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  1. Posted

    hahaha.. i hope the stuffs dont give me problem later on...

    Great purchases from Taobao and it seem all come in good condition. :good:

    Must have made quite a sum of savings. Heheh

    thanks! i hope it will turn out good...

    Thanks Raydon! Can't wait to see the rest of your reno! :good:

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    My dining lights - it's supposed to be white! they sent wrongly!

    guess this is part and parcel of buying stuff online...

    haiz.. decide to use it anyway...

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    Passageway hanging lights

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    My downlights - 8 for the living room

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    We forgot to take photos of our toilet lights. So i'll share the TB photo instead.

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    Also bought LED strip for our toilets to create cove-lights kind of ambiance

    And there is also LED lights for my 2 bedrooms and service yard (nothing fanciful, just those normal ceiling lights)

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    And finally.. our MBR lights.. from IKEA...

    can't remember how it look like... hahaha.. but should be sth like this..

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  5. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    Next up is what we think is the most value-for-money buy.

    And also waited the longest. First time it was delivered to the warehouse of my forwarder, the goods are rejected due to damages to the external boxes.

    Luckily it was rejected because according to the seller, the basins broke and they subsequently sent me new ones.

    Sink, Tap and accessories (龙头止水阀 aka sealing valve, 下水器 aka drainer, 地排水管 aka Drainage pipes)

    Set 1

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    Set 2

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    Looks good, now hope it's as good as it looks. No leak please!

  6. Posted

    Our track and track lights for the kitchen

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    Mrs said the track lights is too big when we were buying. I told her its ok, its not that big.

    I was so wrong. Its really too big.

    Lesson learnt - trust Mrs's judgement!

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  7. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    Our taobao hoots finally arrived last night! it took about 1 month to reach here.

    We rushed over to our place to sort out the lights after work (my contractor is chasing me for it!).

    As we have no working touch lights with us, we had to rely on lights from our handphone and the corridor.

    So, please excuse us for the poorly taken photos.

    Our 0.86 cbm of stuff!! (ok.... 1/5 of it is Mrs personal hoots :jawdrop:)

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    To borrow a quote from Forrest Gump: "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." hahahha

    Not knowing what to expect.. we opened the first box....

    Our kitchen faucet!

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    So having showed that, it has to be the sink next.

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    A little side story, our taobao shopping spree started because of this sink. Initially we wanted to get the kraus sink from amazon.

    Until i chance upon one T-blog (OceanEleven i think), the reviews are quite impressive. So decided to get this instead.

    And in order to fully utilize the shipping fees, we have to buy more more more!!

    and here we are.. ok.. back to pic sharing...

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    Hi Cheree.. I got this flooring through my contractor... But i believe he got it from power dekor (hope i spell correctly). The brand of the vinyl is ace flooring.

    Hi there! Mind to pm me your contractor who laid the flooring for you, please? Tyvm!

    Receive all my taobao items today. Unpack them in the dark after work. Took us 1 hour. I taken some photos, will share tomorrow. Need to sleep and watch soccer! Haha

  11. Posted

    Hi Trish,

    Yeap, choose the cornice design/dimension and tell ur contractor/ID the design u want. haha..

    Maybe can get your ID to draw up the design for you to review first. :D

    My door is not up yet. but i heard from my contractor it is wood.. with white laminates...

    i got my hood at everjoint @ $363. i know Jerome/Zero sell at $360. so get from him better.

    dont ask me why i didnt get from him. its a long story. hahaha

    Hi Raydon, I'm loving your wall lining! I'm having a similar concept so interested to find out how you go about doing this up. Is it just choose the cornice with the design you want and then stick it on the wall? Haha, something like that?

    Love your kitchen door too! What kind of door is this, what material and how much?

    Do you mind sharing how much you paid for your Fujioh hood?

    Cutieeeee! =)

  13. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    nice~ one shot answer all my queries. hahaha

    i'll ask my contractor about the gap... see what he will do...

    yeah.. i think its Victorian style... but at the same time i dont want it too be too Victorian..

    thinking of getting furniture that are more modern looking.. :D

    yOz Raydon,

    Seem like you are going for victoria style (is this wad they call? or country style?) haha~ looking forwards to your furniture =p

    i dun think contractor will be so good to re-laminate your door for you. the most do touch up and use "paint" to match the existing colour? i might be wrong =D

    nowadays BSC sun respray the peel off paint. instead they will install another strip to cover up the peel off part. since u have your grill to cover it up guess is okay ba

    I also have problem choose the cheaper offer or contractor and end up delay and delay~ unless you are rushing to move in if not i guess time wasting but the saving on renovation we can use it to purchase for our furniture or other stuff for our home.

