Love Nest @ Casa

[jnashville 0]

Hi Itsy Bitsy. Notice u have a write up on the items u bought at taobao. my chinese is very bad so is it ok if you can give me the direct links of the lights and other stuffs that u bought from taobao? Will appreciate it very much. I cant seem to search for items as I am really bad at chinese. =/ Can you PM me? I tried PMing u instead but ur mailbox is full. thanks!

[theitsybits 0]

Hey

Are you looking for the exact same items? All of them are replicas..

You can try searching:

Eames 椅

Tom Dixon 吊灯

Spinning 吊灯

筒灯 --＞ track lights

吊灯 --＞ hanging lights which are alot cheaper than sg.

Just click on the pictures you like and check the set if rating (numbers) on the right..they will grade the seller and tell u if its below or above average score if you find it difficult to read the reviews..

After that, just copy and paste the URL to daigou65 and you can use English to ask them for more information from seller..I usually ask for estimated packed weight for shipping estimation..ask whatever you like before confirming your purchase, they will check with seller for you..

[jnashville 0]

Thanks for the tips!

[jnashville 0]

Btw which is better.. peeka.sg or daigou65

[theitsybits 0]

Btw which is better.. peeka.sg or daigou65

i've not used peeka,have always used daigou and they've been efficient..

[jnashville 0]

thanks thanks.

I have another source to share with people who wanna buy downlights etc.

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=downlights&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20130801232611

To those who bought from taobao, can you compare with this link and let me know which is cheaper after adding the cost of shipping in taobao?

[denisechew1986 0]

Day 93

The home is almost ready. The fridge, washing machine and mattress came, and we spent the day doing some cleaning and lazing around at home. I really do love how things turned out, it looks like how i envisioned it to be despite not having any 3D drawings.

Pictures paint a thousand words.

View from entrance.

View from Kitchen.

Dining table and bench.

Living area.

View from corridor.

May i know where you bought your dining table and bench? thanks!

[theitsybits 0]

May i know where you bought your dining table and bench? thanks!

Dining table from Commune at Millennia Walk

Bench from Star Living

[stealth0128 2]

Hi,

May I know where you bought the tripod lamp? how much is it?

[theitsybits 0]

Hi,

May I know where you bought the tripod lamp? how much is it?

it was from ebay..i think around 100+

[James N Joean 8]

Hi theitsybits,

May i ask if the wood looking tiles cost more than regular homo tiles?

i saw from internet that some of such tiles can be as long as 20cm x 90cm. Does these cost more?

Thanks...

[OMO 0]

Hi theitsybits,

Can you share where you got your ceiling fan in the living room?

[eilgoh 0]

I've read many of these T-blogs here and have gathered lots of useful information about renovation here! I'm now embarking on my own renovation journey, but have not decided on a contractor to engage.

We were very lucky, managed to get a pretty good unit at Casa Clementi on our first try. As I spent a year studying in Sweden and really liked how cosy yet stylish the Swedish homes are, I have decided to design my home to look like them. I've met with a few IDs but their designs are very 'standard' and modern, which I find really impersonal. None of them seem to get my Scandinavian style, yet to my surprise, there are quite a few Scandinavian inspired homes here!

I'm still sourcing for good contractors at reasonable prices, and hope to start with renovations by June. =)

Hi! Can you PM me contacts for your contractors too? I am also looking for direct contractors.

Thanks!

[theitsybits 0]

Hi theitsybits,

May i ask if the wood looking tiles cost more than regular homo tiles?

i saw from internet that some of such tiles can be as long as 20cm x 90cm. Does these cost more?

Thanks...

hmm i think all tiles are sold by psf..mine was only $2.60 psf, a lot cheaper than other 60x60 homogeneous tiles commonly used.. you can visit shops like hafary or soon bee huat to see the range and prices..

Hi theitsybits,

Can you share where you got your ceiling fan in the living room?

the haiku fan was from jerome aka zero from this forum..he sells other things like hobs and hoods too and the pricing was pretty competitive..

[cookiegal 1]

We have just added a new mirror, installed digital locks for the main door and gate (after contemplating for a long time, as we were very impressed after visiting bigbull's place) and will be changing the curtains from the lousy rods (wanted to save money a year back) to tracks and working on a small project that the husband says 'a second renovation'. I think after all these, it'll really be the end of our renovation journey in the near future (I think so!), unless you count painting turquoise stripes to my future (no idea when) baby room.

And here are some lived-in pictures of our home before 'a second renovation'. We're really not very neat people and yes, I struggle with clutter and household chores. So, it's no show-room worthy pictures really, but what the home actually looks like most of the time (it's more messy some days when laundry covers the sofa). Don't you always wonder how renovated homes look like after people really move in and stay in it? I always do wonder!

Where did u get the mickey mouse shorts thingy for the kitchen?