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Reno@Yishun Riverwalk - Here to go through the carpentry works

November 14, 2014, 8:43 am
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Nowadays, I must say HDB has done a pretty good job on the roof deck of the multi storey carparks. It is definitely more pleasing to the eye when home owners view out of their windows and they can see more green instead of concrete.
Ritey, back to our reno progress at Yishun Riverwalk. Just the other day, we were there with our contractor watching the aircon guy (who was sub-out by our client to somebody else to do the job and not through the contractor) at work. And the guy drilled through the metal conduit and broke the electrical wirings. Lucky thing the old guy was quite cool about it though our contractor was like going crazy already together with our electrician who witnessed the whole incident.

Anyway the uncle said these sort of things has happened quite a few times to him. So he went out to make a few phone calls and said he will rectify. And of cos we told our couple that the aircon guy made a boo boo cos our contractor was so afraid that the blame will be on him!!! haha!

 
So the aircon guy hacked the lower part of the wall to expose the metal conduit in order to fix back the electrical wirings which was embedded inside. Then he screed back the wall.
 Some trunking in bedroom 3
 Bedroom 2 - very neat!!
 Loads of trunking is going to be here...cos that's where they terminate at the compressor
 Master bedroom
okay, back to work, here's our carpenter going through our drawings on site. Can't see hubs hey...cos he's hidden behind the carpenter!!!
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Reno@Ancilla - Carpentry completed!

November 15, 2014, 7:50 am
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hello!
Our reno at Ancilla is near completion. Here's a quick look at the carpentry updates. The tv console is finished already, leaving some electrical patching up to be done.
Here are 2 side tables which the owner has requested to be re-laminated with the same laminates at the feature cabinet and kitchen.
Kitchen storage - up and down cabinets with many drawers for easy retrieval of items. Now waiting for the countertop installation which is schedule for this coming saturday.
 Another view of the kitchen.
Dish rack, internal also finished in the same laminate as the open shelf.
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Reno@Ancilla - Wardrobe and master room carpentry completed too!

November 15, 2014, 7:56 am
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 Guest room
 Daughter's room
 Master room. We didn't stretch over the window area because that's the only way to gain access to the aircon ledge for maintenance, if not the master wardrobe could have been slightly longer.
But we made a little modifications on the insides! Because the missus has more tops and bottoms as compared to long dresses, the corner treatment, we added some shelves for more folded clothes as requested.
 More storage area along the bottom of the windows and a short dresser.

Close up on the dresser - it has 2 small drawers and 1 long drawer. Good for accessories (smaller drawers) and double up as a stationery drawer (long drawer) if the couple requires to work there. The long drawer is good enough to hold long items like rulers and flat appliances like notebook.

Just to note to all my readers out there. For dressers like these, just be mindful that the drawers can't be too deep, if not will hit into your knees. Not really suitable for tall people. And the chairs that you choose, try not to have arm rests cos most probably they will not fit under the dresser.
 A chamfered edge as requested by the couple so as to avoid bumping into 90 deg corners.
here's how it looks with all the storage drawers pulled out!
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Reno@Kim Tian - Shower wall completed!

November 15, 2014, 8:55 am
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And the flooring is completed as well!
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Reno@HollandA - Carpentry completed! and Lights installed

November 15, 2014, 9:01 am
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Yes, it's another week gone past.
This week, the lights at our HollandA flat has been installed and all the loose wirings have been tied up with the kitchen appliances plus all the electrical faceplates have been mounted on too. The open net guy came in to do the connection too!

So it's been a busy electrical week!
Above: 2 photos features the dining lamp, cove lights and a surface mounted box light.
The home owner has gotten really beautiful recessed downlights and surface mounted lights to shine on the wall. Notice how the aircon is placed on the wall? No trunking....and we did it the legal way too!

See how pretty the cove light flushes against the ceiling? Gives the compact living room loads of bright light and making the area looks bigger and brighter than a dark room.
Let's take a look at the kitchen shall we? The bottom is finished in a pewter laminate while the top is in a wood grain finish. Now waiting for the countertop to be installed before the glass backsplash can  be installed next.

Tracklights at the kitchen area, shining at the cooking hob, sink and bathroom. And that's me carrying James, checking out every crook and cranny!!!

 Master room - study table
and that's me and "shocked" james signing off!

xoxo
velle
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Reno@B Maisonette - New gate and door!

November 22, 2014, 8:26 am
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Today we are here early in the morning at 1030am to visit our B Maisonette for a photoshoot.
Stay tune for the final photos!!!

xoxo
velle
 
Black is the way to go!

