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Can I check with you - roughly how long did it take between the day you placed order and for most of the items to reach the warehouse? Are most of your sellers located in Guangzhou?

Ok, my contractor checked and reverted. So that vertical "beam" are actually not structural, but they do support the false ceiling. So if we wanna hack it, have to remove the false ceiling AND aircon. If we hack them, especially after the right one is gone, i think this adds more "openess" to the kitchen? My kitchen peranakan tile will be visible from the dining area too! In the first place, I want to dismantle kitchen door and change the kitchen entrance position because I'd like more open-ness in the otherwise tiny kitchen. Should we hack or not hack? If we don't hack it, I will extend width of the vertical beam and build my island length to join it. If so, should I use the Peranakan tiles on the exterior of the island facing the dining room? Not sure if it will look weird or not .. hmmm... Otherwise I may use white subway tiles or white 10x10 tiles. I not very keen on wood laminate cos i think it is quite hard to find one of a similar wood grain and colour as my teak table. Need to make this decision asap!

It's quite cheap from what I remember... and it's actually not exactly 10x10, it's somewhere between 10.6cm or something, but definitely a square lah.

I think Z3phy is right, very hard to be disciplined! I can't imagine keeping the island clutter free

An Huat also sell these 10x10. From what I gathered, nowadays people seldom use these 10x10 tiles, that's why maybe Hafary doesn't stock it.

Hmm... but there will be things (some with colours) placed on top of the island mah. A red nespresso, toaster, breadmaker, hopefully a Kitchen Aid in the future... I think too many things liao.. hurhur

Hmm... My dining table n bench are made of teak wood. Opposite the dining area I will have 2 teak book shelves too. If I choose wood laminate for the island facing dining table, no doubt it will blend in, but will it be too "woody"? That's my concern la. If I choose white subway tiles or white square tiles, together with white solid top, it will form a seamless white "frame" when viewed from the dining area

I am thinking of ways to dress up that vertical beam/post on the right side. Quite weird to leave it on its own, no? Perhaps can increase the width of it, like build a joining extension to its left. So my island will span across the entire length of the space. Then dress up the post with some cooking related art prints? Or fix this Lack wall shelf and display some cooking related vintage items on it? I have already collected a few pieces! http://www.ikea.com/sg/en/catalog/products/90171361/#/50171363 And for my island side facing outside/ dining area, should I go with the same laminate as the rest of the kitchen bottom cabinet? Or lay tiles on it? Either peranakan tiles (same as my kitchen floor tile), white subway tiles (same as my backsplash/wall tiles) or 10x10cm white square tiles (same tile as my kitchen bottom cabinet base)?

The one i chose is too big to mix with plain tiles.. unless your space is super big. Hehe. Hmm...

Oh yes, I think i saw those expandable ones that can hang over sink.

Which few laminate brands are good quality for carpentry? Good quality as in durable and for white laminate, it doesn't turn yellowish over time.

Which few laminate brands are good quality for carpentry? Good quality as in durable and for white laminate, it doesn't turn yellowish over time.

Glad to know! Where can I buy the improved version? Any idea roughly how much is one?

No leh... Shall wait for what my contractor says...

There is some sort of a feet at the bottom of the colander right? If I throw cooked spaghetti in, do you reckon the pasta may stick out from the hole / touch the sink?

Wa, i must go find the reflective silver project out! If both the top and bottom cabinet are burnt orange in colour, is it too over? Thanks for your tips on beams. I shall go do some research.

Quite disturbing to see this - two vertical beam-like thingy were not hacked. I got a bad feeling that these are beam which are not hackable The left circled part is right beside where my island is. I plan to have an open shelving next to the island, where I can store my hand-brew coffee equipment etc. The right circle part is not supposed to be there. That is actually my new doorway into the kitchen. If you scroll up a few pix above, there is a photo showing a clearer angle of the doorway. These two beams are really an eyesore now. Not sure what can I do with them? And if the right beam is really not hackable, I'd have to build my island all the way across the entire length which I feel is a tad too long. My initial plan is to build the island approximately 3/4 across. Now waiting for my contractor to visit the site and advice us accordingly. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Visted our place today and saw this... Somehow, it feels very shiok to see all the stuff torn down

Hacking started on Friday 1 March!

Haven't seen subway tile in this colour locally. I think I saw mini subway tile in green colour at An Huat before, they are quite small, perhaps 1-2" in length?

Hurhur, we shall see. I haven't seen any burnt orange cabinets though, wonder if laminate comes in this colour. Found this but hmm... I'm not too sure about it - http://www.lamitak.com/gallery/SCA5126D.jpg Guess what? We went down to the place where we got our sofa today, wanted to change our sofa piping colour from grey to burnt orange! The lady has to check with the factory if it is doable. If ok, then it will be turquoise sofa with burnt orange piping! Woot! :sport-smiley-004:

So cute!

After reading this, burnt orange cabinet somehow appeared in my head!

Wa, drama sia. edit: just realize the loan must be fully paid up before one can get the title deed.

Bingo, really is this side table! Hehe