lalashir
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On 04/02/2017 at 5:55 PM, Xavvy said:Wow! Nice MBR and especially love the bed! haha. Even has powerpoint build in~ Awesome! Whole room ambience ooks cosy to sleep in too!
The bed is a custom carpentry ya? Is this a storage bed? Jin nice!
Thank you! We only did the headboard only because the walls behind the bed was not even hence instead of just plain box up decided to do a half height headboard mainly to level up the walls and also because we shifted our TV points so to hide the wirings as well.
But it does not have any storage feature and we placed our bed without any bedframe
On 04/02/2017 at 6:16 PM, fi5hbone said:@lalashir haha! love the ambience in your home man!
Thank you!!
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23 minutes ago, fi5hbone said:Any updates of pictures of your place?
Hello! Not much changes for our place, still stay almost the same. Except more cluttered
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On 22/11/2016 at 10:08 PM, twelfthminute said:Can I have J&E's contact too please! Thanks!
On 27/11/2016 at 11:33 AM, spiral said:hi, can you share the ID's contact?
On 28/11/2016 at 5:31 PM, kachan said:Kindly pm also your ID pls. Thanks
On 22/12/2016 at 0:15 PM, ddycanne said:ohmygosh I love the dressing table, It's so adorable! may I have the taobao link for it please? and may I also get the contact for your contractor? it looks so good!
On 22/12/2016 at 10:20 PM, w3ish3ng said:Hi!, like your reno alot. can i have the contact of your contractor???
On 02/02/2017 at 1:03 AM, frozxnwatermelxn said:Hi kindly pm me J&E contacts pls! Rly like your house design tho, wishing you'd share more pics of the Mbr! And I love your diy
On 02/02/2017 at 8:55 AM, jayr said:hi lalashir, love the look of your house!! could you pm me your contractor's contact please? thanks much!
All PMs sent and replied!
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! We had a blast at our house celebrating the first CNY at our new home. Huat ah!
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On 07/11/2016 at 10:45 AM, Reiken said:Still loving the looks of your house @lalashir
On 22/11/2016 at 6:05 PM, northblue said:Very beatifiul and cozy as well. thank you for sharing this had some some nice insites as well.
On 22/11/2016 at 11:25 PM, nestlee said:Hello @lalashir
I realized that we had a lot similar purchases and really love the design of your house!
On 23/11/2016 at 1:26 PM, hototay said:love your hoards from taobao, saved a lot of $$$$$$.. congrats on the design of your new home
Thank you everyone for your kind words!
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Hello everyone! Been a long time since I log in to this forum. We had settled down very comfortably in our home and still loving every corner of our home!
I received some PMs to check how are the items holding up for our home especially Taobao stuffs. Just thought I should post some move in updates on the stuffs that we had bought for our home.
Most of the stuffs that we bought from taobao are still holding up really well!
- TV console, Dining table and chairs definitely still is real good condition.
- Stainless steel stuff from Taobao, the bidet spray had some tiny spot of rust forming. The common toilet basin set that I bought, the tap that came with it had some rust spots and looks really dull which I just can't stand it anymore and bought a Grohe tap locally to replace it. The water trap also has rust spots forming.
Rainshower, MBR basin set and Kitchen tap are all good! So I guess it's more of a hit and miss thing for Taobao's stainless steel stuffs.
- All the lightings are still working very well for us as well as the bulbs that we had got from taobao they are still working!
- We finally changed our default HDB toilet bowls. I think it is one of the best choice ever! The default HDB toilet bowls are so small hence comfort level isn't really good and the flushing power is really so weak that we have to flush 2 or 3 times to get rid of the stuffs which is really irritating.
Bought 2 Baron 888 WC from Heritage and got their recommended plumber to change it for us. The plumber charges is definitely much lower than J&E's plumber and they had used cement to seal up the toilet bowl instead of silicone which was used by J&E's plumber previously. Cement seal up is more resistant to dirt and mould hence it is easier to maintain!
