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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationThanks for the cushion links! Lol I have approached nick too and he also squatted at one corner of the house while his assistants took measurements. I guess it's just his style la. He was one of our final 2 choices but we picked another contractor in the end coz hubby prefers one that will handle the project alone. There was a cabinet that I self designed. What really impressed me about nick was that he was able to draw up the 3d image of the cabinet using software while we were discussing and even improvised on my design. I'm hopeless at using those softwares lol.
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationI like your cushion covers! Aiya why didn't I think of buying individually designed covers. Do you mind sharing the links?
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationLooking good!! Any special methods u used to ensure that the shelves are perfectly horizontal? Maybe u can paint the bomb shelter vent black too
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationSeriously idol, your house looks like it can be found on Pinterest! Loving how the furniture and deco makes the whole place come together. And it doesn't look gloomy even with the dark walls! Wish my design sense is half as good as yours.. sigh..
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationOh no, so sorry to hear that dear. I'm here if you need someone to talk to. Take care and stay strong!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationWee u weet! Your living room looks very chic! Did you have a hard time assembling the taobao stuff? The carpet really matches the wall so i think your wall colour turned out well. And your 11.11 buys are already delivered! Ezbuy is really stressing me out. Some of my items are still under "order placed" status rawr! Wow your tb buying process sounds like a lot of work. Must have required lots of patience and effort to pull it off. Think I still prefer the lazy man's way haha. I'll probably switch to peeka instead. I love your black knives and magnetic block! Lol even your cutting board is black too. Yea i agree moving house is tough work! Having a huge headache thinking of the things to do as the completion day draws near..
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Ooh I thought u meant chio gold spray hahahha. Bought the clear Rustoleum last weekend! Wasn't sure of which gold spray to get so in the end didn't buy any. The Amazon cabinet handles look good and cheap! Even cheaper than those I got off taobao . If only i've known about these earlier! Feeling cheated now..
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationYea I used ezbuy.. In fact, hubby insisted on it coz he wants to use a big company who has leverage and can help us deal with the seller if anything goes wrong (who is he kidding lol). Also our fault for not reading the fine prints. Apparently free agent and discounted shipping dont apply to Buy-For-Me service . What an expensive lesson! Which forwarder are u using? Do u mind giving me the link? I also dunno what is good and bad water pressure la. Never used rain shower before.. feel so suaku lol. Why are u not intending to move anymore? Is the location very good? Hello my Idol. U really know how to torture ppl hor! I was so excited to finally see some pics but they are 3 pics of the same bed . At this rate, can only see your entire house after the new year! Hahaha anyway your bed looks great against the blue wall. MOAR pics please!!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationHahaha are u getting major furniture from taobao too? High 5!! I got a rude shock when my GST+Agent+Shipping fee came up to $960. But bopian have to pay. Where are the pics u promised to upload!! Very troublesome to replace the flooring leh coz u need to store the barang barang elsewhere and you'll have strangers entering the house all the time. Not to mention that it's freaking noisy when they polish the tiles. Also super dirty and dusty which will kena your furniture and whatnot. Might as well get a new house altogether so can post another reno blog! Oh ya I wanted to ask u if u installed a storage heater (not sure if I have missed your post). If so then the water pressure is still weak? Did u adjust the meter outside to the max? For my aircon, amazingly, nobody blamed HDB (yet). I will need to check this Sunday if everything has been rectified. Feeling so impatient coz we are nearing the carpentry stage now and NOTHING IS HAPPENING. Ahhh pls help relieve my stress by posting more of your progress pics!!
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Thank you!! Your place still looks really good! Can tell that u have spent lots of effort cleaning to maintain it. Did you get white grout for your master bathroom tiles? Edmund advised me against it coz apparently they will turn yellow against China made tiles so we went for darker grout instead. Now I'm regretting my decision after seeing your beautiful toilet.. Seems that he is right that gold painted items will darken/tarnish over time though. I'm worried now coz I have quite a few gold painted stuff!
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Hey Kara! We have engaged Edmund too and he is still very fond of you haha. Good to see u coming back to review after 2 years! I have read through your entire blog some time ago and not sure if u have mentioned this before. May I know where you bought your Rustoleum spray? Tried but couldn't find it in Homefix..
