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After reading through many of the t-blogs here, I think I am going down the contractor route. Maybe even DIY some of the stuff on my own.

The idea I have for my place is also very woody. I love the warm colours of wood. Hopefully, I will have more real wood instead of veneer.

Hello! You purchases look pretty amazing! I am also sourcing for ideas, even though my flat is not even built to my level yet! (My flat is on 11th floor!). I've never bought anything from Taobao before. So excuse my noob questions. Do you order from Taobao directly or send the orders to AMCON? How do you make payment? I want to order things from Taobao, but I had problem trying to register on that place!

Yeah, can't wait to see the 'after' photos! I like your toilet's layout, and the windows in the living room looks nice too!

I like terrazzo flooring, brings back a lot of good memories. And I like your title. yes, it is a home, not just a house

Mine is in Sembawang, near the future Canberra station. So I can see the progress of my project everytime I go past there on the MRT.

Wah! One shot one kill? I tried so many times, but I still feel lucky, cos I know a couple of people who also have been balloting since it opened for singles, and still no luck. Yours is the SOBF that they release in one go? Lucky you. The subsequent SOBF batches singles can't buy. I just went past my future home, still building floors, very slow.

Your configuration is better than mine. Mine had the bomb shelter taking up room in the living room. My kitchen is the long skinny kind, and my bathroom toilet door is not directly opposite each other, but diagonal! So difficult to put a shower cubicle on any side of the toilet. I looked at the bomb shelter measurement, I think it should be okay for me... Haven't got any quote from any ID yet (actually I asked a couple during one of those furniture fair in Expo, but they never get back to me). I am sort of budgeting 20k for everything, including electrical appliances and other misc stuff. I am even thinking of DIY-ing some of the carpentry, just to save money.

You are so lucky, got the BTO on the second try. I had been applying since the rule allowed singles to apply BTO, in July 2013. Every time the BTO opened I apply. For the first 3 times, didn't even get any number "Your number far exceed the available units, pleas try again." Then the 4th time, got number, but was 3 times available unit. 5th time didn't get number, then 6th time, got 1XX out of 400+ units. Finally managed to secure a unit. And a top floor one. So happy.

How long did you guys wait for your BTO to be built? Do you have any ideas what sort of theme to renovate your flat? Considering our flats is very small on space, we have to think how best to optimise the space available. I don't really have a fixed theme for my place, but I do intend to convert my bomb shelter into a study. That seemed to be the easiest place to start, because the space is small and fairly uniformed. Based on the restrictions for bomb shelters, I cannot drill into the walls, and also change the steel door. Although it may sound a bit silly, but I do understand the purpose of the household shelter. So I will not have any permanent fixtures. I intend to put shelves on both sides of the wall, and then put a board across the shelves which are table height, and use that as a desk. The board will be fixed in place using those quick release catch, so that in case of emergency, I can just lift the board and the space will be freed up. Some people might think it would be very stuff, but considering that I am single and I will be the only person in the flat, I intend to leave the door open for ventilation. So, if I have air-con, the air-con will be able to cool down the bomb shelter too.

Do you have any photos of the type of corner bathtubs your company carry? I tried looking at your website, but it is too difficult to search by brand.

When is the expected date of TOP? Have you finalised what you want to do already?

Hi, You bought the drawer dishwasher? I am also tempted to get it, would appreciate if you could update how it performs! My ballot was last year and it's supposed to be ready in Q2 2017, up till now they haven't even finish the groundworks. Wait until neck ache liao.

Hi, I love your daybed! I also have the exact same idea for a daybed on the living room window, though I don't think I want a 'fixed' structure like yours. I do love your cushions. Will consider having them too

Hi, sorry to be the nth person asking this, can you send me the contacts for your LED distributor? Your inbox is full again. too popular liao! Thanks. BTW, I love your kitchen, looks very spacious

hi Benetay Love your kitchen, so bright Just wondering, have you bought anything from Amazon lately? I bought a few stuff last time, using the free shipping, but I can't seem to find the free shipping anymore. Have tried to put the same items I bought before, but the free global shipping didn't appear. Any idea?

My unit only got 3 numbers, and its on 11th floor. How to buy 4D for that? LOL!

LOL. Roll in pineapple (from front door into house, NOT the other way) is supposed to be for good fortunes rolling in. Pineapple is "wang lai" (in hokkien, I think), and rolling it inwards, means the wang wang will roll in too

I think you can't blame the ID. Like someone said, people want minimalistic, but they also have a lot of things to store. The designs you see in ID were the designs approved by the homeowners themselves. The homeowners probably wanted it that way. Don't judge ID based on their display product, ask them to give you an idea what they would recommend, look around and see what they can offer. But if you have you own idea how you want it to look, go the contractor route then That's what I intend to do, because I already know what I want to do.

Hi varying! Nice to see fellow 2-roomers! I'd have thought ID should be happy to see us, cos we're likely to be willing to fork out more money for ID, and lesser work. My project is still building floors, so it'll take a while before I get my keys. I wish time would go faster. I want my forever home now.

Sanitary wear might just be the toilet bowl, that one is definitely included.

Go and look for the title [GPGT] 2 rooms BTO for single actually not bad lah and go to post #676 on page 46 of that thread

You'll have to type or copy and paste the link yourself Go and check your lease agreement, it should state if the OCS is included. I don't have any picture to show, but it's still in concept thinking now. Idea is to replace the door with a sliding door (check out the sliding wardrobe doors on Hafele), Hopefully the door slid into place and is flushed with the wall. Also, mount tiles on the door that is the same as the ones on the bathroom walls. so when the door is in place it'll look like part of the wall. Or something like that.

I don't intend to seal any of the bathroom doors, but thinking of putting something like a 'concealed' door, ie, camouflaging the door to the bedroom as part of the wall. But because of the layout of the bathroom, very difficult to partition a shower area. Would be silly to have the shower area in the middle, like the one in the HDB showroom. Like that, everything also wet wet. I already had an idea to partition the toilet area, so I did not chose the basin and door option. I did choose the floor tile option, but now I am thinking I should have gone industrial brushed concrete lor. But too late.

I know someone on HWZ who has posted pics of his 2-room unit forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/87111620-post676.htm That might be useful to you as a visualisation.