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would like to have Calvin contact no and your breakdownof quotation. My email address is ssamsamfong_3@hotmail.com. Thank in advance.

Sorry. My email address should be samsamfong_3@hotmail.com. would appreciate your kind assistance on the Calvin contact and the quotation Breakdown. Thank you.

Interesting short journey so far!

My opinion on your Rinnai inner flame hob. I totally disagree with your ID on tempered glass hobs. It might look just that bit sleeker but there are points to consider. A few considerations on tempered glass:

• can't take extreme heat and might crack if any boiling hot pot is placed directly onto it.
• can't take high impact hits too.
• scratches are permanent.
• this is only for the Rinnai tempered glass hob. Notice there's a rubber lining between the stainless steel strips and glass at the top and bottom of the hob? Rubber tends to disintegrate over time. It's a natural process but that process gets accelerated with heat, corrosive liquids and also physical impact like rubbing during cleanups. Even if it doesn't disintegrate, there's a fair chance that it could get torn accidentally during cooking/cleaning.

Tempered glass hob can be used but you just have to be more careful during usage and maintenance. My opinion is that the stainless steel hob looks far better than tempered glass and the bonus is it's about half the price too. Anyway, the Scandinavian theme is all about simple clean lines (regardless of material) which the stainless steel version exhibits too. Btw I went through these considerations when choosing my hob too. Hope it helps

I also using tempered glass. Aesthetic wise, speaks for itself. Very very nice, to us and satisfied ...!

Guess we just have to be careful since all materials have threshold and we have the awareness on how to maintain it.

Worst case, just get a new one

Hi I search Posh Home from hdb registered contractor listing and found that it is not under the list.

May I know it is registered company under ACRA?

Yawnnnn..

Really can't be bothered with my wedding preparation already... So many things to do... Ahhhhh...

Our house defects have since been rectified some time ago... For everyone's reference sake, it took 2 weeks to complete..

My dear CFO is once again seated beside me trying to collate all our purchases on #TaoBao.. But that shall be a topic for another day.. A lot of things I want to update everyone but I must resist and continue on the chronological order of my renovation journey...

QUICK UPDATE ON MORE PURCHASES

We bought a Weldenbo Carl fabric sofa (L212 x D89 x H70) & the large-size powder-pinkish DLM table for our living area from #Grafunkt about a month ago because they were running an offer.. Before discount, the sofa costs a WHOPPING $2800.. CFO & I managed to get it at $2200.. And we went ahead with the purchase only because I am so hopelessly in love with the fabric sofa and it's oak wooden pencil legs.. hehehe Even now, I would swoon over its prettiness... The 100% cotton light grey fabric has a really cooling effect when you sit on it as it doesn't retain body heat..

And as for the DLM (Don't Leave Me) table, we would like to think that it will offer a nice splash of pastel colour to our living room too... We might match the DLM table with the previously purchased #Muuto oak coffee table... Got the DLM table at $375, compared to usual price of $441... Yes yes I know I am a spendthrift... I'm just starting to realise actually.. I usually don't buy anything for myself one lei..

Light grey #Grafunkt fabric sofa + Pink DLM table from #Grafunkt:

Moving on, CFO & I also decided to do away with the custom-made nyatoh wall planter and replace it with 2 sets of #Grafunkt Circus... with #CalvinTan's blessings of course hehe 1x taller unit (H134) and 1x shorter unit (H78).. The taller unit will be custom-spray-painted in mint green & the shorter unit in pastel blue.. Original price of $960 ($495+$465) reduced to $800.. A little cheaper than #CalvinTan's nyatoh wall planter... Heh heh..

#Grafunkt Circus (1x tall unit & 1x shorter unit) from #Grafunkt:

Last but not least, CFO & I finally decided on our dining area pendant lights... We are getting the #Miniforms Slope Light which resembles an inverted ice-cream cone! hehehe.. I realise that I am going a bit oak-bonkers in my furnishing.. Please pardon my taste... We went for a combination of 3 pendant lights.. Decided on having 1x light grey, 1x white & 1x mustard yellow in differing shapes for more contrast at the pre-dominantly white dining area...

However #Grafunkt didn't carry the mustard yellow version, so had to buy 1 piece from #XTRA (saw it before on one of our trips there)... Costs approximately $270 per light... *cue sound of pocket burning*

#Miniforms Slope Light from #Grafunkt (mustard yellow version from #XTRA):

Will probably be too busy to blog until after my wedding on Sunday!

Fingers crossed that everything goes well! And then after that...

I CAN FOCUS ALL MY TIME AND ENERGIES ON MY BELOVED RENOVATION! WOOHOO!

Edited June 2, 201412 yr by leonjennawong

congrats on your wedding! seems like your renovation and furniture buying is pretty expensive, seems like mine too, either do it now or regret later.

Feeling particularly inspired these 2 days... hehe... It's been a long time since I last blogged so quickly after my last update..

I'm telling you, it's surely because I'm a bit bo-chup about my wedding now liao... (CFO hardly reads this space so I think I can get away with this statement... HAHA! Readers, don't bao-toh! )

ANYWAY. I'm about to rant about something.

