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hey adidas, we had the same problem as you - narrow and long kitchen, and the light was in the way of the pole holder we got. did consider the retractable laundry thingy, but cos our washer is also @ that area, plus some box-ups to cover the pipings, couldn't do that, as it would be far too short and crampy. so we had no choice but to install the normal holders and sacrifice one space - so instead of 6 pole spaces, we only have 5.

thanks reiki hopefully we'll be able to maintain it. past 2 weekends have been happily and faithfully doing the cleaning... hope the enthusiasm lasts! the real test starts now!

hey butterfingerzz, the display cabinet is 6.5ft (length) by 3ft (height). the initial plan was to have the whole thing with glass panels, but we decided on storage so that the boxes fm the toys could be kept - apparently so they dun lose their value... and also cos of safety concerns - the glass panels could only go up to a certain width for it to be stable. so ur hubby is also a toy collector... haha, guys and their quirks hey red devil, no prob. they r slowly being brought over from the hubby's place, where they have spent the last 10/20 years... for now, its still as empty! the hubby will be more than happy to take many pictures and show off his precious collection

hi heartya, the runner was bought from thomson plaza - but i think many other places sell similar designs; saw it in sembawang shopping centre n amk central too - our primary concern when looking for the runner was the length, cos our dining table is 2m, so we needed one which was @ least 2.5m, heng could find it.

thanks new, dyleen, giraffe and kopi! we wish we din have to go to work, but just laze around all day but that's cos we're lazy people! new, u r welcome any time! come and visit all the bishanites in one sitting! AJ has also just moved in... we're also waiting for invitation to his house, heheh

your place looks nice and posh! nice transformation u have there.... looks prefect fm the surface; if u didn't highlight those problems u had @ the beg of ur blog, wouldn't have ever realised anything amiss. is ur dog @ the corner of the dining room pic? he looks like a carpet

just some proof we have moved in shoe cabinet can foresee space constraint, but everyone says shoes cannot go above our heads, oops. the wife's shoes have eaten into the hubby's portion. no prizes for guessing which column belongs to who the newest addition to our home - our tiny tiny guanyin bambo in the mbr toilet

mbr during 1st day of reno mbr now kitchen niche before kitchen niche now - cooking area

pics continued... view fm entrance before view fm entrance after balcony/dining before balcony/dining after

hello lovely people, we have moved in for about 2 weeks, and living ourselves is no joke - housework, travelling back to oldies' places is already enough to wear us out... and we still have to live with all the imperfections and problems left by the renovations, with our ID MIA. oh well, despite all the headaches and troubles he has caused us, life still goes on a few black sheep in our lives serve to help us learn what to look out for in future... will post a review some time later; let's focus on the happier stuff first. some b4 and in progress/after pics... we'll post more as we get the house tidied entrance before entrance after foyer before foyer after

hey jaskel, nope... dun think so... problem is, we think it was caused by the chemical washing; but cos we have already moved in, and didn't check the stuff closely b4 that, it will be hard to get compensation fm the ID even if we approach him about it. anyway he is a major source of anger and disappointment to us

nice work... love the orchid and the 铁树 (hope i got tt right) in the toilet... we also bot one for the MBR toilet, one which is 20 times smaller than urs

how did u make them replace? any tips? i think if we confront our so-called ID, he will say ours is low-grade s/s, and that its due to our splashing water and stuff...

i dunno how many song cho branches are there - there is one @ IMM, and one in AMK. try www.songcho.com.sg and check? then what did you do about those hoe kee stuff? we toyed with the idea of replacing all... but the replacement ones will need holes to be drilled too, and maybe @ different places fm the original, haizzzzz

hey kopi and red devil; we have the 4cm from profile for our granite top; personally, think it looks better, doesn't make the granite top look too thin; one of my frens upgraded to a 3inch thick front profile! but that being said, red_devil is right - there will be a joint line, albeit not so obvious one... at least there is for ours. i was peering @ my fren's one, and hers is not as obvious as ours... prob our carpenter's workmanship leaves much to be desired. for s/s accessories, get the song cho (welmi) ones, aka chicken brand. they r more expensive, but def more hardy and rust-resistant. our bathroom stuff fm hoe kee have already rusted abit (dunno if its cos the s/s is of poor grade, or the chemical washing by contractor spoilt it the wife had to scrub like a mad woman to remove the stains, and still not completely gone). spending abit for quality stuff and fuss free cleaning is better! trust us on tt, haha.

hey AJ, congrats on the big move sorry we weren't able to get u before u moved out of st 13; now we're hoping to get an invitation to ur new place once u have settled in - heh, wanna see the real place! do let us know if we can pop over for a preview of ur new place!

hey chip&dale/rsap, jutting in to answer, too kaypoh... cos we also had the same qn when we were doing our granite top. the std is actually 20mm profile all the way - those which hv a 40mm profile @ the front - it is usally added on; either FOC, or subject to top up by the contractor. do confirm with ur contractor whether he is giving u 40mm front profile, or only 20mm.

i think its a good choice not to use the s/s ones provided by the carpenter - cos prone to water marks, esp if the dish rack is always closed, and the water cannot dry well. then after sometime, the dish rack starts to rust have to make a conscious effort to take it out and clean the water marks away, so the dish rack does not tarnish... obviously we r doing tt now... haha the nitty gritty details of staying without our parents

our stainless steel bathroom accessories fm hoe kee have started to rust, barely a month after they were put up

hi simon, could u post a pic on it? thanks!

we have the PVC trimming for our mbr sink support and shower screen half wall - any way to either remove or colour over it? dun really like the look of it. TIA for the help.

we have the same PVC trimming for our concrete sink base in toilet, and it kinda looks dated the entire edging of the base + half wall @ shower screen is covered in the PVC trimming - is there anything we can do to minimise the appearance? will spray painting or epoxy painting help? what kind should be used? thanks alot!

i have the same question as figo007 - we are also looking to replace the hydraulic plungers with blum system - anyone knows if its possible to DIY?

hi tiler seng, sent u a PM, got ur reply, but there was no content in it - could u pls resend? tks

agreed... got them to do up my bamboo pole hooks - previous contractor drilled a hole tt was too big the hooks dropped out in less than a week when we moved in. the uncle was really helpful, and made 2 trips up and down to get his ladder, tools, etc. thumbs up for good service, and friendly uncle.