Home@Stirling - Getting ready for the Lunar New Year - Decorations up!

the new style pineapple -> hubs says it comes with a skirt

Happy Jules

socket vase from IKEA

counting down to the Lunar New Year!!!

Velle Can Cook - Pumpkin Rice

Ingredients:
(serves 2)

1. 1 cup of rice, washed and cooked in the rice cooker
2. quarter pumpkin (I'm using butterscotch pumpkin here but normal ones are fine too!)
3. chinese mushrooms or shitake mushrooms, diced (if you soak the chinese mushrooms, can use the mushroom water later)
4. 8 cloves of garlic, diced
5. half an onion, diced
6. 1 chinese sausage, diced

Method:

1. once the rice is done. Start to stir fry diced garlic and onions in a wok or large saucepan, add in the mushrooms and chinese sausages, fry till fragrant.
2. Add in the pumpkin, stir fry for 5 mins under high heat.
3. Add in rice, add in mushroom water
4. Cover and simmer to cook the pumpkin for about 10mins or till pumpkin is soft and tender when poked with a fork.
5. Add salt, soy sauce and sugar to taste.
6. Ready to Serve.

DIY - Alphabet Sponge

Hi there!
Here's a DIY which i did over the weekend. Although it's non renovation or home interior related but thought it would be lovely to share with my readers especially those with young toddlers learning their ABCs!

I stole the idea online by searching for "Activities for 2 year old toddlers" and this was something which i found quite easy to do and hope that Jules will enjoy!

It's Alphabet sponge that can stick on the wall tiles or bath tub for your toddler to learn their ABCs while bathing and makes learning more fun too!

Things you will need:
1) ABC print out
2) Sponges ( i bought mine from Daiso)
3) sharp scissors to cut the alphabet

stay tune for Jules' bathing activity! Hope he likes his colourful ABCs!!!

fingers cross
velle

updates:
click! for Jules' bath activity with his DIY Alphabet sponge!

Reno@H Maisonette - Tile selection

Tile selection - hubs says that it's very butterpaperstudio's colour palette.
i totally agree.
*hearts*

Reno@Bukit Panjang Maisonette - Ceiling are almost up now

Hello there!
Here's another maisonette which we are currently working on and it's the one that has a splendid view towards a park and reservoir. Over the week, the contractor has been very busy with his electrician, laying out most of the electrical works and framing system for the false ceiling.

 Above: False ceiling almost completed in the master.

 Above: updates on the false ceiling and cove lights in the other 2 bedrooms.

 

Above: framing system at the staircase landing for cove lights to be flush up and down.

Think of it like what we usually do for the vanity mirror cabinets in the toilet but a bigger version of it here!!!

Newly created helper's room. Partition wall up, now what it needs is some plastering and a good paint job!

 Here's looking into the helper's room from the kitchen area.

Framing system for the false ceiling in the kitchen area up.

Next is waiting for the aircon installation.

Reno@Toa Payoh - Carpentry works!

Jules is here for a site visit to check on the carpentry works. And it's so breezy in here. Let's take a look at the works done for friday.

The main gate has been given a lease of new life - a fresh new coat of white paint.

Inside, there are still loads of carpentry blocking the path to everywhere. We are targeting to finish everything by the Lunar New Year. Looks like we are still on target as we have 2 more weeks to go!!!

Side table at the dining area - accent wall is up too. The dining area is painted in Dulux Ribbon Yellow. Below are some update photos on the kitchen area.

above: view from kitchen entrance. 

Loads of walking space between kitchen end wall to the kitchen counter! Old flats are usually larger as compared to new flats. 

Take for instance the Yishun flat which we finished, it's really a compact kitchen that the young couple is getting as compared to this kitchen that we are doing.

view from window area. Top cabinets not up yet.

Sink cut out is done - here's a huge Rubine sink that Cath Kidston mum has gotten.

some gas piping works behind the kitchen counter. The stove cut out is done too! 

And the cutlery tray is beneath the stove.

Above: looking at the internal partitions. Cath kidston muum has requested for deep drawers to hide all her kitchen appliances. We are using all the soft closing track and hinges system here.

view of the glass sliding door in the kitchen

 door handle for the glass sliding door - cute round thing!

Below are some of the painting and carpentry updates in the rooms.

 

Above: Newly painted accent wall and ceiling for the son's room. He is soo adorable. In fact they both of them were tasked to choose their own wall colour selection. And when they gave me back the painting catalogue, they have put a doggie sticker to the colour which they have chosen!  This room is such a smurfy blue...i feel like sticking white clouds(decal) in the ceiling or walls now!!!

I'm thinking like this -->

 Cath Kidston's mum's daughter current favourite colour at the moment - Purple.

Both the ceiling and accent wall colour were chosen by her daughter.  As both the children has chosen very strong and bold colours for their rooms, we decided that the wardrobe to be kept as white as possible and leaving the rest of the other walls white too, to keep the room looking as bright and spacious as possible.

Above: Master room. Wardrobe is almost completed now.

Home@Stirling - Painting my brick wall

Since I'm confined to staying at home looking after Jules and working from home, I have engaged someone to come and do some painting works in the house! And now my wall is looking so spiffy and new!

Just in time for the Lunar New Year.
Will you be doing painting works for your place too?

xoxo
velle