Our kitchen design has been changed... Not just ONCE, but TWICE...... It doesn't look like our 3D rendering anymore... I suppose we will only really know what it looks like when the renovation is completed...

1ST PHASE OF TORTUROUS CHANGE FOR KITCHEN
- Have since removed top kitchen cabinets for the side with the cooking hob (because #CalvinTan advised that the cooker hood doesn't look nice with cabinets on its sides)
- Our backsplash with the rectangular 'old white HDB tiles' will be extended upwards on that side of the wall, all the way up to the ceiling

Warning - ridiculous ranting ahead:
Haiya... I am a very imaginative but boring guy... And initially, the type of kitchen that I want is those grey/brownish colours with a modern look (glass etc.) So, when I first knew that CFO wanted a vibrant colour for her kitchen cabinets, I honestly had to take some conscious effort to change my preference to try to like the kitchen design that she loves so much...
And then, when I finally managed to psycho myself that the kitchen mint cabinet is indeed a nice interesting colour/theme, and when I was ALL SET in my mind for the kitchen in the 3D drawing...
THESE CHANGES have to come along and make me go Nooooooooooo!
Aiya, have to change my expectation again & have to learn to like something all over again. It's like playing with my heart you know. Torturous on my poor soul... Hahaha...

2ND PHASE OF TORTUROUS CHANGE FOR KITCHEN
- We went down to Hafary to check out the tiles recently with #CalvinTan & CFO dropped another bomb on me! She fell in love (we seem to be a couple that keep falling in love with things.) with this pattern-more-than-badminton assorted design glazed porcelain tiles and wanted it in our house!

WAH! (I told you before that I am very boring one, so I had a mini heart-attack when she eagerly pointed out the tiles.. hehehe but I still love her very much btw. )

You can see the heart-attack-inducing tile further down in this same post.. Hehe.. In the end, #CalvinTan advised to overlay this tile on the kitchen floor

- Still on the 2nd phase of torturous change; As a result of the additional pattern-more-than-badminton assorted design glazed porcelain tiles, #CalvinTan also advised us to change the previously-already-confirmed colours of the #Kompacplus counter top & kitchen cabinet! The #Kompacplus colour changed to a lighter colour, and the kitchen cabinet is now a shade of green that is indescribable.. Hahaha.. Loss for words... I had another episode of me going Nooooooooooo...... BUT. Aiya, as long as my beloved CFO is happy.

THIS IS THE HEART-ATTACK-INDUCING TILE FROM HAFARY (Oct Musichall Mult, 20x20cm, $4.20psf, from Spain), comes with the small diamond white glazed porcelain additions (Décor Taco Dome Nacar, 4x4cm, $0.50ppc, from Spain):


AND THIS IS THE NEW #KOMPACPLUS COUNTER TOP, KITCHEN CABINET, BACK-SPLASH & FLOOR TILE COLOUR COMBINATION


Seriously very thankful that we are engaging a brilliant interior designer in #CalvinTan, otherwise I am sure CFO & I would've had many sleepless nights & even disagreements over the colour combinations... PHEW.

OK moving on!

And next up, other updates on Hafary choices!
During our visit to Hafary with #CalvinTan, we made some on-the-spot decisions with his expert advice & decided on the following tile choices:

#1) We had decided to overlay the common bathroom floor tiles about a week before the Hafary visit. Because the current floor tiles are reputed to be a hassle to clean & maintain. Saw similar tiles in another owners home (only stayed in for a month plus, and in that time, the tiles just gathered soooo much dirt!) & also heard feedback from other existing HDB BTO home owners on these tiles trapping a lot of dirt & grime, and they complained that they have to scrub the tiles every other day...

I suppose CFO & I were also a bit sub-consciously aghast at this dirt-trapping characteristic when we saw the HDB toilet floor tiles for the first time... (At this point, #CalvinTan just said, I told you so, and you are not the first couple who wont believe me. Bleah )

COMMON BATHROOM FLOOR BEIGE-COLOURED PORCELAIN TILE CHOICE FROM HAFARY (EPK60RC121, 30x60cm, $3.00psf, from China)


#2) Had also decided to overlay the master bathroom wall & floor tiles to achieve the posh look! Am super-duper excited about this! Will have a assorted design motif wall & overlay the rest of the wall & floor surfaces with the same darker stone finish. I wont talk much more for this, look at the photos below!WOOHOO!

MASTER BATHROOM MOTIF WALL PORCELAIN TILE CHOICE FROM HAFARY (Rio Retro Mix, 20x20cm, $8.90psf, from Spain)


MASTER BATHROOM WALL & FLOOR PORCELAIN TILE CHOICES FROM HAFARY (XSNZ3620, 30x60cm, $3.00psf, from China) - the slightly darker tile colour that has #CalvinTan's hand on it



And that's all for today! Really hectic week ahead of me. God.

Tomorrow onwards will be on leave to settle my wedding stuffs! Wish me luck!

Edited June 3, 201412 yr by leonjennawong

Woah.. With all the purchases, I think you guys may have a mini heart attack when you tabulate your total spendings on reno. LOL!

