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Friday 15 May 2015

1.5 Interior Design For My Humble Executive Condo Riverparc Residences (All Overdue!!)

Wah... Seriously time flies man.. My last blog post is in December??!! WTF!! Really PS man for some that are following my blog.. I not full time blogger and I blog for fun only that's why this blog grow mushroom already.. Really soli soli.. Haha I think it's like this one la.. When renovating sibei eng and exciting got many free time to write nonsense.. But once all done up hor.. U will just move in and enjoy your house already la.. Where still got time to blog Hahaha.. Anyway I'll retrace back what happen like bloody half a year ago and carry on with where I last stop... lol..

This picture is rubbish.

Woohoo balcony decking arrived!

As you can see the decking I go for is those 45mm slim one.. I personally felt that as our balcony area is not that big.. Using slim strip will create a visual effect that make the area look spacious.. 


See. If you use pui pui strip can only lay a few pieces ma.. Slim you can lay more.. So space machiam double up. Ahahah.... And I also oriented it horizontally so it make my balcony look longer.. Hahaha.. Its all my personal logic la..

My work area.. Hehe.. Damn small la.. But for me ok cause I'm not fat

Once I'm done with work.. I'll just put my chair into the customise space.

And close it up! Tata.. Workspace gone.. Hehehe

My stucco stone feature wall!


Adding on the color

Haha.. Allow me to share with you one of my DIY project. The grass are from Taobao. It's really cheap lo.. I just bought 1 x 1m by 1m. It's around $20. You can find the link here.

As I do not want my balcony area to be too common.. I've decide to add some detail to it. A DIY artificial grass strip! Its really simple. All you need to cut the grass into strips with a cutter.

Follow by laying them into the space lo.

Finally product!

Hehehe.. Look really good I like..

Arrival of my 55" UHD LG TV!! So excited lo.. This is the full first I buy such a big tv man.. First home mah so everything also first time.. But although I first time but I not noob one ok.. 

Let me share with you my pattern. Haha.. This pattern will be damn chibai but quite efficient. All you need to do is follow these steps.

1) Head down to any of the mega electronic store in Singapore. For me I chose C la..
2) Talk to any sale personal there.. Try to chose the most friendly one la..
3) Be prepared to spend hours there attending Free electronic lesson.. If you want can talk to a few sale person. Because if they represent a single brand, what they say can be quite bias.
4) After you've identify the model of the TV, Soundbar, Fridge, Washer, Dryer that you want. Remember to take down the model number and price
5) DO take note of any free gift that come along with the purchase as well..
6) With these information, head down to Mustafa or Parasilk.. Give them the model no of all the products and asked for their best quote and available free gift. Haha.. Don't ask me why la.. All I know is their pricing is really quite competitive man.. If you want you can just end here and buy from them lo..
7) For me I'm more pariah la.. So I continue to step 7.. hahaha.. With the lower price from above.. I head back to C. Approach their sale staff and this is what I said..

- Can I look for your sales or branch manager?

"Yes?"

- I know what I wanted already so I don't wanna waste the time of your sales staff. This is the list of items I am looking at. If you are able to go lower then their price. I'll buy everything "TV, Soundbar, Fridge, Washer, Dryer" from you right here right now?

I tell you my friend. Most of the time they will give you one sibei dulan face.. And most likely they will not go lower since that is probably the lowest already but they will match for you which is probably good enough liao la.. Why I wanna go through all the hassle? Because I wanted the lowest price possible and I trust the customer service of mega store better lo..

Look at my chio chio tv.. Hahaha

Seriously I regret buying tv with 3D.. You wouldn't use it one lo.. Really waste of money.

Another of my TB loot..  Bought this motorise timber blind and you know what happen? Total disaster..

After installing the blind, press down on the remote.. jin swee the blind started rolling down.. but upon reaching the bottom.. This retard motor kept on rotating and didn't stop lo.. End the the blind roll up again until it reach the top.. string snap and the whole fking blind drop down!! I got so pissed and pm the supplier but was told they did checked before they ship out.. it wasn't suppose to function like this.. Rightfully it should stop when the blind reach bottom.. Then I asked them so how? They asked me to send back for them to inspect the item.. WTF loh.. Send item back to China is no joke la..

Aiya.. Don't talk about the retarded blind liao la.. Lighting final installation!

At this stage you will be super excited already lo.. Although still not ready to move in yet but I remember staying till night fall just to admire the lighting in my home.. hehehe..

My dining timber pendant light. You can get it here.

Hehehe.. Guess what coming up in there? Ironman suit?

Totally in love with my timber cladding bedhead

Can't wait to see the final product of my chio house..

My balcony timber light. Can get it here.

Infinity corridor.. Hahaha.. Guess where is this place?

The cove light on the burmese teak ceiling is too damn chio


Yeah! Finally it's ready to usher in my furnishing!


3 Seater sofa from Cellini. Initially I wanna get L-shaped sofa one.. But hor nowadays house not very big.. So advisable to get long instead of L in order not to make your living area look claustrophobic..  

Ok time to end this blog post. In my next blog post, I'll upload the final product of my dream home~! Till next time








Thursday 4 December 2014

It's all about the Carpentry!

