thank you so much for the gift and the thought that went with it.
It means so much to us!
click here to view bigger shots of the pillow and bolster.
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Reno@Buangkok - Surprise Gift!
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Reno@Bt Panjang - Gifts!
I hope someone made your day too!
xoxo
velle
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Reno@Toa Payoh (5 Room HDB flat) - FINAL PHOTOS!!!!
Hello there!!!
I've been meaning to post the final photos of our project at Toa Payoh for the longest time but due to the delivery of baby james, we just couldn't arrange a photoshoot after the reno was done. GOSH! come to think about it, the reno has been finished for a solid 2 months now.
So here are the overly dued photos for everyone to see!!! And I must say Cath Kidston Mum has done a pretty good job in keeping her home neat and tidy yet still managed to display her personalised memorabilia from their travels and other knick knacks from their previous shanghai home.
There are loads of pretty pictures which we took on her home but we decided to show a snippets of the more common areas.
here we go!
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Above: The tv console with integrated storage and display cabinet. The tv console was designed to look like it's floating and the curves to the edges brings out a very vintage character to it.
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The master bedroom has a woody and white look. We kept almost everything consistent from the white doors and wooden door frames down to wood looking flooring.
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Above: Both bathrooms are finished in the same manner so here are the photos of the master bathroom only. For the walls, we chose a stoney looking tile with fine horizontal grains.
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I've been meaning to post the final photos of our project at Toa Payoh for the longest time but due to the delivery of baby james, we just couldn't arrange a photoshoot after the reno was done. GOSH! come to think about it, the reno has been finished for a solid 2 months now.
So here are the overly dued photos for everyone to see!!! And I must say Cath Kidston Mum has done a pretty good job in keeping her home neat and tidy yet still managed to display her personalised memorabilia from their travels and other knick knacks from their previous shanghai home.
There are loads of pretty pictures which we took on her home but we decided to show a snippets of the more common areas.
here we go!
The main entrance where we kept the original door as it is still in quite good condition. We gave it a good sand down and painted it white. To give a contrast to the space, pattern tiles were used just for the entrance foyer and some people like to call these tiles "peranankan tiles". Others call it the Vietnamese tiles too.
Cath kidston mum found this really cute wall light online which goes quite well with the overall theme colour.
Overview of the main entrance - Beautiful entrance door, patterned tile with a black border around it. To the left is the really cute wall light, to the left is the shoe cabinet and a sitting bench with flushed downlights.
Cath Kidston mum bought a funky coloured wall clock here to add more colours to our usually all white interiors. Hubs says that he loved the clock very much because it's so unique!
Again, we really need to give loads of credit to Cath Kidston mum for her choice of the red lampshades and bar counter chairs. They really do match the pattern tiles and bring an overall "retro" look to the baking area.
Here's a decal which we did for her! Hope she likes it as much as we do.
We thought it was appropriate for Cath Kidston mum who loves to bake!
here's a close up on the decal.
The spick and span kitchen!
here's another view of the tv console and storage cabinet
overview of the living room with retro looking lounge chair.
Above: For the master bedroom, I really love the drop down pendant lamps which Cath Kidston mum had bought from Taobao because of the lovely rose hue, very similar to a tinted bronzy colour. It's so sweet and warm like the evening sun. Actually it reminds me of her as she's always smiling and so motherly!
Here's a look at the shower area with the lovely stoney wall tile.
ritey, I hope everyone enjoyed the photos and do leave your comments!
Happy weekend!
xoxo
velle
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Happy Birthday to ME!
thank you hubs!
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Reno@Kim Keat - The beginning
above: piles of debris in the kitchen
above: master room which we are waiting for the adjoining room's wall to be hack down!
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Reno@Buangkok (4 room BTO) - Hacking works completed
Here's another BTO flat which we are currently doing up for a young couple in Buangkok. The hacking works have already completed which took about 1 day to do only as it was very minor. Now we are in the midst of erecting the walls for the study cum wardrobe room which is adjoining to the master.
The electrician has been here to lay all the loose wirings before the ceiling and carpentry starts to come in. Over the week, we went tile shopping with the couple and selected 2 tiles for the bathrooms and subway tiles for the kitchen backsplash.
stay tune!
xoxo
velle
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Reno@Bishan Maisonette - Tiling works almost completed
A quick recap on the bishan maisonette - belongs to a family of 4 where the dad is into fishes and nature. The balcony will be converted to the dining area yet still maintain an outdoor environment. Here we are using wood tiles for easy maintenance as well as to have that timber looking deck feel.
