Home Renovation {Part 2}

I'm a real busy mama.. with my plate full with my day job and also with Danielle. Plus our renovations works are on-going right now.. There are many items that we need to purchase. Can you imagine the money is like flowing out every week??!!!

So here are some of the pictures on my house progress:

Kitchen base are up.. plus our partition for our breakfast counter is up too

Conduits for our lightings

Brick Wall

Protective Layer are laid to protect the floor tiles

Aircon position for Master Bedroom

Bomb Shelter Door & Ventilation Hole

Aircon piping all nicely boxed up

Not much has progressed however I'm happy to hear from my contractors that carpentry works and 2nd coat of painting are to commence soon!

Will post more updates then,

Xoxo.

Felicia

Home Renovation {Part 1}

It's been awhile since I last updated. As I've mention previously, our hearts are more or less settled on a contractor.. and we have finally award the project to Mr J & E.

Renovations works are currently on it's way. So far I can say, they work pretty fast.

So just to share what we are planing to do on our house.

• Kitchen

Carpentry works for bottom cabinets on both side of the kitchen.

Install kompacplus for kitchen top

Construct breakfast counter

Flooring for the whole house with skirting

• Living Room

Brick wall (Feature wall)

Suspended shoe rack

• Master Bedroom & Toilet

Full height sliding wardrobe

Construct vainty top with storage @ MBR Toilet

Construct glass panel at the shower area

• Others

Window grilles for the whole house

Some pictures to share on it's progress

Our living room tiles!!

Soooo love our wood like floor tiles

Aircon piping are being layed

Say Hello to our brick wall!

As we mention previously that our theme is Scandi- industrial.. so a brick wall is a must have!! 

Renovation permit was approved and hacking was done within 3 days. So loving my open kitchen!!

Currently I don't have much time to go up to our place to check out the progress so right now I only can rely on my contractor's update.

Next up... my shopping post for home stuffs!!

Have a great weekend!

Xoxo
Felicia

Mr & Mrs Lee : Our next milestone {Lee Family @ Fernvale Lea}

After a long wait for 3 years, we finally collected the keys to our flat in March!

We reached at least 30 mins prior to our appointment and went to straight up to pay our fire insurance at leavel 2 and then, went downstairs to get a que number.

So once our que no is being called, we quickly went in, settled down and sign my CPF savings away to finance the HDB loan.. there, within 5 mins, I'm a HDB slave for the next 25 years.

Upon our key collections, one will need to make payment for the SC charges of $50++ at level 3 and then went down to level 2 to make an appointment to switch our power supply.

Straight after all the paperworks are done.. we drove to our flat. Super super excited!! Finally step foot to our flat!

Since hubs is a Christian hence no pineapple throwing or anything.. He just said a simple prayer and we both enter the house. Though I hang a small cross on the window ledge... God bless this house.

Our small abode (4 room flat)

So after collecting the keys to our home, we went to make an appointment for SP (Singapore Powers) to activate our electrical and water supply. So we can go up at night when lights and all.

Next would be to meet up with the shortlisted contractors & Interior Designers.

These are my shortlisted list

• Mr K from H2O Renovation
• Mr J & E from Chun Xiang Renovation
• Butterpaper Studio
• Rezt & Relax 

MR K - H20 Renovation

Mr K seems like a man of a few words. He basically just took down some measurement and didn't even write down what we wanted. Didn't give much input on space planning. But the quotation that we received has almost 80% of what we wanted. However I feel that his quote was kinda sloppy. Looks like he took someone else quote and just edit here and there. There is even 1 or 2 items that was listed but not what I required. Hmm... anyway his quote is 30K hence I need to drop him

Mr J & Mr E 

A small team of 3 man (Including Mr J & Mr E) came by.. told them what we wanted and was quite impressed that Mr J could immediately sketch out the kitchen layout for me. They also gave me afew suggestion. Quite responsive when we asked for a 2nd revise quote.

Quote was within my budget.

Butterpaper Studio

A husband and wife team who are architect during the day. I love love love their works and right from the start, I was very very keen to hire them to do the renovations. However their quote (as base on the past works) came out to be 45K. That's way above our budget so I guess... they kinda drop us instead of the other way round..

Rezt & Relax

An ID was recommended by my gf and he happens to be our school mate. Though I have to recollection of him. So anyway, 1 week has past and I have yet to receive his quote and drawings soo... He did mention that my budget of $25 - 27k is pretty tight based on the items that I want.

So I wonder if he is going to drop me either??

Anyway, after much discussion with Mr Lee.. We have decided to go with contractor so we are gonna schedule a final meet up and place the deposit. Hope they do remember us and schedule a meeting soon!

