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Haha, smart choice there, more value for money! Esp if you like the thicker look of the granite top You r v sharp! The chandelier doesn't come with the bulbs haha. I will be buying it when I'm back in SG. It's those E14 light bulb that can just "screw" into the light holder Thanks DarkWingz! The mirror bomb shelter actually have a tic tac door in the middle, that's why got the outline of a door there haha. So we have to open two doors (1st the tic tac mirror door then the bomb shelter door) to access our bomb shelter. For the granite sink, we did hear from the heritage salesperson that not all IDs are comfortable to undermount them as they can break if not done properly.. Only those who are very confident will dare to help their customers do that. Maybe your ID don't want to take that risk? Somemore granite sinks are not cheap Thanks Songz, without your help my house won't have dining light yet Yup very thankful my ID is v responsible and we didn't have to worry bout the renovation. Crossing our fingers and toes at the start of our renovation really helps haha. I think my mum went down fewer than 5 times to look and see.. Eye power! Ons for house visit, if you guys don't mind empty house with only carpentry work in July? If want to see after furnishings and deco, can come for round 2 in Sept Hi aspialle, thanks for dropping by my blog The chandelier link is http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.4.w4004-4061643740.10.BfsDgv&id=3896038655. It came in a nicely packed box with the components neatly placed in styrofoam within the box. No casualty for the item.The E14 lightbulb has to be purchased separately and is not included. EDIT: Pic of the tmall packaging. pretty solid! Pricing has increased though, its now 339.50rmb. I got it at 279.50rmb during promotion, about SGD$12 difference.

I think sense of design really differs from person to person.. One mans meat is another mans poison. Most impt is to find an ID tts aligned with our needs and expectations? My ID don't recommend coloured internal for kitchen as he find it weird and a waste of money, but say wardrobe is worth to pay extra for coloured.. Haha. So my house is exactly that

Really nicely done up Love the deco on top of the cabinet! Can share where did you buy the alphabets from? Thks!

Does this hold true for tmall as well? Agree that pics can be deceiving but there are renotalk bloggers who managed to find good gems from tb and tmall as well.. Think those SG shops that import from China have employees who help to do strict QC. One of the issue with directly buying from China is there's no middleman to do the QC and reject bad quality items. Cheaper price but comes with a risk I guess? Cos if lemon items reach an SG shop, they will handle the issue and ensure we get a good quality one. But if we receive a lemon item through TB, the exchange will be a nightmare..

Yup if decide to put up a big piece of mirror, the ID may just quote u a higher price that includes the range of different mirrors u can choose from. So may be worth to specify the mirror u want (if already decided) and ask him to quote directly.. And yes, awesome is the perfect word for the chandelier! Just crossing fingers magic duster will work it's magic when I'm cleaning it haha!

Hi there, Decided to use gas heater for the savings it will bring.. And we bought the granite sink as the mister cannot stand metal / scrapping sound against stainless steel

Great! I haven thought of buying 3M command strips from taobao. Intended to get it locally for my photos.Thanks for the link, added it to my forever increasing taobao list haha.. Oh and congrats for the upcoming little one

I am in love right now! My chandelier is up! Using mobile version right now. Not sure if the pic will load.. EDIT: Pic is up. Think it should be much nicer in real life though. Don't think pic does it justice Thank you twinnie for helping to order on TB and Song for passing it to my sis!

No prob, all the best for your info collection! Must be an exciting period for u now

Hmm.. Maybe it's a bigger area? Or maybe to tinted mirrors.. heard those are more exp.I've emailed you my ID details

EDIT: Double post.

Thanks Using the mirror to create an illusion of space, plus a good way to check ourselves before leaving home!

Hi suvi, Have emailed you Sorry I won't be sharing the breakdown of my Reno quote to be fair to my ID though. You can check out the approx works and cost in post #5. Cheers!

Hey there, thanks! I know what you mean.. I grew up in a "woody" house and decided to go all modern with white n grey for my new home too. Haha. My mirrored tic tac door is about 6ft and cost $720

Thanks Giselle, my ID just updated it's 2cm thick. Prob it just doesn't look so from the pic..Didn't know that we can choose the thickness of the granite top till I went to google more last night. Always thought it comes as a thick slab haha! My hubby looked at the pic and prefers it thin n not so chunky though, so I guess it works out well for us.. One a side note: For those considering granite top, may be good to confirm the thickness of the top when your ID quote you for it.. Just in case your preference and what the ID provides differ!

Was the turn of events related to taobao? Lol...

Just a quick question, if you guys refer to the picture of my kitchen above, does my granite top look too thin? Or is this normal?

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Hi atirchow, PM-ed you Sorry I won't be providing the quotation breakdown to be fair to my ID though. Do check out post #5 of my blog for the approx costs and works. Cheers!

Renovation Day 64 - 21 June Some more updates for carpentry works. Granite tops up for kitchen tables + hob put in place too! (This pic is abit blur) The other side Toilet vanity carcasses both up. MBR toilet Common toilet Initially wanted the common toilet vanity cabinet to be flushed to the wall on the left, so there's no gaps between the toilet wall and the vanity.. but it cannot be done as the toilet door will hit the vanity cabinet door Finally... my bomb shelter mirrored tic tac door.

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+1 for glossy white!

Hang in there twinnie, hugs!

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Let me survive my first reno first lol. Cannot imagine a second round~