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yeah, bkk is really fantastic. can find lotsa gems if you search a little. There's a lot shops selling designers' copy too. Hi Angelwrath, hi-5! I love bkk too. There's so much things to see!! Sorry, can't advise you on the shipping cost, as I hand carried my stuff back. According to the seller, for something like the lights, she reckon the shipping cost is around 100sgd -- I think it should be less though.

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Not been updating cos nothing much has been happening. Finally, my renovation is starting next tuesday. It should be one week of hacking, one week of tiling and finally carpentry works. cant wait! Was in bkk over the weekend to hunt for some furniture, lightings etc. Went to Suan Lum market, MBK and Chatuchak. The lightings feels quite decently priced -- all below 300sgd. The furniture were very nice too. Saw a coffee table for 100sgd only. Some pics of what caught my eye... At Chatuchak At MBK Really wanted to get this for my room, and this for dining, but no stock for both! Some good luck i have. Settled on this eventually. The bottom row of crystals have been changed to pink. Will be using this light for my room. The light came with a plug into power point. I was told that it can be easy converted to fit normal lighting point. Is it true?? I also have another standing lamp which i would like to convert into a pendant as well. Hope it works.

Hi Wilberforce, very nice renovation works. Love your mbr lights! and nice kitchen cabinets. Am wondering how does the upper doors of your top kitchen cabinet opens? top or to the side? cos i am thinking of a similiar layout.

Hi, like many, i have been hanging around this forum for a while and have found the information extremely helpful. I will be renovating my folks' flat (which im staying as well). Hope to be able to share some useful information too! After a search of one mth-ish, I have more or less decided on my contractor. Was deciding between a contractor and id initially, but settled on a contractor eventually after the following considerations: - cost, - advice from my friend who just did her place. She found her ID totally useless in terms of providing ideas and she could do just as well without him and with the help of home decoration magazines. - limitations of my place in terms of furniture and fengshui etc. I really couldn't believe how renovation cost has sky-rocketed with the property boom in Singapore. I had an initial budget of 10k for a complete overhaul of kitchen and common toilet (excluding electrical and plumbing works). After obtaining quotations from the contractors, my 10k budget had to be toss into the air. The quotations were mostly hovering in the region of 14k. Going through the quotations is a real nightmare. Some conclusion though - cost of carpentry works seems pretty standard. The variation comes in through hacking, haulage, removal of debris and cost of laying the tiles. I finally found someone who could do the job within my expanded budget of 13k. My quotation for carpentry seems to be on the low side (based on what i have gathered from this forum so far), however, my contractor has included some funky charges for debris removal (removal fees along are >1k). However, I still chose him in the end cos he is the one with cheapest overall price, plus the recommendation from my friend. Hope my choice is right. I have already chosen the tiles for my kitchen and toilet, as well as the theme for my place. Gotta head out alreayd..... will update a bit more over the weekend, as im meeting my contractor to choose the laminates, and burn some plastic. Hopefully can upload some pics to show the dismay state of the current place now.

Hi angielo, Can you pm your contractor's contact to me? Thanks!

Hi momoboy, and others, I'm looking for a reliable and efficient contractor too. Can someone pm me the contact of momoboy's contact? thanks alot!

hi, can someone pm me Mr K's contact? tks!

hi Fifigal, any update on your renovation? 680 for the glass backsplash.. how thick is it?