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  2. Posted

    1 hour ago, ricepapergirl said:

    Oooh! This sounds good! Do you know whether it would work on tiny tiny ants? We have been having a problem with the really small ones (they found a hole in the grout of my subway tiles for my kitchen backsplash and have been crawling all over my kitchen ;_;) but the usual ant food-bait things are too big for them (like the "food" is like 4 times the size of the ant itself!). If this works I'll be reaaaaally happy. Today I found some crawling around my utensil draining rack and had to wash my utensils all over again.

    So far the roaches have yet to turn up again so fingers-crossed! We think they might be coming in from the chute and/or the always-open top-hung windows in our upstairs bathrooms so we've closed the upstairs bathroom windows unless necessary (also just in time for the haze + zika scares) and renewed the roach combat we stuck inside the chute door...

    Pretty sure it would.

    I had some ants in my home one day and was quite surprised cus I'm quite OCD my house usually can put food on the table till next day with no ants or insects.

    on the way out I realized one of my neighbor's doors had a pile of ants - think they dropped food and didn't clean or something.

    so I sprayed like a fence around my main door LOL literally an invisible barricade

    and when I came home there were no more ants in my house. :D hahaha

    I've been using Bio X for years cus of my bunnies - somewhat safer for them, plus it can be used as a treatment so time to time when I clean the house I spray it around my door and my windows too :)

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    I am freaked OUT reading about all the roaches stories. Poor thing!!! I can imagine the scare.

    u can buy BioX insecticide, safe for kids and pets! They aren't SUPER BEST on roaches but they work very well for everything else, esp ants. 

    It can also be applied as "treatment" to the area to deter more insects.

  10. Posted

    On 9 August 2016 at 4:03 PM, Jess Ong said:

    May I know what size is your ceiling medallion? Your living room fan size as well?

     

    Sorry cannot remember. Looks like about 50-60cm diameter. 

    Living room is 52" iirc! Fanco aroma. Love it still.

     

    7 hours ago, Cazfaith said:

    Hi Kara,

    Read on your blog about your Mayfair WC with the strong flush.

    Are there many mayfair models so I wun get lost when I go down to HL. 

    Does HL has many WC on display as well? 

    Paisei, Do u think you can share with me how much was yours? 

    Thanks for your time

    Hmm I don't think so! James' BIL recommended to me one. I got it at $260-280 I think. U let them know is Isaac and Kara friend lor see got discount anot. Idk if ours is special price or not.

  11. Posted

    15 hours ago, Lazyfatcat007 said:

    Hi Kara, love your organisational skills!! And the new SY n kitchen storage looks great!

    Thanks! Fridge still very messy haha. Should take my drawers next time, drawers very neat hahaha.

    update more of your house leh! 

    10 hours ago, kingandbin said:

    Hihi your service yard is looking great and functional! You really made use of the nooks and crannies well (i.e. hanging the sponge srubs from glass panel. Wouldn't have thought of that!) Kitchen and fridge super well-organized with all the labels too! Seriously, good job. Haha. Love love having a glimpse of lived in homes as it gives a chance to openly kaypo about how others live! :P

    Also feeling envious of the piping placement you have in your SY :) For my place, there's 2 large pipes running horizontally on both sides of the SY so even a regular size washer can't fit in nicely. Sobs.

    Haha yeah after time passes I can know even more how I live and make changes. Which is why I changed out my dining area. 

    Both sides?! that's unfortunate. We were quite lucky, but our SY is already small (since 3R), if they still pipe like that, really don't need put anything alre.

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    On 1 August 2016 at 11:45 PM, Changbp said:

    Looking forward to see your pics for the service yard. 

    Im going to heavy mod my sy soon. Though i have some preliminary ideas for a smoother work flow to transit clothes from laundry basket to washer to drying line and then to storage buckets to iron board. My small SY is also gonna be part pantry and cleaning gear storage. May be able to get some inspiration from yours (especially the price since u can do it under 100 bucks, im very interested).

    Hah, mine simple only, not complicated like your projects... Lots of storage for my cleaning stuff, but I have no buckets. Now cleaning stuff all very compact liao. Haha.

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    Updated Service Yard, not the best photos. My house is nicer IRL leh! Hahaha.

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    Nothing on top that will prevent the ease of using the top hung clothes drying rack. Closed storage for rabbit items and cleaning supplies, folding table (super love, useful) and hay box on top. 

