Ceiling work

Since I bought 9" downlight which is a way too big size for a HDB flat..my ID got to make the L box thicker to hold the oversize downlight.Normal size should be 4-6" for HDB...9" is commonly use in commercial building..well since I already bought 18 nos of downlight..looks like I will have to stand with it..and yess when I ON all the lights..guess my living and dining will be as bright as a stadium :]

 Electrical wiring for the lighting points for downlight is lay first

 The L box is up

 Closer view,ID made a gap in between window for so call for my curtain panel

 All is up

Haizz hope my 9" downlight is not too obviously big :[

Wait I forget something...my moving process..tiring work :[

 Boxes fill up my old place

 Even in the dining area full of boxes

 More boxes

 Luckily I manage to squeeze all the items into 2 room to save money on storage space

oh yes..mum 12 pots of plant also being move with a new rack to accommodate them :]

Luckily I engage 1st Choice movers to move my stuff.Cost about $600 from 4 room to 4 room although distant is near..however I found the service is good...Just that they want the box back once I had unpacked..thinking back..recycle is better. :] Take a look at the mess..

More messy works....Tiling :[

After having a hard time to choose tiles,finally our chosen tiles will be lay and put out on our walls..Hopefully all goes well..let's take a sneak peek :]

 My kitchen wall which had already hacked which took nearly about 2 weeks to be approve :[

 Kitchen window is up,no grill even though we stay in lower floor,I believe it will just look neat though without the grills

 Exterior view

 Baya,faster faster clean away the debris

 My toilet flooring

 This top up tile :[ to be use for my partition in my kitchen so call 'feature wall'

 My kitchen wall tile

 My common toilet wall tiles

 Partition for 'store room' is up

Upclose view of my feature wall

1st step : HACKING,DISMANTLING WORK

 Before (kitchen)

 Dismantling cabinet done

 1st layer painting on my no reno room

 Aircon dismantling all done in the 4 rooms

 Goodbye old aircon

 Clearing of dismantled cabinet done

 Sand,materials,tiles start to come

 Toilet (before)

 Toilet ( after)

 Kitchen wall tiles is HACKED

Mess start to build up

So hacking done,dismantling done,materials such as sand,cements,tiles arrive,wanna guess what work will be next :]

07 March 2011...A day I will never forget

It's been a while since I updated my blog.Yes finally after the hectic reno process I manage to nibble something on my night shift.After signing many documents on the completion date..atlas the house is officially mine.A house on my own...yes!!! After completion nothing can describe the feeling..you will be asking yourself.." Is this real??can somebody pinch me..."The day have come and time to start on my renovation..It's indeed a fun process but yet stressful..you need to decide things,measurement may not be the same as your ID layout,there will be minor changes,so please accept that.Every ID will love to make your 3D drawings turn out to be reality but measurement,unwanted beam,unconcealed pipes,this cannot be avoided...join me in the process as I show you step by step on how my renovation process go :]

Busy busy...headche....

Wow 11 more days to collect my keys.Got to move out of my current house by 06th March,packing 80% done.Packing is easier,just dump everything inside the box,wonders how unpacking will be like,guess,it will be more tiring.Movers decided.Contractors decided.Aircon will be meeting the salesperson on saturday.Later going to JB to buy lightings and mum's ceiling fan.Friday,appointment with ID on tiles,laminate.Sunday..My Rest day after 7 days of night shift.Perhaps Sunday will be packing and shopping day.Can't believe we had come this far,I know mum feel sad leaving the house and me too..it's been 15 years we live in this house,with lots of memories.Guess on moving day,got to get ready some tissue in case tears start to swell my eyes lol.Look at the future,hope for the best,New beginning,be thankful as some people can't even afford to buy a house.Hope this will be my motivation to keep me moving.This reno process is gonna be fun.and exciting as what my reno buddy,Yati said..lol.Hope everything goes well...

Curtain Tips

juz to share with you guz on my experience with curtains and advices from many aunties who used and had curtain experience.

1st, to save money if you have a budget, is to buy ready made curtain. ready made curtain are not as bad as what we think they are. there are some really nicely done up ones.

2nd, installation of rods and racks are usually quite standard.
pricing ranging from S$3.50 - S$6 for normal wood rod. anything above S$6 is those fancy and nicer looking wood rod. but do bare in mind, normally visitors don't juz stand there and admire your curtain wood rod. 

S$3.50 for rack type.

3rd, nowadays the in type is using organza for day curtain. similarly, in the past, ppl use lacy type or abit lacy type for day curtain. so if you don't mind, abit lacy type is worth your money if you are doing custom made. it has a english country feel.

4th, consider the durability of the material. for organza, it can be scratched, meaning you will see the fabric string been pulled or stretch juz like silk. so do consider this factor. can your curtain materials be machine washed or do you need to send for laundry service? izt easily cleaned or stained?

5th, do not only consider abt asthetic factor. did you guz consider how are often are you and how are you going to wash your curtains? usually, you will throw in your washing machine and wash but if its a too thick and heavy type, i think your washing machine will hv a hard type washing it clean.

6th, and how many sets of curtains are you going to hv? some may think 1 set is enough. but if its spoiled or washed, do you need changing curtains?

7th, steps to ask for curtain quotation:
a) measure your window size
b) measure your window + the top, bottom, left and right wall size
c) look up yellow pages and send them fax / emails / call them up for quotation
d) go to those shops to view their ready made curtains sample and custom made sample
e) go to nieghbourhood curtain shops, some may offer vy gd price and advice

8th, sizes do matter.
generally, half length and 1 layer of nite curtain only cost lesser.

other alternatives:
1) buy materials from spotlight, arab street textile shops etc., and get ppl to sew for you
2) diy yourself
3) go JB to buy