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Nice inspiration pics! Unfortunately HDB ceilings tend to be low and pose a challenge to achieving an airy feel. Looking forward to see your end results.

So did you pop by Air Division? How is the stock situation? Updates are dependent on: (i) Workload. (ii) Whether I am busy with some new TV series/book/whatever I am currently obsessed with. (iii) Whether something is really time critical e.g. good sales - for these I'll usually do at least a quick post. Wordpress has an app that facilitates easy uploading of pics. I hardly photoshop so that's the trade-off. My blog readers have to deal with crappy blurry pics.

Nah, I was back home before that. Was only there for a very short while just after lunch. Too dusty as you said. I remember the small tables being available when I was there, so I figured you went after we left. You can actually see the tables and the crater console in this post: http://emrenoblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/i-heart-clearance-sales/ I took one shot just of the crater console cos I was like... Too bad you didn't read/subscribe to my blog, I think I published the post at 4.30 pm. It is a very 'masculine' piece, so really not something that would fit in my place, but for the price... super tempting. And yes, the Air items were all in very good condition (unlike the Grafunkt ones). Super love the marble tables on clearance. Was there to look for a small item and didn't see anything. More for window shopping than anything else.

Glad you found something at the clearance sale. We popped by as well but nothing caught our eye at Grafunkt. Air had a black crater console display piece at 2.4k. Uber tempting.

Mine is noisy at speeds 2 and 3, but not sure if it's due to poor installation or poor fan design. Would be interested to hear from others. The fan is really strong though. No problems ventilating the entire room.

Wow, 3 in 6 years is very frequent. But I guess with each move you know better what you need/want. Look forward to the end results. Jia you.

If you want a Scandi theme, then just go for a very clean and simple palette. Light colors, light wood... take your time to buy stuff. New pieces will always come up that you'll love. Speaking from experience since I'm still shopping for minor pieces for my place and it's been more than a year since I loved in. e.g. think I would have gotten the JotterGoods desk if it was launched earlier. Oh well... the perils of shopping too much. I've replied to you via PM using your comments email address btw.

Best price I've seen is at the semi-annual Philips Carnival sale. Think was $90? Not sure but definitely a good buy. The lights are so popular they sell out pretty fast.

Hey, saw that you moved some furniture in? Think best not to as the remaining works could damage the new stuff. E.g. paint marks, workers sitting/standing on them, acid wash. The items will also need to be moved when works progress and damage could happen. Last concern is theft. This was the advise I was given by my contractor which I think makes sense.

I don't know if it's the picture tone, but the color of the Harvey Norman items make them look 'cheap' (sorry if I sound atas). Maybe need to compare with 'beauty shots' like the one you posted of the Matthew Hilton sideboard. For sideboard with legs, think quite a few places have them. Can look around for a cheaper alternative if budget is a constraint. Or wait a bit if it's considered a 'non-essential' item. Btw since you've already bought some teak stuff, do the wood colors go together (ditto if you are using any wood laminates)? Best not to mix light/dark and patterned wood unless there is a particular look you are going for. I've seen some combinations that made me wince.

You can use them in the bedroom or living room if you have some pics or shelves that you want to highlight.

Yes track light is not bright enough. Good to highlight decor or walls for mood lighting but definitely too dark for cooking.

Actually, the GSS sales starts in April btw so if you just move in in March, GSS would be ideal. You'll know by then what you need and how much space to cater for it etc. Having been through a few sales cycles, I think both year-end and GSS are about the same. Really depends on the brand/promo given. E.g. the promo/price for Grafunkt isn't as good as 2011 but the same as GSS 2012. E.g. http://emrenoblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/2511/ http://emrenoblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sales-sales-everywhere-and-coming-soon/

Oh you should thank Mrs Loo for the Landex info. As for poisoning you re: furnishing, haha you sure you wanna thank me for making you spend more $$$? Maybe you can consider the more critical furniture now, and the less critical furnishing later if cash-flow is tight? Anyway the major sales period is year-end (now) and GSS, and 6 months later your bank account should have recovered a bit more. Hmm... yeah, unfortunately I still prefer a wall hung version for a cleaner look, else I might have gotten the Line too.

Maybe you can do a mini-MO for Grafunkt items to get $9k in total? Everyone in the MO benefits right? Think just need 2 more homeowners. No harm trying. If you've read my blog, you'll know that I spent quite a bit on my furnishings. But the solid wood items will last so over time I think still worth it. I will rather spend more $ now on something that I love then to live with possible regret and/or throw away in a few years cos I was never happy with the design from the start. But if you buy then must think that 10 years later you will still love it lar. Else quite sayang.

Do keep the marble if the condition is good. Laying new marble is really expensive, so it's quite a waste to hack away and use homogeneous tiles instead. Plus marble has a much smoother and cool feel (which I personally like). Just get your contractor to give the marble a good polish and it'll look much better. Goes with mid century mod too (but perhaps not so much an Industrial theme). But between homo tiles and marble, there is really no fight. P.S. In case your contractor or ID had tried to convince you to get rid of the marble, do re-consider hiring them. No decent ID/contractor should convince their client to get rid of old marble flooring for homo tiles. Even my ID also asked us to retain our original broken marble flooring until they did a site visit and realised how awful it looked with the half parquet in the living room.

