The masterbedroom
The kitchen
Dining area
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
226 is finally complete!
226 is finally completed, pending just the coffee table (because the consignment from Singapore was delayed) and the wireless soundbar which have a little problem detecting it's own subwoofer.
We are truly thrilled and have already had 3 real estate agents on separate occassions come by to view. Another viewing tomorrow. Pray hard that this and our other place at 253 will catch some good tenants with fat budgets!! : )
Pictures later.
We are truly thrilled and have already had 3 real estate agents on separate occassions come by to view. Another viewing tomorrow. Pray hard that this and our other place at 253 will catch some good tenants with fat budgets!! : )
Pictures later.
Friday, September 25, 2009
The kitchen cabinet is in
Last wednesday, I had a few people in the unit. Most importantly, the kitchen cabinet guys came to install the cabinets. Unfortunately they couldn't finish everything within one day as planned.
My curtain supplier lady came by again for me to choose the timber blinds for the masterbedroom toilet.
I received delivery for the queen bedframe and mattress for Bedroom 2 and another delivery for some decorations.
This coming monday will be another important day. The kitchen cabinet guys will continue and finish off their work. The carpenter will install the masterbedroom cabinets - this is the last built in to come in. And the wallpaper guys will come by for installation too. My contractor will be there to touch up and clean up some stuff.
I expect by 2nd week of October to install the curtains and bring in another delivery for the masterbedroom bed, dining table, livingroom sofa and other furnitures. There was two nosey neighbors who popped into our unit and one of them made enquiries which made me uncomfortable. He came again later when my hubby was there (thank God) with a camera... the cheek of that asshole!
My curtain supplier lady came by again for me to choose the timber blinds for the masterbedroom toilet.
I received delivery for the queen bedframe and mattress for Bedroom 2 and another delivery for some decorations.
This coming monday will be another important day. The kitchen cabinet guys will continue and finish off their work. The carpenter will install the masterbedroom cabinets - this is the last built in to come in. And the wallpaper guys will come by for installation too. My contractor will be there to touch up and clean up some stuff.
I expect by 2nd week of October to install the curtains and bring in another delivery for the masterbedroom bed, dining table, livingroom sofa and other furnitures. There was two nosey neighbors who popped into our unit and one of them made enquiries which made me uncomfortable. He came again later when my hubby was there (thank God) with a camera... the cheek of that asshole!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Works for this week
The contractor has suddenly restarted work at 226 after more than a week of halting work. This week's jobs are to paint up the plaster ceiling, put up all the remaining lights, paint the room walls, install the built in cabinets, install the wet kitchen windows. On my part, since he has given the "green light", I have called an ID to order the iron wrought grill door for the main entrance, and also made an appointment to do the timber flooring for the lanai area.
Today hopefully I can finalise the wall paper. By next week I hope to finalise the curtains and blinds for the unit.
Truly exciting to go thru this phase and even more excited to see the place metamorphozize in the next one month.
Oh, the only screwed up thing is that IKEA still doesn't have the stock that we want, so looks like I may have to call in our other carpenter to do the "emergency" rescue.
Here are some pictures
The living room before painting and installation of lights
Today hopefully I can finalise the wall paper. By next week I hope to finalise the curtains and blinds for the unit.
Truly exciting to go thru this phase and even more excited to see the place metamorphozize in the next one month.
Oh, the only screwed up thing is that IKEA still doesn't have the stock that we want, so looks like I may have to call in our other carpenter to do the "emergency" rescue.
Here are some pictures
The living room before painting and installation of lights
The wet kitchen sliding windows
The concrete worktop at Bathroom Two. I simply love the black tiles that the contractor has picked
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Plaster ceiling up, and some lights.
Lights. We got 15 pieces of 4inch square downlights, and 8 pieces of 6inch square downlights, all with single tube, initially to save cost. They were installed last week, but to our shock, they are way too dim. So so upset. Few things to consider:
1. Upgrade the 4inches to 6inches.
2. Double the bulbs
3. Lights are too white. Does not jive with the hanging lights on normal bulbs which are too yellow. May have to change all the bulbs to cool white.
