trashley

finally found some time to start my reno tblog. some intro first. we're a young couple buying our first flat, decided on yishun as prices are generally cheaper compared to everywhere else. we like that Yishun has a kind of peace and serenity, having my office within walking distance of my new place is sort of an added bonus. hehe... save on transportation. we have a little girl and wife is expecting our second in august, so we were actually looking at 5rms, EAs and EMs. these were the pics i saw in an online ad in oct. gave the agent a call to arrange for a viewing, realised that the unit is only 3-4mins walk away from my office. fell in love with the place when i saw it, i arranged for another viewing immediately for wifey to take a look. only the price is holding us back now. after a few rounds of negotiation we settled on $384K, valuation of the unit was $375K with a COV of $9K. floor plan After placing a deposit for the OTP, we went to a few IDs and contractors for quotes. Regretted not getting to know about RenoTalk earlier, so many people to answer all my doubts and queries. We decided to use Brenda from Wideangle Design as we were impressed with her professionalism and superb service rendered, both wifey and me were very comfortable with her. initial plan repaint whole unitpolish marble floorchange 3 toiletsfeature wall **** roomglass partition for a study room from living room areaoverlay 2nd floor with veneerWIW with feature wall in MBRwardrobe for mum's roomreposition power pointremove obiang corniceepoxy pebble wash at walkway from main door Was planning to leave the kitchen as it-is, and redo next time when budget allows. When i brought Brenda to my place for initial evaluation, she told me it is not advisable to keep the cabinet as the base is already rotten. Which actually made me happy within, as i now have a valid reason to redo the kitchen!! i asked Brenda to hack away the toilet in the kitchen, as its so small that its neither here nor there. this enabled me to fulfill my dream of having an island counter in my kitchen!! realized that the floor can't be kept as well as there were quite a few big bad stains that can't be removed completely even with polishing, it will at most lighten it. so decided to change it as well. 2nd draft repaint whole unithack entire 1st level flooringreplace with 80cm X 80cm homogeneoushack toilet in kitchencabinet in kitchenredo 2 toiletsfeature wall **** roomoverlay 2nd floor with veneerWIW with feature wall in MBRwardrobe for mum's roomreposition power pointremove obiang cornice

hi all, just got my keys to my EM at Yishun ST 22 on 1 Apr. reno is ongoing now, hopefully can move in by end may. am looking for bathroom accessories, stove and cooker hob. would appreciate any recommendations on where to get them from. cheers.