    Gap between the laminate and the skirting, laminate contractor should help to sealant the gap (mine did that, all round the house. their sealant colour match with the laminate colour which wun look so obvious)

    ohh... initially i was worried that he will give us the round types too.

    but he mentioned that nobody used the round type anymore. the lever kind is included in the price (maybe cause he already jacked up the door price hahaha)

    We initially wanted this kind. But this is more expensive and we need to top up.

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    am also looking forward to my TB hoots.. hope everything reach here in one piece and working fine..

    The door handles, some are round types and the other like a lever that pull down to open.

    My ID seems to quote the door with lever separately, as he mentioned those cost quite a portion to the whole door.

    Look forward to ur post on ur TB loots!

  16. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    sure! many thanks for your help!

    i'll go sit around. most likely the one im looking at is lower range.. its a 3 seater for only 599..

    I'm sure Ikea ranks their sofas based on the model but I never bothered to ask them as I wasn't looking for a showpiece sofa then, only a makeshift one. Just a blessing that my makeshift sofa has survived 2 house moves very well! Serves its purpose very well as a room sofa now.

    After the ill-fated Klippan, I came up with my own ranking because I feel that the relevance of the sofa is based on comfort, material and durability. Ikea 2 seater sofas costing <400SGD are considered lower range. 400-1000SGD mid range and anything >1000SGD higher range. Note that although the price of the same model with different cushion covers material can vary a few hundreds. So there could be a model that costs <300SGD with material A but could be >300SGD using material B. I only developed for 2-seaters so you gota formulate your own categories for other sofa types.

    Anyway, just have a sit on the display sofas at Ikea, feel and stretch the different material, imagine how it would feel without aircon and also look out for the cleaning method (if it's fabric).

    in other news, finally some information on my TB hoots.. thought its lost in south china sea...

    it will arrive on tuesday!! :dribble:

  17. Posted

    Hi looneygas, many thanks! How do i know if the sofa i want belongs to which range? Based on the model or purely look at the price?

    I got an Ikea Klippan sofa and it didn't last very long due to the crappy polyurethane foam which goes out of shape with frequent use. Following that, I chanced upon the Karlstad sofa at their As-Is section on an attractive discount. It was once a display set with minor defects that are barely visible anyway. So I bought it and the condition is still as pristine as when I got it 4 years ago. My conclusion is stay away from the low end Ikea sofas. Start from at least the mid range. Also if possible, go for covers that are machine washable else dry cleaning cost can be hefty.

  18. Posted

    Hi aspialle, it cost $950 to do up living room and passage way.

    there are 2 ways to do this - cornices and wood lining.

    mine used cornice.

    How much u spent on the white frame for living room and passage way?

    $1200 for 3 Nyatoh solid doors. What is levers? haha

    I dont think it's the cheapest around. maybe get from supplier direct should be cheaper.

    Thanks~!

    May I know how much is ur bedroom doors + levers? Been looking for a decent price.

  20. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    was there for only a while and did not have the chance to check for all defects.. but something caught my eye..

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    there is a gap between the tiles and the skirting... i believe it is due to the uneven cement screed done by HDB..

    have not inform my contractor yet.. but should i be concern?

    i also need some advice.. anyone know where i can get platform kind of bed frame at a more affordable price?

    and.. has anyone bought Ikea sofa before? are they lasting?

    many thanks!

  22. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    Woke up early today so that i can head over to my place to have a look at the floor before work.

    Not easy to wake up this early, especially when I watch world cup the night b4.

    not saying that the colour is bad.. but i thought it will be a little bit darker.... the issue with no 3d drawing i guess..

    Living room

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    Another view

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    Passage way

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    Room 1

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    Room 2

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  23. Posted

    Heard this from the Citygas salesperson

    Rinnai - Installation must be in the service yard, and without windows cause this unit produce more heat, requires a better ventilation. Assembled in China (Not made). But some how they are more relax abit with the Windows part, as long as the windows are opened when the heater is in use will do.

    In the first place I also planned to purchase the Rinnai model, but somehow we think about our budget, lowered to get the Macro brand instead.

    Btw for your HDB free screeding, do we need to activate our electricity/water before proceed?

    Nope, i did not activate.

  24. Posted · Edited by Raydon

    They have laid the vinyl tiles today.

    hope to be able to head over and have a look tomorrow. excited!

    No other updates for now as my contractor is waiting for my TB hoots to arrive.

    hopefully can get it this week. it has been a long wait.

    Shall share my kitchen drawing - slight difference is that we will not be having any dish rack door and there will be handles

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    This will be our kitchen door

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  25. Posted

    My room doors up and painted white.

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    Initially wanted Louvre PD door but Mrs is concern about the not so pleasant smell..

    So we have this instead...

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    they installed the mirrors wrongly - supposed to be one in front and 1 at the back.

    but it looks ok so we decide to just let it be.

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