Just in case, you have been wondering where I have been disappearing to for the past months.. I have been busy with my home renovation + decoration (moved in last Nov), and my sister's new place (we have started renovation works after CNY, on last Friday, 7 Feb).
Although this blog is not meant for lifestyle / home décor purpose, I thought I should share our "proud" achievement (of my hubby & myself, despite the countless arguments we had gone thru' to get every area & corner furnished) in the design work till complete execution. Hope it is useful to any of you who is planning for new house and renovation. *Also, some contacts below so you have an idea where is worth checking out.
Here's a quick view of our new place:
Living Room
Last minute got our TV console from Mountain Teak (loved it for its raw feel!), when Commune failed us by giving us a different colour of wood from what we had ordered 6 months ago! (Suppose my hubby is still having trouble getting our refund back....)
Most décor items are up, so what is left - my carpet ordered from TaoBao (still on the way..).
Dining Area
The cement screed wall is uneven (FYI: it is not the result of any questionable workmanship of the worker, but it is uncontrollable depending on the absorption rate by the concrete wall itself) & kinda fragile but it completes the industrial chic look that we want to achieve.
The brick wall was a "heartache" decision. Cos' the labour costs alone was $1200 (excluding raw materials & painting it white)! My hubby bought the brick-liked materials from the supplier direct (which we accidentally found it @Balestier Road) and we spent 1 weekend to paint the brick wall totally white.
Nonetheless, the end-result is satisfying and it serves as an ideal spot to photograph whenever our friends visit!
Balcony
Before our balcony chairs are found..
Kitchen
My pantry corner..
Master Bedroom
One of my favourite themes, Modern French or Baroque style you can call it! I match it with Tiffany Blue walls to give it a romantic twist.
Study Room
Spare Room
Only for this room, we attempted to paint the room ourselves. We have painted 1 full yellow wall & 1 yellow-striped wall. My after-thoughts from painting ownself: "Honestly save yourselves the trouble, leave the painting to the professionals!"
Still work in progress till today....& you bet it will be for quite some time.
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*Some useful contacts:
I can't say which of these vendors carry items that are very cheap, but they are definitely relatively affordable & quality stuff.
[A] Lightings
1. Extreme Lighting - for lights & ceiling fans, also can source light for u. (Look for Wilson.)
371 Balestier Road
6358 3113
2. Lumiere (Light Image) - for Philips LED lights etc.
355 Balestier Road, #01-359
6353 3188
3. 168 Trading
www.168lighting.com
293 Jalan Besar
6294 6400
[B] Furniture
1. Comfort - for mainly designer-inspired chairs & dining tables etc.
www.comfortfurniture.com.sg
110 Eunos Ave 7, Comfort Design Building
6747 7217
2. OM - for modern furniture
16 Tai Seng Street, Level 8 / 30 Toh Guan Road, #01-01A / 177 River Valley Road, #02-24 Liang Court
6235 0777 / 6665 0777 / 6837 0060
3. X'clusive Home - for modern furniture
62 Sungei Kadut Loop, #02-02 International Furniture Centre
6367 5892
4. Mountain Teak - for woody & industrial feel furniture (*Note: You can find other shops of interest in the same building!)
www.mountainteak.com
315 Outram Road, #07-02 Tan Boon Liat Building
6224 7176
5. Star Living
www.starliving.com.sg
6. Style Furniture - for modern furniture
No. 24 Sin Ming Lane, #01-94/97 Midview City
6684 0339
7. Next Phase - for modern & designer-inspired furniture
www.nextphase.com.sg
1 Kaki Bukit Road, #02-21 Enterprise One
6848 9118
8. Commune
www.thecommunelife.com/
Store: 9 Raffles Boulevard, #02-51/53 Millenia Walk / Warehouse: 28 Defu Lane
6338 3823
9. Paris Home Online - for French-style, luxurious furniture @affordable prices
www.parishomeonline.com/
*Note: Their boss's customer service & attitude is extremely poor! Unless you really like their items, you can go to other furniture shops e.g. JS Manhattan Interiors @Midview City (http://jsmanhattan.com/).
10. Gnee Hong - for all kinds of chairs (*Recommend that you take their existing stock on the spot, rather than delivery later)
Block 1072 Eunos Ave 5, #01-160/162
6336 3909 / 3509 / 0995
11. Ikea
www.ikea.com/sg/en/
@Tampines / Alexandra
12. Others
Grafunkt (http://grafunkt.com/), Egg3 @85 Playfield Road, Tong Yuan Building
[C] Other Supplier
1. Hup Kiong - for tiles, brick-liked materials etc.
www.hupkiong.com
564 Balestier Road
6899 2626
2. Influx Furnishing - for wallpaper
59 Ubi Ave 1, #07-20 Bizlink Centre
6842 7989
3. Premierz - for clothes hanging system
www.premierz.com.sg
6746 6838
