You can compare the price of your custom made bench with this one

http://www.galangaliving.com/indoor-furniture.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=112&category_id=1

Nice 3D...especially the choice of colors.

Hi leonjennawong!

Very impressive choice of colors and theme. We were at posh home yesterday and indeed we were awed by their furnitures and accesories. Looking forward to reading more of your reno journey!

*Continued from previous post

KITCHEN 3D (LEFT & RIGHT SIDE) by #PoshHome:

Summary of Works:

· Mint-coloured laminate from #Formica & ABS trimming & soft-close hinges (bottom cabinet only) for all kitchen cabinets (CFO absolutely loves this colour! )

· Concrete Base for bottom kitchen cabinets

· LED strip lighting below top-hung kitchen cabinets

· White subway tiles with grey grouting for kitchen backsplash

· Full height cabinet for built-in ovens

· Complete quartz top for bottom cabinets (colour to be confirmed again)

· Forgot to tell #CalvinTan that we want a kitchen hood with chimney

· Dish rack not shown here

· Complete false ceiling for kitchen not shown here

· Full height ladder unit not shown here

MASTER BATHROOM 3D by #PoshHome:

Summary of Works:

· Top hung suspended mirror cabinet (love love love how it is in-line with the bottom quartz top & vanity closet)

· Quartz top for sink (still exploring other colours)

· Built-in vanity closet below sink

· Tempered glass shower screen (extends all the way up to ceiling, opted out glass door)

· Shower Kerb (tiles to be bought from HDB later)

· Still looking around for suitable motif tiles to replace the current mosaic 3D design shown (will have a post on new choices for motif tiles soon!)

Oh yeah.... Hmm there's still one more Master Bedroom 3D drawing that #CalvinTan owes me... I shall upload again once I get my grubby hands on it.. Hehehe..

And.. That's all folks! Hope you all enjoy these 3D drawings as much as CFO & I do!

TGIF and Happy Weekends everybody!

i see that you opted out the glass door... looks clean but i am worried that water from the shower might wet the floor outside the shower area

hi leonjennawong! i enjoyed reading how u pen down ur thots in the entries, v interesting~~~ hehee i love tt mint laminate of urs!!

Very nice!

Love the colour you chose for your laminates! The mint is really lovely!

Nice 3D...especially the choice of colors.

Hi leonjennawong!

Very impressive choice of colors and theme. We were at posh home yesterday and indeed we were awed by their furnitures and accesories. Looking forward to reading more of your reno journey!

Hi you all! Thanks so much for all your kind comments on the 3d drawings and the choice of colours! Also I am very happy if I managed to entertain you guys along the way! Hahahaha not intended, but still it's bringing a smile to my way on this gloomy Monday morning. Even now I'm stuck in a traffic jam on TPE.. Sheesh... Haha..

I must admit that the choice of mint colour for the kitchen cabinet was totally CFO's idea! Initially I was like yuckkkkk.. Because I'm a very boring person.. Always go for earthy tones one.. But even now, the colour is really growing on me!! So I guess you can say that CFO brings colour to my life... Hehehehe so cheesy..

Edited March 3, 201412 yr by leonjennawong

Howdy leonjennawong!

Thanks for keeping us entertained with your Tblog...I've 'engaged' posh home as well...met him once for an initial talk about my design. A second time at his office and his quotation is rock steady plus he did not miss any of the items that i requested to do for my house. I will start a Tblog soon to document. His other designer name ephron is equally helpful as he drove me to OSK and Hafary to take a look at the tiles and lights which is near their office. Yes calvin will be busy from now on after all the promotion you gave him...so i've made it a point to click with his colleague in case calvin is too busy. The reason why i say 'engaged' is becos i told him verbally thru watsapp that he will be appointed as my ID and told him my start work date will be early march. Calvin straight away say no time! cos he need to apply permit and all...so without any delay, ephron came to my place aft work that night and collected the keys from me. The next day he went up to take measurement on the walls that are to be hack. What can i say....POWER SERVICE and we haven't sign the contract yet. Guess it will be a smooth journey from now. Look out for my tblog soon!!

Hey breakster! Wow it sounds like you managed to get another good designer from #PoshHome! Outstanding service right?! Heh Heh... I have personally not met this Ephron before but he sounds like someone who is quite proactive! Good for you! *thumbs up* All the best to your Reno and maybe we will even bump in each other at #PoshHome showroom one day! Yeah!!

Hi Leon/Jenna,

In drooling haha!!

Could you share with me of your reno quote and breakdown too. Plsssss

Taiwee7@hotmail.com

PHEW! Finally finished my Fire Safety Manager assignment.. All freaking 89 pages of it! I want to die liao. Sunday has come and gone, and I've missed my opportunity to spend it with my beloved CFO... the sole comfort I have now is from blogging quietly here.. hahaha so poor thing lei. Sorry lei everyone I have been really really so so so busyyyyyy... :( sobs. Good to see that my blog didn't degrade into a request-and-sent-thread in my absence.. heh heh

ANYWAY. thanks lei taiwee7.. Your drooling is received with a lot of appreciation.. hahahaha...