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    washer side. As there's the heater on top, I only aim to make this side as neat as possible. Ironing board, the 23cm wide drawers I found and love (though now u can see my mess inside hahaha) for my rabbit grooming supplies, laundry supplies etc. closed storage for everything makes my SY so much neater and got a lot more space from my store room back! 

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    not the prettiest, but the cleaning spot right next to my blue drawers. Great hanger from Daiso for all my scrubby supplies for toilet (I don't like to keep them in the toilet cus dampness = bacteria to me, so I sun them then hang them here), grout scrubber and stainless steel cleaners in the basket, plus my antiseptic hand wash cus I'm crazy. Love the 3M broom holder for my microfiber mop (for light cleanings) and broom.

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    also cleaned up my master toilet area. Still love my bathroom, no regrets. Don't need to go for staycations anymore.

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    cleaned up my shelves (finally!) and love them, despite people telling us to get closed cabinetry instead or that it will attract dust. These shelves make our kitchen so much brighter and more fun! Plus, though I cook often, my cabinets are still relatively empty. 

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    also labeled everything in my small pantry and fridge. Haha! 

    My new dining area and living area to come next! Only changed the rug + coffee table in the living area, but dining room is completely different now. 

  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, kingandbin said:

    HELP REQUEST! :help:

    Need some advice on 2 things -  Aircon and hood+hob.

    For aircon, we've been scratching our heads on whether to pick a 2 ticks or 5 ticks aircon system. The difference in price for our system 4 choice is about $700! All you reno gurus out there, do you think it's worth the top up? How many ticks is the aircon system you got? 

    Also, how did you decide on your hood and hob? Our requirement is a 3 cooker hob that's easy to clean, that's all. :yeah: 

    Please share your reviews! And pls help save Kings' hair or he may end up alot more bald from the constant head scratching. Haha. Thanks!! 

    Hmm Aircon I chose according to "popularity." My dad told me so many people using Starmex, a lot of condos at a time also use it as well, so parts will be cheaper and easier to find repairmen if required.

    But Daikin has been getting more condo projects as well and their newest system is very pretty and sophisticated! Starmex is more basic. 

    No worries with my Starmex so far, very quiet and cold.

    For hood - honestly I don't feel like it's a HUUUUUGE issue so I got a cheaper model that fits with my hob and oven. For my hob, as I cook almost daily, I really chose something that worked for me. 3 hobs but only 60cm wide (to fit my 60cm wide hood) as I didn't want to waste more counterspace to get the 90cm / 90cm ones.

    i splashed on my hob - I wanted gas and easy to clean (usually people go for induction for ease of cleaning) so my fire very steady, not affected by wind and can remove almost everything to clean. Very good quality and cast iron top so I can place stuff from the oven on top of it too. 

    I then saved on my oven as I only use it a few times a year (even lesser with AirFryer) to bake piney tarts, turkey and lasagna.

    so depends on where your priorities lie! Can get more discount on those package deals but if you have one thing you have in mind that suits your usage and purpose, then go for it. :) 

    hth! I got Bosch for my hob, hood and oven FYI.

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    9 hours ago, yakult said:

    Thank you Kara! :) I heard a lot of good reviews for Dyson vacuum... but the cost seems too much for me to swallow for a vacuum... ><""" Does your Black & Decker steam mop comes with vacuum option? Can share what model & how much you got it for? Think i saw Selfix have a lot of B&D.

    I tried melamine sponge n it helps a bit... not bright/clean enough. I will try your baking soda + salt idea when i polish my sink next round! :good:  I didn't know need to leave the baking soda on it for so long. I just pour it all over together with white vinegar, then polish & wash off. hahaha.

    No it's just a steam mop. My dyson vacuum for the clean freak in me is the only clean enough vacuum leh. 

    Anyway! No wonder, because vinegar reacts with baking soda to become nothing but salt. Vinegar usually for removing odors and baking soda is the abrasive. 

    Melamine sponge never help, like that quite jialat leh! Also can spray vinegar and let sit, then use sponge to buff lor. Vinegar also does break down the stains but it takes a while (maybe 3-5mins). If full strength vinegar and then buff off with melamine sponge at the end still cannot, might need to use stainless steel polisher! 3M got from Selffix DIY. 

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