Home Renovation {Part 3 - Carpentry Works}

So here's a little update on my house renovation.

We are pretty happy with the outcome! Finally we have a home to call our own.

A heaven for us to return.. 

Carpentry works are up for the whole house as well as lightings that we purchased from Taobao.

It really pay off to read the reviews of the items carefully. Cause those lights that we carefully purchased are of good quality.

When I first know about Kompacplus, I tell myself.. I'm so gonna do this for my place and there is my dream come true.

I love the woody grains and how sleek the kitchen top looks.

It's really a pity that due to space constraint we couldn't do a mini walk in wardrobe. Cause it's my dream to have one! But still, this is good enough.. And I think I make a pretty good choice to have 2 different laminates  shades together!

Another piece of work that my contractors did for me that I super love!

We are pretty happy with the workmanship from Mr J&E. You can see that the quality is there. We have no complaints about this duo! Thumbs up!
Though Mr E is the only project manager and they have at least over 10 projects on hand thus a little reminder as and well is required.

And right now, they have handover the flat to us. So we can't wait to start decorating and move in real soon!!

Source: Pinterest

See ya next time!

Xoxo
Felicia 

Friendship

For me, all along I dun have much friends. Those friends that I'm constantly in touch with are the ones I truly called Friends.

Friendship are also a test of time. After sometime.. Friends get distance away to the point where they only contact you when they needed your help. Now I have become "friends with benefits"?

So I wondered why did I bother to send occasional tects to see how are you and stuffs. But the other party just never send those kind of text and yet can find excuses. Saying things like, they are busy with work, kids and stuffs.

Hello.. Don't I have to work and have a kid? So if I can spare that little moment to text you.. Why can't you?

Bottom line.. If they truly treat you as a friend. They will always send a text as and when just so you know that you were on their mind. That they value this friendship.

Vanity Me

Life has been pretty busy for me. I am just done with "hellweek" from work as the new intake commences.

Renovation are on going and thankfully my contractors are pretty responsible so I didn't have to bother much. It's the nitty gritty things that I need to co-ordinate. Eg, Deliveries of appliances etc..

So recently I managed to sneak out abit of time to get my hair done!! I've always always like to have perm hair.. but somehow the normal perm technology always make me look so auntie!!
So now that they have Volume Re bonding + Setting!!! I have been itching to try out since my last failed perm during my confinement last year. Did my homework and head down to the salon for my volume re bonding.

my failed perm hair in 2014. Makes me look like an auntie

After 3 hours later...

My Volume Re-bonding + S curl Perm

Somehow the hair stylist did a good job in blow dying my hair and that I left the salon with a smile on my face cause finally I get the perm that I wan!!!

3 days later when I tried to blow dry my hair.. I just can't get the same effect as above.

Somehow it seems alot more curlier... and of course the ends of my hair is very dry!! I'm dying to squeeze out time to head back to the salon for their hair manicure treatment.

In case you're wondering where I did my hair...
Cost me $320 for my hair length and I top up another $50 for a normal treatment.

Didn't get a chance to take a snapshot of their pricing.. should do that when I'm back again for the Hair Manicure + color.

Got it done at Hairplus Salon @ Far East Plaza.
It's really a Korean hair salon as all the stylist and even the receptionist are Korean.

Xoxo
Felicia

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