Quantcast
Channel: butterpaperstudio
Viewing all 2729 articles
Browse latest View live

Hougang Maisonette - Reno Updates

$
0
0
here are some updates on our Hougang Maisonette reno. The common bath is fully plastered and ready for tiling works.

After removing the mirrors, we noticed an exposed beam. After telling iron lady chef, here are the following options
1) tile up to underside of beam
2) tile all the way up including beam
3) spend a little on a partition wall to level it and build the tile all the way up.

She went with option 3.


Powder room hacked wall has been sealed and plastered wrongly...so got to redo.

Hubs, contractor and tiler discussing on our ventilation blocks size at the powder room. Next the boys were discussing the sink details, tile setting out on the floor and wall, grouting colour, box up area and size of door opening.

Finally, last but not least, setting out of tiles on the staircase, where it going to turn and how it's going to be laid.

Gathering of existing colleagues, ex-colleagues, ex-then-current colleagues and partners

Hougang Maisonette - Reno updates

$
0
0
More works being done over the week!
Really hope we can get our approval for the hacking works upstairs for the French windows.


balcony fully plastered. Ready for tiling works

zoom in on balcony plaster
other wall of balcony end

Master bath - tiling works 70% completed.

Common bath entrance area

Common bath - shower area tiled leaving alcove area

Panoramic view of dining and kitchen

Timber frames delivered to site

Future Pantry area

Master bathroom - all walls are tiled

Master bathroom - waiting for alcove wall to up before final tiling works

Yard wall up!

Panoramic view of kitchen

Powder room - area to be hacked

Powder room, wall fully tiled

DIY Lamp paint job

$
0
0
Hi there!
I've been under the weather lately, been wanting to post this DIY since last weekend! Hubs was heavily involved in this project of mine as I was not feeling very well. So he did most of the work - spraying the paint but i did all the washing and hard scrubbing part.

Little bit of history goes...
We adopted a pair of lamps from Iron Lady's Chef place because she didn't want it but I thought they were quite quaint and charming. So I offered to revamp this pair of lamps for her, and I thought if at the end of the day she still think it's not suitable, it's ok at least we have tried, if she likes it, then we helped her to save some money!!!


this was how it looked when we brought it home - rusty and dusty

rust on all the metal parts

hubs dismantled the lamp one piece at a time

this little fella had so many screws!!! See how dusty and dirty it was.

All the parts dismantled

into a tub of water they go!
I squat at my yard, scrubbing the metal bits and rubbing the glass pieces with my hands.
And they came out clean and squeaky. :)
Spray paint!

Then we ran out of spray paint so hubs went out to buy some more.

here how it looks!

Looking smart now

Next we put the glass pieces back in

In goes the screws

Last but not least the bottom part of the lamp to be added

Front view of restored lamp

Side View of restored lamp

xoxo
velle

Kovan Maisonette - Pre Reno Photos (lower storey)

$
0
0
Dining & Living

Living
Kitchen 1

Kitchen 2

Kitchen and common bath

Yard/ Balcony
Utility room

Kovan Maisonette - Pre Reno Photos (upper storey)

$
0
0
Bedroom 3

Master Room

Master bath
Common bath


Reno@Hougang - Reno Updates

$
0
0
 waterproofing laid for the kitchen area
 the men. hatching a plan.
common bath - wall tiles completed

Now is the waiting game
1) we wait for the HDB officer to approve our hacking works for the bedroom upstairs. (coming to 3 weeks now, first time was not approved, so we submit in more drawings)
2) we wait for Iron Lady Chef's decision on whether to change or keep the windows. This will affect the overall progress because the windows need to be changed first before the tiler can continue with his works at the balcony and bedroom areas.


Here are some yummy photos of black sliding doors /windows since we are on this topic of windows to share!

I've always admire the black and white colonial house look, where the frames are black against the stark white walls complete with french windows. The combination always looks classic and elegant as time goes by. Plus it's very eco friendly as louvre windows provide natural ventilation and allows a certain penetration of daylight into the living areas.




Stirling HDB Terrace - Study Corner

$
0
0

here are some day photos of my study corner.
I've just changed a new poster which i bought IKEA.
Love the mustache guy holding the black umbrella in the rain.
Whimsical!