Our kitchen design has been changed... Not just ONCE, but TWICE...... It doesn't look like our 3D rendering anymore... I suppose we will only really know what it looks like when the renovation is completed...

1ST PHASE OF TORTUROUS CHANGE FOR KITCHEN

- Have since removed top kitchen cabinets for the side with the cooking hob (because #CalvinTan advised that the cooker hood doesn't look nice with cabinets on its sides)

- Our backsplash with the rectangular 'old white HDB tiles' will be extended upwards on that side of the wall, all the way up to the ceiling

Warning - ridiculous ranting ahead:

Haiya... I am a very imaginative but boring guy... And initially, the type of kitchen that I want is those grey/brownish colours with a modern look (glass etc.) So, when I first knew that CFO wanted a vibrant colour for her kitchen cabinets, I honestly had to take some conscious effort to change my preference to try to like the kitchen design that she loves so much...

And then, when I finally managed to psycho myself that the kitchen mint cabinet is indeed a nice interesting colour/theme, and when I was ALL SET in my mind for the kitchen in the 3D drawing...

THESE CHANGES have to come along and make me go Nooooooooooo!

Aiya, have to change my expectation again & have to learn to like something all over again. It's like playing with my heart you know. Torturous on my poor soul... Hahaha...

2ND PHASE OF TORTUROUS CHANGE FOR KITCHEN

- We went down to Hafary to check out the tiles recently with #CalvinTan & CFO dropped another bomb on me! She fell in love (we seem to be a couple that keep falling in love with things.) with this pattern-more-than-badminton assorted design glazed porcelain tiles and wanted it in our house!

WAH! (I told you before that I am very boring one, so I had a mini heart-attack when she eagerly pointed out the tiles.. hehehe but I still love her very much btw. )

You can see the heart-attack-inducing tile further down in this same post.. Hehe.. In the end, #CalvinTan advised to overlay this tile on the kitchen floor

- Still on the 2nd phase of torturous change; As a result of the additional pattern-more-than-badminton assorted design glazed porcelain tiles, #CalvinTan also advised us to change the previously-already-confirmed colours of the #Kompacplus counter top & kitchen cabinet! The #Kompacplus colour changed to a lighter colour, and the kitchen cabinet is now a shade of green that is indescribable.. Hahaha.. Loss for words... I had another episode of me going Nooooooooooo...... BUT. Aiya, as long as my beloved CFO is happy.

THIS IS THE HEART-ATTACK-INDUCING TILE FROM HAFARY (Oct Musichall Mult, 20x20cm, $4.20psf, from Spain), comes with the small diamond white glazed porcelain additions (Décor Taco Dome Nacar, 4x4cm, $0.50ppc, from Spain):

Try using a a bigger font next time, there are old folks here with fading eyesight.

Try using a a bigger font next time, there are old folks here with fading eyesight.

So sorry! I have since edited the post to enlarge the font.. Hehehe.. don't know how that happened lei.. =/

The sofa looks really nice, i love fabric sofas. Having a tight budget on my reno and mine is resale 5 room (still havent get keys and checking out alot of prices from here ), alot of my budget went into hacking and tiling, so will be using back all my existing furniture, else i sure get the same sofa.. hehe.. Am looking at rinnai inner flame glass hob, can share how much you got it for?

Congrats and all the best to your wedding! I know what you mean... By the time my wedding drew near, I was quite sick and tired of it too and can't wait for it to be over. LOL.

The sofa looks really nice, i love fabric sofas. Having a tight budget on my reno and mine is resale 5 room (still havent get keys and checking out alot of prices from here ), alot of my budget went into hacking and tiling, so will be using back all my existing furniture, else i sure get the same sofa.. hehe.. Am looking at rinnai inner flame glass hob, can share how much you got it for?

Thanks for your kind comments! Yeah I love my sofa so much!! my friend bought a resale house recently and she shared the costs of hacking and structural works with me.. REALLY SO EXPENSIVE. Oh my gosh. But you do get that great space!

Unfortunately I can't really remember the Rinnai inner flame glass hob cost wor.. Because I bought the stainless steel hob as part of a package (along with my built in oven, cooker hood & the 2x #CalvinTan-condemned instantaneous shower heaters)... Had traded in the values of the instantaneous shower heaters & the stainless steel hob, and still gotta top up a couple of hundred more! Basically a lot more expensive than the stainless steel version! Hehehe..

Edited June 5, 201412 yr by leonjennawong

yeah, did get abit more space as my previous flat is a 4 room, needed the upgrade after having 2 young kids + 1 dog and not enuf space for them to run about without knocking into walls.. I cant help to laugh at the instant shower part, i hope i will be able to use gas heater as my current place i am using gas heater and really like them than the instant one, havent tried storage heater though. Previously i was using rinnai stainless steel hob (not inner flame) and it served me well for my light cooking, just that this round, the only electricals i will be buying will be aircon and hob, so thinking to get a glass one as it may be easier cleaning up.. Not getting hood as i didn't use at all for the past 6 years even though i had it, call me lazy.. hahahaa..