Will blog more when things are confirm again! Gonna be a busy mama this period of time.

Xoxoxo
Felicia

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

It's eve of Chinese New Year!

Am excited to spend our 2nd CNY together with Danielle.

Last year during CNY, she was just a newborn and now this baby girl is ONE year old.
Damn chatty and she know how to do the "gong xi gong xi".

Didn't have much to prep for CNY as I'm still living with my in laws.. and partly because I'm too lazy to pack anything when our space is so limited and yet have so much stuffs.

But I am also super excited to received news from HDB that I can collect our home keys in March 2015!!!!!!

I seriously can't wait to have my own place... a place that I can really call my own..

Now it's time for me to feast and spend lots of quality time with my family and loves one.

After CNY, am going to start looking for ID / contractors!!

So here a Happy Chinese New Year to all..

It's the most Wonderful time of the Year~

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Christmas season is my favorite time of the year! Because I get to shop for legti reasons!
Yeah! And of course, receiving bonuses from work hence I think December is a great month to reward yourself for all the hard work you've done the past year!

As for rewarding myself.. I got myself a brand new tote bag! Hehe ^_^
Remember my previous entry regarding my dilemma between 2 bags. Well, problem solved!

Ta- da!! Say Hello to my new bag!!

Okay.. the photo that I snap using my phone (taken at my office's desk) doesn't do justice to this bag.

So I went to Pinterest to have a better quality image to show.

I've been wanting to get a black classic tote bag for the longest of time. As mention previously,  I've been eyeing on this Vanessa Bruno's sequin tote bag for quite some time.

I remembered checking it out at one of the store at Mandrain Gallery.. The medium size tote cost at $270 ~ $290 plus. That was when I was expecting Dani in mid of 2013.
But somehow I didn't purchased it there n then.

So this Christmas, I decided to purchase this instead of the Givenchy tote shop. Well, cost is a huge factor. Plus I think it's time for me to just go ahead and purchase this sequin that screams "IT's SO FELICIA, JUST BUY ME HOME!".

Super love it!

So this Christmas, our celebration are pretty subtle. Cause this year, we didn't went holiday unlike last year, we went Thailand for Christmas + babymoon.

Managed to had lunch with my gf, S @ Poulet, Bugis +.. to pass her her gift. And then dinner with my brother & hubs with baby Danielle in tow at the Sukiya Resturant @ Bukit Panjang Plaza.

Half Roasted Chicken in Cranberry Sauce

What's Christmas lunch without Dessert!! Their Creme Brulee is da bomb!

Didn't snaps any photo cause throughout the whole dinner time, Danielle is very cranky. Wants to be carried. Guess it's the lack of sleep?!

We dropped by Sengkang area today and checkout our new place. Saw lots of blocks are ready only left 1 or 2 blocks at the back that are still going thru constructions.

Keeping my fingers crossed that we can received the keys between Jan - March 2015!!!

That's all for my boring Christmas celebration.

Happy Holidays!

Xoxo
Felicia

Fernvale Lea Progress

The progress at Fernvale Lea is pretty fast... from 2012 when we first check out that place.. its just a bare land...

And now...

Source: Fernvale Lea

Thinking that we might be getting our keys soon so I thought that I might as well get some quotations.

So far.. I only check 1 freelance ID quote. Loved her work.. and it seems that they are a husband and wife team who works as an architects in the day....

Hubs and I are considering to hire contractors or ID... Gotta to research more on these! The Pros and Cons..

But this ID that I checked out her quotes, she is quite transparent as in she does not earn a cut from the contractors. And she will do supervisory works for us but its just once a week.. (Wonder if it's enough??!) And this service applies to contractors from your own contacts.

Of course, just designing works only and other services, the quote sum up to 6K. Is it consider expensive??

As for contractors, I could get some of my friends contacts..

But as of now.. I'm trying to collect the mood board for our house. Pretty excited!

Kitchen

Source: Pinterest & Renotalk 

Toilet

Source: Pinterest & Renotalk

These are some of the designs that we favour and wish to adapt and make some changes to call our own.

I can't wait for HDB to contact for the next appointment and start our renovation journey.

Scrapbook: April Layout

So far.. I'm quite on time and managed to stick to my scrapbooking goals.

At least 1 layout per month.

So here is my take on April's layout..

I think can't get over the fact that I am a new mother now... 

From Pinterest

I truly agree that nothing is more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood!

From Etsy

Found this on esty, wanted to purchase it!! Planed to frame it up and put it in Danielle's room. But I stop myself cause currently Danielle is sleeping with us as we are living with my in laws. Our house will only be completed by 2015 - 2016. 

