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Looks like ur reno is coming to an end. Congrats on ur completion

Making good progress in ur reno I like ur WIW

I have PMed to u liao.

I got this problem too and was upset over this. My ID explained that this was due to the some walls that are slanted.

Hi Hugo, Interesting 3D drawings. I like the wall leading up the staircase.... Very nice:) Like Adidaem, I will be parking here and stalking ur blog too! Awaiting for more pictures from your reno journey cheers!

Another member in Serangoon N? Welcome to the neighborhood. To me, an ID is pretty much the same as a contractor apart from value added services like 3D drawings and cordinating all reno activities when u r too busy to monitor. If u don't mind, I can recommend my ID. He does quite lot of things for me at contractor pricing

Thanks Angel, u can have green fingers too! Just like us, we just need to give them care ..... they need air, water, plenty of sunlight and right amount of nutrients Experience counts too, after a while, u will understand the plants better. So, after your reno is completed, u may want to try out.

Thanks for your suggestion...... Perhaps I will consider to create a herbs and spice garden in my balcony.

Good idea of "hiding" your electrical accesories and keeping them out of sight. I m currently finding hard to keep my kitchen's table top clutter free

I have used Breakthrough Missions for the 3rd time running..... u may want to try them. Price is also reasonable. Person to contact is Vincent / Raymond Contgrats on getting ur keys soon. Sorry to hear about the break in your reno work in 2012 .... I believe many of the workers are M'sians..... hope things will work out well for u and have a smooth reno

Ayazumi, Welcome to the Serangoon N neighbourhood. I have also moved in here a mth ago. A very nice and quiet place with lots of nice food too!

Jopej, congrats on your completion. Your place looks really lovely and beautiful

I like the neat layout of your kitchen. It looks lovely! I actually wanted to conceal my washer in the toilet too but there isn't much space in there and moreover we wanted to keep the wc and shower. So, we went for the next best option of creating a small yard behind the kitchen, to conceal the bulky washer

Congrats on your completion and moving in. Everything looks very nice and neat. Enjoy your new place.

Love my Gardening Corner.... still pondering what else to grow.... Improvement made to spruce up my little garden:

I second your opinion on EM renovation. So many things to consider like staircase and balcony and all these added to the extra cost.

Yaolong, your reno progress is looking good. Kitchen is shaping up I like your big space .

My Dining Area Some furniture I got fom Ikea (Display and book shelves). As for the shoerack, I bought it from a shop @Mid View City. The furnitures matches my "all-white" theme

Just completed my final reno payment to my ID company. Everything has been rectified to my satisfaction. If you still remember my staircase problem, I had it rework and my ID did not make me pay for the rework.... Thank God! IKEA installers are here today to fix up all my bookracks and display shelves I had purchased Total cost for furnishing from IKEA is about 2k. This amounts to about 3 to 4k of savings if had done built in.

Hi bro Kobelala! Long time never hear from u.... Hope u and ur family have settled down well in your new home. Thanks for all your advice. I managed to solve my staircase problem eventually without paying any additional cost.

Very nice 3d drawings wish u smooth reno journey !

Reno cost really depend on the extent of what one wants to do. I started on a very tight budget of 30 - 35k but ended with 45k due to additional works which were unforeseen during the planning stage. To me, what matters most is affordability and whether u r happy for what u paid for wish u a smooth and happy reno journey

I almost couldn't locate my blog as I have not updated it for quite some time. It's has been almost a month after moving into my EM .... very happy and comfortable in my new place. I am very glad that the unpacking process is almost over ... just completed unpacking the 100th carton box. Today, I have requested my mover to collect back the 100 no. of carton boxes and have gotten back my deposit. As I did not have any build-storage for all my rooms, I was at Ikea Tampines on Moday and managed to pick up 10 pieces of tall shelving for storage purposes - mainly bookracks and display cabinets. I chose white finishing for all the pieces. Paid them for delivery and installation charges ..... @ least for now, I m assured that I would have enough storage space to put all my barang-barang Hope that everything will be in order and the mess cleared up by this weekend

Hi sis Ngan, congrats on the completion of your reno! I love reading your blog and your photos.... Nice and cosy home. when is your moving in? hope everything will be swee swee ....

Looks like u r going for major revamp.... Hope u have a smooth reno Btw, can u share with me the convertible roof shelter u intend to construct? I have put this on hold. We want to keep our high ceiling balcony but at the same time we want to keep the rain away..... Hopefully this convertible system would solve our problem. Thx.