Reno@Hougang - Updates

$
0
0
 
The ventilation blocks are here!  
Which means we can start to measure it on the wall to get the hacked area done.
Here's a look at the "going to be hacked" area from the yard.
The walls are starting to look much spiffier now with all the plastering work done.
here's how it looks on the inside of the powder room
the ventilation blocks
i think these are much better than the glass blocks because it provides both ventilation and light!
And very old school.

windows replaced in both toilets
floor tiles all complete in both toilets too!

Reno@Kovan - Rethinking spaces

$
0
0

to plan for a future of possibilities.

constraints
1) bedhead must always be against a solid wall
2) no double decker concept
3) no green in the rooms
4) think pink, peach and purple

Hougang Maisonette - Some Panoramic shots of the house

$
0
0
most of the rounded edges have been hacked off and plastered straight.

The tiler is laying the cement base on before the kitchen tiles goes on top.

Hougang Maisonette - Bathroom updates!

$
0
0
The ventilation blocks are up already! Here's how it looks from the yard area. This is where the powder room's fresh air will be coming in from. Previous layout had a door opening here, assuming that's how it was being ventilated, but hmm, when you are using the toilet, you would have to close the door right? And what if you are doing a big one, wouldn't you be basking in your own perfume?
Door close and no windows to outside...oh dear.

 a look from the inside of the powder room. The walls are done here, we are not doing any tiling works, it's just cement screed finish. Pure raw look.

 Master toilet - Alcove up with accent wall tiles.
leaving shelves now to be inserted into the alcove area.

a look at the different tiles we are using here!
Grey --> White --> Coloured

Hougang Maisonette - Designing as we go along (Bathroom Vanity Cabinet)

$
0
0
The toilet layout for both toilets are very small. In area wise, it's quite comfortable, but we just couldn't fathom why did HDB put the WC so far away from the pipes that the leftover space for the sink becomes so tight when we add a glass partition for the shower area.

I mean, who doesn't want a shower glass partition? Keeps all the water in the actual wet area and keeps the sink and WC dry when you shower. Although a shower curtain might do the job but it's not the same.

But what i really want to say is, at the end of the day, Iron Lady Chef could only get a small sink for both master and common bath. And there's hardly any counter space left to put toothbrush and mug on the counter.  So we had to improvise the design a little - actually I like doing these sort of things! Designing and finding a solution is what we are here for!

She can always hide the toothbrush and mug within the mirror cabinet above but we think it's quite a chore to do this every morning and night. Plus, dampness in the cabinet from the toothbrush...hmm, not very hygienic. So we decided to do a vertical open shelving at the side where she can put all this bathroom utilities.

Now is just waiting for her approval.
If not there's also those mount-to-the-wall toothbrush holders too. But we are really not so keen on those.

Kovan Maisonette - Study Room

$
0
0
We came up with the S, M, L option for the study area for the couple who needed an area to work from home and as an extra room for the parent to stay over.

L - Dedicated wardrobe area with study table and pull out sofa
M - Study table, tv console and pull out sofa
S - Pull out sofa and a study table

Kovan Maisonette - Master room

$
0
0

The couple has a 7 month old baby and wishes to have the cot as close to them as possible when they sleep at night.
Husband likes to watch soccer too at night while the wife sleeps.

The conventional planning in a HDB maisonette was the single room facing the balcony below was the master with an attached toilet.

What we propose was to change the master to the 2 adjoining rooms, with one being the master room and the other was a baby cum recreational area. The 2 rooms are separated by a sliding door which allows the baby to be near the sleeping parents.

The next 5 years will be a transitional time for the baby to move to the other room whilst the room attached to the master can be converted to a recreational tv area for the hubs to watch soccer in the wee morning hours and the wife can sleep just next door.

Meantime, hubs will have to watch soccer downstairs while the baby is asleep.

Kovan Maisonette - Renderings

$
0
0
Hi there
it's been awhile since I last updated on our works because I can hardly keep my eyes open past 10pm. Really waiting for my 1st trimester to be over so that my energy level can be back to normal.

nonetheless, here are some of the renderings which we have been doing for the Kovan Maisonette.
Reno will start end of August. The design is more or less fixed as the couple has been quite decisive with their options and they have really been very acceptable to what we have proposed for them so far.

The colour scheme will follow the Fengshui master's advice with beige as the centre colour for the lower floor and pink, purple or peach for the upper floor.
Strictly no green is allowed but I think a few potted plants is ok since the Fengshui master allowed plants such as bougainvillaea and money plant to be in the home.

view from dining with an 'open' kitchen

view from dining with a 'closed' kitchen

view from kitchen towards the balcony

view of living and balcony area
view of kitchen from study




Hougang Maisonette - little update

$
0
0
Many of you readers must be wondering what has happened to the Hougang Maisonette reno.
Well because we had a little hiccup with the HDB and the french window, the reno has been moving rather slowly. But nonetheless, we still carried on and pushed forward.