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Reno@B Maisonette - FINAL PHOTOS!!!

November 23, 2014, 9:25 am
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Dining. A place to eat, laugh & be merry!







ritey.
i'm off to sleep now.
will post more photos tomorrow if I can.

xoxo
velle
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Reno@B Maisonette - FINAL PHOTOS of bedrooms and common bath

November 24, 2014, 9:08 am
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Hi there,
Today's post is more photo-licious updates on our B Maisonette bedrooms and bathrooms. The reno took over 3 months to complete as the new roof over the balcony took very long to be approved (after trials and tribulations) and we are really happy that we got the approval!!!

so, sit back and enjoy the following stream of photos.

xoxo
velle

ps: as this is quite a long extensive list of photos, the kitchen and balcony photos plus master bedroom photos will be featured in another post. stay tune!


















 








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Reno@B Maisonette - Giveaways

November 21, 2014, 10:36 am
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 tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la


stay tune for our B Maisonette final photos!!

xoxo
velle



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Reno@Greenleaf BTO - Pre Reno Photos and Hacking completed

November 27, 2014, 9:21 am
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 we are here to go through the masonry works and electrical works.

 master and bedroom 2

 common bath and master bath

 master room and bedroom 2 - spacious!!!
 here's another view of master room and bedroom 2


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Reno@Yishun Riverwalk - Painting in progress

November 27, 2014, 9:32 am
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The electrician has done another round of pulling the electrical cables. See!! so many wires hanging from the ceiling in the photo above!! hah!
 Parts of the kitchen wall are screeded and it shall remain as such!

 Primer for the doors and door frames



 Box up for the a/c trunking in the master bathroom
 Box up done at the master a/c

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Reno@CCK Maisonette - Marble laid and A/C trunking

November 27, 2014, 9:41 am
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Marble dry lay was done over last weekend and the entire week was to lay the marble tiles for the lower floor. And the aircon trunking has been laid too.
Lots of patching up done for the ceiling, this happens once the original cornices and false ceiling are being removed.


 sneak peak at the marble tiles underneath the plastic sheet.

 electrical wirings have been pulled. Time to shop for lights!

More patching up in the common bedroom upstairs. And most probably we have to box up this aircon trunking.
 Patch works in the master room.
Aircon trunking in the bathroom leading to the compressors. Not to worried about here since we have already catered for false ceiling to hide these thick trunkings!

stay tune for more updates this coming weekend.

xoxo
velle
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Reno@CCK2 Maisonette - New beginnings

November 27, 2014, 9:51 am
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Dry and Wet Kitchen (fengshui?)

For all kitchen designs, to create a flow of workspace between the two functions: cooking and prep work is important. This is where the concept of the dry and wet kitchen comes into play. Often, the wet kitchen is where cooking and cleaning is done. The dry kitchen serves as the preparation zone or display area.  Now in modern times, more often that you think, it becomes a showpiece of the home and/or breakfast chill area for family members and guests.
The two functional areas are separated physically which allows the two areas to operate independently and also maintain overall spatial integrity. This creates a sense of space and abundance.

The location of the three key equipment items - stove, fridge and sink is designed such to avoid conflict with one another. In the case of the wet kitchen, the stove and sink are placed in a way so they are not in a direct line with one another. Similarly, the fridge is located inside its own compartment to avoid a direct line with the stove.

ultimately, the importance lies with the user and the space that creates the fond memories for the family.
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Reno@CCK2 Maisonette - Pre Reno Photos

November 27, 2014, 10:17 am
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IT'S ALL STARTING PEEPS!!!
we have been keeping our 2nd maisonette in CCK in the wraps until now where it's the moment to reveal the reno journey.
And we are conquering into Choa Chu Kang district now...yippee yay yay!
This marks our 10th maisonette in a year. *beams with pride*

one of our clients' contractor told us that he has been in the reno industry for 20 years now and he has done over 20 maisonettes and look how far we have come!!! In a short span of 1 year, we have completed 9 maisonettes and this will be our 10th!!! So lucky 10th!! Imagine the number of maisonettes which we can accomplish in 10 years time. (you can do the math!) So I'm having a lot of faith and courage that everyone of my "babies" will turn out pretty and splendid. This will be my best gift to all my supporters and readers!!!

so goodbye to all the old and let's welcome the new especially now that we are nearing to the end of the year.

ps: in case my faithful readers have been following really closely, this is our 11th maisonette, but not in a year. Plus we have done another condo which is also double storeys and we have yet ANOTHER condo coming up which is double storeys too! So stay tune for it's welcome opening targeted in dec!!!




