me again. am deciding between ID and contractor. initially i thought i could do without ID. cos my E (wife-to-be) is a very creative and aesthetically inclined person (at least more so than me). so i thought i'd leave the design entirely to her, while i become the practical CFO. however after reading renotalk, i am starting to worry that it is not as easy as it seemed. i thought i could just produce the design, and then instruct the contractor on what to do. but it seems that there are the materials to consider, type of paint, flooring, lighting.. just so many! while i am still undecided, my plan would be to go to well known enclaves like paya lebar, defu, jalan besar, expos, and talk to IDs/contractors and shortlisting before deciding. from what i have gathered from renotalk, the below are pretty decent. 3D innovations Jimmy Tan Defong Kevin Plush Living Johnny Three-d Concept Werke Imposed Design K*l**d* spamming ID firm Interior Meter Square IntraDesign Dave ImageCreativeDesign James PoshHome CalvinTan i think for me responsiveness is very important. cannot stand people being mia. my experience with my bridal boutique. the boss can promise us everything. when it came to servicing, she mia. then now her staff is doing the work. at least her staff is a tad more responsive. how i am sourcing is also from those renovation portals where you fill up details and then IDs will start calling you. not very responsive though.. maybe my date is still far away; or my info is not adequate.. i hope to update as i go along, from meeting IDs/con to going for expo shows =)