I've been discussing with CFO on our master toilet wall tiles recently.. with some inputs from #CalvinTan.. he actually sent 28 whatsapp photos to us for consideration on the type of wall overlay that we want for the master toilet tiles.. Can't attach all here due to the 5 pictures per post limitation here.. But they're all basically either mosaic or motif tiles.... But ohmygod 28 photos. hahahaha..

Will show you guys 5 of the nicer photos (in my opinion) that #CalvinTan sent over to us... Still gotta decide lor. So difficult lei. I always thought that I wanted a hotel-like-feel for my master bathroom... dark tiles with character.. glass... mirror.. with light accents.......

BUT NOW when I see how pretty the motif tiles look, I'm starting to have second thoughts about my hotel-themed master toilet. hahahahaha talk about being wishy-washy...

AIYA JUST A TOILET ONLY LEI!! WAH... At this rate I will go bonkers. (0_0)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. You know the kind of feeling you get when you got a lot of options/choices and you don't know which one to go for? Touché.

Luckily I am engaging an ID and not a contractor. I plan to just consult and wait for #CalvinTan's advice.. As much as I want to.. really cannot be too micro-managing on all aspects of my home reno... Still got work, night class exam & assignment.. and WEDDING to tend to... tiring. Sorry i complain so much. hehehehhee...

Anyway as promised, here are 5 of the nicer photos... The last one being my favourite as always..

Mosaic tiles sent by #CalvinTan (am starting to feel that mosaic is a bit common.. and I also worry that the small mosaic pieces will start to drop off here and there...)

Motif tiles!

Finally managed to find a picture of the entire wall clad in this wonderful & pretty motif tiles... *swoon* hehehe

I realised that some of the motif tiles can actually look quite vintage and rustic... So I must be careful which one i choose... obviously my master toilet is not going to be scandinavian style, but i still wouldn't want something too vintage-looking... So the last picture (i hope) actually gives a welcome splash of colour to my toilet amidst all the beige+mirror+glass combination... Meeting #CalvinTan soon.. Hopefully CFO & I can settle this by then.....

That's all sorry for the short post guys.. Will update more when I have more time I promise...

Argh tomorrow is monday! No no no cannot lidat... i love my job i love my job i love my job i love my job i love my job....

Hi Leon n Jenna,

Can send me ur quote n Calvin contact?

Planning to head down to discuss with him.

Thanks.

Heya Leon,

Though I have thank you in email but I just want to show my appreciation for your sharing and journey so far. Just for everyone benefit, Leon is not fake lah. Went down to meet Calvin & Ephron again yesterday, realised he takes a lot projects from tampines greenleaf . He told me he is actually busy so that's why Ephron assists him. Ephron is not bad albeit not so talkative at first. I met them twice and during the meeting, spent about 3 hours, yesterday we met from 7.30-10.30, imagine it, i so paiseh till i apologise to him for taking much of his time (his wife and son were waiting beside us while we discussed)

My theme is modern european and I will source some of my stuff from taobao and Calvin is ok with it.Cool max cos some ID don't like it if we take from taobao.

Thank you once again Leon, and can't wait to see your next post.

Cheers,

Elvira

Edited March 11, 201412 yr by elvira

Heya Leon,

Though I have thank you in email but I just want to show my appreciation for your sharing and journey so far. Just for everyone benefit, Leon is not fake lah. Went down to meet Calvin & Ephron again yesterday, realised he takes a lot projects from tampines greenleaf . He told me he is actually busy so that's why Ephron assists him. Ephron is not bad albeit not so talkative at first. I met them twice and during the meeting, spent about 3 hours, yesterday we met from 7.30-10.30, imagine it, i so paiseh till i apologise to him for taking much of his time (his wife and son were waiting beside us while we discussed)

My theme is modern european and I will source some of my stuff from taobao and Calvin is ok with it.Cool max cos some ID don't like it if we take from taobao.

Thank you once again Leon, and can't wait to see your next post.

Cheers,

Elvira

Wow! Hahaha thanks so much elvira for your kind words! Really makes my day.. Hehehe Modern European!! Very beautiful and interesting theme! Your house will look gorgeous!

If you start a t-blog please pm me your url k? Engaging these "theme designer" designers is a right step towards your dream house! There was a comment earlier from another visitor to my blog about Ephron being very proactive and on the ball as well! Seems like we have unearthed another ID gem from Renotalk & #PoshHome!

Yeah all the best in our Reno journeys! :)

Yoz Leon!

Walaoz, you made me feel like doing T-Blog as well siaa!

Really glad that you were introduced to Calvin!
We're waiting for his 3D as well.. Will share with you once i've gotten them

Yoz Leon!

Walaoz, you made me feel like doing T-Blog as well siaa!

