My Minimalist Resale Home

[monk8 1]

hi,

have been reading a lot of t-blogs and learnt a lot as well.

decided to start one as well to get some suggestions/ ideas and hopefully help others.

[monk8 1]

the journey started with looking for an ID last year december.

i started to do my research here in Renotalk and contacted a few IDs.

meeting and juggling with 8 IDs quotations and designs is very tiring.

after 2 months of meetings and discussing, finally chosen the ID for the renovation.

I have made a list of the IDs I have met and some comments.

1) Ideal House -

the reviews i read here are good so I picked S and text him for a quotation.

S's responses/ follow-ups are very prompted and good thru out.

He didnt give me much input in terms of designs since i already know what i want.

2) Inside Living -

good reviews here as well.

trying to get J but she's very busy and unable to take on more projects so I went to her colleague O.

maybe i'm having high expectations from the good reviews but the response/ follow-up is bad.

maybe O is really busy but if i cant get prompted response now, i am worried if i can get any when the reno starts.

gave a couple of design points

3) Summit Design -

mixed reviews here but go ahead and text K.

responses/ follow-ups not too bad and gave a couple of design points as well.

4) Designer Guys -

was recommended by a forum member.

decided to give A a try since the forum member's home looks good in the blog.

meet up once and follow-up is prompted but quotation is the highest among the 8.

5) Touchless -

was recommended by a forum member as well.

responses/ follow-ups from D are prompted and good.

first meetup is at one of his on-going project - gets to see his workmanships.

give practical advices and feedbacks.

6) A.Home.Story -

good reviews here in Renotalk so gave W a text.

responses/ follow-ups not too bad.

gave excellent designs as per what the reviews had commented.

really love his designs...

7) Earnest Interiors -

good reviews as well so gave F a call.

response/ follow-up is bad..given the good reviews.

I waited rather long for first quotation.

gave a couple of design points.

8) e Home Concept -

was recommended by a forum member.

responses/ follow-ups not too bad.

All the above IDs I met are all friendly and didnt seem uninterested when they know my budget.

it's really tough comparing and looking at all 8 IDs - you cant compared dollar to dollar as all are different in some ways.

I went from 8 IDs to 4 then to 2 and finally 1.

going from 4 IDs to 2 is tough and 2 to 1 is even harder as I like the final 2 IDs for different things.

The ID that i have selected is Ideal House.

though their quotation is not the cheapest, we picked them becos S is very prompted in terms of responses/ follow-ups during the whole period and it's a big plus.

i believed this is important since you will need responses/follow-ups/ updates during the whole renovation period.

with the selection out of the way, now i can finally look forward to the reno.

[swaskie 0]

Welcome!

Which area are you staying? More pics!!

[monk8 1]

Welcome!

Which area are you staying? More pics!!

thanks!

my place will be at yck.

will be putting up the before pics soon before they start hacking.

Edited March 6, 2013 by monk8

[jus4fun 4]

Welcome to RT. Looking forward to ur reno journey!

Mind share wat hse r u doing up?

[monk8 1]

Welcome to RT. Looking forward to ur reno journey!

Mind share wat hse r u doing up?

thanks...journey is not easy even after deciding on the ID firm to do the reno...searching for tiles and lights = headaches.

may i know what you meant by "what house"??

[monk8 1]

if anyone has any queries on the 8 IDs that I have mentioned above, please feel free to ask.

I will reply as honest as possible.

Will post pics later after uploading them...

[May_dream1 14]

I think the question is what type of house you renovating? 4 room? 5 room? Condo? EM?

Have a smooth reno.

[jus4fun 4]

I think the question is what type of house you renovating? 4 room? 5 room? Condo? EM?

Have a smooth reno.

Ya ya! I kay po lah! Haha!

[monk8 1]

I think the question is what type of house you renovating? 4 room? 5 room? Condo? EM?

Have a smooth reno.

oh...ah..i see...

thanks!

Edited March 8, 2013 by monk8

[monk8 1]

Ya ya! I kay po lah! Haha!

haha...no lah...

we are all here to share and learn..

i renovating a condo.

[monk8 1]

sorry for MIA for long time without any updates...

it's been a busy and crazy 8 weeks...renovating a resale place is tough!!

I will try to update everything that happened the past 8 weeks...

here goes...

[monk8 1]

First, this is how the current place looks like before reno and hacking..

living room

dining area

kitchen

[monk8 1]

yard

bedroom and wardrobe

bathroom

[monk8 1]

everything is dated and old...

i want it brighter for living/ dining room and kitchen...especially kitchen as it's small.

the window grills at the yard makes the yard looks very enclosed so removing that.

changing the bathrooms as well...pinkish is not what i have in mind for bathrooms...

but will be keeping the paquet for the bedrooms since they can be revanish...