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Oh, Aki is just tooo adorable... Hmm, maybe i should try to charm my man more to persuade him to allow us a pet, with no aquarium and no tortoises! wish me luck!!

Hi Greglhc How is your kompactop thus far? Any problems with it? Sorry intheChouse to hijacked your thread to ask about kompactop

Hi intheChouse, yep that is exactly what I intend to do Have to protect the countertop or else i will heart pain if see the countertop stained

Hi Redder, Do you mean city gas heater? Have considered but according to my contractor, (he is using it himself), he said during bathing, he often got "shocked" by the sudden change of temperature. He said," Awhile hot water, a while cold water. Ok la, if you do not mind getting shocked to be awake" So thats why am considering a water tank. Also, I think its a pity to waste my kitchen mixer when I have already bought it if I just use instant heater in my bathroom. So, bo pian. Gotta buy water tank lor..

Hi Zihui, Oh yes your blog really deserves all the praises. Love your quote of *facepalm* and "running of face space to *facepalm*". That really made me chuckled hahahaha Have tried pyscho-ing my hubby many many times and although he generally lets me have my ways in alot of things, this is one matter he refused to budge. He only relented by saying,"ok, you have to make sure the doggie stays 3 meter away from me and no asking me to bring him/her out for a walk, no asking me to clean up his/her poop.. and the list just go on and on I usually turn on the lights and a night light when the man is away on business trips and over time, i have gotten braver to stay alone Hope you will be able to kickback, and enjoy your stay in your beautiful new home! I can't wait to start the renovation process but at the same time, and nervous about it as well. Wish there is fast-fwd button where i can just skip the process and end up in the after-process of moving in and enjoying my new home All the best in your exam! Fighting!

Hi Linakua, What is a multi point heater? Does it work the same as a water tank? Sorry ah am very new in this so do not know about all these

Hi Zihui, yes you are the blogger I am talking about Told my contractor and even showed him the picture so he knows what I am talking about to avoid the same problem as you. I love your place. And on your blog. Love to read coz you are very funny and good in writing a blog. Always chuckled to myself when I read your blog and the man is always asking me,"What are you reading? You ok or not?" Have you finally settled in? Love your puppy!! too bad my man doesnt like to have pets. The only pets he allowed is "one aquarium, 2 tortoises in it" I love dogs so sad that I cant keep any pets in my place

Need some advice from the experienced home owners here. Am thinking of fixing rain shower for my bathrooms hence will be installing a water tank. Do I need to install a pump in my water tank to ensure bigger pressure on the rain shower? The salesperson for the water tank told me no and the pressure is dependent on my home's water pressure. Not sure if this is true. Anyone has experience on this and can advice? will really appreciate it

Thanks Redder! Finally someone who agrees with me! My man and the contractor both choose the grey laminates but am afraid will make the whole house looks duller

On a lighter note, we saw this tv console and coffee table and have shortlisted them for our selections! Pardon my hubby's sexy hairy leg Love the nice white with wood. Goes with my theme!

Over the weekend, we went to Kronotex to choose our flooring laminates and we were quite overwhelmed by the choices that they have. After many rounds of selection and eliminations, we finally decided on these final 2 contenders: The middle darker will be used for our platform in the balcony while the lighter color ones will be used for our living room flooring. I am more inclined towards the whiter cleaner look p the left while hubby favors the greyish one on the right. What do you think? Am concerned that choosing the greyish color will not go with my woody white theme. Hmm.. decisions decisions decisions...

Hi intheChouse, Hmm, I am careful about taking care of my kitchen currently but what I am worried about are those things that are out of my control. For example, my coffee machine was faulty unknown to me and was staining the current counter top where I placed the machine on. Luckily I placed an old plastic chopping board on it and the counter top had a fabric cloth which is washable. Can you imagine if I placed it on my kompactop??? If it stains my countertop i think i will So am still ding-donging between granite and kompacplus hahaha

Hi there, Your place is really coming together nicely!! May i know where you got the bed from? Mid sharing the price with me? Thanks !

Hi inthechouse and leonjennawong, Kompactop is a laminate with resin in it. You can try to google at kompacplus for more information. I first saw it when I was browsing the blogs here too. Love the wood feel in it. But same worries here as I was afraid of the durability. However, some of the seniors here who have used it have not encountered any problems with it. You can ask geghlc and vanessa. However, vanessa did not use that for her kitchen in the end so I am 2 minds too now whether to go for kompactop or black granite top. However, I do not like black counter top la.. Aish...having real headache now...

