Been reading forums at RenoTalk aeons ago.. kept wondering when will it be my turn to blog!!!

Finally.. after months of ID sourcing, we signed on the dotted line with Johnny from A&D. Our keys will only be available mid-Nov and target date to move in is by Jan 2008 (fingers n toes crossed!!)

Where is our heavenly haven?? Punggol. It's a 5-room resale unit.

Above is the proposed layout by Johnny - we opted for a very very simple renovation..

Balcony - which we will remove and level up to create a bigger living area

Study room - all cupboards will be removed

Kitchen - hack all!!!

Edited September 25, 200719 yr by kathleenkhor

welcome to renotalk

that sounds like a lot of work

can't wait to see pix of the warzone !!

Edited September 25, 200719 yr by applefreak

welcome to renotalk

that sounds like a lot of work

can't wait to see pix of the warzone !!

not really alot of work.. hacking of floor tiles on living, dining, kitchen, bathrooms, laminating bedroom floor, hack half wall in bedroom 3, do up kitchen cabinets n mini wiw.. we minimising carpentry cos costly..

welcome to renotalk! sounds like a big project. hoping to see more pics soon!

Welcome to renotalk, we too, are having our reno done by A&D and by Johnny too. Its nearing completion and we are very satisfied with the job.

Edited September 27, 200719 yr by s&s

Welcome to renotalk, we too, are having our reno done by A&D and by Johnny too. Its nearing completion and we are very satisfied with the job.

Thanks everyone! I am also very excited as this is our very very first home. Wanted everything to be perfect!

Hoping that the perspective drawing will turn out nice. Will get to see them next week bah..

s&s, some of the stuff johnny forgotten to quote us and he verbally told us he can do it for us without charges, shuld i get him to write it down in black & white or go by trust?

Thanks everyone! I am also very excited as this is our very very first home. Wanted everything to be perfect!

Hoping that the perspective drawing will turn out nice. Will get to see them next week bah..

s&s, some of the stuff johnny forgotten to quote us and he verbally told us he can do it for us without charges, shuld i get him to write it down in black & white or go by trust?

Trustworthy guy.. in fact he "throws in" things along the way. You can PM me if you need more details. I believe he brought you to my unit.

Edited September 28, 200719 yr by s&s

Trustworthy guy.. in fact he "throws in" things along the way. You can PM me if you need more details. I believe he brought you to my unit. !!

Hei s&s, thanks for your reply ya!

I will remember to ask Johnny..u know what we can start purchasing? Trying to spread the load of the $$ spent first instead of spending all $$ at once later.. at least now can stagger the credit bills..

Hei s&s, thanks for your reply ya!

I will remember to ask Johnny..u know what we can start purchasing? Trying to spread the load of the $$ spent first instead of spending all $$ at once later.. at least now can stagger the credit bills..

U can start buying aircon(eg. gain city, etc), and toilet/kitchen fittings(poh joo, hoe kee, etc.). After which you have to look out for lights (balestair) and switches(choo jiang, etc). Our reno took close to 3 mths, quite tiring but glad its finally over.

U can start buying aircon(eg. gain city, etc), and toilet/kitchen fittings(poh joo, hoe kee, etc.). After which you have to look out for lights (balestair) and switches(choo jiang, etc). Our reno took close to 3 mths, quite tiring but glad its finally over. !!

do u have a blog where I can see ur reno progress?

do u have a blog where I can see ur reno progress?

ID called.. drawing is done! Going down tomorrow for discussion..can't wait

wah can't wait to see the drawings

i LOVE pix

wah can't wait to see the drawings

i LOVE pix

Go to my blog lar.. got pics there as well but not much reno pics but got some pics on my house in KL.

Perspective pics from Johnny.. very happy so far with his design. Impressed..though is different from our initial expectation (ours was like a cold house)..now he gave us a warm feeling house..hehe

House plan

Lighting plan

Foyer - wallpaper & veneer shoe rack

Living room - 'Z' lighting and purple-colored feature wall (sumthing me n hubby will not ever think off, but love the effect)

Edited October 3, 200719 yr by kathleenkhor

Dining area - settee is custom-made and again the background is purple

The hhs is actually tinted glass with veneer at top & bottom

Kitchen - black cabinet and white counter top. Johnny suggested we get the black shiny fridge fr Samsung

That's all for now - we will be meeting him end of this month for tile selection. This weekend will be away in KL - to take care of the house reno back home..hahaha. Need to buy bed and accessories.