Had read before some people feedback that the WC's flushing power is not very strong but no issues for us! It's working pretty well. Sometime back, I called up Heritage to feedback that the toilet seems to have a little bit of leakage and rust coming out from the toilet seat steel fittings and they said that they will get Baron to come down to check, the service is very prompt! They came down the next day to check. After inspecting the staff said that it is not leakage but is normal as their WC will trap some leftover water after flushing hence it may flow down and they also changed the rusty toilet seat steel fitting without any charge. I found out that it is turning rusty because the husband had been using bleach to clean the toilet bowls
As for J&E, they are still very responsive after the handover! Our sliding shoe cabinet has some issues as it can't slide out smoothly and they had came down to replace it after we had feedback to them.
Some post move in picture updates
Put up a picture wall for the dining area which was previous empty
Picture wall for the walkway
We got a armchair for our living room and all our guests love this armchair! It's so comfortable!
Realized that I did not really post up pictures of the MBR, here it goes!
Most of our guests are very interested in our Vento Fino 2 fan everyone thinks that it looks really cute it does not just look good they are also impressed on how strong the wind is!
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On 10/1/2016 at 4:01 PM, hellocupid said:love your console and hexagon frame at the wall! mind sharing the link please?
hello! the console's link is https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=521339049048&spm=a1z09.2.0.0.tEkA3h&_u=42gkn51tc401&sku_properties=29112:97926
as for the hexagon frames, we got it customized in bangkok and handcarry back hence no links to share
On 10/6/2016 at 9:21 AM, nin3tails said:Hi, nice hse!
can i have J & E contacts and the scope of work they had done up for you please. Thanks ya!.
PM sent
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On 7/24/2016 at 8:25 PM, Mannequin said:Hi Do you mind to share your ID and quotes. Thank you.
On 9/26/2016 at 3:49 PM, Emperorwendy said:Hello, congrats on your reno! It looks really nice and cozy. Love the little touches that you have done, I am defintely
stealing some ideastaking notes.Can I get the contatcts for J&E too please? J&E should really give you a referral fee :X
On 9/26/2016 at 5:53 PM, skvivian07 said:Hi Lalashir,
can you share your id contact with quotations?
Thanks.
On 9/26/2016 at 5:53 PM, skvivian07 said:Hi Lalashir,
can you share your id contact with quotations?
Thanks.
On 9/26/2016 at 10:07 PM, wernming said:Hi lalashir, what we have in mind for our 4RM is very similar to yours! could very much appreciate it if you can send me the contact of your contractor!
On 9/26/2016 at 10:07 PM, wernming said:Hi lalashir, what we have in mind for our 4RM is very similar to yours! could very much appreciate it if you can send me the contact of your contractor!
PM sent
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On 22 August 2016 at 2:40 PM, toffees21 said:Hi Lalashir
Is this Vento Fino fan powerful enough for your MBR? Thanks!
Hi! Sorry for the late reply, hope it is still in time. We are using Vento Fino 2 and it is "powerful" enough for us! We don't usually on aircon and use the fan when we sleep and at speed medium (there are 3 fan modes for Vento fino) it is very strong and cooling. But do take note that if you and your other half are tall ppl really do not recommend this fan.
On 23 August 2016 at 0:20 AM, hideaki said:Heyo, is your MBR toilet sliding door acrylic or frosted glass panels? looks quite light to open/close. Also since its sliding, is the gap between the door and the wall big? Seems like J&E used those furry furry stuff which usually are also used for bedroom sliding door wardrobes? Those tend to drop off quite fast, depending on what kinda adhesive they used, did you experience that? lastly, can you pm me the cost of your kitchen and MBR sliding doors?
