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Sure, a friend recommended her to me when I saw her blinds (4 years old blinds) that are in still in great condition. She did a wonderful job for my whole house blinds too. 9617 9291 Jeanie Quek, CLOVER Fabrics & Furnishings.

Thank you!! It's worth breathing in all those dusts!

Living Room - Original In the mist of.... keep the flooring (regrets cause it's not easy to maintain) Build drawers and cupboards at window recess area Completed with new blinds and pre-loved furnitures

Hi Bengologist, We went thru an almost similar reno experience as you, as in my contractor delayed the handover by a week. We literally moved in while the carpentry was still going on! We had to. We need to hand over the previous house keys to the new owners. So we breathed, eat & dream saw dust, paint and whatever.... for a week. Not something I want to go thru again. I hope you get your handover on time!

Laundry Area (Original) Completed - I love the open shelf

Kitchen (Original) Torn (Keep flooring to save $$ ) Incomplete - Super stress at this stage - look at the torn doorway (the battle of different contractors) Almost there... left with the glass backsplash to be installed We extend the kitchen slightly into the laundry area, thus able to move the stove next to the sink.

Balcony - Original (previous owner installed windows) Removing the sliding doors to open up the area, kept flooring Completed with wall shelves, plants, pet and sofa

We know we wanted a unit that is 1. High floor 2. Corner 3. Balcony. Simple right? Noooo...... amazingly and sadly, we found out point 3 is the most difficult point to find. Almost 95% of the units we viewed had their balcony converted to a bedroom or became part of the living room We fall in love with this unit after viewing more than 30 units. Ahhh... but there was a problem.... the previous owner hacked away the storeroom! I couldn't imagine life without a storeroom. A storeroom is a life saver! Anything I want it hidden, storeroom it goes! So we decided to create a storeroom right at the enclave area beside the dining area. Plan plan plan....

Thank you everyone! Actually, my renovation almost completed. During the renovation, simply no time to post any blog. Can only come here to look and gather information and tips. Learn alot here. Nothing beats real personal experience. Now that it is almost done, I thought I would share our journey. We renovated in 3 weeks time and without an ID (trying to save $$), my hubby and I had to co-ordinate the various contractors. We had a main contractor to do the hacking, tiling, plumbing, plastering, painting and carpentry. We sourced for our own air-con, electrician, glass works (shower screen, glass partition & kitchen backsplash) and window blinds. I hope our journey can give someone else help and tips, like how we learn from this forum.

Finally! Definitely took me a long while to get the picture posted

Downgrading from a jumbo to a 5 room flat took us through a journey of excitement, worries, sleepless nights & stress! Below is the floorplan of our new home...