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Hey JCase, PM sent! Hope you can get a good deal! Thanks hafiizh, I love it too, and I actually spend a lot of time in there (shhh don't tell Evanta)! I see your reno is shaping up nicely too!

What the... yeah man, I think something really IS wrong with the IKEA packing department! When I bought my stuff from them last time (even up to January this year), there were no problems! Why suddenly so forgetful ah... PS whatever happened to our meatball outing? OOoh congrats ne0!!!! Especially on getting that super-chio s/s bench /wink Nice that you got to take a short break! My last break was in December to Korea, and now I have no chance left to go on break, because I, too, am going to change job (my last day here is this Friday, and I start immediately on Monday--SIAN 1/2). And since I'm on probation for 3 months, there's no way I can leave the country for a break Maybe we should all have a gathering at my house Hi beanbean, Sent

Hi Pegasus, I bought mine at Species, at the Furniture Mall; it cost us around $1.2K, if I didn't remember wrongly. Before you buy from them, you might want to take a look at this thread first: http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?sh...=16647&st=0 They called me back to let me know that the fabric I originally chose for my sofa was out of stock, and I could either wait for the fabric to come back in stock while they loaned me a sofa (in which case the sofa would be delivered at the earliest in January 2011...!!!! I made my order in October 2010), or I could change the fabric colour to one that was in-stock. I chose the latter, because I'd read the reviews and decided that if I let them hold on to the thing, if there are any more delays, god only knows when I would get my sofa. The sofa was delivered 1 week after the original date. No problems with it thus far. That's my personal dealings with Species up until now, but it seems that a few people have had bad experiences, so as usual, it's caveat emptor.

Hmmm, well, it's bright enough for the part of the computer room that I had it installed in, but the light doesn't quite reach the other end of the room, because of a ceiling beam that's blocking the light. I have a similar light in my kitchen, and that is bright enough for the whole kitchen, which is slightly larger than that room, so it should be sufficient enough to do the regular tasks. Anything else and you might need to engage task lighting for that.

Hey ne0!!!! Welcome back! Where have you been??? I was wondering where you (and come to think of it, titanax and lachesis) disappeared to. Yup, bold colours in small splashes, because while I like a nice white palette, I also like to have cheery colours (that's why I have a yellow sofa ^^) And yes, the postcard and one of my previous profile pics are done by the same artist--Carrie Wun Ying, who's based in Hong Kong. I visited her gallery in Gough St while I was there in 2009, so I brought home a couple of items from there. One of the shops on the 3rd level of Cathay does sell some of her stuff too (but very expensive).

Welcome to RT! PS we have the same bedroom light It's very nice!

Painting 2 is nice! If you like contemp art, there's a gallery at Raffles Place Shopping Centre... I've been eyeing one of the paintings there for ages... waiting for the day I make enough to buy it!

Sent I use a food processor for blending my onions and garlic for my curry--too leh-cheh to pound by hand on most days, and a blender doesn't quite do the same job. Food processors can also be used to make purees, as well as mix doughs etc.

Oooh you like to bake too! I also love baking (and also, not cookies and cakes, but roasting meats and things like that). I have a recipe for roasted parsley and rosemary potatoes. You want? A food processor would be good

Thanks dizy! I got it from a shop on the second floor of the Cathay called Totally Hot Stuff.

Here's my clock:

Study room with blinds slightly down: The foyer area: The littlest things that take me there... Spicing up my life (rather blur... hands were shaky after 4 rounds of sweeping and mopping): A framed-up postcard from the Wun Ying Gallery (I have a big poster version of this that I lugged all the way from HK--I'll get around to having it framed someday...) And my tree clock: Yes, the swing DOES swing as the clock ticks. It's the reason why I bought this clock (and the blurred image). I love it! Thanks for tuning in!

More pictures... My bed (with bedframe). Window blinds aren't down as the room is very dark with them drawn. ps marshmallow IKEA called back, and they're fixing the drawer on the 26th! Finally =___= Walk-in wardrobe (with curtains drawn): And curtains pulled back: That's my vanity counter: Not reno-related, but: Elaine's enjoying the bed. It's hers now, and I'm just borrowing it.

The Haus of Yuene It's been a long journey from the planning and conceptualisation of the renovation to the final product; in all, almost 3 years in the making. I've had loads of fun, and also had a learning journey--the first time is always the hardest, as they say. It was the housewarming party with my salsa friends yesterday, so this afternoon, I did the cleaning up, and decided to take some nice shots with my DSLR (up until now, every photo of the completed house has been an iPhone camera shot--not too flattering really..) Without further ado, pictures! From the entrance of the house: From the dining area: My dining area: My completed kitchen, with my oven : The other side of the kitchen (kinda messy):

Thanks marshmallow! That one drawer... god only knows when... I need to find my invoice ASAP!

After so many months of slowly adding this and that... and of course sans one drawer... The haus of yuene is finally complete. Housewarming is tomorrow, pictures will come up over the weekend. This doesn't mean I won't log back into the thread, as I will continue to post up as and when I add new items and stuff like that. It's the little things that make a house a home.

I KNOW!!!! That's why I was even more shocked when my husband said they forgot one part of the drawer, and I went WTF how on earth is that even possible right???? I also dunno how they did that.

They forgot one of the drawers! OMG so angry....

Yes, that infamous bed frame! But it's still not complete, thanks to the delivery guys *grrrr*

Oooh... hope everything is okay on your end girl! Update: My bedframe and my oven are in!!!!!!!

Congrats on getting your house liao! ^^

IKEA has a range of bookshelves that you might want to explore; from those reaching waist level to some reaching ceiling height. For example, the Billy range may suit your needs.

Hey csingeu, If you are not intending to have kids anytime soon, you may wish to remove some of the window grilles from your quotation. Also, if the current main door and other room doors are still good and it fits your theme, you may want to retain them, asking the contractor to paint over them, which is what my contractor did as well (in fact, it was his suggestion) Yup, mine too. Best to ask when they come for an actual site visit.

I've used both ceiling fans and standing fans in my current house, and well, IMO I prefer ceiling fans, because I don't like the visual clutter of a standing fan. What about a portable aircon? They might be a good compromise between airconditioning and fans... some models look nice and sleek as well.

Oops sorry dex!!!!!! Okay I'll go hide in my thread...