4. Change the normal bulbs from the hanging lights to cool white.
5. Add more downlights.
Problem problem. I spoke to our light supplier just to keep her in the know coz very likely I will need to add more lights and bulbs. She suggested to keep to the white lights, and add to double bulbs. I may also have to consider option no. 4.
Contractor will look at the place again today and let me know how to rectify this. All my furnitures, except for a couple of rugs and few furnitures, are confirmed. Once the lights are up, I can contact my curtain lady who did all our previous units.
Masterbedroom
Dining area
Dining area
1. Upgrade the 4inches to 6inches.
2. Double the bulbs
3. Lights are too white. Does not jive with the hanging lights on normal bulbs which are too yellow. May have to change all the bulbs to cool white.
4. Change the normal bulbs from the hanging lights to cool white.
5. Add more downlights.
Problem problem. I spoke to our light supplier just to keep her in the know coz very likely I will need to add more lights and bulbs. She suggested to keep to the white lights, and add to double bulbs. I may also have to consider option no. 4.
Contractor will look at the place again today and let me know how to rectify this. All my furnitures, except for a couple of rugs and few furnitures, are confirmed. Once the lights are up, I can contact my curtain lady who did all our previous units.
Masterbedroom
Dining area
Dining area
Living room plaster ceiling
Thursday, August 20, 2009
What a productive day
Today MIL helped watched the kids whilst Hubby and I quickly run some errands for 226. We received delivery for another aircon, dryer, hob hood and oven today and also see the repair work from the management on our front and maid's toilet door. I briefed the worker on where to put the lights and fan, since our contractor couldn't make it last minute. The progress for Day 2 is pretty good. Oh ya, forgot to mention that they started plaster ceiling work on Wednesday.
Hopefully by tomorrow all the lights will be up. I've got the color chart and need to pick some colors for the two smaller rooms. After 226, we went to IKEA to pay for the wardrobe but their stock have not arrived, so we bought whatever we could first, and will have to wait. This time, I better call first to make sure their stock is in, else wasted trip again. AFter IKEA, we went to Cellini's at Subang and got very good deal for the L-sofa, king sized bed frame and then saw the most perfect, most ideal dining table... tempered black glass top with ruby red fabric chairs with steel legs. So modern, and I couldn't ask for more. Changing from round to rectangular table was only because of the positioning of the downlights, less hassle and I didn't think I'd get such a beauty. But God is great. And full of surprises.
Then we decided to pick their king sized mattress, the lady threw in two free pillows, two free bolsters, I got 7 mini cushions free, and also decided to get a bean bag instead of a free bedside table.
Target delivery end September, hopefully by then the built ins are done. Still waiting for the quotation though. The one from the interior designer downstairs, we decided just for our info, know what the competitors charge and that's it.
Abit upset that the market is still soft, and the asking rental for unit this size is only RM5k plus minus, but all hope is not lost. One unit upstairs got RM8k and that's a great deal. I've seen their unit, nice, tasteful, but just wait... I think 226 can be better... only pray hard that the ROIs are just as good.
Hopefully by tomorrow all the lights will be up. I've got the color chart and need to pick some colors for the two smaller rooms. After 226, we went to IKEA to pay for the wardrobe but their stock have not arrived, so we bought whatever we could first, and will have to wait. This time, I better call first to make sure their stock is in, else wasted trip again. AFter IKEA, we went to Cellini's at Subang and got very good deal for the L-sofa, king sized bed frame and then saw the most perfect, most ideal dining table... tempered black glass top with ruby red fabric chairs with steel legs. So modern, and I couldn't ask for more. Changing from round to rectangular table was only because of the positioning of the downlights, less hassle and I didn't think I'd get such a beauty. But God is great. And full of surprises.
