Have you been to Lush as well? They also have quite a few reproductions.

Good luck with the hunt for pre-loved furniture! Do you have an idea of the type/design of lights that you want?

Btw one of my fav reno blog of all time is "See how Lieblingsg transforms his Tiong Bahru SIT Flat!". Paste the words inside the quotation marks into Google and you'll see get the link to another forum where Lieblingsg documented his reno process. I still drool at his authentic Artichoke Lamp, amazing kitchen n high-tech windows...

*drool's definately the word to describe that apt! Thanks for the tip-off... am now gonna have vintage dreams....*right after i wipe my drool off my keyboard....

welcome to t-blog, your place is really going to be unique amongst all of us. all the best to a smooth as silk reno!

awww thank you.. we hope so.... *fingers toes and eyes crossed*

I think you are pretty daring and adventurous in yr own right lovely bright, bold colours used... and lurve yr kitchen... do you cook a lot?

Thanks!! Just red and white for kitchen. Getting common nowadays.... But it's my fav colour so no complain.

I cook, not everyday though..... For a person, not easy to cook.

Btw one of my fav reno blog of all time is "See how Lieblingsg transforms his Tiong Bahru SIT Flat!". Paste the words inside the quotation marks into Google and you'll see get the link to another forum where Lieblingsg documented his reno process. I still drool at his authentic Artichoke Lamp, amazing kitchen n high-tech windows...

yup, Lieblingsg transformation of the SIT is impressive de..

frigginfuchsia,

cant wait to see how your whole house will turn out to be!

Hey Fushia, just came across the Motto ad and thought to drop a note in case you can find some stuff you like there.

Some more pics here

Or try monitoring Hock Siong for gems?

Hey Fushia, just came across the Motto ad and thought to drop a note in case you can find some stuff you like there.

Some more pics here

Or try monitoring Hock Siong for gems?

Hi... thanks so much for the thot... Motto looks amazing. And yeah.. I lurve Hock Siong though I usually go there for my work stuff. The husband of mine worries whenever I go there.

Right now am all poooooofed out from sink & toilet bowl & shower head shopping dun like.....

Let me go flush myself dwn the toilet...

Hmmm... My era.....but I opt for modern theme for my sons sake. 

Hi... thanks so much for the thot... Motto looks amazing. And yeah.. I lurve Hock Siong though I usually go there for my work stuff. The husband of mine worries whenever I go there.

Right now am all poooooofed out from sink & toilet bowl & shower head shopping dun like.....

Let me go flush myself dwn the toilet...

Just curious... will the 50s theme continue in the bathrooms as well? When I think 50s style bathrooms, I think of squatting toilets and a single dim bulb hanging from a wire but dun think you are going for a very authentic look right?

You got your sinks, WC n fixtures already? Can share what you bought?

LOVE your inspiration board, and welcome to RT!

I love vintage-retro-chic (The Husband not too keen on the shabby chic) so am going to be watching your progress! From your inspiration board, I think it's going to be a hit on RT!

When I think vintage/retro bathrooms, I think pedestal sinks, wall sconces

And of course, the infamous checkered black/white floors, and clawfoot tubs <3

- Ely

Just curious... will the 50s theme continue in the bathrooms as well? When I think 50s style bathrooms, I think of squatting toilets and a single dim bulb hanging from a wire but dun think you are going for a very authentic look right?

You got your sinks, WC n fixtures already? Can share what you bought?

heehe... we're planning to use single bulb hanging from the ceiling but with an industrial twist which is also part of our theme. As for squatting toilet.. our excuse for not having that is that there were toilet bowls then too ;p

We're now sourcing for the WC & fixtures.. planning to get simple critzo / baron toilets (boh budget liao), not sure abt the taps yet as we've yet to settle on the sinks... as for the shower head... we're still in a discussion abt whether to go for a rain system or the grohe icon (we thot it kinda looks 50s/ 60s in its own right) ... have to confess that so far the toilet is more industrial like then 1950s....

the only sink we can confirm now is for the kitchen and it's the old school Belfast sink.

we're trying hard to confirm as many things as we can this weekend...

LOVE your inspiration board, and welcome to RT!

I love vintage-retro-chic (The Husband not too keen on the shabby chic) so am going to be watching your progress! From your inspiration board, I think it's going to be a hit on RT!

When I think vintage/retro bathrooms, I think pedestal sinks, wall sconces

And of course, the infamous checkered black/white floors, and clawfoot tubs <3

- Ely

Hi Ely,

thank you for the references... really appreciate them... to date the toilets are planned to look more industrial... the counter top will be small black tiles with a table top sink. other than that, it's proposed colour scheme of diff shades of gray will be more industrial, which makes up the other half of the vintage-industrial theme.

I'd say the kitchen will proberly be the most vintage part of the apartment. Main focus will be on that section as we both lurve to cook. And we're getting broke from this whole home transaction. (our 2 common rooms will be left in limbo for now... will prob end up as my sewing studio and his jamming studio -> our other hobbies)

hopefully the end result of this reno will not disappoint us or u.... will try to update more tmr...

When I think vintage/retro bathrooms, I think pedestal sinks, wall sconces

And of course, the infamous checkered black/white floors, and clawfoot tubs <3

- Ely

Yes of course, clawfoot tubs! Shopping Queen^tm lives up to her name.

I think of retro faucets:

Loads of mosiacs:

This is a fun site for retro lovers?

Retro Renovation & blogroll

And to bring Toto into this... the Toto catalog actually have squatting toilets. Was really surprised when I saw that.

Yes of course, clawfoot tubs! Shopping Queen^tm lives up to her name.

I think of retro faucets:

Loads of mosiacs:

This is a fun site for retro lovers?

Retro Renovation & blogroll

And to bring Toto into this... the Toto catalog actually have squatting toilets. Was really surprised when I saw that.

Aww thank you do much for all the research you've been helping us with We've finally purchased our main dining light from Motto all thanks to you.. will upload out lights mood board below.

Today our main purchases are most of the lights for the apt.... I don't have a light ref. for the one in the kitchen, but it's of a similar feel to the black light in the kitchen mood board!

and here's one of my fav items for our kitchen. I purchased them from a flea market in Melbourne years ago.... I remember waking up at 5am, having my best friend then drive us out into the countryside to scour the flea market there. Lurve pieces with a story

Aww thank you do much for all the research you've been helping us with We've finally purchased our main dining light from Motto all thanks to you.. will upload out lights mood board below.

Today our main purchases are most of the lights for the apt.... I don't have a light ref. for the one in the kitchen, but it's of a similar feel to the black light in the kitchen mood board!

Glad to be of help!

Have you been to Grafunkt & Air Division? They have a few TV consoles n pieces that have a bit of a retro-feel to me...

Let me know if you have more than enough places to shop at k?

Think I've been rather poisoned by the retro "bug" ever since I saw Liebingsg's reno feature in Home n Decor. Since my new place has a clean minimalist look that both SO n I likes, so participating in your reno blog is prob the closest I can get to scratching that retro itch of mine.

Love your pics and moodboards so far. Can't wait to see the end-result of the reno.

Update:

Something like this for the kitchen?

Edited May 27, 201115 yr by adidaem

Ooh I love anyone with an inspiration board! Sometimes you'd be surprised how far away the end product will be like It's amusing to me because I have a 27-page inspiration book I collated and nothing in my home looks like it !

Love those lights you picked, I wanted one of them you chose as well but ended up with some quite different. Not regretting completely except the "soft warm" bulbs are too bright white for me and cannot be dimmed. Sucks.

Will be keeping an eye on your thread

- Ely