15 Shades of Grey - 4 RM BTO @ Woodlands Glen

[Clarence Lye 10]

13 hours ago, Songz said:

Good idea on the rubber spray to give a matt rubber look. 

Any pictures how it turn out and which paint did you use ?? 

i haven try it. waiting for the item to arrive.

Initially i wanted to get EasySkinz, this brand is commonly use in spraying car rims or bike parts (use to ride a bike and DIY on spraying as well).
but the matte black ran out of stock.

So, i came across another brand which is equally good and has the same matte rubbery finish > PlasticDip (another brand use in the automotive industry and alot people uses it to spray rims.)

Here are some pics online on the finished product on a car rim.

If you happen to do it wrongly, don't worry. Just peel it off. 

 

Can buy it on redmart now (or qoo10):
https://redmart.com/product/plastidip-rubber-coating-aerosol-spray-black--112240?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvIGAhZeh1gIV1oloCh1fHASCEAQYASABEgJHCvD_BwE&s_kwcid=AL!931!3!211533529834!!!g!!&ef_id=WbigoAAABFzxKYwy:20170913030608:s

Edited September 13, 2017 by Clarence Lye

[Songz 132]

7 hours ago, Clarence Lye said:

marble is nice butdoesnt suit my theme.
I bought the matt rubber spray.. so anything stainless steel or what i will spray it to become matt rubber black! HAhahaha 

cant wait to see your pics. should be exciting.
My reno starting next week. (Painting, Carpentry)
 

Good idea on the rubber spray to give a matt rubber look. 

Any pictures how it turn out and which paint did you use ?? 

Edited September 12, 2017 by Songz

[Clarence Lye 10]

12 hours ago, matchalatte said:

im buying black bathroom accessories but sticking to the aluminium ones coz they're cheaper  it seems like there are 3 types of materials - brass, stainless steel & aluminium for toiletries on tb. the 304 one is stainless steel? i wonder whether the aluminium ones are ok to use cozthats all i can afford now lol

yes regarding your matte black rubber toiletry set, i think they're not rubber but silicon. their glass water bottle with silicon covering is pretty common butihavent seen any toiletry sets like the one u posted. would you be looking at other alternatives? im crazy over anything marble looking these days and i think the black marble ones are not bad

painting just started today! still coming to terms with how dark my living room is now, and the color definitely looks different from the website/app. my home looks like a hot mess right now, with reno garbage piled high in my living room else i would take some pics to share. yourreno will continue after 7th mth? 

marble is nice butdoesnt suit my theme.
I bought the matt rubber spray.. so anything stainless steel or what i will spray it to become matt rubber black! HAhahaha 

cant wait to see your pics. should be exciting.
My reno starting next week. (Painting, Carpentry)
 

[matchalatte 16]

3 hours ago, Clarence Lye said:

haha.. yes, the EVE shelf is very expensive.. didn't bear to buy it but just go ahead because i can't find any other better ones that are 304.
And not to mention the price in SG.. it's like 3-4x more!

I am in the hunt of these black rubber matte looking toilet accessories/tray like this one below, but can't find any in taobao.. 

 

How's your renogoing? never see much update on your thread.

im buying black bathroom accessories but sticking to the aluminium ones coz they're cheaper  it seems like there are 3 types of materials - brass, stainless steel & aluminium for toiletries on tb. the 304 one is stainless steel? i wonder whether the aluminium ones are ok to use coz thats all i can afford now lol

yes regarding your matte black rubber toiletry set, i think they're not rubber but silicon. their glass water bottle with silicon covering is pretty common but i havent seen any toiletry sets like the one u posted. would you be looking at other alternatives? im crazy over anything marble looking these days and i think the black marble ones are not bad

painting just started today! still coming to terms with how dark my living room is now, and the color definitely looks different from the website/app. my home looks like a hot mess right now, with reno garbage piled high in my living room else i would take some pics to share. your reno will continue after 7th mth? 

[Clarence Lye 10]

5 hours ago, matchalatte said:

my first batch of stuff was also $1.5K! i think those lights and sanitary stuff are a killer. while they're cheaper than sg, they're not exactly very cheap also. i had my eye on the EVE bathroom shelf as well, but i think its kinda ex leh. its around 225rmb? probably translates to $40+. 

haha.. yes, the EVE shelf is very expensive.. didn't bear to buy it but just go ahead because i can't find any other better ones that are 304.
And not to mention the price in SG.. it's like 3-4x more!

I am in the hunt of these black rubber matte looking toilet accessories/tray like this one below, but can't find any in taobao.. 

 

How's your renogoing? never see much update on your thread.

[matchalatte 16]

6 hours ago, Clarence Lye said:

Taobao Purchases

It's time to also update my taobao purchases, recently cart out my 1st batch - costing me ~ $1.5k! 
Not sure if it's too much or too little, usually taobao purchases from other t-bloggers seems to be quite high as well.

Here are my loots.
 

my first batch of stuff was also $1.5K! i think those lights and sanitary stuff are a killer. while they're cheaper than sg, they're not exactly very cheap also. i had my eye on the EVE bathroom shelf as well, but i think its kinda ex leh. its around 225rmb? probably translates to $40+. 

