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As we took a look at the house after painting, we were wondering what to do with the white doors of the electrical cabinet at the entrance. It looks quite out of place. We asked ID is it possible to paint the door to the same color as the wall. She said yes, but because the cabinet door is laminated, once scratch, the paint will come off. So we asked her what options do we have. She suggested to put black tinted mirror, and we agreed. In a couple of days later when I went up to the house, the doors have been removed. That was fast... This is how the white laminated doors look like. Quite out of place, because our theme will not have any white color. The doors taken out after agreeing to fix black tinted mirror. Now anticipating to see how the door with black tinted mirror will look.

We have been looking around for a clock and can't find something we like until we chance upon this... Wifey said she's been longing for a cuckoo clock. Well, here it is....

In the meanwhile, the painting is completed... Now waiting for carpentry installation which is expected to start next week

Thanks for the reminder. I'll check with them.

Enjoy the process... Somehow I enjoy it so far. For my wife, she just want to see the outcome, she doesn't have time to go through the process of liaising with ID and sourcing for stuff.

Hahaha. Thanks bro!

Thanks for dropping by my thread... My thread very quiet 😂

Other purchases: Mirror - realize that there isn't any mirror in the house. So got this mirror. But the color is off theme. So I got a small can of walnut color stain. ID will help to get it stained... Wifey is looking for place to hang her handbag, so we decided to get this hat stand... Again, color will be stained to walnut. And the base will be painted black. This is the walnut stain color

For both master and common bathroom, I'm did a ledge so that I can put the shower stuff like shampoo, bath foam, etc

In between, the tiler also did some work... All the materials for the tiling work... Toilet bowl is removed from the toilet, and a base is built for washing machine

A few days later, the wiring are completed Next step will be false ceiling... Another round of drawings on the wall In about 2 days time, it is done BUT... The false ceiling guys didn't leave space for curtain pelmet... So they came back another day to do it. Now there's place to put curtain...

After all my defects are rectified, my reno started early July. First thing on site is meeting with electrician to discuss location of lights, switches, sockets, etc. I have a lot of changes to my switches and sockets, and also pull wire all over. I also changed the switches and sockets to dark silver color. The outcome of the discussion - such drawings are in every room My dark silver switches

Other furnitures I bought are... Coffee table Chair and coffee table for balcony

Furniture purchases: The first furniture we bought is dining table and chairs. Because the place is small, I want to get a smaller width table. Again, I combed through lots of furniture shops, most of the table out in the market are at least 90cm. I wanted 80cm. Some people told me, what is 10cm, no difference. But I believe in a tight area, it makes a difference. I managed to find this shop who had a booth at one of the furniture fairs at the Singapore Expo. This shop allows me to customize the size of the table, so I ordered a 160cm x 80cm one. This is the look of the table, we chose something like dark grey oak, it's close to black The chairs that will go along with the table. They have many different chairs, we chose this because it's comfortable and got arm rest Next up is the sofa. We want to get recliner sofa, after reading reviews, we decided to get from Univonna. This sofa should be good, but my experience with the sales person is unpleasant. In case you want to know, his name is Walter. I recommend that if you buy from Univonna, buy from someone else. My sofa looks something like this, color will be light grey. I also bought a single seater one for the TV room Another item for the TV room is a rocking chair, we like this chair immediately when we saw it. Wifey says that it's her dream to have a rocking chair...

One day I was discussing with a colleague on reno because she just got a new place. She complained that it is difficult for she and her husband to agree on stuff.... She asked me whether I faced the same issue? My reply to her was very rare because my wife took a back seat, I will show her a few options of what I like for her to approve. So, she's approving what I liked, it doesn't matter which one she choose

When we got the key, my wife got involved and met ID for the first time when we choose laminates and paint colors. This is the second round of 3D. Still not about right but very close. The final laminates we chose in some areas are different from this second round of 3D... Living area - although I like this laminate, wifey doesn't. So final laminate chosen is different Dining area TV room - somehow the 3D doesn't show the correct laminate, final outcome will be different Study and Wardrobe room Master bedroom - we like this stucco wall effect, hopefully the real thing will be as nice. Bed head and bed frame laminate will be changed though, I find it too plain

I also need ceiling fans. Current home using standing fan, but because new home is smaller, no space for standing fan. The fans that I got are... Haiku for living and dining area Spin for master bedroom Vento Fino for TV room

Besides down lights, I need hanging lights for master bedroom and dining pendant lights. The lights that is available in the shops are not to my liking. Unfortunately, my mandarin sucks, can't go to TB. We were in HK early June, since its free and easy trip, I decided to spend one afternoon looking at lights and found what I like. Bought 3 of these for dining pendant Bought 3 of these also, 2 for bedroom, 1 for balcony

Thanks. I bought mine from a retailer and they didn't give me the warranty card.

