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Hi myone181, which lights are you referring to? I used trading1.sg as my agent

Yes Ah Gui did my carpentry and he's very very nice to deal with Even their workmanship is fast and good. Except for my living room storage, I asked for the type of shelves which can be shifted (easier for my odd sized stuff) but he probably forgot. Will be getting him in to add more of the shelves stopper (whatever you call it) after I'm more or less settled in. The sealing for my carpentry looks ok. But yes the smell is..... Before I moved in, I will open to air the cabinets whenever I drop by. Yet every other time I drop by again, the cabinets are closed by whichever contractor is working at that time -.- now i've no time to air it, just mad stuffing things in!

No problem

The table + bench + shipping is approximately 1000USD. But there were some issues at the customs here so the shipment got delayed, which means additional cost for warehousing. All the miscellaneous fees like gst, permit fee, clearance fee, doorstep delivery fee, uncrating etc etc was about another S$800. Didn't know about all these hidden costs Anyway we saw a similar table in SG it still costs about $4k, so I guess we still got it at a rather ok price.

Yea he is. I read some of the feedbacks about him recently, glad I didn't have problems with him. Congrats on the completion of your renovation too! Moving and unpacking is so tiring!

Hello! Nope they are considered 1 lighting point, because they are connected by the same switch. The wires are connected together and concealed under the false ceiling

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Oh that's because this wall storage spreads out from the living to the dining area. The dining area is at the left and the right will be where our sofa will be. The depth is about 1ft. I wanted a deeper storage but my carpenter said it'll look too bulky since it's so long, he's right though. The cove lighting sounds like a good idea! The only problem we have with cove lights are the dust that will accumulate over time and no one's gonna clean the inset especially it's so high up. But I guess if we don't peek into it we probably won't be too bothered - out of sight out of mind haha

Bought them from TB. Heres the link http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.30.0n2i37&id=22537027392

Thank you yan01! hope your renovation journey will be a smooth one!

Here's a photo of our balcony. Used craftstone feature wall and wooden vertical partition. Loving our bird cage lights! My mum is a green thumb so we are expecting a lot more plants to fill up the balcony.

Thank you alfredt!

The kitchen cabinets were also in together with the TV wall. Chose a laminate that looks a little bit more raw. My sis bf came by and asked me how come it was unfinished haha On the day the kitchen cabinets were installed, the granite top contractor came down to take actual measurements. They have them installed 2 days after. Impressed with their efficiency Initially we were going for quartz top due to budget. But Alan told us the black galaxy was on sale so we can have it for the same price as quartz top. Score! So we went ahead with the black galaxy and changed the color scheme to fit. It was actually white quartz top and dark brown laminates. Really love the granite top. All that is left is the glass backwash. The glass contractor came down to measure them yesterday and can only have them installed next week because the glass needs to be tempered. Guess I can live without a glass back wash for a couple of days. All works that are left with are the doors and paint touch up, which should all be carried out today. WE ARE MOVING IN TOMORROW! We have a lot of stuff (hence the big TV storage wall) and gotten a few movers to quote. They were all in the range of 1$300~$1600 range. In the end we appointed the Helping Hands as their quote was below $1000, but it'll still depend how many trips they make tomorrow. A good 3 months of renovation! Thankful that the whole journey was smooth sailing!

Bought it in person. Wasn't actually planning to buy a Suar wood table. Initially decide on the tables from Hommage but chanced upon the suar wood furniture shop in bali by the road side so asked the driver to stop. Really lucky!

So finally been waiting for the day for the carpentry to move in! Below photos are our TV console/feature wall/storage at work. 16ft long for lots of storage for the family of hoarders. We chose a really light wood grain laminate so as to keep the space light and airy. Figure if we chose a dark wood laminate, the space will look tiny and intimidating. We also asked to add groove lines so as to add a little bit of design detail. Also spec for each door to be approximately 800mmW, bigger than usual, so that we can have as little joint lines as possible. Really happy with the workmanship too! Just a little misalignment on the doors and the shelves are supposed to be adjustable track but I guess we can always add them later.