Super can't wait for my our house to be ready.. and here is a little update on the progress from the kind soul of Sengkangzai.blogspot.com

Looks like afew of the blocks have completed the exterior work... except painting works. Guess right now, they are working on the interior works which we can see their progress... 

So can't wait to have my own house!!! Can't wait to design and decorate it!!!!!

Xoxo,

Felicia 

Fernvale Lea ~ Jan 2014 updates

As I've mention tons of time before.. after since I shifted to Bukit Panjang... I don't have much chance to visit our new flat site to check out on it's progress....

So I heavily relied on Facebook and this kind soul's blog to check out on the updates.

Taken on 18 Jan 2014
Fernvale Lea

Photo taken from Fernvale Lea's FB group

Above picture is taken from a kind soul who updated on the FB group that my block (469B) has started to intstall the windows on the 2nd level.

Seems like its' quite a fast progress.. however recently I heard from news that our BTO exercise has a fatal accident.

A foregin worker fall to his death while working.. and I got pretty worried and wonder it is because the developer wants to complete its project in its shortest time and negelected it's workers' safetly and if they are lucky, no fatal causalites... consumers like us will receied inferior goods???

Haiz.. I think it's difficult to please both side. As a young family, I wish that my flat will arrive house.

Cause it's no joke living with my in laws and my hubby has 4 other siblings.

We are just pure lucky that 2 of his other siblings doens't live in Singapore. If not, how to house so many of us???~

Anyway, CNY is coming so I should cut short my gumpiness on this and be thankful of what I have.

Since we know that our flat might be arriving early.. i started to source for inspiration....

Here are some of the pictures that I've collected so far...

This is how i envision our corridor... White walls with black doors and frame. 

Super love the cement screed floor titles.

At first, we wanted to do just cement screed floor titles, did my research online and realised that after while, the floor will crack.

So this is our next alternative. Cement Screed Like Ttiles!

The moment we ballot our flat, choosen a unit. He said to me that he wants to have a bar counter. 

So I saw him this.. and he say, YES! This is what I want!! Hahaha

 

Know that I most likely can't have a room just for walk in wardrode.. but it would be nice to have this mini walk in wardroe in our room... ^_^

Love the kitchen light bulbs!!


Will slowly update my mood board for more inspiration on home renovation!

Seriously I can't wait for my flat to arrive..

Just another 1.5 years to go!! Jia you!!!

Xoxoxo,
Felicia

A little update on our first home @ Fernvale Lea

Ever since, I stay with my in laws @ BP. I hardly venture into the East side of Singapore. Well, mainly because the transportation will kill me. 2 way journey will take about 3 hours. Imagine that, I can take a flight to BBK already!!! Haiz...

So unless Mr Lee is driving and if we dun have any place to go we will drop by and view the progress of our home... Luckily I can get to check from a blog to find out the progress....

Take from Zai@Sengkang blogspot
Image was dated 24 Aug 2013

Did a count and our unit has been built. Can't wait for all of the blocks to be ready!!

Lets wait for another 2 years before HDB calls us for another appointment!

Xoxo
Felicia

Wondering what's happening?

It's has been quite awhile since I drop by Sengkang area to check out the progress of our lovely abode...

I've been checking the progress thru sengkangzai.blogspot.sg... Luckily there are such kind soul in this world who actually update all these new BTO around Sengkang area if not it's gonna be quite tough for me to drop by Sengkang area to check on the progress now that I'm staying at the other point of Singapore.

Progress as at 13 April 2013
Image: from sengkangzai.blogspot.sg

The progress seems quite fast! It's just about 1 year ago since we ballot this flat and now block and block of flats are rising up! Time for me to slowly collect inspiration for my house!! I'm lending towards Scani / Zakka theme which I know it's quite common in Singapore. Somehow I always have this Zen feeling whenever I see home decor in this theme. 

Pinterest is the best when it's for Inspiration! (^_^v)

I loveeee to have such meaningful quotes on walls or even as art deco frame.

The kitchen that I like.. But I will change to beige colour cupboards instead. Too black / Dark,

I love it when the house is in white and with touches of wood, beige and black

How I like my bedroom to be. If only HDB flats have such windows for bedrooms.

Mr Lee is hoping to have a bar counter. I'm fine with that.

I wish... I wish... I have a walk in wardrobe. But I know it's impossible but with such small space in  the mater bedroom.
I think I can I come out of ways to have mini mini WIW!!!

I seriously cannot wait for our own house to be ready!! I love to decorate and I can't wait to see what DIY stuffs that I can do for my house!!!!

Another reason that I cannot wait for my house to arrive is that staying with in laws and with so many sisters in law has it's pros and cons. 

Time to start to save and earn more money!!!

Xoxoxo,

Felicia