Hello! The sliding door are frosted glass panels. It is not very heavy kind but not flimsy light kind as well. For the furry stuff so far we need living here for 2 months+ no signs of wear and tear at all so not too sure how long will it last in the long run. Dropped you a pm
On 25 August 2016 at 9:49 PM, noddy said:Really like the overall feel of your reno! Appreciate if you could PM me your contractor contact. Thank you!
On 31 August 2016 at 3:04 PM, renonoobmax said:hi there!
Could I get the contact of J & E from you too? Thank you very much!
On 3 September 2016 at 6:56 PM, Zech Koh said:Hi! Love looking thru e pictures u have shared! Would you mind PM-ing me J&E contact? Thanks in advance!
Pm sent.
On 4 September 2016 at 9:47 AM, arsenal100 said:Hi Lalashir
Like yr kitchen cabinets, and vanities , can you share J&E contract? If possible, can you also share your kitchen cabinets carpentry cost, and toilet vanity cost cos I though of buying from ikea the toilet vanity? Do they do wardrobe with sliding doors? Thanks
Brandon
Hello, yeah they do sliding wardrobes. I had it in my mbr. Dropped u a pm
On 28 August 2016 at 10:50 AM, cinnamoroll said:Is the blackboard placed in your kitchen? It looks quite nice.
Hello, it's magnetic chalkboard done by my contractor.
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On 31 July 2016 at 2:31 PM, Xian186 said:hi can i have J&E contact please??? Thank you in advance!
Pm sent
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Very looking forward to see your Reno progress! The toilet's mood board looks super nice! Love it!
We we also went for Starmex 2 ticks because we were told that the 5 ticks one is not as cooling as 2 ticks and 2 ticks is cheaper so we just went for it! We selected this just because seems like it's one of the most popular choices among home owners. So far the aircon were all very cooling and quiet!
We got Bosch for hood, hob and oven. Hood is the slimline hood and I think the suction is not really super power kind. On one of the weekends I was doing some cooking for family who came over for dinner and I could still smell the cooking smell in the living room the next morning. But maybe because I did not close the kitchen door at all times as there are ppl walking in and out of kitchen and sometimes forgotten to close when I am cooking.
But very happy with the hob! We got a 3 cooker tempered glass cooker and the length is 78.5cm as compared to the common 90cm. I totally agree with bykaraanne that it is a wise choice to choose a shorter hob because table top space is so sacred in new houses! The hob part is almost all covered in case you have soupy stuffs that spills out it will not sink in to the "holes" hence it is very easy to clean! The flame is also very strong compared to my maiden's house cooking is a breeze now the city gas guy who came to activate the gas for us said this is a good hob too as it has the safety feature that if there is gas leakage, the hob will shut off the gas automatically. The hob uses electricity to light up instead of battery which I like because no need to be afraid that the battery will melt inside the hob.
As as for the oven no complaints so far after using a few times though I am still learning on how to use all the functions haha!
Opps so sorry for my lengthy post
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On 24 July 2016 at 1:11 AM, kingandbin said:Congratulations on your wedding!! Must have been quite an experience planning for it while your home is undergoing reno!
All the best for housewarming as well. I believe your friends & family will love the place as much as we all do!
I'm finally gonna start on my reno journey too! Went to pick tiles today and was really happy & excited throughout! Hoping to start a t-blog but can't settle on the title despite occasionally trying to brainstorm for the past few months lolol.
Thank you! We were neglecting the wedding preps and focus all on the house instead haha! Too busy to do so many things
Can't wait to see your blog! The whole renovation process is really very exciting! I enjoyed myself a lot throughout the whole renovation! Good luck for your renovations!
On 24 July 2016 at 8:25 PM, Mannequin said:Hi Do you mind to share your ID and quotes. Thank you.
On 26 July 2016 at 6:05 PM, existence said:hi,
can you share your id contact with quotations? thanks.
Pm sent
On 25 July 2016 at 0:25 AM, starryz said:Hi lalashir,
Can I find out how you find the quality of the dressing table?