Before the carpentry came in, our Suar wood table and benches from Bali arrived! But not after 2-3 weeks of lead time, they had to polish, laquer, crate, ship to Surabaya then to Singapore. The custom clearance amount was a lot more than I expected :/ 3 crates worth 300KG! Really pity the poor logistics guys carrying the crates 2 stairs down. Before uncrating and here it is after uncrating! there are 2 other benches not in picture. The guys accidentally drop the crate and their tools during the uncrating and chipped my tiles a bit no choice, just have to close one eye. Still worth it though, love our dining set! Just an interesting share, the craftsmen at the Suar wood workshop gave a quick share on caring and maintaining real wood furniture. We cannot lacquer every inch of the wood, because the wood will be "trapped" and cannot breathe. Not being able to breathe will result them to bloat and rot as time goes. That is why our wooden doors are usually not painted/lacquered at the top, just so wood can breath!

Yes indeed it is

When the carpenter gave us a copy of the EDL laminate swatch, we were spoilt for choice! But because our TV feature wall/storage is a long 16ft width, we wanted horizontal woodgrain pattern and there weren't many of those. Mostly vertical. So I had to meet him again to get copies from other brands too. We decided on Lamitak. I even took the time to visit Lamitak showroom to see the actual size piece, and also to confirm that the woodgrain is horizontal. After a good 2 weeks of choosing our laminates, we were actually kinda way off the initial design. Hence I redrew the perspective just to make sure the carpenter got the right colors. Here's the TV wall. And the kitchen.

My photo images are actually bigger when I view them on my desktop. Anybody knows why my photo gets resized in the forum or do I enlarge it?

Long time no update! Simply because I am too busy lazy and that progress were slow. Alan had other houses which needed to be handed over before CNY so thought I shall not add on the extra pressure and let him take his time on mine. Over the last month, the painting was done. We wanted the whole house to be white - and because there were too many types of white in the catalogue (we used Dulux), we chose this off-white color that was nearest to the color of our copier paper. Thought that wouldn't go wrong. But when we arrived at the house after the paint job was done, to our horror, the off white was more cold than warm. After a few coats, it became more of a baby blue than white. While the tone was similar to the catalogue's, it was too blue in real life probably because of the number of coatings. Photo: In the end, we told the painters we won't choose from the catalogue and just paint the same white as the ceiling. They were kind enough to help us repaint it. Then comes the lighting - which I think makes the whole difference. Mostly bought from TB.

is the wall uneven? why is there a gap between the trunking and the wall? Usually these are touched up using white silicon gel.

Hello! I'm using Alan too and I agree with your input. So far, my experience with him has been more positive then negatives. But I also think it helps that every thing is given to him on paper - proposed floor plan, electrical plan, painting plan etc etc. The first month of reno was fast and good. Right now my renovation works are slow. Guess because he's busy handing over the projects that needed to be completed before CNY so gotta be more patient and understanding on that. Have to say though, his subcons workmanship all deserve our thumbs up. Good luck for your renovation and look forward to your completion photos!

what do you mean by stall? Well yeah hacking and building walls does cost quite a bit. But whether to have a better use of space in the long run should be worth it

Hello inthechouse! I am currently undergoing renovations and using Alan too. Hope your renovations goes smoothly! So far, we have no hiccups with him at all Good luck!

Hi Cookie0511! Welcome to the neighbourhood! When we were still house hunting, we did view a unit that has the same layout as yours. If you wish to do a WIW, you probably need to expand your MBR and sacrifice some space on the other 2 bedrooms. Roughly drew up something here to show you what I mean.. Your MBR might become rather big, but well your unit is big to begin with! Or you can play around with the length of your WIW to reduce the room's size. You can consider knocking down the kitchen wall and make it a half-height bar counter, so it's sort of like an open-concept kitchen. I'll suggest you still do windows at the balcony or you'll get rain water into your balcony. (well at least my unit does)