Really glad that you were introduced to Calvin!

We're waiting for his 3D as well.. Will share with you once i've gotten them

Hihi MrandMrsWEE! Do start your own T-Blog! hahahahaha and let me know once you have set it up! I will be sure to subscribe to it! heh heh

Yeah I'm really glad that we found #CalvinTan! So many design ideas coming from him & the best part is after engaging him, we continue to have a solid designer brain to count on.

Also, PLEASE DO share your 3D drawing with me please!! It's gonna be awesome! Curious what other genius ideas this #CalvinTan has up his sleeve!! Cheers to our reno journeys!

Edited March 12, 201412 yr by leonjennawong

I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING. HAHA.

If I could title the following section of my post.... Hmm... It would be called......

How To Persuade Your Wife/ CFO To Let You Buy The Huge-Donkey TV You Always Wanted

hahahahaha... This #CalvinTan taught me how to go around my CFO's budget control, in an ethical way of cos!

#CalvinTan ever shared with me on his personal experience with #MrsCalvinTan, using baby strollers as an example.. hahaha.. Basically if you can afford it, don't over-subscribe & apply the "scrimp & save every-single-cent mentality" to all your renovation/ house accessory purchases...

So the story of #CalvinTan's baby-stroller-buying goes something like this...

#CalvinTan wanted to buy a better brand (and more expensive) baby stroller that cost $1,000... This super-stroller (hahaha nice name that I gave the stroller right? ) can turn here turn there, super hardy, extremely light.. Wah. The features can go on and on... But #MrsCalvinTan wanted to save $$$... So he thought, "not wrong to save $$ ma... ok lor..". And so the #CalvinTan family bought the cheapest (albeit heaviest, clunkiest & the "most minimalistic") baby stroller... After a short while, the cheapo baby stroller gave way... spoilt lor...

So the next time round they thought, "ok maybe we go for something better this time round!" ANDDDDDD so they bought the next-better-generation baby stroller! Time passed before #MrsCalvinTan thought that the current stroller was a bit difficult to turn, not all the wheels are fully rotatable, very difficult to bring baby around you know?! HAHAHA.

And so no prizes for guessing, the #CalvinTan family bought an EVEN BETTER baby stroller!! hahaha... And to cut the story short, they didn't settle for this baby-stroller either... #CalvinTan finally put his foot down and went for the SUPER-STROLLER that he always wanted, after experiencing about 7 different strollers along the way.... BTW, they are still using the super-stroller to this day. (i think) All in all, they spent more than $1,000 on the different baby-strollers.. More than they would have if they'd just went for the $1,000 stroller in the first place!

Anyway aside from #CalvinTan's advice, I have also long thought that buying TVs are just like buying computers... The latest models are always crazy-expensive, so you should go for a couple of models before the latest generation, where the specifications are still really good, BUT the prices are a lot cheaper... This way, you get the most bang for your buck! Value for money! Heh heh...

And so with that story of the #CalvinTan family in mind as my added ammunition, call it a devious tactic if you will, but......

I have finally managed to convince my CFO to allow me to get my long-term dream SAMSUNG 60" FULL HD SMART LED LCD TV UA60F6300!

Isn't she a beauty??? Bought from the recent IT Show at Marina Bay Sands for $2199. (CFO kept complaining that she wanted to eat grass the next few days, of course it didn't happen. :p:p)

Since we are on the topic, I also got the Samsung HW-F450 2.1 Sound Bar w Wireless Subwoofer @ $279. (OK i didn't do much research on soundbars. actually. Looks good, Got bluetooth connectivity, Got wireless subwoofer = Good Enough!)

NOW, BEFORE I GO OUT OF TOPIC on this predominantly renovation-related blog......

I have some updates on our beloved dining table! Take a look at the photo sent by #CalvinTan below:

LOOKS LIKE A FREAKING TABLE MADE OF FREAKING LEGO RIGHT. OMG. I CERTAINLY HOPE IT LOOKS BETTER SOON. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

Aiya apparently, what you are seeing is just the base coat of paint. The #PoshHome carpenters will start to stain the individual dining table wooden pieces with the oh-so-beautiful tapestry of colours, before finally sanding it all off to get the amazing finish that we want... Let's wait and see what happens next. more posts on this when I get the pictures! hehehe...

Oh, and last thing for tonight..... I've been meaning to post this up for some time already... CFO & I saw this shop near the #PoshHome showroom... called Lite Lab or something.. Saw this beautiful bamboo pendant light that might work for my dining area.. The bulbs are of the incandescent type. But costs $350 lei. Hmm. We could possibly paint the bamboo frames into white, baby pink & baby blue colours......

Bamboo pendant light photo in beautiful light fawn colour... Really am in love with this colour..

Colour combination of dining lights that we might try to mimick, other than the grey one (sorry for blur image, captured from TV)

What do you all think ah?

Edited March 12, 201412 yr by leonjennawong

the lamps are nice, try to source from taobao lol