xoxo
velle

pps: to all my readers, apologies if I don't reply emails on weekends as I'm really packed on reno site visits. I will try to reply all emails during weekdays as fast I possibly can!
ppps: most prob it will be on tuesdays onwards because Mondays I have to run the construction site in my day job.
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Reno@CCK2 Maisonette - Tile selection

November 27, 2014, 10:42 am
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Reno@B Maisonette - FINAL PHOTOS of Kitchen, Balcony and Living

November 28, 2014, 7:08 am
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 nespresso for us!

owner bought 3 little plant pots and a wood plaque of House Rules to decorate her island. 
2 words. 
Very nice.

 tasklight turned on
here's how the kitchen looks with tracklights and tasklight turned on. The reflections of the pattern tiles bouncing off the white cabinets is awesome! And makes the fridge super shiny and new.



i don't know about my readers who loves a laundry area like I do, but this one which we have designed for makes me wanna do my laundry!!!

staircase.
i love the wood tiles here and the slim line railings.

stay tune for the last update on the master bedroom and master bath.
Happy weekend peeps and it's the last week of Nov.
Next month beckons the coming of Christmas!!!
how jolly!!!  oh how i love christmas!!!

xoxo
velle
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DIY - Bookmark calendars

November 16, 2014, 5:59 am
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making some DIY bookmark calendars for my home owners!!!
Hope they will like it just as much as I have enjoyed putting it together.
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BPS Downloads and Giveaways - 2015 Monthly Calendar

November 29, 2014, 5:35 am
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Hi peeps!

My mum always make me do her a monthly based calendar EVERY YEAR so this year I've decided to upload mine for everyone to use.
So if you are interested, you can click on the link below to download my monthly calendar.


pardon the low lighting photos...will try to post some daytime shots of the calendar!

enjoy! 
hope they will come in useful and handy for the NEW year ahead.
xoxo
velle

CLICK FOR FREE 2015 MONTHLY CALENDAR!
be quick cos it only last for 30 days!!!
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Reno@Kim Keat - Partition works

November 24, 2014, 6:51 pm
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Meeting up with contractor during our lunch break here. Have to go through some carpentry details this afternoon. Here our contractor is measuring up the partition works for the walk in wardrobe. Plus there's a sliding timber door here to screen off the clothes area. Got to decide where track is going to be.
Light holder in the master bedroom is up already when we got there. A/C trunking is completed too. Once the partition works are done, painting works can start.
Here's the guy, plastering up the light holder in the AV room. This is the adjoining room to the master room.
 Light holder in the study room, completed too. Not all sides of the study room is having the light holder cos we are having a track light to shine on the bookshelf.

Coming week, the kitchen backsplash will be coming up next. This week, all the loose electrical works for the kitchen has been laid. Next we will have to measure out the gas outlet for citygas to come in to lay the gas pipe. Who is going to do that???
 
[ANSWER] Later the carpenter will be coming, so going to ask him to do the setting out for the stove so that we can mark on the wall for the gas outlet.
 other guy doing up the shoe cabinet partition works.
living room - A/C trunking done
 
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Reno@Kim Keat - Partition works completed

November 26, 2014, 7:14 pm
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Kitchen backsplash completed.
Keeping all the existing tiles to save cost since the carpentry will hide all the tiles.
 Here's a closer look at the kitchen backsplash wall tiles. The couple has chosen the "flat" kind of subway tiles. There are 2 kinds in the market currently. One is bevelled while the other one is flat.
 here's another view of the kitchen backsplash.
 All the electrical powerpoints are installed too/

 Going into the AV room which is adjoining to the master room.
AV room light holder completed. The other day, the guy was still plastering up the light holder.
See the patchy purple wall? That's more plastering up before the painting works comes in.
 Master bedroom - ready for painting works.


 
Master bath false ceiling completed and we have boxed up almost all the water pipes where we possibly can.
Pelmet area above the shower cubicle. See a pipe coming down from the false ceiling? That's for the rainshower head.
 
For the study area, under the beam (top right of photo above), we are having a 350mm thick see through bookshelf but the existing beam is only 300mm thick so we have asked the partition works guy to "thicken" the beam so that the bookshelf can tuck nicely under the beam instead of protruding out.
 view out into the living area from the study room.
Main entrance door. There were lots of electrical cabling going back to the DB here but we have boxed up the ceiling partially so that it will look neater. See the pretty DB box?
here's a close up on the db box.
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