Thanks!
Hello! To be honest, the dressing table is meant for my mum so I don't use it but cosmetics wise, it did have a few hairline scratches when came other than that it looks rather perfect! Only thing is I wish there are soft closing mechanism for the hidden mirror.
On 25 July 2016 at 4:02 PM, pankponk said:Hi Lalashir, mind sharing where you bought the fairy light ? if it's from tao bao can share the link...
Thank you..
Hi sorry! The link is broken because I bought it quite sometime back maybe can try searching on taobao there are quite a lot of sellers selling fairy lights on taobao
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On 21 July 2016 at 0:46 PM, homesweethome96 said:Thanks Lalashir!
One more question! Did you engage a FSM to help you decide on the facing of the altar or you decide the facing yourself?
Hello! We did not engage FSM as that is like almost the only place that we have to place an altar. As it belongs to my mum she said its fine no need for FSM so we just go with it! But the altar is facing my window and the view is rather unblocked.
On 21 July 2016 at 2:45 PM, mosesm said:Congrats on the new home and well done on the toilet! It looks great Would you mind sharing with me the contact for J&E? We're getting the keys to our place very soon and need to start planning! Thanks in advance!
Dropped you a PM
On 21 July 2016 at 11:29 PM, boysiimen said:Nice, do you mind share with me your contractor contact?
Dropped you a PM
22 hours ago, watzup said:Congratulations on your lovely home and upcoming wedding.
Everything looks so cozy. Good choice on the home decor bits!
Thank you so much! The wedding is finally over! now is time to finish up all the decor stuffs and prepare for housewarming!
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Have you tried doing business on your new WC yet? My hubby cannot stand the lousy HDB WC anymore and we had decided to change both our WC!
can you share how much you get the WC from heritage? Thank you!
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On 18 July 2016 at 3:15 PM, homesweethome96 said:Hihi!
Will you mind posting a picture of the altar?
There you go! Was taken in the mids of Reno
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Hello! Your kitchen looks really lovely! Love the grey laminates and sleekness of kompacplus.
Totally understand your issue on the lighting point! Initially our dining light point location and kitchen oven was somewhat not in center too due to some miscommunication and it just feel weird to see it that way luckily it was shifted easily. Hope you resolve your issue soon
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On 7/15/2016 at 11:41 AM, yellowteacups said:hi! really enjoyed reading your t-blog and see everything come together! can i have the taobao link for the dining chairs please!
Hello! Thanks for reading my humble blog! The links as below,
Dining Bench:
https://world.tmall.com/item/522639658503.htm?id=522639658503&spm=a1z09.2.0.0.RrAV5m&_u=h2gkn51tbb18
Dining Chairs:
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On 9 July 2016 at 2:52 PM, aicila said:Hi, your house reno without ID turns up to be great and cosy! Love the overall house feel. Do you mind sharing with me the contact no. of J&E? And the cost of overlaying MBR? What are the scopes of your Reno works that costs $30k++? Thanks!
Hi! Thank you! Dropped you a pm for the contacts
as for the scopes of our Reno, it includes overlay mbr toilet, vinyl for living room, carpentry for mbr toilet, mbr wardrobes + dressing table, common room wardrobe, shoe + altar carpentry, kitchen carpentry and electrical.
On 10 July 2016 at 10:35 AM, sganimefan said:Hihi, do you have the Elmark electrician's contact by any chance? Thanks!
Hello! I got it from Elmark's Singapore website! I don't have them anymore you can try to search from their website
On 13 July 2016 at 5:06 PM, candyseah1234 said:Your home is very nicely done up.. Love those table lamps.. is it also from TB?
Hello! Thank you! Are you referring to those fairy lights decorations on the tv console? I DIY-ed them.
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On 8 July 2016 at 3:35 PM, kale825 said:Hi, can PM me J&E contact? Thanks.
Pm sent!
