Hi Chris,

I think you are planning well... yes fengshui helps to ease the flow or qi but i know nothing bcos i believe fengshui is abt comfortness within home. Then naturally the qi will flow.

Back to your space planning, i believe you will have a dream home from the sound of the conversation. Home is where the heart is... I can see you are taking effort in planning it well.

It's nice knowing you having technical support from your contractors, but what are the question you are looking at??

Last but not least hacking is not expensive but the labour is.

Below link is the concept ideas.

http://s1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa420/sarahlix/Concept%20ideas/

Cheers

Sarah Lim

Sarah

My biggest concern is of course the wardrobe in my bedroom and the pillar in the kitchen (the one nearest to the main door) which I've decided to build the island around there

I am eager to see how the contractor will make that pillar not an eyesore and blend into the design beautifully. Well, i'm not sure if it's doable but I hope it can be. I want to build an island there (maybe L shape) which I can use as a dining table as well

Thanks for the ideas they are useful

I am fully aware of the labour costs of hacking hence i'm trying to cut down as much as I can.

Chris

Hi Mike

We have new ideas again and this one seems so good!! Coz we no need to push back kitchen wall (can save money!!). What happened was we went to balestier last weekend and visited closet design for their pole system. My current house I'm using their pole system for my 6ft wardrobe. So I was thinking let's just go in and see what they can do for us.

They suggested the wall outside the bathroom and the wall opposite the bath room to be fitted with pole system. My concern is I don't want to block the 'lights' and so they suggested just do pole system without door. i love the idea!! the only concern is dust of course but between dust and pushing back kitchen wall, i chose the former!!

now i'm thinking if i should do see through glass door for both sides of the wardrobe so i wont block the lights from the window. of course the 'width' of that area has to be considered

Chris

Yay no need push back wall! I'm happy for u... cuz hacking and then rebuilding another wall is gonna cost... unless it is really needed. If not i'll recommend not to.

Ah... I see pole system. hehez they suggesting open concept eh That's good Tho i reckon will still block abit of light la but still okays~

Woah right now i'm imagine a transparent wardrobe with pole system in your bedroom. COOL~ hey not necessary must use glass panels leh... maybe can try transparent acrylic or maybe if you are daring can choose colored ones~ add some colors to your bedroom! nice~

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Mike

Yay no need push back wall! I'm happy for u... cuz hacking and then rebuilding another wall is gonna cost... unless it is really needed. If not i'll recommend not to.

Ah... I see pole system. hehez they suggesting open concept eh That's good Tho i reckon will still block abit of light la but still okays~

Woah right now i'm imagine a transparent wardrobe with pole system in your bedroom. COOL~ hey not necessary must use glass panels leh... maybe can try transparent acrylic or maybe if you are daring can choose colored ones~ add some colors to your bedroom! nice~

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Mike

And today my other half said its still better to push back kitchen wall coz the kitchen/dining area too big a lot of wastage space. I can see ourselves ding dong-ing here and there till October when we get the key and have our contractor with us!

Push back kitchen wall - wider bedroom, proper wardrobe, more cost

Remain as it is - pole system which is dirtier than proper wardrobe but save cost

We shall decide when we get the key and take another look at the house...

And today my other half said its still better to push back kitchen wall coz the kitchen/dining area too big a lot of wastage space. I can see ourselves ding dong-ing here and there till October when we get the key and have our contractor with us!

Push back kitchen wall - wider bedroom, proper wardrobe, more cost

Remain as it is - pole system which is dirtier than proper wardrobe but save cost

We shall decide when we get the key and take another look at the house...

Hahaz... Wellz got more time for you to decide also maybe more ideas will come too

Anyway pole system not that dirty la as long as got proper cover

Oh also the same Black columns are there too at the kitchen/master bedroom wall - cannot hack~

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Mike

Hahaz... Wellz got more time for you to decide also maybe more ideas will come too

Anyway pole system not that dirty la as long as got proper cover

Oh also the same Black columns are there too at the kitchen/master bedroom wall - cannot hack~

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Mike

Yes Mike, i know the black columns means pillar so cannot hack..and i have so many of them *sad*

Yes Mike, i know the black columns means pillar so cannot hack..and i have so many of them *sad*

Ya kinda sad... but can play ard with the pillars

And dun wry juz do it~ be it hack or not also can make it into ur beloved home sweet home:)

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Mike

Ya kinda sad... but can play ard with the pillars

And dun wry juz do it~ be it hack or not also can make it into ur beloved home sweet home:)

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Mike

yes yes, thanks Mike..will keep you posted ya

We will finally be collecting keys end of this month and has decided on the layout of the house.

As mentioned earlier we had not wanted to push back the kitchen wall and have decided on that. Instead, we'll build 2 separate wardrobes. It also makes more sense as it opens up the space in the bedroom.

We have decided to build a standard 6 feet wardrobe just beside the room entrance and another 6 feet wardrobe at the empty wall opposite the toilet entrance. I saw this in Home & Deco and love it immediately:

I wanted to build this (minus the island) but I also want to have a row of drawers underneath the windows. I dont know how to combine drawers with glass wardrobe (seems funny to have glass and wooden drawers side by side). I have yet to discuss this with my contractor.

In this case I will still have my big space and big wardrobe without spending extra in hacking. The contractor has yet to produce the id for my master bedroom but i'm quite certain it'll turn out well. This is how my layout will look like:

As our living area is small (funny layout with pillars here and there thus we can't have a good big living area) we have decided to fully utilize it by creating a rotatable tv console. In this case, it can be turned to face whoever is sitting on the sofa, at the dining area as well as those sitting near the cosy corner where a full height bookshelf will be built.

It really took us a long time to finally finalize the layout coz my instructions to everyone is simple, low cost, fully utilize the space and the house has to look neat. We should be able to achieve the look and I'm waiting for the rest of my 3d drawings to complete.

Edited October 5, 201214 yr by ck35