Reno@HollandAve - Electrical works

The guys are out in the living going through the electrical works, so I'm here snapping some photos back here in the bathroom and kitchen. So this week, the electrical works are starting. The electrician has started to pull some wires over the last 2 days... here are the photos!

 kitchen - loads of coloured wires here!

 master bedroom - wires all running along the ceiling edge

 bedroom 2 - more wires running

 electrician and hubs, deciding where to put the DB because of the beam above the main door.

Took a picture here to show everyone that old flats are actually not straight. See the beam from the windowon the left? It's quite thick and how it tapers off to the right, becoming narrower once it reaches the wall? Some times people will ask our contractor to rectify the ceiling or floor tiles as they notice that from one end to the other, the width of the ceiling or floor tiles are not the same, this is not because of workmanship, but rather it's the walls that are not perpendicular or the ceiling is not perpendicular. It's true. Hard to explain once the cove lights are up or floor tiles are done. So this is one really good example for everyone to see!

Some times, you can see this "tapering" effect above the windows too! So it's not the windows are not straight...it's actually the flat that is not "straight".

minor plastering along the edges of the floor after the skirting has been removed.

Reno@HollandAve - New windows up!

notice any differences?
Yes! The old textured red walls are being plastered over. And the whole flat's windows and grilles have been removed and new black framed windows are being installed over the week!!!

 Kitchen windows

master bedroom windows. haha, our dear contractor has left the old grilles lying neatly by the side of the wall

 door frames all in!

 Looking good as a new wall here before the kitchen entrance

Window grilles near entrance are being left there for security. Going to remove them later once the new grilles arrive.

this week, electrical works are going to start!

Reno@B Maisonette - Pattern tiles

Hello there!
it's been another week and time flies so so fast. The tiling works are coming to an end now. Leaving the staircase and steps just outside the main entrance. The railing is going to be up this week and electrical works going to start next week.
The painting colours have been chosen and so are the laminates! We are all set to zoom zoom zoom!

Above: Whole kitchen, balcony, living and dining floor tiles are all laid and being protected. The whole place still looks quite worn out and old, but things will change once the painting is done!

Above: a look at the open kitchen. Can't see a thing huh! cos all the flooring is being protected so I so you guys just have to wait till the final photos to see everything. hee hee. suspense suspense!

 Above: Pattern tiles are all done up nicely here!

 Looking from the inside of the bathroom

 really pretty!!! a shot of my feet and pattern tiles.

 oo...more pattern tiles. very peranankan and old school!

stay tuned for more photos to come folks!

xoxo

velle

Reno@B Maisonette - Upstairs flooring completed!

 Balcony area - cement base and protective covers for the flooring

Above: cement base for the washer and dryer. Balcony floor tiles are completed this week and it's under the protective covers.

 Leveling the staircase threads to lay the tiles...

One of the boy's room - cement screed wall and the flooring is tiled too, it's being protected under covers so we can't see it here.

 Master bathroom shower wall completed!

The common bathroom for the boys! Shower wall is almost completed, leaving the shelves.

Home@Stirling - IKEA KALLAS seat bench for play area

I've sold my IKEA outdoor rattan chairs away and did a seat bench for my little boys. The seating capacity remains more or less the same and I gained more storage under the bench this way!! It's definitely a more storage seating solution for a new play area for the kids.

Above: Here's how it looked BEFORE and AFTER the seating bench is finally completed after weeks of procrastinating at getting the fabric and bringing it to a shop to have it upholstered.

And because I'm quite the shopoholic, although i went into the fabric shop knowing I only had one kind of fabric to buy, I ended up buying 3 different fabrics! One for the seating bench and 2 others for cushions. I'm really pleased with the origami japanese print one which I've customised a cushion cover for it. The other one is a really cute giraffe print which I haven't taken a photo of it here...perhaps another day.

At the shop I was really debating about whether to have a teal or a grey print for the seating bench. After a really really long while, I decided to get the grey one and I'm quite pleased it turned out ok. Guess I don't really want too many colours in the play area huh.

Here's a close up on the seating bench fabric which i had gotten. The baskets are from IKEA. Currently they are all empty!!! So i really have loads of storage space for toys in time to come.

Jules already trying out his new seating bench! He was really excited about it and he loved the window sill a lot. He makes believe that the window sill is a train track and he "choo choo"s his trains there.

Jules and his thomas train by the window sill

i wouldn't call it an IKEA hack since many people have already done it and the kallas shelving serves more or less like a storage solution and the whole thing was not totally transformed into something quite different, it's simply a KALLAS shelving unit with a cushy top. :)

So yeah.
Hope everyone enjoyed this little post on my home!

xoxo
velle

Reno@T Maisonette - Painting works in progress

Painting works are in progress and some of the recessed downlights have been installed over the week.

can't wait for the kitchen carpentry to be installed soon!

Reno@Ancilla BTO - walls up and electrical works laid

New walls are up and the electrical wirings are all laid in place.

Coming week will be the cove lights and false ceiling together with the aircon trunking!