El Nino_Al Nito 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2010 was trying to rmbr who's house was it that was doing robina platinum white laminates... end product looks good! more spacious... the pallet cum shoe rack looks so familiar. Copied the idea from some warehouse right...? Haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kor69 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2010 pallet cum shoe rack 1st time for me... interesting idea hmm... cannot paint white or black else can see dirt... How about Camo colours? like army green or olive green den twirl or paste some grass on it? *heheh* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leechaorui 2 Report post Posted August 24, 2010 Very creative reno and furnishing. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2010 was trying to rmbr who's house was it that was doing robina platinum white laminates... end product looks good! more spacious... the pallet cum shoe rack looks so familiar. Copied the idea from some warehouse right...? Haha yes loved the laminates. white paint and white laminate makes the place looks bigger! also help in getting us to vacuum more frequently as every hair stands out on white laminates... haha... hmm i can't recall where i copied from...haha, i remember googling for "pallet furniture" images. Many came out... some got pallet bed even... pallet shoe rack is quite useful actually, can put the shoes we want to air outside and those that we wear frequently... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2010 pallet cum shoe rack 1st time for me... interesting idea hmm... cannot paint white or black else can see dirt... How about Camo colours? like army green or olive green den twirl or paste some grass on it? *heheh* wanted to paint white initially...(can see how much i like white.. ) but gotten lazy...so do smaller projects first. dirty is ok, we don't really mind the used look. our door frame (painted white colour) also got some stains, got used to it after a while, starting to like the used look! or most would say we are just plain lazy. still got WIW project to assemble, book shelf project...etc. we doing a bit at a time so as not to kill ourselves... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 Issue with CNS continued: We found rust, sprayed black paint on it, but the paint does not fully stick onto the rust. So we tried this: Apparantly, the stuff will make the rust turn black and it acts as a primer for re-painting. Lucky for us our door is black so lazy us shall do away with painting once again. After effect: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 Latest best friend: Paint Our bookshelf from Giant: Gimz' itchy hand: Promotional price of $1 for the stand fan when TV was bought: Trying to be funny..."Zhng my fan project" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 The tires. Future coffee table...might take a while though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curryqueen 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) Latest best friend: Paint Our bookshelf from Giant: Gimz' itchy hand: Trying to be funny..."Zhng my fan project" Hey Gimz, long time no see..!R u going to paint the metal poles of your bookshelf white too? that would be so cool! After my terrible spray painted bird cages, I didn't dare to spray paint anymore. I had actually wanted to spray paint the water drainage cover in grey ( bought the spray paint) but still haven't dared yet. Would you consider leaving the tires black as contrast to your white furniture? Edited October 19, 2010 by curryqueen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 Hey Gimz, long time no see..!R u going to paint the metal poles of your bookshelf white too? that would be so cool! After my terrible spray painted bird cages, I didn't dare to spray paint anymore. I had actually wanted to spray paint the water drainage cover in grey ( bought the spray paint) but still haven't dared yet. Would you consider leaving the tires black as contrast to your white furniture? has been busy enjoying my house, busy dating wife (go out like we used to)... etc think will leave the poles as it is in grey, not very confident of painting that rods...i reckon i have spent quite a fair bit on spray paints.. haha...i think spray water drainage is should be ok, just need to tape up the areas properly... wifey is of the opinion that we leave it as black. We going to find people to help us cut a round piece of wood to put on the top. The bottom will fix castors to make it movable. We also bought tire shine, hope to get a good result... both our parents had already raised concerns about what the tires are for... haha Preserving the tires I think preserving the tires is quite meaningful. These are actually from my dad's car, which we used to go around dating, shopping for flats, shopping for reno stuff and tons of DIY self carry from IKEA, etc. So i hope to preserve the good memories. ps: ur house looks great!! must be enjoying every moment of it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zer061zer0 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 Hello, nice house! Saw that you did laminate floor? How has it been so far? Will furnishings leave a mark after being placed on it for a long time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 Hello, nice house! Saw that you did laminate floor? How has it been so far? Will furnishings leave a mark after being placed on it for a long time? Hi we paste the protective stickers which allow us to pull the furniture around on all our furniture. no marks noticed. Laminate has been good, so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2010 First attempt at on ikea hack Bought a cultery tray from IKEA As-Is ($8). (though we were not very sure whether we can fit it into our drawer) Looks something like this: Fortunately or unfortunately?, it cannot fit into our drawer. So we tore it into pieces, using saw and hammer: Our final product: Not bad for $8. Still have the original base and 4 sides to play with... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2010 New project: DIY Chalkboard. Steps: 1. Buy wood from Hiap Hin (jurong east). 70cm by 50cm by 5mm - $8 The wood's condition varied. Some wood we got was good, some not so good. But overall their service was good and fast. 2. Paint with white matex paint as base. Left to dry for a week. 3. Enter the Chalkboard paint! (From Spot light - Plaza Sing. $16 thereabouts) 4. After one thin coat and one thick coat of chalkboard paint, left to dry for about 3 days. YAY! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayfox 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) Our new toy Got it from the thieves market. Doubt it is usable, anyone wants to donate 10cents to try? Did some DIY spray painting again... Ikea breakfast tray - use to put laptop while lazing in bed... IKEA beside table - $16.90. Spray painted in dull black, strong enough to hold our new TV. Last but not least, our 200 hangers!!! nice stuff u got Edited November 10, 2010 by rayfox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