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationWa u plan to hack after 3 years? Then must find another place to stay in the meantime coz it will be v dirty :x Lol I accidentally posted before commenting (trouble with mobile phone). My stupid living room aircon still got prob ah! The contractor workers said they built the box up based on the aircon trunkings. So last Saturday GC came to fix and showed my hubby that it's straight now by using some equipment called a bubble ruler. But it still looks tilted coz not aligned with the box up and now it'd be my contractor 's turn to fix. Bopi this time no more prob pls.. My hhs door will be painted black too! Like urs but with blackboard paint. Wa vinilex 5000 comes off easily? My contractor is using that too since its cheaper than odourless ones. I can already imagine the heartpain if I damage the paint So how's life in the new house? I'm still waiting impatiently for the completed pics hehehe. If I start a blog then u'll definitely be the first few to know probably not now though. Been so stressed with work, reno and exams rawrrr!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationWah wah wah very good progress! I think your toilet turned out really well even though you didn't overlay the tiles (overlaying took up a big chunk of our reno budget ). Went to check last week and found out that one of my aircon units was slightly tilted. So the gain city peeps have to come back this Saturday to rectify sighhhh.. well im glad that our gain city salesman is a responsible guy. He arranged and booked the rectification date right after receiving hubby's call.. so thumbs up! Hopefully no more issues after that. Btw gain city installers made 3 trips coz I overlay my toilets. Once to drill the holes before overlaying, then lay trunking and install the blower units, and finally to make good the walls. Have you tested your taobao rain shower? Is the water pressure good? I bought one from tb too but in black and gold . Still not installed yet. Can't wait to see your living and bed rooms!! You must be really bz moving stuff. This is the last lap liao. Jiayou jiayous!!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationYea those lights behind the mesh! Initially I thought we will be using T5 light tubes too but my contractor said it's better to use light strip. I read somewhere that we should sand the item before spraying it. Wah if you managed to sand the plastic mesh then i must kowtow to you! My hubby prefers to get our contractor's workers to spray instead. Not sure if there will be extra charges and if they will do a good job.. Aircon wise, we only saw the trunking frame (pipes were not in yet). One of the holes they drilled was too big but the uncle assured me that they fixed it last Sunday. The routing looks ok though. Most of the ugly piping is in the common bedroom that nobody uses anyway. I'm too lazy to maintain a blog haha! Perhaps when we are nearing the end of the reno then we will post a review on our contractor. when are you moving in btw? Your mood board has been a great inspiration to me! Initially I was going for Scandinavian theme until I saw one of the toilet pictures . Then everything changes.. thanks for starting this blog and sharing your ideas!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationWahhh what a daring move to spray the plastic grating! Does it affect the lights behind and cast shadow? Do you need to do any prep work before spraying? I need to change one of my taobao light fitting to white but my hubby advised me not to spray it myself coz may have bubbles.. Anyway gain city came over for aircon installation yesterday. There was only 2 uncles coz there was some miscommunication. The back office thought we are putting up the aircon units only. Nevertheless, the uncles went ahead with the pipes installation and we bought them drinks for their hard work. We didnt stay to monitor the whole process though. So keeping my fingers crossed until the next time I check. Oh btw there's a Phillips carnival sale this weekend if you are interested. It was quite crowded even though we went down on a Friday afternoon! Not sure if the prices are cheaper but they sure gave many freebies!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationGuess I will find out soon since my aircon installation is scheduled for tomorrow! Pls pray for me! T_T Your glass backing looks ok imo. Good to go for light colour since your main carpentry laminates are dark. I'm very interested to know how your taobao loots are holding up. Looking forward to your review!
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Hihi, may I have the Malaysian fan installer contact too? Thanks in advance!
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationLooking good! Thanks for Tim Wong's contacts! However, we bought the aircon from gain city instead because of credit card rebate. Hope we won't regret our decision! I like your internal pvc! Too bad we decided not to get those to cut costs..
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationHihi, could you share the contacts of tim wong please?
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pandacel replied to matchalatte's topic in Reno t-Blog Chat - HDB BTO Interior Design and RenovationI have no space for shoe cabinet too! But I'm afraid if I do this way, the whole bomb shelter will smell haha. OMG I love LOVE your black and gold rainshower! If you are buying that, let me know how it fares please~