Above: kitchen feature wall - guess what! usually we will line top and bottom cabinets along all the walls for the kitchen to have ample storage. However for this maisonette, we are not! Here's an empty wall in the kitchen. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this space is going to be transformed!
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Reno@Toh Yi Maisonette - electrical wirings next!
Now our weekend routines is to try to leave our kids with our parents in the morning, whichever side is free to look after the 2 rascals straight after our breakfast cum lunch.
Once we settle the kids, we will rush to all our reno sites and have site meetings there together with contractors, electricians and clients.
Afternoons, we will meet up with our current clients whose reno are undergoing design implementation and sometimes do some site visits which we couldn't make it in the morning slots.
And time flies so fast! weekend is gone already.
enough said. Here are some photo updates on our Toh Yi Maisonette reno.
Enjoy!
Flooring all completed and protected.
Wall tiles in all the bathrooms completed. Leaving the shower niche to be tiled next.
Electrician will be coming in this week to fix up all the loose wirings. Think he will take at least 1.5 weeks to pull all the cables for the switches, powerpoints and lights.
While the adults are having a meeting in the flat, the kids are having their play outside!
There's Jules peering through a slit hole in the parapet wall of the common corridor. He's the tiniest of the lot as the couple's children are very very tall. Just like the couple.
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Easter Break
dear all,
we will be taking a break from the 17 May - 22 May.
xoxo
velle
we will be taking a break from the 17 May - 22 May.
H A P P Y EA S T E R !
xoxo
velle
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Birthday celebrations - St Marc and my birthday cake
going to hit the big 4 soon...
sigh.
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My Birthday Celebration!
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Bali Day 1
Hi there!
We just got back from our Easter break and here are some pretty pictures of Bali to share with all of you.
Here are my details:
Flight: Jetstar approx $280 return ticket from SG to Denpasar, includes 20kg of check in luggage and choice of seats.
Stay: Tulamben (Northern east of Bali)
Resort: Scuba Seraya Resort
Duration: 4 days includes breakfast. The staff there are very nice and attentive. Food from the menu is generally acceptable, quite a wide variety consisting of indonesian fare and western counterparts.
hubs totally loved their nasi camphur which he ate everyday. ha!
one of our friend totally digged their sambal mata until he suffered from a diarrhoea. I think he had a little too much fiery in his tummy.
As for me, I totally loved their fried tempes!!!
Day 1 > Reach Bali > Seafood Lunch at Ganesha Cafe > Continue journey to Resort > Check in > Dinner at Resort.
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We just got back from our Easter break and here are some pretty pictures of Bali to share with all of you.
Here are my details:
Flight: Jetstar approx $280 return ticket from SG to Denpasar, includes 20kg of check in luggage and choice of seats.
Stay: Tulamben (Northern east of Bali)
Resort: Scuba Seraya Resort
Duration: 4 days includes breakfast. The staff there are very nice and attentive. Food from the menu is generally acceptable, quite a wide variety consisting of indonesian fare and western counterparts.
hubs totally loved their nasi camphur which he ate everyday. ha!
one of our friend totally digged their sambal mata until he suffered from a diarrhoea. I think he had a little too much fiery in his tummy.
As for me, I totally loved their fried tempes!!!
Day 1 > Reach Bali > Seafood Lunch at Ganesha Cafe > Continue journey to Resort > Check in > Dinner at Resort.
Good night!
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Bali Day 2 - Dive & Snorkel
Continental Breakfast
- juice or fruit platter
- coffee or tea
- sausages or bacon
- your choice of eggs
- basket of 3 types of bread
- honey, jam and butter
Diving & Snorkeling
Lunch
Day trip out
Pitstop for durians
Paddy Fields Photo taking
Water Garden
Water Palace
Celebratory Fish dinner for birthday girl - Fish soup, Fish Otak, BBQ Fish and vegetables on the side with rice.
Here are the photos!
Tulamben is a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Bali and it is among the most popular dive sites on Bali since the wreck of the Liberty, a US Army Transport ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942.
The beach is covered with black sand, just like the ones in Lovina.
The Wreak lies in shallow water and the ship rests in 30 metres of water. The highest point of the wreck tops out about 5m from the surface!! So actually it's perfect for snorkelers like me too because everything is lifted off the seabed. The waters were crystal clear in the early morning and I could see many fishes swimming beside me and I even caught sight of a sea turtle who was so huge!!!
amazing.
Stay tune for Bali Day 3!
