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haha i just happened to come in to reply a pm and saw it! i think i would prefer Layout B. I know what you mean by not wanting to have a high cabinet on the left to block the light..i initially wanted a tall cabinet too..but end up didn't have space since I want my hob and hood in a line and didn't want to block the light/space on the left.. i've the same layout and was abit concerned about fengshui too..but doors either open up to kitchen and yard window or living room windows..! but since fengshui is also abt having bright, comfortable and spacious spaces for the air to flow, we still chose to hack all the kitchen walls and add a crystal light at the entrance..and perhaps a plant near the window..

welcome!! are u finally starting work already? =)

Hey do u mind sharing what color is the turquoise? I would like to use it to paint stripes for one of the rooms..

the fan looks good!

i like the colors! especially the turquoise one!

thank you! u're so nice.. its nice to hear some affirmation from others..your place is looking great too!

hello! thank you for the nice words.. i did not hack away original tiles, it was overlaid as mine is a new flats and can't hack due to waterproofing.. pm-ed you contacts..

hello! i guess mine isn't 100% scandi, and even scandinavian has the very white and more ikea-like style within it.. Pm-ed. Good luck!

i will be installing windows..no grills (yet)..

thanks thanks! =) i'm lovin' it too and excited to see how it turns out..

hello, K will not be doing carpentry for me as MIL insisted that our relative do it instead. Tilling wise is pretty good, no complaints so far. Everything was done up in 4 weeks and he's very responsive, wadsapp progress almost daily. His tilers should be good, you can drop by paloma and pinkwhale's t-blog. they did concrete with tiling kitchen and pinkwhale did a honeycomb mosaic vanity with sink..carpentry workmanship should be good too..

do you have kids? it's not very safe for kids and studies have shown that it emits poisonous fumes..there're quite a few studies on it if you google it.. and also note that lifetime warranty is for the material itself only..this is installed with a 'floating' system i.e. the pieces are joined together like puzzles, clicking the sides together without sealing it..you'll have to be very careful with water e.g. air-con leaks, pipe leaks, forget to close windows when it rains, water spills, or even pets' pee..the water may seep in between and it may smell or cause mould to build up under the material..this is not covered by warranty as the material itself is not spoilt..

i really like his other projects too, that's why we got him.. =) PM-ed. i love them too..i prefer flooring that feels solid..there's a chinese idiom that says feet has to step on solid ground.. i used 65daigou, so far no issue..i added the link below, but i don't really recommend that you buy down lights from taobao..not that the quality is no good, but the price difference is not great enough to be worth it..i got phillips downlight, with air shipping it came to about $10 each excluding the bulb which is about $8? The Phillips one we got from lightnings.com.sg was about $23 with bulb and warranty after discount..price difference about $5 each, which came to $50 isn't exactly substantial enough.. http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=14503626133 Pendant lights are really worth it though, as shops here import from China too..I got a set of Tom Dixon lights for about S$100 all inclusive..shops here sell ONE for more than $100..I also got a big 'spinning' light for about $100 when it cost $220 here..track lights are also pretty worth it..

Week 4 concluded..cont. The side where my washer-dryer/sink/hob/fridge will be in a row. The cement screed wall in the kitchen. My lovely brick walls. View of the living/dining from the door. It was a hot hot sunny day! With this, I guess updates will get less frequent as not much will be done till carpentry comes in. It's been really exciting, but very tiring too. Can't wait to see the result and add in our furnishings. It's going to take months for us to decorate our place like hanging up our puzzles, photo frame wall etc. I don't know how people finish their renovation in 4 weeks and move in immediately! We will only move in at the end of the year and will be taking our time to clean up and deco the place slowly.

Week 4 concluded..cont. MBR toilet with mosaic curb for shower screen up. Waiting for shower screen. Common toilet. I love the curb! From common toilet to service yard. View from service yard.

Week 4 concluded. Can't believe it's been a month since we've started renovation! Very happy with progress so far. Almost all works are done. We're only left with painting, shower screens/doors, plumbing and lights and carpentry..but plumbing and lights usually come when the carpentry comes in..so i suppose things will come to a standstill till my carpentry is in..i'm hoping that it'll be done in 2 weeks but i've a feeling that we'll be delayed by carpentry - we are only discussing carpentry with the relative tomorrow, after which carpenter will come do measurements before manufacturing..no idea why both ain't done the same time.. worksite. View from entrance. The whole place look so much brighter and bigger after the walls were knocked down! Kitchen. Living room. The recess wall will be covered by 'wood planks' with a 'hole' in the middle.. View from the other end of the living room.

hey.. my aircon trunking went through the rooms..so it's not visible along the corridor..it is only visible in the MBR towards the air-con ledge..

wow many thanks for your very kind words..you've just described what i envisioned in words..do u happen to write for a living? i don't exactly have green fingers but may plant some herbs for cooking..and buy fresh flowers to place them in vases..will probably get white semi see through curtains to keep the living/dining bright.. i started with pinning images (on pinterest) of homes I liked, then sieved out what was possible for the flat based on the layout (and practicalities).. April/June is pretty soon, especially since HDB seem to hand over flats faster than expected nowadays! good luck and enjoy the process..

thanks thanks! i didn't choose any colors, they are mostly white walls and wooden flooring.. PM-ed.

I like your toilet! The wardrobe laminates are really pretty too..and the console's design.. =) great progress there!

thanks thanks! wow i thought i was just lucky..really appreciative of good service these days..

i like your study table too! gonna head down to ikea!

Day 23 We finally hacked the last wall. The permit took forever and needed a PE. The husband dropped by in the afternoon in between meetings, and realized that the workers have accidentally drilled a hole into our concealed pipes in the wall. He immediately texted K and told him to fix it. And within the next hour, K proudly announced that it's fixed. He got his people down to weld it back immediately. It was really fast and I suppose we wouldn't even have known if the husband didn't drop by. An excited me rushed down after work to see how it looks like after the hacking. Here's our kitchen without the wall now. Debris has been cleared and curbs extended with screeding for flooring too. View from service yard to main door. I'm squeezing my sink/hob/2-door fridge on this side, so I can have full counter space on the other side. I guess I'm used to having a cutting space in between the sink/hob as the place I rented in Sweden had a one-side kitchen. I usually cook a dish and prepare the ingredients at the same time - I find that it really saves time. Day 24 They are finishing up the flooring, it was fast! Day 25 No pictures from K! I guess he's busy and the curbs and shower screens will be up soon. All of the major works have been completed and we're only left with doors, shower screens, lights, windows for service yard and painting. We're trying to arrange with the carpentry guy to come down for measurements this weekend. I'm most worried about this, as K is not doing carpentry for us since MIL insist that we use a relative. *cross fingers* Initially we got K to quote for everything, but end up taking out the carpentry to appease everyone. Let's hope everything will continue smoothly.

Been really tired these days. Managed to drop by Balestier's lightings.com.sg to get lights after work and spent more than 2 hours choosing lights. The sales person was so patient, service was good too. Balestier lights shop served us water while The Link did not even serve us anything when we went to try Vera Wang gowns. There's also a 15% discount for Phillips items now, so I guess we had a pretty good deal. We wanted to visit Poh Seng at Jalan Besar after work. I was in a hurry and just saw '159 Jalan Besar' on their website. Reached there and realized, wrong! Had to walk all the way to 389, but it was already closed at 6pm!! I walked all the way from Serangoon Road, and it is so hot these days. I need to get sanitary wares really soon! Day 22 False ceilings and partitions up. Photos from K. MBR false ceiling. Partition and L-box up.

thanks!