We called the officer for the hougang hdb branch to enquire about the french window and how we can do it. The first few days, we couldn't get him on the phone, finally we called the HDB headquarters to leave him a message for him to call us back.

Thank god he did call back. He insisted on a PE endorsement for the safety barrier.  We wanted to seek a second opinion. So we called the HDB architectural branch to enquire more. They too told us that we needed a PE endorsement for the safety barrier.

So we went to search for a PE who was willing to do it for an affordable price which iron lady chef can accept.

Finally, we have gotten an PE to endorse and do the calculation for the french window opening. However the drawing was in A1 size so PE tried to reduce to A3. But we still cannot scan it in at the HDB counter as they only accept A4.
PE tried to submit pdf in for us, but we checked with HDB, they do not accept pdf but tiff format instead.  Why, i seriously do not know since pdf format is almost universally acceptable.

now the PE has to reduce his drawing from A3 to A4 and pass us his drawings so that we can forward to our contractor to make the submission to HDB.

I hope the wall will be settled by next week.
Even though we couldnt do the floors but we finished the electrical works somewhat, will start painting soon. But we really have to quickly hack that wall down so that the rest of the floors can be tiled and we can move on to carpentry.

fingers cross
velle

Stirling HDB Terrace - Pouf!

$
0
0
Just collected my pouf from Make Room.

~wee~

Reno@Kovan Maisonette - updated renders

$
0
0
We are in the midst of preparing to call quotations from the contractors.
Lots of things to be done before we can call for a quote. As the contractors are not able to view the place to give a quote, we are compiling all the existing photos of the flat.
And the whole list goes on:
  1. original layout
  2. original layout with markings of hacking works and new erection
  3. proposed layout
  4. list of builders' work
  5. reflected ceiling plan
  6. electrical plan
  7. floor finishes plan
  8. final renderings (the ones below are still not final yet, cos these are the ones which we showed the couple last weekend)


updated view of kitchen with glass mosaic as requested by couple
As you can see here, we are trying our best to keep to the Fengshui Master's colour scheme of an overall beige in the lower floor, hence the light woody laminate and light wood floor tiles. We chose wood tiles because the couple likes wood. Initially, we proposed for beige mosaic tiles for the backsplash to tie in the overall theme colour, but the couple prefered a black one. So this is the updated rendering shown above.
view of cozy balcony with water feature following Fengshui
Couple wanted a "cozy" feel in the balcony area, hence we used more horizontal wood panelling here with a warm deck colour instead of the beige floor tiles which we proposed in the kitchen. To tie back to the beige theme, we proposed for a beige wall tile next to the water feature.
Master room - to be updated again as couple wants only a low tv console

Master room with MUJI bed and japanese paper style pendant lights
We are still trying to stick to the purple, pink or peach colour scheme for the upper floors and also the couple love Zen and Japanese theme. So we added a Japanese wave pattern which is very common on Japanese biscuit wrappers and in the colour of purple which we thought was the more unisex colour of the 3 warm colours which we were given.

ritey,
stay tune for the final renders!

xoxo
velle

Reno@BT Panjang - Floorplan

$
0
0
Here's a young couple who just bought a unit at Bukit Panjang and has a 18month old baby. Baby Kate is already walking and the dad is currently a stayhome dad. The couple is planning for more children in the future so we are keeping all the rooms upstairs.

For the lower floor, the couple has certain requirements for the kitchen as they have 2 washers and 1 dryer, a standalone dish washer and they wish to have 2 numbers of double bowl sinks. They also wish to have an island in the kitchen but do not wish to hack the current kitchen walls.

For the Master room, the couple is intending to go for a hotel look with built in wardrobe and a study table.

The couple is also keen to use IKEA PAX wardrobe system and kitchen throughout the entire flat which we are fine and very supportive too. We seldom get couples who are ok with IKEA products so this is quite the first for us. Usually we recommend only the lightings, rugs, chest of drawers and bookshelves from IKEA.

For both toilets, the couple wants to have a sitting bench in the shower area and a concrete support for the master toilet vanity area because the dad bathes baby kate there.

stay tune for further updates!
xoxo
velle
Viewing all 2729 articles
Browse latest View live


<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>