Hello inthec2house, Your bedroom 2 layout is similar to mine! I was also considering using quartz for my kitchen countertop but wen II saw eekenji's countertop I fell in love wit it. So am going to go for kompacplus but am worried at the same time as I cook everyday too One question though, why are you not doing your top cabinets?

Hi Makanology, *waves* Finally we spoke! Have been a silent follower of your blog before finally deciding to start a blog on my own. Thank you for the warm welcome! I think the extra space in bedroom 2 can fit a L-shape wardrobe but unfortunately, due to tight budget, we have decided to leave both bedrooms bare for the moment. We will just be concentrating our efforts and $$ on the heavy traffic areas

Hi Ahhboi, Yes, I do understand your feelings as well as I have gotten the "cold shoulder" treatment before as well.. I have not started my renovation yet hence I am not sure if I should recommend my contractor to you. Let me know if you will like to still have his contacts then I will pm you

Hello Snowy 89 *waves* Thanks for dropping by! Hmm, yes both my hubby and I felt that too.. But now am thinking should we use the common bathroom tiles selection for the master as well.. Sigh, that is the problem with not having an ID. Kept second guessing our choices

We need some advice here too with regards to bathroom fixtures. Our contractor will be providing us with the toilet bowls, sinks and faucets but we need to buy the shower system and central heater ourselves. Any lubang or good deals to recommend? am really on very tight budget here so will appreciate any good deals now

Am torn between the 2 colors for our master bathroom tiles. Appreciate honest feedback from all the bros and sis here Our selected tiles are the lighter color one with the rough stone-like tile Second option This time lighter color stone-like tile. We are more inclined to take the second option as we feel the first is too dark. what do you think?

Were in Hafary with my hubby to select the tiles for our home. Silly me forgot to take pics of my kitchen tiles. However, managed to take down my bathroom tiles Was pleasantly surprised both my hubby and I were quite fast in choosing our tiles. Envied those customers in Hafary who were with their IDs. Oh well, cant complain much since i was not willing to pay the extra few k in choosing an ID Common bathroom tiles Initially wanted to get this for our common bathroom But the mosaic tiles were WAYYY over the allocated costs that our contractor gave us. So we had to say bye bye to the beautiful mosaic tiles and the inspirational pic below

I got my kitchen appliances from a fair in JB and these are some of the pics to share: My kitchen faucet Learnt from a blogger here that she bought her tap in similar design but forgot to measure her cabinets hence had to forgo the tap. So the first thing i did was to tell my contractor I had this type of tap so that he can accommodate it in his design My kitchen sink. Saw drunkenchivas kraus sink here and was tempted by it but unfortunately, I do not know how to read chinese so am unable to shop from TB. Hubby was pretty pleased with that fact that i was handicapped from shopping on TB!! Anyway, did some bringing all these stuff in to Singapore

Hi Redder *waves* Thanks for dropping by! Have been following your blog too Erm, am not trained in designs so not familiar with the terms.. I just hope to see lots of wood and white hence i term it woody-white Yes, was hoping to get some lubang about Teka from this forum but unfortunately it doesnt seem to be popular in this forum. My mom swears by this brand which probably explains my tendency in leaning towards them too Have pm-ed you!!

My kitchen hob and hood from Teka as well. Decided to use all from the same brand as the price does not differ too much from other brands. This is not the exact hood and hob as i cant seem the find the picture of them online. These 2 are the close in designs to what I have bought. Opted for a 2 gas burner as I do not foresee myself using more than 2 at the same time. Cost friendly too. Did not want to change to induction as I already owned a full set of kitchen ware and to change all my pots and pan to suit the induction cooker is too costly for me. Initially i was not intending to install a hood in my kitchen as I do not use it even now. Usually only stir fry and seldom deep fry stuff. Was thinking it is cumbersome to maintain the cleanliness of the hood as well. However, my contractor convinced me that installing an exhaust fan will not be effective to absorb all the oil and smoke as my window is too far from my kitchen hob. So, got it as a set. Think the price is pretty reasonable after comparing with the rest in the market

In the meantime, to share some of the items that I have already bought for our kitchen. Decided to buy Teka products for our kitchen. I cook nearly everyday so decided to invest in our kitchen Noticed that not many ppl in this forum are buying Teka products. Anyway, these are some of the items that I have bought from Teka Thankfully our kitchen is big enough to fit in our oven and microwave AND a tall unit.