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Commonwealth 3Rm Industrial Inspired Makeover

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Love my bathroom light! :wub:

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Love my toilet light too! I bought an oversized light bulb by mistake but it's grown on me, I really like how it looks. :wub:

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Thank you casa! I only have renovation photos to share because I'm taking my time to furnish the place and mainly using really old furniture I already own. More photos coming up over the next few days! :)

Welcome 3roomer

Hope to c more of your reno pics :yamseng:

Hi, may i know where u place your walk in wardrobe? i intend to put inside my room but i find the space quite small.

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I created the space by hacking away the front bedroom (now my living area) and extending the back bedroom. If you are willing to sacrifice 1 bedroom, there is definitely enough space for a small WIW.

Restlessfeet... Ur tile choices really make ur place looks spacious.... Love ur oversize lightbulb too...😍😍

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Thank you! I'm hoping it will stay the same way after I get furniture in. :unsure: Right now, all I have is an old sofa, dining set, cabinet, bed. New items are my kitchen cabinet & shoe cabinet.

Restlessfeet... Ur tile choices really make ur place looks spacious.... Love ur oversize lightbulb too...😍😍

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Kitchen cabinets and my lights went up on the same day... I think Alan was scared I'll go overseas again so rushed to do both at the same time while I was around to supervise & make decisions. :) I chose white cabinets with stainless steel counter tops, no upper cabinets. I know this cuts down on my storage but right now, I don't need them. I figured that if I do want overhead kitchen cabinets in future, I could always get them done later. I don't think I will want to do a full stretch of overhead cabinets like it was done originally though, I like how open the kitchen looks without the overhead cabinets.

Kitchen lights & my cabinets going in!

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I love my kitchen lights! :wub: :wub: :wub: I found these online, they are vintage inspired glass kitchen funnels. Perfect for kitchens! :)

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My dining area lights aka octopus light ... since I didn't have any furniture, I thought having lights that I could move around would give me more flexibility on where I placed my dining table or even if I bought a round table.

Dining room lights... taken before the lights got adjusted so still crooked

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A little better...

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These are the lights I used in my bedroom.

I was originally planning to use this as a bedside light but soon realized I had not bought any furniture and so had no idea exactly where to position it. :dunno: In the end, I put it in the corner so it would be hanging next to my TV.

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I was inspired by this photo but couldn't figure out where to use it. Then I realized it would be an interesting way to light up that corridor in my bedroom.

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The catch here is that those stupid pipes don't seem to be available in Singapore. At least I couldn't find anyone who was willing to cut & thread the pipes to the length that I wanted. In the end, I stopped by a Home Depot during a US work trip and ended up bringing them back from the US.

Trying out the positioning... lights have already gone up, I was using the same fabric covered wires that I used in my kitchen lights but in a silver than a grey. The fixtures have been covered in a red plastic bag. :P

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I originally used 5 wires (ie 5 lights) in that fixture, then I realized it was seriously overkill :no: .... sure looked pretty though.

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Kitchen cabinets done, just waiting for the stainless steel counter top and the full length cabinet door. It actually looks pretty nice with the wood too... oh well...

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I do too! I thought about painting them in a contrast color but I decided I like it blending into the walls.

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My stainless steel kitchen counter top all covered up. :)

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I chose single matte stainless steel sink and tap to match my kitchen counter, size is reasonably large & deep for a single sink.

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Floor trap was in the middle of the kitchen so I decided to do a concealed one. My only regret is that I didn't use this style of floor trap for my dry washroom as well... my bathroom is the standard plastic one, I thought it would be easier to clean all the dropped hair in the shower but don't know why it didn't occur to me that I wouldn't have that problem in the dry washroom :bangwall:

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