[Clarence Lye 10]

Taobao Purchases

It's time to also update my taobao purchases, recently cart out my 1st batch - costing me ~ $1.5k! 
Not sure if it's too much or too little, usually taobao purchases from other t-bloggers seems to be quite high as well.

Here are my loots.

Edited September 11, 2017 by Clarence Lye

[Clarence Lye 10]

On 9/9/2017 at 11:22 PM, purplegirafffe said:

@Clarence Lye We selected from both in the end haha...mainly Dulux but a couple from Nippon cos Dulux didn't have certain shades that we wanted.

I see.. i never really explored Dulux colours. still a fan of Nippon. hahaha 

[Clarence Lye 10]

56 minutes ago, purplegirafffe said:

@Clarence Lye Ohh didn't realise the website shows pics with the whole wall, if not I would have compared as well! I tried the Nippon app too but somehow the colours came out weird when I tried to "paint" on real pics heh. 

@matchalatte Hmm then how did you select the colours? Yup I think it's the "colour my world" one. Our contractor let us select from Dulux too so I guess that broadened the selection slightly! 

so your paint is Dulux or Nippon series? 
There are some lovely colours in Dulux too. 

We are looking to paint momento (Granite Glint MS149) for our MBR bedhead from Prestige Painting (anyone tried them before?), so it will look like this:

It cost $8/sqft, my wall is about 7.2sqft x 8sq ft x $8 = $460.80.
I saw a few other momento painter at carousell, but their works and finishing isn't as good as this company. If i get Nippon direct it's about $780 for one wall and i'm not painting whole wall because it's covered by the wardrobe.

[Clarence Lye 10]

21 minutes ago, matchalatte said:

@purplegirafffe ididnt look at the book though! iremflipping through it once and didnt see the colors i wanted. ifim not wrong the book was called "color my world" and they had very limited colors. unlessnippon has other catalogs idont know about? i chose the ones from "color creations". thenagain maybei should have compared those in the book vs the ones on nippon's website 

@Clarence Lye yes i have that app too! but so finicky to use and it doesnt really "paint" well. cant wait to see how yours turn out, i know its gonna be gorgeous! btw i see you chose 8 colors! your ID gave unlimited choices? my contractor only gave 5.

 

Heh.. never really "restrict" us on the colour or ask us to topup.. i hope not.
Just check through the contract and it's UNLIMITED. No wonder we just select without even considering that we have colours limitation. 

@purplegirafffe

I feel that viewing on the website is so much more easier to visualise. Cos you can click in they show you the whole wall with some furnishing. It only shows the colour creation series.

http://www.nipponpaint.com.sg/colours/colour-paint-chart/colour-creations/timeless-off-whites/

 

Edited September 7, 2017 by Clarence Lye

[matchalatte 16]

@purplegirafffe i didnt look at the book though! i rem flipping through it once and didnt see the colors i wanted. if im not wrong the book was called "color my world" and they had very limited colors. unless nippon has other catalogs i dont know about? i chose the ones from "color creations". then again maybe i should have compared those in the book vs the ones on nippon's website 

@Clarence Lye yes i have that app too! but so finicky to use and it doesnt really "paint" well. cant wait to see how yours turn out, i know its gonna be gorgeous! btw i see you chose 8 colors! your ID gave unlimited choices? my contractor only gave 5.

 

[Clarence Lye 10]

8 hours ago, matchalatte said:

love your paint colors! i'm also using different shades of grey and i'm quite anxious. because i don't know how the color will end up in the end, will the color look darker/lighter/totally different? 

Same! But we just bite the bullet and went ahead! *haha*

Was worried that the whole house will look too greyish. But i think with some mixture of different hues should be fine.

41 minutes ago, purplegirafffe said:

Love the paint colours too, I really like the neutral/grey palette too^^ looking forward to end product!

@matchalatte I had all those worries too~ Asked my contractor and he said it'll be 98% accurate to what you see in the paint catalogue haha. Painting is now almost done and I'm glad to say he was right - colours really turned out pretty much how it looks in the book!

Thanks! 

I also downloaded the nippon visualiser app and try out. Looks ok and not too overly grey.

*Finger cross*

Edited September 7, 2017 by Clarence Lye

[matchalatte 16]

love your paint colors! i'm also using different shades of grey and i'm quite anxious. because i don't know how the color will end up in the end, will the color look darker/lighter/totally different? 

[Clarence Lye 10]

Updates on the detail drawings, selected all the paint and laminates for the whole house.

This is for our lego display cabinet and tv featured wall:

Kitchen laminates and layout:

Master bedroom walkin wardrobe, platform bed and toilet:

Painting will start on the 18th, couldnt wait to see how the whole house will look like.

The overall feel of the house will have this neutral, greyish tones aka the 50shades of grey kind with different shading of greys and wood grains finishing.
till then...

Edited September 7, 2017 by Clarence Lye

[Clarence Lye 10]

On 9/5/2017 at 5:02 PM, maverik said:

Hi Clarence, can share the contact for the kitchen hacking? Most IDs I spoke to says that it cost alotfor these works and use it as an excuse for extending the time needed to finish renovation. Many thanks!

Hi @Maverik

sure, PM-edyou.
However if you're just doing kitchen alone ,i'm not sure if he's willing to take it up as the project/earning is too minimal.

I will PM you two contact.