Downgrading from a jumbo to a 5 room flat took us through a journey of excitement, worries, sleepless nights & stress!

Below is the floorplan of our new home...

Edited June 5, 201313 yr by Apple1

Finally! Definitely took me a long while to get the picture posted

Edited June 5, 201313 yr by Apple1

welcome to RT...enjoy ur stay here

Nice layout! The balcony looks like it can be another room/study if needed

Hey Apple1,

Welcome to Renotalk!

All the best to your renovation!

Hi apple 1,

really love yr layout... no wasted space

Thank you everyone!

Actually, my renovation almost completed. During the renovation, simply no time to post any blog. Can only come here to look and gather information and tips. Learn alot here. Nothing beats real personal experience. Now that it is almost done, I thought I would share our journey.

We renovated in 3 weeks time and without an ID (trying to save $$), my hubby and I had to co-ordinate the various contractors. We had a main contractor to do the hacking, tiling, plumbing, plastering, painting and carpentry. We sourced for our own air-con, electrician, glass works (shower screen, glass partition & kitchen backsplash) and window blinds.

I hope our journey can give someone else help and tips, like how we learn from this forum.

We know we wanted a unit that is 1. High floor 2. Corner 3. Balcony. Simple right? Noooo...... amazingly and sadly, we found out point 3 is the most difficult point to find. Almost 95% of the units we viewed had their balcony converted to a bedroom or became part of the living room

We fall in love with this unit after viewing more than 30 units. Ahhh... but there was a problem.... the previous owner hacked away the storeroom! I couldn't imagine life without a storeroom. A storeroom is a life saver! Anything I want it hidden, storeroom it goes!

So we decided to create a storeroom right at the enclave area beside the dining area. Plan plan plan....

Balcony - Original (previous owner installed windows)

Removing the sliding doors to open up the area, kept flooring

Completed with wall shelves, plants, pet and sofa

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Kitchen (Original)

Torn (Keep flooring to save $$ )

Incomplete - Super stress at this stage - look at the torn

doorway (the battle of different contractors)

Almost there... left with the glass backsplash to be installed

We extend the kitchen slightly into the laundry area, thus

able to move the stove next to the sink.

Laundry Area (Original)

Completed - I love the open shelf

Kitchen (Original)

Torn (Keep flooring to save $$ )

Incomplete - Super stress at this stage - look at the torn

doorway (the battle of different contractors)

Almost there... left with the glass backsplash to be installed

We extend the kitchen slightly into the laundry area, thus

able to move the stove next to the sink.

What a gorgeous kitchen you have there!

Living Room - Original

In the mist of.... keep the flooring (regrets cause it's not easy to maintain)

Build drawers and cupboards at window recess area

Completed with new blinds and pre-loved furnitures

What a gorgeous kitchen you have there!

Thank you!! It's worth breathing in all those dusts!

Living Room - Original

In the mist of.... keep the flooring (regrets cause it's not easy to maintain)

Build drawers and cupboards at window recess area

Completed with new blinds and pre-loved furnitures

Hi Apple1,

care to share with me who did your blinds? I'm also thinking of installing roller blinds for my whole house.

Thanks!