aloysiusleeying 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2012 Hi Guys,I'm new here and found out about the blog in renotalk. Decided to start a blog for the designing and renovation of my new home. It's my first home so i'm quite excited about it!Okay, firstly as my title suggests, my new place is called The Mezzo. It's located at Balestier Road. Chose to stay in Balestier because of the love for food and my work place is nearby. Gonna miss the town which i grew up in. =(Uploaded with ImageShack.usMy unit is a 2 bedroom unit. If you see the pictures, looks okay but in actual is actually quite small. Lucky the balcony is quite big for chilling. Kitchen is just nice for one person to walk in and out. But i like it small too as i don't cook often.The living room is still alright. Just that the dining is super mini. Haha. Well, ive got an extra mini room, and its just nice for mahjong sessions. Love that room though its small. If you see the pictures, i cant properly capture the whole room because its so small and thats the best position i can find. hahaAnd finally me and my girl room!Well, the defects has been done by the management and its ready for renovation.I've chosen Cris from Colourbox Interior Pte Ltd. Referred to by a friend of mine whom also renovated with the id.Gotten a few quotes from other id firms, the prices were quite competitive but decided to go with Cris because of his design concept and he showed alot of effort on our 2nd appointment, he even prepared a 3D for me to visualize his ideas, actually thats what captured me to work with him.Uploaded with ImageShack.usI wanted a black, white and grey theme. Was kinda lost at what i really wanted at first. But really liked the living room design. Esp the stone wall he proposed to me.So now, im just awaiting the 3D of the other part of my house before starting work. Hope can complete before the Chinese Ghost Month.Stay tun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyong500 4 Report post Posted June 28, 2012 Hi Guys,I'm new here and found out about the blog in renotalk. Decided to start a blog for the designing and renovation of my new home. It's my first home so i'm quite excited about it!Okay, firstly as my title suggests, my new place is called The Mezzo. It's located at Balestier Road. Chose to stay in Balestier because of the love for food and my work place is nearby. Gonna miss the town which i grew up in. =(Uploaded with ImageShack.usMy unit is a 2 bedroom unit. If you see the pictures, looks okay but in actual is actually quite small. Lucky the balcony is quite big for chilling. Kitchen is just nice for one person to walk in and out. But i like it small too as i don't cook often.The living room is still alright. Just that the dining is super mini. Haha. Well, ive got an extra mini room, and its just nice for mahjong sessions. Love that room though its small. If you see the pictures, i cant properly capture the whole room because its so small and thats the best position i can find. hahaAnd finally me and my girl room!Well, the defects has been done by the management and its ready for renovation.I've chosen Cris from Colourbox Interior Pte Ltd. Referred to by a friend of mine whom also renovated with the id.Gotten a few quotes from other id firms, the prices were quite competitive but decided to go with Cris because of his design concept and he showed alot of effort on our 2nd appointment, he even prepared a 3D for me to visualize his ideas, actually thats what captured me to work with him.Uploaded with ImageShack.usI wanted a black, white and grey theme. Was kinda lost at what i really wanted at first. But really liked the living room design. Esp the stone wall he proposed to me.So now, im just awaiting the 3D of the other part of my house before starting work. Hope can complete before the Chinese Ghost Month.Stay tunHi aloysius!Welcome to Reno T-blog!Wow the image looks good... hmmm maybe can go for grey or black sofa... i dun really feel for too many colors la.Ask your ID to change it to grey or black see if it matches. Have a smooth sailing renovation!Cheers ,Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casa 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2012 Balestier nice place for yummy food Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoes 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) Hi aloysius, congrats in getting a pte condo. May i know what is the floor area of ur 2 bedrm? I grew up in Balestier/ Whampoa area. The place is undergoing revamp, I see many new buildings sprucing up. Lots of good food along that street. Edited June 29, 2012 by potatoes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aloysiusleeying 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2012 Hi aloysius!Welcome to Reno T-blog!Wow the image looks good... hmmm maybe can go for grey or black sofa... i dun really feel for too many colors la.Ask your ID to change it to grey or black see if it matches. Have a smooth sailing renovation!Cheers ,MikeHi Mike!Thanks! Hmm you're right, i requested for red sofa though. Haha ill ask my ID about this when i meet him soon.Thanks for your advice Mike!Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aloysiusleeying 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2012 Hi aloysius, congrats in getting a pte condo. May i know what is the floor area of ur 2 bedrm? I grew up in Balestier/ Whampoa area. The place is undergoing revamp, I see many new buildings sprucing up. Lots of good food along that street.Hi Potatoes,My floor area is 840sqft.Haha im new at balestier, intro some good food! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aloysiusleeying 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) Hi Guys,Just met up with my ID today to talk about the 3D of my place. Here are the pictures. Give advice guys!Below image is my Living Room, the grey textured stone is called craft stone as proposed by my ID.The feature wall uses a laminate which has a rustic feel to it.I wanted a red and black dining area. Love the use "A" for my table legs which stands for my name. The top is granite top i guess. Still thinking if i should go for quartz, my ID said quartz is better quality. Any comments on the lights? My ID also proposed tat i choose a inspirational word which will be fabricated out and pasted on the mirror wall. Haha, researching for some now.There a super slim cabinet for me to put my slippers and everyday shoes cause basically there is no other space for me to put.This is the laminate Cris has chosen for me. Its like a illusion wave effect. Looks luxurious to me.Kitchen got to tie in with the dining area. Any views on this? Edited June 30, 2012 by aloysiusleeying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aloysiusleeying 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) And finally...my mahjong room, i didnt had any idea for this room, only wanted it to be a mahjong room. So, Cris came up with a United room. Our first meeting we talked about soccer and realised both of us are united fans. It's of red crafted stones and a big wallpaper of Old Trafford on the other side. The bay windows will be something like a bench kind of feel. His idea was to make it look like you're in Old Trafford, changing room. Guess this is the best room among the rest haha. And this is my bedroom. But Cris told me that the walls wont look like this, something similar but the 3D didnt quite displayed what he wanted. So gotta wait for another 3D for my room.So yup, thats about it for today's appointment. Kindly share your ideas and views guys. Edited June 30, 2012 by aloysiusleeying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoes 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2012 Hi Potatoes,My floor area is 840sqft.Haha im new at balestier, intro some good food!My favourites:Balestier: Bah Kut Teh, Boon Tong Kee or Loy Kee Chicken rice.Whampoa FC: Original Loy Kee Chicken rice, homemade bean curd, Hoover Rojak, herbal mutton soup, hokkien mee, fried oyster, char kway teow, satay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeker 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2012 welcome to Balestier! I'm a few streets away from you and also renovating my apartment!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinkPluck 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2012 Heh heh. I actually like the peach-pink colour of the sofa in the 3D )) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
