipes. 

2) Re-run the aircon pipes through a different route, along the ceiling.  This would cost us $850 for the running new pipes in a new location,.  The pro is that it will be easier to examine the pipes if there is any issues with the aircon.  The con is that even though the ID will do box up of the pipes, it will still be uglier than if we conceal it behind the kitchen cabinets.

 

Here is a pic of the black aircon pipes that were hiding behind the kitchen cabinets...

 

Does anyone have any experience with this?  Which option would be better? 

We are working with a tight budget and I think we will end up blowing it up by $4K -5K

Yes option B. I heard that sometimes there is condensation even when there is no issue. U just don't want anything growing behind or in your expensive cabinets.

[pandababy 1]

What colour for the kitchen?

It's mind boggling trying to work out the colour scheme and visualizing how the individual components will come together.  Previously, we had picked out this tile for the kitchen floor:

 

 

It looked fine in the brightly lit showroom, but now I find it a bit dark and hard to match!  We had chosen a light wood grain laminate for the kitchen cabinets, then decided to change it since the floor tiles are already so "grainy". 

We've chosen our kitchen countertop already - Snow White from Lian Hin.

 

 

So now the question is, what colour should I choose for the kitchen cabinets and the wall?  I was looking through the Ikea catalogue and thought that a soft grey would look serene and elegant. 

 

                            

 

Both these shades of grey look gorgeous to me, but I cannot visualize them with the floor tiles that we've chosen.  Can't change the floor tiles now, since they have already been delivered to the flat.  So what colour laminate would go with the tiles and white quartz counter top...?