Then we decided to pick their king sized mattress, the lady threw in two free pillows, two free bolsters, I got 7 mini cushions free, and also decided to get a bean bag instead of a free bedside table.
Target delivery end September, hopefully by then the built ins are done. Still waiting for the quotation though. The one from the interior designer downstairs, we decided just for our info, know what the competitors charge and that's it.
Abit upset that the market is still soft, and the asking rental for unit this size is only RM5k plus minus, but all hope is not lost. One unit upstairs got RM8k and that's a great deal. I've seen their unit, nice, tasteful, but just wait... I think 226 can be better... only pray hard that the ROIs are just as good.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Plaster ceiling finally decided
Yesterday was a busy day for me. I checked out yet another unit in the same condo, done by an interior design company and there was a show unit on the 2nd floor. Unlike the first unit I saw, done by this independent "self-proclaimed" interior designer, this unit was quite tastefully done. Simple, without a dining table, but yet the living, foyer and dry kitchen was very impressive with built-ins, focus wall, wall paper.
Quickly after that, I met up with my contractor and the plaster ceiling sifu he brought a long upstairs at our unit. I loaded some of the lights and fan that I bought the other day into the store room too. We cracked our heads over the plaster ceiling design for the dining area, and confirmed the design for the living and walk in area. By the time we moved to the master bedroom, which was also a tricky one because of the aircon location. I was getting agigated and tired, and time was running out as I needed to pop by TTDI to pick up 4 quotations. Don't think my impromptu visit to MBB can be squeezed in.
So finally I decided, on a simple across the whole room plaster ceiling. There!! No more headache.
Contractor will give me workers' details on Saturday, so I can put in the reno application and deposit on Monday, and he will start work on Wednesday, give and take. Yippeee... finally after 1 month of getting the keys, and lotsa discussion, some kinda work can start.
So once the plaster ceiling is up, then it's the lights. The other lights will arrive on Saturday and we will go collect the stock. I will have to call the electrical shops to deliver the aircon sometime next week.
After that discussion, I moved on to TTDI where I dropped in to Quisine Culture first, then Signature Kitchen (to put in the brief), then Kitchen Palace and finally Rowenta. The latest is the most promising. Today, I'm expecting to get another quotation via email from Kuchenmatic (deemed to be the priciest). The other quotations for kitchen cabinets which are already in hand are from Aino (RM28k!), SCI(RM9k) and Aldo (RM16k).
Finished at 615pm and very tired. But happy with the day's progress.
Quickly after that, I met up with my contractor and the plaster ceiling sifu he brought a long upstairs at our unit. I loaded some of the lights and fan that I bought the other day into the store room too. We cracked our heads over the plaster ceiling design for the dining area, and confirmed the design for the living and walk in area. By the time we moved to the master bedroom, which was also a tricky one because of the aircon location. I was getting agigated and tired, and time was running out as I needed to pop by TTDI to pick up 4 quotations. Don't think my impromptu visit to MBB can be squeezed in.
So finally I decided, on a simple across the whole room plaster ceiling. There!! No more headache.
Contractor will give me workers' details on Saturday, so I can put in the reno application and deposit on Monday, and he will start work on Wednesday, give and take. Yippeee... finally after 1 month of getting the keys, and lotsa discussion, some kinda work can start.
So once the plaster ceiling is up, then it's the lights. The other lights will arrive on Saturday and we will go collect the stock. I will have to call the electrical shops to deliver the aircon sometime next week.
After that discussion, I moved on to TTDI where I dropped in to Quisine Culture first, then Signature Kitchen (to put in the brief), then Kitchen Palace and finally Rowenta. The latest is the most promising. Today, I'm expecting to get another quotation via email from Kuchenmatic (deemed to be the priciest). The other quotations for kitchen cabinets which are already in hand are from Aino (RM28k!), SCI(RM9k) and Aldo (RM16k).
Finished at 615pm and very tired. But happy with the day's progress.
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