guojiawen

your house is amazing!

Love your house! Thanks for sharing

Hi there, can share where you bought your lights? Thanks!

Hi there, just to check, if we have insect screens + window grills + curtain, will it look very bulky at the window area?

Hi there, can PM me your light and ceiling fan catalogue too? Thanks!

Haha, then Ikea is good for your home. Ya.. was bouncing the idea around on my estate FB page about furniture hunting in JB as some bought their lights there at a super good price. From what I know, my neighbour shared that we need to pay GST above a certain amount to deliver into SG + must do homework on the shop credibility etc. Got it's pro and cons so it's again up to individual preference! For me, I'm tempted by the savings too

Was also out shopping with my mother in law yesterday for her bed as the current one is sagging badly after 10 yrs of use. She got the Sealy Companion and a bed frame to go with it. When she was choosing the colours for the headboard, I realised Sealy has 3 shades of blue to choose from. Super happy when I saw it! Means I can get blue bed frame for my MBR and it goes with the colour theme of the house! But then again, I read in a basic feng shui website that to avoid blue for homes as it gives a gloomy feel. My ex-colleague say it gives a icy and cold feel too when I previously chose blue as my wedding theme. But hubby & I love the colour Shall see what our feng shui master say when he sees our house + the 3D drawings.

Went for the Modern Living fair yesterday to source for ideas for sofa & dining tables. Fell in love with the below leather modular sofa! It's really luxurious & comfy, but at $3699, it's way out of budget. Even after tweaking the configuration, it is still between $26XX to $27XX. After discussion with hubby, and using his classic example of - it's like King Coil and Sealy, both serves the same function, do we really need a sealy for sofa? - we decided to go with the normal L shaped sofas (something like the below) and add a side table to it. Colour wise, probably not white but something blue. Depends on whether we can find one though. White for sofa shld be a disaster when kids come along... At least for laminates, it can be cleaned away if not too stubborn. For leather or even PVC, once stained it's really all the best for us.

Just sharing, I've read reviews on IKEA that the furnitures are not lasting.. May not last up to 5 years? It's good for owners who like to change design every year or so though

the WIW is really nice!

Thanks! Got the idea May use this for my dining area.. Will save the pic first hehe.

Can check out mine too if keen. Pretty reasonable pricing

Takaishi, why you sigh?

Hmm, is it recommended to do it before shifting into our new home? Coz I can't feel or sense anything.

Hi Ivy, Can you send me the list of good and bad FSM as well? guojiawen86@gmail.com Thank you!

Hey there, Thanks for the tip! will go check out Cellini during their sales Do you have pics for the chandelier with circular hollow LED light? Can't really visualise

Sharing the ideas for my house area by area. It's eye boggling to search through so many iPhone apps & websites but for our dream home, it's worth it Living Room Our Ideas L Box w/o cove lights (Hard to clean + place for cockroaches & lizards to hide) Ceiling fan with LED light (To have warm light when needed as we don't have cove lights) Simple and classic feature wall + TV console Leather modular sofa w cup holders & w/o coffee table (To have a more spacious living room) Horizontal wedding photo behind the sofa (Focal point!) Ideas found from websites & iPhone apps Love the TV Console + Feature Wall + L-Box (w/o Cove Light) + Lights (Maybe @ Dining Area) Love the TV Console + Feature Wall + L Box + Ceiling Fan + Bar Counter (If budget permits & hubby agrees) Love the huge drawing behind the sofa (Thinking of using our wedding photo here, suggestions?) Example of a modular / sectional sofa with cup holders The ceiling fan we are intending to get - Fanco Aroma 54"

Thanks Cynthia! I love how you DIY and designed your home I spoke to my hubby about it again, he say put chandelier in the MBR, when cleaning the dust will fall onto the bed I think he's finding ways to convince me not to do it hahaha.. But magic clean duster sounds like a fuss free way of cleaning, so will try convincing him again

haha never go try. scared too nice but cannot buy.. make myself sad.

Thank you! Is the headboard difficult to clean if we buy in white? How do you feel about it so far?

Can you PM me the lighting store URL too? Thanks!

Thanks Songz, white is definitely harder to maintain.. Found this article - http://mylittlecasa.blogspot.sg/2011/11/how-to-remove-pencil-and-pen-marks-on.html - very useful should I go ahead with white laminates! I also checked with my ID about the possibility of turning yellowish. He mentioned that the laminates nowadays won't turn yellow so easily..

Yup those i totally agree..

Asked my ID for the types of laminates that will be used for my carpentry (yes I actually did not ask before signing -.-") Choices are from Jennings, EDL or Admira. Went in to look at their laminates and nearly got a headache - think shall look at the 3D drawings first then let ID propose. Too many diff colours and patterns to choose from! With the many many choices, it makes me feel like changing my concept of white with silver. But for the simple and classic look, i still think white won't go wrong!

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