Not good for older folks and pregnant ladies as mentioned. The edges of the platform could be a 'small kids' hazard if/when you have young kids. Bad for clumsy people who tend to bump into edges/corners. Mold could grow inside the platform (as with any carpentry or laminate work, but I guess is out of sight, out of mind). Need to comply with HDB regulations re: height to window.

Hi Lazyfaires, 75k COV is a lot of money, so can understand your frustration. Just wondering why the walls cannot be altered though? Unless you got one of those rare EMs with bomb shelters, otherwise most of the EM walls can be hacked, albeit with some hassle getting HDB permission to do so (mine took weeks). How about sharing your floor plan? We have seen quite a few EM reno in this thread and over in T-Blog and may be able to point you to a owner who renovated with similar layout? Just a note out to anyone who is reading this. You can just go to the HDB website and buy the floorplan for $5. No need to be the owner. Just need the address (including unit number). This is useful for house-hunting if you have plans to hack any walls. Apart from support walls (those with thick black lines on the plan), you also need to look out for those units with prefab walls. I've heard of units in Tampines that cannot be hacked cos of prefab walls. Can even call HDB to check before committing to the sale. Always good to do some homework for probably one of the most expensive purchases in your life (most exp in my case anyways). If yours is a usual unit, based on what I know the hackable walls in EMs are: 1. Between study/utility and kitchen 2. Between study/utility and dining (except for support pillar and beam) 3. Between kitchen and living room (except the support pillar and beam) 4. MBR wall adjoining stairs 5. BR wall adjoining stairs 6. BR wall adjoining corridor to shared toilet 7. Shared toilet wall 8. MBR toilet wall 9. Storeroom under stairs (but stairs itself CANNOT be hacked) 10. Kitchen and balcony (to widen the door to the balcony) I speak mostly from personal experience since 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10 in my place are hacked. 4, 8 and 9 I've seen in a few renos on RT and in ads for sales.

Can try Comfort Furniture. They supply to cafes and I recall that they are one of the few stores that have have a good selection of round tables. Some examples online: http://www.comfortfurniture.com.sg/category/products/tables/dining-tables/

Ouch. Feel your pain. Hope to see your home transformed soon. Good luck. Oh ya, and shame on your friend. Not much of a true friend to do this to you guys.

Hi Bread, over in the maisonette owners thread, there was a discussion re: doors and Piggicia shared some photos. Thought you may be interested to see: The newer door does show some wear and tear too (fading). Were also discussing that HDB would install roller blinds FOC at corridors where rain would splash in and badly affected the door. FYI and if your door gets splashed by rain quite badly, could be something to consider. Maintenance of the roller blinds is the owner's responsibility, and not HDB's after installation. Piggicia installed acrylic on her gate to block some of the rain. Thread: http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4853&st=4520

Thanks for sharing news about the sale Mrs Loo. I bought so much the last time I was there, quite scared to go down again. Got most of my tableware last year from Landex with fantasies of having hotel style dining. Unfortunately most of the tableware have not seen the daylight since delivery cos we use disposable plates when we have parties and never found a chance to use the vinegar pots and chopstick holders. Just want to share that 'New Bone' does not contain animal bone ash (usually cow but can be pig bones) unlike 'Fine Bone' chinaware. I am quite glad that I'm not eating off animal bones. The tableware are certified 'halal' too, so it's something that our Muslim friends will appreciate I think.

My concern re: your mum's bdrm is that the design essentially turns what used to be a very spacious and bright bedroom to one that is partitioned into 2 areas. I can appreciate the design concept behind this idea, but I don't like it cos the entire wardrobe passageway is now one long dark corridor and the dry vanity will always require a light. I appreciate that the design is probably to allow the other side of the wardrobe to mount TV, etc, but I would rather use the longer wall near the stairs for slightly more wardrobe space, and have the reading corner near the window instead. The door can then either swing on the other side, and the short wall does not have to be erected. The dry vanity can be shifted to the wall. So basically when you walk into the room you really feel the space. I checked my plan and my counter-top to kitchen cabinet is supposed to be 1.1m: It doesn't feel cramped when I walk thru the 1.1m walkway. But if hubby is standing there, then yeah a bit squeezy to go thru. So imagine if you have stools/chairs around the counter... I'll imagine that it will feel clustered, and probably the stove, etc cannot be used at the same time. Oh, and the sharp corner of the island that is facing the doorway disturbs me. Using my place as a proxy, I stood at the corner (near the wall in the pic above) to gauge the space/view upon entry, and that's my thought. I'll feel very disturbed if that's facing me each time I open the door.

Errr not sure I think so. ID got for us we just pay. Looks like this. Can see it in the corner.

Using it in my balcony. Works fine. Any reason why it's not recommended? We got it from Khind/Relite: http://relitespecialty.com/