Hey hey.. been a long long time.. Finally got time to blog liao lo.. Moving house is no joke man. Gan phua sioh but very satisfying la to have your own home. Ok la back to where we last stop. Two weeks after most of my lightings are up. My carpentry work is finally here! Actually hor don't need to asked me about whether my carpentry good anot la.. I also don't know how to tell you good anot cause this is my first time leh and I got nothing to compare with so how I know what is good and what is not tio bo? What I can say is from the surface it look ok la.. no defect, laminate peeling whatsoever. Everything look quite decent to me leh and I am more then happy la.

Look at the amount of carpentry work!! Hahaha

More! Hello this is put computer and my keyboard one ah not put tua pek kong one..

Wahaha my carpentry is occupying almost the entire corridor!

And it BEGIN! Today mark the first day of carpentry work installation and I am super excited lo. As usual, I stay and watch them like an HAWK. Whahaha

Can you believe it? Just one lao jiao and one youngster can finish the whole job!

The electrician very stress. He need to make sure all the wire are in place before the carpentry build up.


Big hole for big tv! hahaha ok la 55 only..

Ah nei fixing my pendant light for me.

My timber strip design bedside pendant.  

Electrician getting stresser! Haha the carpenter coming closer to his area liao... 

Ok la since electrician still working on living area. Carpenter go over to do bedroom first.. don't stress him.. Hahaha

Deva bedframe with storage and side table done!

Time for the hawk eye to take a break enjoying first hand the potential view I've wake up to every morning!

From balcony view lagi more swee!

TATA! Did anyone mention STORAGE!? Wahahha

Sliding door installation.

Door closing.. Hahaha.. Carpentry work are slowly taking shape as the doors are coming up.

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to my Powder Room. Ai seh sound atas right? I just learn one this new word. I know don't use the word toilet already.. just now I go the kopitiam below my new home ask the auntie 'eh Auntie ah.. where ish the powder room ah?' the auntie look at me like stun only. Bo pian now stay EC the neighbors here some very ATAs alot drive Merz and BM one.. so I must act like one also.. Hahaha lai liao lo.. OT again..

Ok for my power room, I remove the stock mirror.. because I want to keep my toilet clean and neat like hotel la but u know women got bloody alot of bottle bottle and all mah.. so have to make storage for them lo.. 

The stock shower head I also think cannot make it.. I tell you my friend.. Don't neglect toilet.. I personally felt that toilet is the most IMPORTANT place in the whole house lo..

What is the first thing we chong to check it out and WoW at when we go into our hotel room?

Toilet! Tio bo?

What is the one place you can let your hair down, remove all the layers on your body.. strip down to the most organic condition and truly RELAX..

Toilet!

Ah.. I suppose you get my point la.. So let's give our toilet a makeover shall we?! wahahhah

Mirror with storage is here!

Installation up! With an overhead platform design! Hehehe

TATA! It's up!

Side view

Below the overhead platform. I'm having a led strip for my lighting.

Almost there liao! Just need the lights to come in lo..

Ok I say..... LET'S THERE BE LIGHT!!! Anyway for my bathroom cabinet hor,, it is all storage with 3 mirror door.. And guess what.. I only occupy 10% only loh (One hair wax.. One hair spray.. That's it!).. the entire 90% is taken by my wife!! Wahahaha..

I am totally in love with my power room.

The led strip lighting is so sexy...

Don't ask me did I purposely turn on the tap to take photo.. I admit yes I DID.. don't ask me why please cause I also don't know.. I see ID take photo of toilet also ON waste water and take photo so I also ON.. It is artistic I think.. with water flowing will make your toilet photo look nicer I think..

My handsome Andy Lau look-a-like handyman getting ready to install my sibei zai and powerderful waterfall rainshower. Yes you heard me right.. It's not your conventional rainshower.. This is waterfall one! Hahaha 

Getting ready for installation!

SWEE BO?! Hahaha.. and to illustrate how Anal I can be.. I've set a house rule to standardize all the shampoo bottle! No funny funny bottle is allowed in my crib buddy.. It is not rocket science how come showflat and hotel always look so good but our house why so cui.. this kind of detail does make a difference man..

Stainless steel hairline texture finishing. Talk about easy maintenance. Hell yeah!


Side rainshower and waterfall.

Top Rainshower and Waterfall

Branded one ok.. hahaha.. Hansgrohe hor mai siao siao.. Some recommend me PRC one from Taobao got alot..


For example.. this one.. seriously not everything can TB la.. especially those item that cost hundred to thousand over dollars.. What if the item come with defect or missing parts.. very troublesome one lo.. The quality also questionable.. Furthermore I saw one design selling on TB machiam ET head lo.. Damn I don't want no ET phone home to be staring or puking all over me man.. that is so not cool..

Shower with Style. I've been using the shower for some time now and I must say it is really good. Best buy ever. For more information on where I get my shower, you can check out this link 


With this I'll end my post for now.. Haha.. My next update will be my friend.. DA BOMB.. Balcony decking.. stone wall.. and most importantly Furnishing and Styling!! Seriously watch this space if you've been following my blog for the longest time already.. I thank you man.. and just curious.. does anyone even share my blog with your friends? Is it informative and entertaining enough or which area do you wish I could cover? Drop me a msg, email or something.. let me know ya! I'll be more then glad to hear from you. Till then.. Take care!