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Living Room which shares the same space as the dining area Bathroom and TB mirror

Thanks for your comments! And, Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone! Here are more pics

Reno is all complete and I'm happy with results and the Taobao buys!!

While the title of this blog might say Industrial, the theme is really more Rustic (farm) Industrial. This week, I asked my contractor to add a little detail to the top of my doors because they looked so sad with that narrow door frame. I just wanted it to look more 3-dimensional. I do prefer the new additions! The lights are up! When I saw how small the dining pendant lights were, I decided to add another and so the last is still on its way! The black square lights were huge but looked great in the 2 common bedrooms.

Sure! Here it is: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.367.Xr03iJ&id=1352358635&_u=11rhs9gr3c9a

Hi ACresident! I was not able to customise the track length but I was able to specify the door size. I purchased it from: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.150.22jIag&id=36657909613&_u=11rhs9gr1db3

Yay! I was finally able to add the pictures. Here is what it looks like at the moment... Kitchen: Dining Area: Common Bath Master Bath. It's sideways...gave up trying to rotate it One bedroom: So far, I've received the rainshowers, mixers, kitchen drawer pulls and knobs and lights. I'm very pleased with all! However, I'm actually passing my mum the rainshowers as I realised that my bathroom accessories are nickle plated and I prefer that to shiny chrome!

I wanted to upload more pictures of the renovation process but it says that I've reached the limit! Is it because of the picture I'm uploading since it also says You have used 739.86KB of 100mb?

Whew! Good to know!

Hello! Yes I did. It arrived yesterday. 10kg! I was impressed. Only problem is that I ordered chrome and then merrily ordered my bathroom accessories in brushed nickle! IF you are interested, I'm looking to sell the rainshower set. I'm not conceiling the piping coz hard to do it in my toilet. It'll pretty much look like the picture of the product I guess.

Sorry for the late reply! The reno is going well and I'm pleased with the current design. I'll take a few pictures tomorrow when I visit again. The floors were done yesterday

Hello! No, I ordered from the shop a few shops down from Hafary at Balestier (corner shop at the other end) and they have quite a selection of cement screed tiles and cheaper than Hafary. The master bathroom cement screed tile name is Treviso Bianco (they had a sticker that said low stock)

I was thinking about it for the kitchen too...between the upper and lower cabinets. The lady boss said it's ok but harder to clean than non textured tiles.

Wow! These look great!

Hello! We were at Lian Seng Hin (I think?) It is at Balestier...Same row as the Hafary Showroom. They are at one corner and Hafary is at the other corner. These are $5 for each rectangular slab (not sure what the measurement is) Sorry I can't be more helpful

Today, I went tile shopping after work and finally decided on bathroom tiles and kitchen tile. Going with the cement screed look. The tiles for the master bathroom looks very similar to the common bathroom actually. Just wanted them to be different (even that slight difference made me happy!) I didn't like any of the feature wall tiles and so decided to go without. I'll be leaving the pipes exposed and will paint them grey. Also going for a screed look for the kitchen. Then...I saw "white brick" tiles!! I've KIV-ed it to see where I can use them But they are stark white.

Thanks! I need all the luck I can get! Here is the link for the drainage http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.50.6kNwkD&id=14799433245&_u=l1rhs9gr3f54 I actually saw them on another T-blog

Hello! When I first saw this Tmall store, their rating was 4.8...it has steadily fallen since to about 4.4/4.6. I am most worried about these purchases. So if you can wait about a month, I can tell you more about their quality then. (It is taking them 2 months to fulfill my orders - bedside table, vanity, dining table and side board with shelves). These designs are from Restoration Hardware, one of my favourite stores in the US. For both the barn door and furniture, they actually showed me previous pieces of furniture/doors they had done. The furniture store had a lot of wood to choose from and finishes. I figured I was saving a lot buying furniture made from real wood instead of compressed wood. Once again, fingers crossed. Here are the links: Shelf http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=40059296811&spm=a1z09.2.9.382.hblyba&_u=l1rhs9grd8d0 Vanity and bedside table: for these, I showed them pictures of the ones I wanted from Restoration Hardware, requested for colour and provided the dimensions. So they aren't even in their store. In case you are wondering, I use Google Translate for all my conversations with sellers (I'm a C5 for Chinese student) http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=39223847621&spm=a1z09.2.9.366.hblyba&_u=l1rhs9gr1c55 Barn Doors and handle: Again, I told them what I wanted for the design (ie drew it out and took a picture). http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.315.hblyba&id=36657909613&_u=l1rhs9gre9dd http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.328.hblyba&id=36000885943&_u=l1rhs9gr7349

Yes it is! I could specify size, colour etc. For the size I ordered (2100x700mm) I paid 3200 Yuan ($680). That includes the track rail for the door and the shipping to the China warehouse. I do not know how much sea freight will be to Singapore as the rest of the furniture isn't ready yet.

Sure thing! I actually ordered one first to check out the quality. Was afraid that it was plastic as it was only $18.60 (). It is metal. However, the yellow is more of a lemon yellow and not the buttery yellow in the picture. I'll take a picture later and post it. http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.98.6gAPe9&id=19279366940

Bathroom: Lights for two bathrooms, mixers, rainshowers (I even purchased drainage covers)

Kitchen: Kitchen sink will be from Ikea but the brushed nickle mixer is from TB to match the drawer pulls + yellow kitchen lights

More TB buys: Bedroom: Bed, Vanity and Sidetable (I requested for the top to be straight edged like the vanity. Let's hope that it is!) And have no idea what the quality will be like!

oohh! Thanks for the tip! I am getting new doors. Will bear that in mind!

Taobao Buys Like many others, I've taken the plunge and purchased furniture, lights, bathroom fixtures and home decor from Taobao. I have not received my furniture as it is taking them 2 months to make them! (they will be ready early Dec) I will post my purchases here and will provide feedback about quality as I receive my items Living/Dining Room: Dining Table, dining chairs, bar stools and ceiling lights Sideboard/Shelf Barn Door to the kitchen: I will have 2 doors and two rows of windows