After I signed up with my ID, the next thing I did was to look at lights. So early this year I combed through the almost 90% of the shops in Jalan Besar, Balestier and Geylang. The lights I'm getting are LED down lights. There are many types in the market and the price varies. So it's interesting going to different shops to understand the lights they carry. In the end, I decided to get one that the housing and LED bulb is detachable. So if there's any problem with the light, I can take out the bulb and driver without removing the housing. This prevents damage to the false ceiling. The driver of this light also has the safety mark. This is is also more ex than the most others. But when ID brought me to see lights, I changed my decision. More on this later...

My initial hope of getting keys in April didn't materialize. Instead got my keys in June. Before I get my keys, ID gave me the first draft of 3D. In this first draft, she input some laminates she thought I would like based on my theme. Certain things are not bad whereas some needs changes... Living area Dining area TV room Study and Wardrobe room - my ID is not someone who insist on her point of view, she'll just suggest and we make the final decision. One of her suggestion for this room was not to use all the walls for carpentry as it'll make the room look congested, but I insisted that I need more storage. So when the 3D is done up, it proved her point. I now decided to do away with the top hung cabinet Master bedroom - bed head and stucco wall for this is wrong, ID said, she wanted to give me alternatives and throw me this idea to see if I like it

When I met up with all the IDs, I'll share with them my requirements and what I want to do for every room. Then I leave it to them to propose to me their plans. My requirements: 1. Lots of storage - over the years, I've accumulated lots of stuff. My new home is smaller than current one. Even though I have been throwing a lot of things last few years, still have a lot. Hopefully, I can throw more over the next few weeks as I pack my stuff. 2. Easy to clean - as we do not have a domestic helper, we need to do area cleaning ourselves. So the design must not be too fanciful such that there are lines, holes, etc, whereby cleaning needs more effort. 3. No cove lighting - I'm doing L box, no cove. Dust will settle in the cove and needless to say, all the creepy crawllies... Although my home is already done up, because of the need for storage, I need to do a lot of carpentry. That leads me to wonder why some IDs don't bother to come back to me because I understand that they can make a lot from carpentry. Here's my reno works: - Whole house L box... Living area - shoe cabinet - TV console, feature wall - storage Dining area - cabinet with altar, glass display, some open shelving and close cabinet Yard - dismantle the toilet bowl from the back toilet, build a base to put washing machine in the back toilet - build a cabinet where the washing machine used to sit Bedroom 3 (TV room) Instead of having TV in the master bedroom, we'll put the TV here. I'll be watching my soccer here if wifey is watching her TV program in the living room - TV console and feature wall Bedroom 2 (Study and Wardrobe) Because we have too much clothes, the wardrobe provided is not enough. So we are hacking off the wardrobe given and will build a bigger one. The study table will be by the window. Amongst all the IDs we talk to, my ID is the only one to propose this. I think other IDs didn't propose this as my window is full length. But my ID's idea of how the table should end off the window is unique and thus I accepted her proposal. Initially I wanted to build more shelving on the other empty wall, but ID propose not to as it will make the room cluttered. And the first draft 3D proved her point - L shape wardrobe - study table Master bedroom - bed head - side table - feature wall (my feature wall is going to be stucco wall, this wall is going to be ex, excited to see how it turns out) - queen size bed with storage Both bathrooms - build vanity top and cabinet

Very interesting and unique theme! Looking forward to see the outcome of your house.

Your sink for the master bathroom is nice. Agree with your Mrs on the tap... My current tap is mounted on the counter top, there will sure be puddles of water dripping onto the counter top...

Thanks bro. I thought I'll do something to contribute after receiving so much from fellow renotalkers.