this is what i was talking about the horribly wrong paint job. too many layers in too short a time.

i did another test when i got the painter to paint a small section with a few more layers. the paint color did harmonize after 7 layers, and the color become a much darker tone than the original paint. the painter boss says will be fixed this this weekend. really hope he can get this settled, cos next week will be move-in week!

Are those blum/ikea-type drawers with aluminum sides? May I ask how much is the carpentry work? Can PM me the contact? TIA.

then, carpenter delayed their arrival by one day. but all is forgiven when the carpentry went up for 2 days, and i would say it has been 95% good work by them so far.

sneak preview of the kitchen works.

Are those blum/ikea-type drawers with aluminum sides? May I ask how much is the carpentry work? Can PM me the contact? TIA.

yup. all tracks/hinges (except for dish-drainer) are from blum. carpentry is about 2.2K. 2500mm(top level) + 3600(L shape bottom level) + 1000(side table), not inclusive of table top.

here's the side table.

Does the $2.2k inclusive of the blum tracks/hinges?

If not, can share how much you spend on the blum? I am interested to get the blum but was told pretty expensive.

yup. all tracks/hinges (except for dish-drainer) are from blum. carpentry is about 2.2K. 2500mm(top level) + 3600(L shape bottom level) + 1000(side table), not inclusive of table top.

here's the side table.

Does the $2.2k inclusive of the blum tracks/hinges?

If not, can share how much you spend on the blum? I am interested to get the blum but was told pretty expensive.

if incl blum track and hinges, its really cheap!!! another forummer paid over $1k just for the blum tracks and hinges.

yes it does. it is just the basic track and hinges though.

does not include any fancy baskets, wire baskets, corner unit and accessories. every bottom shelves are drawers, and no fancy top-mounted blum accessories. those are the really expensive stuff. a single blum shelf unit is already 500+.

oh...and i did not get the blum myself. got contractor to put that in the quotation, and then he instructed the carpenters to add that in.

all my carpentry is done in factory in JB, so i guess that is why my contractor managed to do this. but i think his margin is marginal on this kitchen shelves.

the trick is to create bigger shelves(wider or deeper, or both), so you can minimized on the tracks. The heavy duty tracks cost more, but i think it makes more sense. hinges are not so bad as they are fairly inexpensive.

kitchen shelves are finally done....yeah!

my $50 cheap laundry solution...can't afford all those automated system that cost in excess of 600++

my enormous blanco sink. 750mm in width.

Can you pm me your contractor's contact? Thanks!

yes it does. it is just the basic track and hinges though.

does not include any fancy baskets, wire baskets, corner unit and accessories. every bottom shelves are drawers, and no fancy top-mounted blum accessories. those are the really expensive stuff. a single blum shelf unit is already 500+.

oh...and i did not get the blum myself. got contractor to put that in the quotation, and then he instructed the carpenters to add that in.

all my carpentry is done in factory in JB, so i guess that is why my contractor managed to do this. but i think his margin is marginal on this kitchen shelves.

the trick is to create bigger shelves(wider or deeper, or both), so you can minimized on the tracks. The heavy duty tracks cost more, but i think it makes more sense. hinges are not so bad as they are fairly inexpensive.

it was a frantic weekend to re-paint, and then trying to shove the painter over to get some wall drilling work done this weekend.

i learnt a very importand lesson about blue-tinted windows. if you choose light colors, or any mixed colors with some transparent base, the blue will "bite" into the color.

based on my personal experiemce, i tried different shades of light grey, and all turn out bluish during the day, and in white-light conditions. it is only in the dark corners that i see the shade that matches the paint catalog.

anyhow....no more re-painting for now, since the culprit was really the windows, and not nippon or ici....lol

sharing some pics of the MBR toilet.

p.s. the ugly pipes has been intentionally left out of the shooting angles....heehee

some last minute ideas to "cover" up some of the empty space.

the last addition to the carpentry family. my hide-it-all cabinet by the front door entrace.

home of modems, routers, gateways, opennet, scv and maybe some shoes too.