On 8 July 2016 at 4:29 PM, corvette said:Hi
I've enjoyed your blog on your reno, really interesting. Esp like your MBR toilet. Can you share with me your J&E contact ? many Thanks.
Pm sent!
On 8 July 2016 at 4:51 PM, rainJY21 said:Hi,
Where do you get your sofa & dining table set?
Can pm the cost and breakdown for overlaying tiles works?
Thanks
Pm sent!
The sofa is from Castlery and dining table and chairs I bought all pieces separately from taobao.
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On 5 July 2016 at 6:05 PM, candyseah1234 said:Hey.. Im a noob on renovation, my key collection is drawing near and we would like to engage contractor instead of an ID. Jus for my curiosity if I were to engage contractor directly will they be providing sample for the tiles and flooring??
Hi! The contractor will not give you tiles sample but when your contractor brings you to the tile shop the shop will be giving you the samples.
They are all very friendly! Even if I walked in without my contractors, they still entertained me and gave me a lot for samples.
17 hours ago, evangel said:Nice home decor!! Where did u buy the shelving ledge? Taobao?
Hi! Which ledge are you referring to? The white picture ledge on first and last picture? If you are referring to those, they are from ikea!
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On 1 July 2016 at 11:31 AM, ricepapergirl said:I see a Roomba!
Cheaper version from Taobao!
though not so pro with mapping memory etc, but good enough to vacuum hair and dust hahaha!
On 1 July 2016 at 4:50 PM, Reiken said:Definitely like the way your house turns out.. very very beautiful...
Thank you so much! I'm sure yours will be nice too! Read about your common toilet tiles crack issue hope BSC settle the issue for u soon!
22 hours ago, kingandbin said:Love love your home! And all the decor touches like the little buckets of flowers, fairy lights and how the woody items/laminates match perfectly. I can only hope that my house turns out half as cozy as yours!
All the best for your wedding prep! What are the things you're diy-ing for your big day?
Thank you for your compliments!! Your home definitely will be very cozy too! The little buckets of flowers were dried flowers that I bought from taobao. Just need to arrange them. Planning to use it as wedding decorations too!
i made a mini teepee, big teepee, fairy lights decorations and Ang bao box for the wedding! Hope they won't tear apart because I anyhow sew as I have never done sewing before hahaha!
Off topic but here are some pics of the DIY! I think I am going to use some as decoration at home after the big day
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Sales post!
I am letting go of this standing mirror from Taobao. It is made from solid wood frame and can be mounted on the wall. Letting go due to I have no space for it in the MBR
Dimensions: 157cm x 40cm letting go at $65 Self collect from my house at Punggol.
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Some post move-in updates! Not professional shoots but some snapshots from mobile. Not much changes except that some of the decorations are up.
Finally moved in to the crib recently. It was super crazy packing and unpacking for the house!
Please ignore the mess in the living room as I am doing for DIY for our upcoming wedding hence the stuffs are everywhere!
Night shot with the warm lightings
Need to put up some decorations on the wall for dining area but yet to do so.
Curtains were done by Vincent Curtains!
Thanks all for reading
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Congrats on starting your reno journey! Love your mood board. Waiting to see more updates from you
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9 hours ago, Reiken said:Yes.. I saw someone bought for 1400+... when i reach there.. I say i wanna see vento 2... He show le.. i was contemplating.. until he say now offer special price.. 1001... i straight away say BUY!!!!!
was thinking getting another put near dinning area.. even if end up cant put anywhere can sell cheap cheap...
You went at right timing got a good deal!
I wished I had bought another one back then and place it in the kitchen so can enjoy the fan while cooking because my kitchen is too stuffy! You should buy for dining area too shiok to have wind blowing while eating if not will be like us need to buy a standing fan for dining area.
Wood x White x Grey
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@bcboon hello! sorry for the late reply! My contractor got it from Excel I remember they have various combination and sizes available.
All PMs sent as well!