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 

http://bit.ly/waterfl0w

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!

Timber Cladding and Electrical Work

We are really getting closer to the really exciting part of the renovation. The theme for our home is "Modern Resort" living. I've seen plenty of ID work locally but sadly nothing much worth mentioning except for 1 or 2 landed project that we've came across so far. It seem theme like Scandinavia and Industrial are more popular these days. To each it's own, but for us we are a hardcore modern resort theme lover. It all begin when we first visit Bali. We stay in one of their villa called "Villa De Daun" immediately we fall in love with the villa decoration and overall vibe of the theme.

Look at this OMFG!! How can anyone not fall in love with this?!!

This beautiful villa is conveniently located at the heart of Kuta. Highly recommended to try their "intimate moments honeymoon package". It is super good and value for money loh.. You get a lovely one bedroom villa with your own private pool. A two hours full body massage for two in a private couple room with shower area.. so after massage you can make out ya know what i'm saying all ya cheeky monkeys.. Just make sure to keep the noise down.. After your spa treatment, they will decorate your whole villa with candles and bed full of rose petal in the pool with candlelit dinner setup for you two love birds.. And did I mentioned there will be a private chef preparing the dinner for you!? Song right.. After the rosematic dinner confirm you will make out one more time then call it a night cause by then all mojo used up and you both will be damn shag.. Next morning free breakfast to your villa.. took your morning skinny dip in your private pool and AHEM again... Wahahaha.. Trust me Ben Teo recommend lobang such good one.. House got kids liao no mood right?! Come for short getaway like this la confirm all your kick lai liao.. Wahahah.. KNN how come suddenly my blog become like sammyboy blog sia.. lol better stop but PS la see all these photo make me really high again.. 

But the most sibei kan phua zai villa is this.. The Banyan Tree Ungasan Bali  at uluwatu area. Yes as per the name it is at a located really sibei ULU.. 

Trust me stay here you really feel like king and feel like you in a place called HEAVEN.

Call me siao or what la.. I spent I think about USD$1.5k to stay here for 1 night.. But no regret la money can earn back and experience is forever one mah.. So since that day I told myself if I day limbei got my own house. I must recreate the USD$1.5k experience! The "Modern Resort" theme experience!

And so Ladies and Gentlemen, I am glad to present to you the 3D of my "Modern Resort theme" home.

What is "Resort theme" without wood? Hahaha.. Look at the amount of Burmese teak wood I am using for my home!

Start work with MBR!

Very serious working because I watched them like an eagle! Hahaha

Remind me of D&T.. Wahaha

Baton and supporting layer up!

Just so you are wondering WTH am I doing.. This is a rough sketch of how my bedhead will look like.. Power right I own self design one ok!

TATA!!! Finish cladding but not end product yet cause haven't lacquer! SWEE right?!

Wooo I love the sexy protruding portion.. So sweet and sexy..

Now to my living room.. no la mai siao this is not my living room.. where got so big.. if my house so big I don't need so xin ku type my blog liao loh.. I will hire one writer and command him "ah first sentence start with similanjiao.. TYPE!!" Hahaha being rich is so song sia.. but not gonna happen la.. Anyway this is where I get my inspiration and ideas from for my ceiling cladding.. While others spend money overlay timber flooring.. very popular these days loh.. but I decided to do something more unique.. rather then timber my bottom I timber my top! Wahahaha..

Before they do the cladding they need to fix a support structure first. I think they called it the Batons.

Next they will fixed a layer of panel to allow the timber strip to run on later.

Look at how they cut out the holes for my spotlight and allocated the spacer for my AC unit so beautifully! I am truly impressed with their work.

Piece by piece my timber ceiling is taking shape!!

Final product! I am so damn happy with it la cause it look gan phua zai lo.. This will be one of the star feature of my home. However this is not done up by my ID because the quotation they've given me from their contractor is too high.. But my ID steady la he let me use the supplier that I've source outside.. Therefore my cladding and decking work is all done by Wood & Wood. Do check them out ya. Their workmanship, quality and efficiency is really good!

LIGHTINGS!! Before I begin to touch on my lighting work, I've done up a summary for your easy reading and references. All my lighting are from Taobao and JB (Tampoi). Initially I've set aside $3k for lighting but I ended up only spending less then $2k lo.. Talk about saving! According to my ID as I am quite anal when come to my lighting.. for the type of lighting that I wanted for my home if I get it locally it could easily cost me around $4-5k loh.. Yaya warranty whatever la.. For the price I pay my warranty is I can buy 3-4 piece and change if spoil lo.. anyway downlight so easy to change. 

Some told me if house burn down insurance bo cover leh how?! I'm like simi LJ how many house burn down in Singapore before? I think the probability of coconut dropping on your head and kill you is higher then your house burn down lo.. and seriously if you really so suai house burn down.. how the f does the insurance company going to verify if your light got the what stupid approve decal?! Everything will probably be chao ta liao la.. Well no offend to the conservative folks out there ah.. this is just me.. hahaha.. well well if you are conservative most likely you will not read my blog la cause the content is too brutal for you..  Anyway I made a silly mistake and buy extra lighting la cause it's so cheap until I anyhow hoot hoot hoot.. So I have one extra balcony designer light with timber frame and one extra dining pendant light. If anyone interested just contact me ya.. Cash and Carry!

Hehehe.. My home will be also fully automated as well. Check out my livolo switch from Taobao!

Fixing my ceiling spotlight!

TADA!! Swee Bo!? Hahaha..

Trying to figure out how to fix my automated curtain. Haha chiem ah this one

Two motor for day and night curtain

Due to the size of the motor, I've to allocate such a big space for your curtain lo.. Sianz...

Fixing the rest of the downlight.

Using the cable tray to play with his kuku bird i think...

MBR downlight and spotlight installed!

My whole house is using this kind of recessed downlight and spotlight. More swee leh I think.. Machiam those hotel and showflat.. I don't like those kuku typical square shape big big one leh..

My livolo smart switch and USB power socket! Woo these panel look so damn sexy on my timber wall.

Fixing my bed side hanging timber pendant light

Woo.. I like..

My LED strip light from Taobao.. I tell you my friend... This is cheap until lao sai lo.. And the quality is sibei ho la..

Ok Light up!!

Let there be light!

I like how the cove lighting shine on my timber ceiling!

Dining Pendant to be up sooN!

My foyer spotlight

Don't know why this picture look abit dim but the actual effect is much brighter then this.. ahahha

Walk-in walkrobe area downlight and cove light.

Ok I'll come to the end of this blog post liao.. I also damn shag already.. tml need to go down site and monitor some work.. Till the next post.. BYE BYE