hi! i'm so excited to start the journey to creating our own cozy home and also to share our reviews and learn from all of you here in this forum!

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finding THE place:

we started to look at resale flats back in Oct 2010 starting from the neighborhood which i grew up in. but the COV back then was ridiculous at 50k and above for a small 5 room. decided to stop temporarily, hoping that the property market will cool down a little.

then we restarted the search just 3 weeks later because we got our wedding dates and realized we don't have much time left. this time we extended the search to a nearby neighborhood where the prices are lower.

but the journey was a long and hard one, with back to back viewings every weekend. we simply had too many criteria:

high floor but not top floor, corner, lift landing, no west sun, main door must be the 'right' facing, not too noisy, not too quiet, reasonable COV, suitable fengshui, and the list goes on.

it didn't help that the mr prefers a renovated place to save on reno cost but i prefer an original condition so that we can hack everything.

after 30+ units, 1 really painful miss and 1 greedy owner, we finally found THE place:

- in the neighborhood i grew up in (PERFECT)

- quiet and serene but with basic amenities 2 blocks away

- really really breezy regardless of the time of day

- reasonable COV

now i'm more excited about the house than the wedding

Original floorplan:

intending to hack the wall between the kitchen and dining room

|| reserved for before pics ||

|| reserved for own designs ||

|| reserved for final pictures ||

Welcome to RT!! I am sure you will enjoy the Reno journey that are full of ups and downs.

hi! i'm so excited to start the journey to creating our own cozy home and also to share our reviews and learn from all of you here in this forum!

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finding THE place:

we started to look at resale flats back in Oct 2010 starting from the neighborhood which i grew up in. but the COV back then was ridiculous at 50k and above for a small 5 room. decided to stop temporarily, hoping that the property market will cool down a little.

then we restarted the search just 3 weeks later because we got our wedding dates and realized we don't have much time left. this time we extended the search to a nearby neighborhood where the prices are lower.

but the journey was a long and hard one, with back to back viewings every weekend. we simply had too many criteria:

high floor but not top floor, corner, lift landing, no west sun, main door must be the 'right' facing, not too noisy, not too quiet, reasonable COV, suitable fengshui, and the list goes on.

it didn't help that the mr prefers a renovated place to save on reno cost but i prefer an original condition so that we can hack everything.

after 30+ units, 1 really painful miss and 1 greedy owner, we finally found THE place:

- in the neighborhood i grew up in (PERFECT)

- quiet and serene but with basic amenities 2 blocks away

- really really breezy regardless of the time of day

- reasonable COV

now i'm more excited about the house than the wedding

i like the last part... i share the same sentiments as u...more excited doing up hse than wedding...

Welcome to RT!! I am sure you will enjoy the Reno journey that are full of ups and downs.

thank you! i have been reading your blog cos it's so informative!

you have not 'announced' your ID right?

i like the last part... i share the same sentiments as u...more excited doing up hse than wedding...

when's your big day? i think all my girl friends don't understand why i'm no longer focusing on the wedding. haha.

oh i saw you bought an ice cream maker! NICE!

when's your big day? i think all my girl friends don't understand why i'm no longer focusing on the wedding. haha.

oh i saw you bought an ice cream maker! NICE!

in june2011...

thank you! i have been reading your blog cos it's so informative!

you have not 'announced' your ID right?

Thanks!!! I haven't announce my ID yet. Slowly lah... Hehe... My Reno haven't even start yet. Haha....

oh i saw you bought an ice cream maker! NICE!

Ya, makes me want to buy too. Hehe... Wait to see anyone will give me as housewarming gift. Haha...

Ya, makes me want to buy too. Hehe... Wait to see anyone will give me as housewarming gift. Haha...

so u must start writing ur wishlist now...

in june2011...

oooh.. mine's in may but haven't done much.

so u must start writing ur wishlist now...

Hhmmm... Let me worry abt my reno first. Then before housewarming only think of my wish list. Hehe...