Kari

Wow yoongf, is that the layout of your wardrobe? Appreciate your effort to take photos. So the slanted door is to cover the right angle of the wall, hence the space inside will be add-shaped right? If that's the case, can put things inside? Or it's just a feature to cover the right angle? Thanks!

Wow! A queen sized bed for ur kids for future bf/gf. Well, no way for me. haha Well, we are also planning on double decker bed but with one that has a study table below, though not sure whether can squeeze in anot. Grills are a must to prevent them from being superman or spiderman. Plus heard we can use window grills as another form of cothes drying equipment. haha. But whats a slanting door?

Hee dun say like this. My first time loading images. Hope it's not too big.

Hope you can see my floor plan. I am planning to hack the exisiting MBR door to face the windows instead of the toilet (Bad Feng Shui to have toilet door, MBR door & Bedroom door all 3 in a row) I guess I feel much safer to go ahead with parquet in all my bedrooms afer hearing so many supporters' past experience. Poor gumbokins, pink stripped laminate indeed does not suit one's taste as one grows older. I'm also one of those guilty parties who want car-shapped beds for my son to make him happy. haha. But I'll remind myself to be practical. Must save money! Cost of living so high!

haha tats the thing! Everyone gives different advice that makes my head spin. I agree that kids outgrow fast esp mine is only 2 and 4. They may not like the design that I plan for them as they grow older and if I have to pull out that built-in wardrobe it will be such a waste of money. On the other hand, off the shelves wardrobes have limited space storage & they may have too few drawers or shallow drawers whereby I cannot put in big items etc. Please be patient with me. I'm a lousy decision-maker.

Thank you all for your advice. However, I keep hearing contractors advising me against parquet as they say it will not last a year. I do know that my kids will use pencils or anything they can get their hands on to scratch and draw the floor when I turn my back on them. Monsters! On the other hand, I know of people like you "Gumbokins" whose house's parquet flooring really last them decades as compared to what contractors said. (Haiz I have no mind of my own. Sorry!) I believe I will do built-ins as you guys advised since it will allow me to create more storage space for their toys and clothes. However, does anyone know whether it is fine not to have a backing for the wardrobe? (i.e. to use the wall as the backing - Save $$ on another piece of wood ) Or is it possible not to glue the wardrobe to the wall, so it will be easy to remove and reuse if we move out?

Well, mine's is a 90sq m 4 rm HDB flat (own house). Their bedrooms are 28 m x 41 m big. Can squeeze in 1 wardrobe and bookshelf for their future books? Mind sharing your design as reference? Thanks.

Thank you yoongf for your advice. I guess I really have to accept their artisitic drawing and stickers in the house. However, I was wondering whether it is necessary to have built-in wardrobes for their bedrooms (one ID told me the pricing for built-in and off the shelf is not much difference, so might as well customize - TRUE?) I prefer not to have to many built-ins, so that I can change the theme and design of their rooms as they grow. You know kids are fickle-minded, sometimes they love Doraemon, the next moment they tell you Disney Princess and so on. Will that be a good ideal? Appreciate your help again.

I will be getting my own new flat soon. More stressed than excited. Wondering how you guys design your flats if you live with terrible two. I seriously need advice on how to renovate the house without them destroying all the new furniture or getting hurt. For example, I was advised not to use parquet for bedrooms flooring as the children are still too young. They may cause a dent to the flooring when they play rough with heavy toys. However, I understand that parquet is better than tiles should we place a mattress on the floor for them to sleep... Haiz I hope to make the house cosy and warm yet stylish. (Will that be possible?) Greatly appreciate your help. Thanks!

This is my first time renovating my own house! Overwhelmed by the number of ID firms around. Please kindly advise whether anyone has used the service of this company KNQ Associates http://www.knqassociates.com/ Greatly appreciate your help. Thank you.