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Bali Day 3 - Lempuyang Temple (Temple of 1000 steps)
It's always nice to start a post with a really nice picture. Don't you think so? Here's a picture of my yummy lunch!Day 3 started really dark and early as we were going trekking up the hills and visiting 4 temples. Our breakfast was packed the night before by the hotel staff and once we reached the foot of the hill, we ate our breakfast in the rain. The climb was slow and steady. The weather was cool and drizzling. Not the kind that I would have liked because I'm quite paranoid with having rain soaking my head and end up having quite a migraine. But that wasn't the worst that we met that morning. It was the alpha male monkey!!! It bit our guide and drove him worried to bits as 2 locals who were bitten by the monkey had dead from rabies. So it was only 5 mins climb before we reached the top and we had no choice but to turn back down because the monkey kept on following our group. sigh. It took us really long to climb up to where we were...there were a total of thousands of steps. It was quite a grueling trek. Nevertheless, safety is our utmost priority and we head back down to the foot and send our guide to the hospital. We all went back to the resort for lunch and R&R the entire afternoon away while the rest went for their 3rd dive. Had an one hour massage by the pool, which cost me $150,000 rupiah.
it's a 2 hour climb to Lempuyang Temple rising from 1700 steps against gravity. And I must warn you that there are ferocious monkeys who are very territorial about their homes along the way. The steps are of different risers, making some difficult to climb. There are pitstops along the climb for unfit people like me who needs a rest every now and then.If you start the climb really early like 430am, good to wear long sleeves and pants to keep warm as early morning up the mountains can be quite cold. If you are starting late, then you can forget about keeping warm cos the climb will definitely cause you lots of perspiration.
xoxo
velle
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Bali Day 4 - Off to Ubud!
series of crazy faces.
this is just what we do when we are free.
YAY to UBUD!
Although it was a really long journey from Tulamben to Seminyak then to Ubud on the bus. Took our driver 3 hours to get there. Again we met with another hiccup. we were supposed to have lunch at the famous Potato Head but we didn't know that we had to make a reservation. So we were turned down at the gates, they didn't even allow us to make a drive in just to see the architecture. So atas right!!!!
sigh.
so we had lunch at the famous Iku Oka Babi Guling in Ubud. It has 3 franchises now.
We all had the special set (60,000 rupiah!!! price has risen!) and I ordered the avocado juice which is more like a milkshake sweetened with chocolate syrup.
after lunch, we continued our drive down to our resort in Ubud - Greenfields Resort which overlooks the rich paddy fields with ducks waddling up and down.
Check in and it's shopping time!!!
my buys
- Uluwatu balinese lace top
- rattan clutch bag
- incense holder - 3 nos
- loose dress in dark blue
- 2 tier cake stand
- 3 tier pastry stand
- 4 bamboo bowls for salads
- salt and pepper holders - really cute and neat stuff!
- 2 hats - straw and crochet
Had dinner at the famous Dirty Duck Diner (bebek bengil) and again another disappointment, no more crispy duck!!!
>_<
So after my delicious plate of pork ribs which literally slipped off the bones, much like those made in Tony Romas and Chillies, I walked off my calories with yet another round of ubud's shopping street in the dark. Ubud shops closes really early like 7pm. Since I can't shop no more, I went down to Circle K to buy snacks for the night.
and tmw is back to sg.
so much for my easter break. so fast. so fast.
Hope you had a good break too.
xoxo
velle
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Reno@T Maisonette - Updated renders
Here are the more recent renders on our T maisonette project where there's a change in the colour palette.
Look out for the reno works!
xoxo
velle
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Reno@Kim Keat - Bathroom updates
Besides the bathroom updates, the kitchen and yard are in the midst of putting on their "foundation" before the real make up!
Above: guy plastering the yard area.
ritey ho!
xoxo
velle
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Reno@Toh Yi Maisonette - Electrical works completed!
False ceiling materials have arrived on site. Will start Monday!
Kitchen: all the loose wirings are in placed.
Storage water heater installed
A/C trunking laid for all the bedrooms upstairs and loose wirings too
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Reno@Bishan Maisonette - Electrical works and bathrooms!
Storage water heater installed in the foyer area
A/C trunking laid for all the bedrooms upstairs
Here are some photos of the upstairs bathrooms which is near completion too! All the wall and floor tiles are laid, water pipes laid and WC too!
Carpentry is going to start soon.
Ritey! I'm off to do some cadding work now since my 2 boys are asleep!
xoxo
velle
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Reno@Geylang 4room HDB Model A - The beginnings
An asymmetric floor plan which is quite the extraordinary.
A bachelor who lives with his aged parents.
To revamp, revitalise, refresh the existing flat which has been rented out for years.
Reno will start in about 3 weeks time.
can't wait to see its transformation.
xoxo
velle
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