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Looks really grand. Nice.

Feature wall for MBR My wife's dressing table MBR wardrobe

My Living Room Feature wall Sideways view of the laminate (replacement for our originally selected one) 2 tone laminate for kitchen - i think it's ok. Looks better at night then in daytime. Built in oven looking good. Hope we put it to good use

Have to say that's a good deal.

Bought this. Haven't applied yet. http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w5003-3144561066.1.GgzBNc&id=19229893491&scene=taobao_shop

haha nice and simple. Think i'll do the same

Just saw the laminates for all the carpentry up after friday. Frankly i have to admit some didn't turn out quite the way i imagined. But can't blame anyone, it's always difficult to imagine how it looks like in a big piece of laminate vs a small one. Our living room one feature wall the laminate didn't arrive in the latest shipment, so had to make changes. That one still turned out ok though i think our original one would have been better. Forgot to take pictures. Now looking to rectify all the small inevitable errors...

i'm glad we share the same taste

Enjoy your reno. My honest comments. a) So if u have guests and they want to use the toilet, must go into your MBR 1st. b) Well grey is a nice color. But our HDB ceilings are 2.6m and have small windows. All your above mood photos are either taken in daylight with large 3/4 windows or with full lights on and maybe even flash illumination. All the photos have high ceilings. 2.9 to 3m minimum? Just make sure u have lots of natural light in the flat 1st. Or else if got cockroach running on the wall, u also won't know. cheers.

Went to Comfort Design to settle on the dining table chairs. Chairs is really a kar-chng thing. Initially we wanted plastic as per the picture below ... However, the standard Eames feels ok, but i keep wondering if it i should just buy it from taobao for 40-50% less Then the orange and white ones are too heavy to drag around on a daily basis. They are heavy cos of the steel frame below with 4 wooden legs. So we decided to go look for something wooden and with a cushion. However many of the chairs seem to have cushions that are merely cloth covers of the base below. Defeats the point of getting a cushion which is more prone to food stains. Comfort design stuff is not cheap siah... and somemore is fixed price. No discount! But I'm kinda sick of going around shopping. And the chair is comfy with a good cushion underneath and seems fairly well made. So just pay bit more. And it seems many F&B outlets get their chairs from there. So decided just to purchase 4 of these + a tapioca stool for my MBR's dressing table. Decided not to get a computer table chair here as not much time to decide before closing. The butcher table that i want to buy as a coffee table is also OOS. So all these non essential items will leave it until reno is completed.

Awesome? haha i never described it as such leh. $630 for 1.8m length.

Kitchen Cabinets were being installed yesterday Suspended feature wall + cabinets + TV console for living room Bedroom 3's wardrobe. Looking good.

AC for MBR AC for Bedroom 3 Living Room AC My taobao sea shipment has arrived. Not much inside. mainly these clocks. Originally supposed to have 5 but 1 was broken at the china receiving center. So left with 4.

I haven't settled chairs yet. Probably this week. Undecided still.

Nice. High ceiling really helps.

Lol latest update from the missus. One downlight not lighting up...

(3) for living room feature wall (2) for MBR wardrobe.

One of the main reasons i didn't want to buy the ceiling lights from Taobao was that i don't like those lights whereby there is a gap between the cover and the base on the ceiling. U can't see that on the photos. I originally wanted to buy from JB but this particular model is not available in the Tampoi lighting center. So i bought in SG in the end. For the downlights, i bought 22. 19 are up and all working. 3 are spares. So no known dead on arrival

12 watt warm white. Yes, from the Tmall seller u mentioned. Only my downlights are from taobao. Rest are from lightings.com.sg + JB.

Lights make such a big difference to the flat. Make it seems like home. Flourescent lights may be practical and save a lot more $. But downlights with a warmer feel are fantastic and worth the extra $ Image can't convey the overall feel. When everything is completed. I will retake the photos with my DSLR.

Bedroom 3 and Kitchen ceiling light 4 downlights in MBR My dear baby's Kids light! Apparently she really likes it according to my in laws who brought her to see it. Dixon imitation lights from JB. Dining area light. Very happy with it as well.

Ok update. Sliding MBR shower screen is up. That's my new Macclaire WC. Glass door and 1/2 glass wall. Apparently they broke the tempered glass for the wall during installation. This is a replacement. The 12W led downlight from taobao The light x 3 in the toilets and service yard.

Bought some toiletries racks to be used in shower area from Songcho. Not cheap but based on the reviews about it's rust resistant properties, hopefully will be $ well spent!

Nice! Yup please do show the rest of the house

Downlights from china all arrived. Seem to be adequately made. Hopefully non are defective though i bought 3 spares. Bought my lights from lightings.com.sg. What can i say, i grew up with a lot of philips products in my house (my aunty works for them). The kitchen and Bedroom 3 lights are the same as what i posted earlier. Bought some smaller lights for the other areas as well. Going to self collect the above lights later today. Light installation arranged for tuesday. Aircon installation on Wed morning. Then chemical wash! WC installed. Sliding glass door for MBR toilet installed. Reaching the 75% mark soon. No photos as I've been sick.