Matrimonial Bed

We just received another great gift. A storage bed frame cum a Vono Back Relaxer Mattress + Storage Bed from my great pals from Team A. Mrs Black specially requested for a storage bed cos storage space was really a premium in our tiny little house. The Vono Mattress was suppose to be good for Mrs Black's bad back. Thank you guys!!!

Bedsheet

A great friend bought us a really nice quit cover set from Aussino to meet the theme for our bedroom !! Really appreciate it. Sorry ger, that it took me such a long time to say this "Thanks" to you! Thanks, Ms Tan !!

Close that curtain !

Presenting to you the curtains we have chosen. We did curtains for 3 rooms at $1XXX - sponsored by hubby's generous mummy . It wasn't easy choosing the materials, especially when hubby and I couldn't agree to each other's preference. Trust us, it would be much easier if only one party made all the decisions. We spent almost 3 hrs in a small curtain stall in People's Park Centre trying to compromise with each other's choice !! We especially love the dark-toned day curtains. Good for the 'blackout' effect!!

Livng Room

Light grey patterned curtain with dark grey day curtain to match our grey theme.

MBR

Black patterned curtain with red day curtain to match our black/red theme.



Guest Room

White patterned curtain to match our green theme.

Furnishing

Bought our furnitures from S&C Furnitures @ AMK. Finally managed to get to the boss on our 3rd visit. He was too busy the first 2 times. Visited countless shops and showrooms before settling with them. Bought the following items

1. Dunopillo 5-in-1 bed for Guest Room

(very practical choice!)

2. Shoe rack

(Why Orange? Coz Mrs 黑 wants the rack to match the orange wall!! Yucks ! :P )

3. Chest Of Drawers

(Mrs 黑 loves the design of the top part - It can open up like a dresser table and comes with a better quality, price and design than Ikea's!)

4. Sliding Closet - 5 Feet

(We love the exterior - all black which is similar to the closet in MBR, the interior is similar to the MBR's as well! We get to save $7XX by buying it instead of asking our contractor to do it!!)

5. TV Console

( Mrs 黑 wanted this TV Console to match our modern theme and we couldn't resist this offer! Couldn't find a cheaper one with such a nice design elsewhere!)

6. Coffee Table

(3 in 1 style. Ours is greyish-black!)

Found their range of products extensive and prices reasonable. Not sure about the quality till we receive the items cos we chose all the products through their catalogues.

** Correction: This post is written by Mr 黑 not Mrs 黑 !

Final Touches....

I am very very very pleased with the kitchen. Take a look here! Our contractor charged us a reasonable rate , yet provided good quality and workmanship!! Glad to find such a good lobang....

Our MBR's vanity cabinet was also done by the same carpenter. But, before that, take a look at our nice tap and basin:

Our walk-in wardrobe - Mrs 黑's DREAM!!

I have finally gotten a dream come true!! A walk in wardrobe !! Been dreaming of it since young !! I think I will love ironing my clothes at my new home and sorting out the clothes in the wardrobe. Mr 黑, you can forget about putting anything in !! HAHAHA !! It's mine !! All mine !!

I am very happy with my wardrobe for now (not withstanding the bad customer service from the Salesperson from Closetrobe , will share more about it in a later post after oustanding problems are remedied)! Sharing the effects of the dark-tinted doors we chose:

Before & After

To check out the full effect, take a look at this video:

The dark opaque doors transform into a translucent window revealing the full glory of the wardrobe after the lights are turned on!

More pics of the wardrobe

My favourite part of the wardrobe, but I still don't know what I should put here (haha!) :

Many many thanks to future mother-in-law for her generous help in our budget for the renovations!!!

Lights

I have many many many updates today! I am so excited and happy to see so many new things added to the house! Since a picture can say a thousand words, I am not going to elaborate too much...

Let's start with the bedrooms......

This is the Korean-themed light which I requested for addtional red crystals to complement the black ones . How does it look in this red room? We only spent SG$1XX on this light. Saw it at a big-name shop in SG going at the price of SG$9xx!!!

This light cost less than SG$7X only!!! Nice right??? Black light stands out in bright green room! See the nice ceiling effect of the light too!!

Almost There ...

Yippy! Our house is almost ready. The lights will be up by next week as well as the walk-in closet and kitchen cabinets!

Presenting to you the colors I have chosen for the house (not all areas have been painted yet):

Decided that there are other colours in this world besides black. Haha...

Layout of House with painting colors draft

Living Room : Dulux ICI - Granite - AL20904 (Dulux All)

Guest Room : Dulux ICI - Lime Fizz: WW23567L (Wash & Wear)

MBR : Dulux ICI - Cherry - WW24703L (Wash & Wear)

I think my traditional-thinking contractor couldn't believe his eyes after he saw the works of the painter. Made a funny remark to me "Wah! Your house's colors very dark hor? Saw your room - dark red. Got a shock! Big red, big fortune issit?" Haha, but I really love the effect of the bold colours.

Anyway, my painter did a really good and thorough job. If anyone wants the contact details of my painter, you can drop me an email for it.

Oh by the way, Dulux ICI has a very good website for you to visualise whether the colors you have chosen will fit your house before you paint the walls. The website has three areas for you to choose - living room , dining room and bedroom. You can choose a photo which looks most like your room and then choose a color to fit it. Likewise for Nippon Paint. Brilliant idea for those who do not know how to photoshop their own photos! My two cents...

AC Installation

The air-conditioning was up yesterday. Had a tough time deciding the best places to fix up the blowers. Some key factors that you can take note of:

1. Choose places to minimise the amount of thick and unsightly trunking needed

2. Try not to place them above electronics in case of leaking (My current aircon drips like nobody's business)
3. Try to place them directly where you would prefer the aircon most frequently (eg. opp the sofa and bed)

Found 2 minus points. The unit in the guestroom had trunking on 2 sides of the wall, might affect our decision for the wardrobe. Another negative point was that we realise that hdb doesnt do a very good job with levelling the ceiling. I found the blower in the MBR to be slanted, but after consulting the installer, we both realise that it was the ceiling that was slanted, not the blower. But we could not do anything about it since the blower had to be exactly upright from ground level to maintain equilibrium in the water level of the blower.

The Guestroom's aircon looks the best as we have the trunking covered.

Aircon in MBR.

Aircon in the Living Room

Reno Updates - Apr 09

We have decided on parquet flooring for both the guestroom and MBR.

From bare concrete............................. to this.....................

Our New Home - Interior (Pre-renovation)

Presenting the rooms in our blackout house:

MBR



Guestroom



Living Room



Corridor



Guest Toilet

MBR Toilet

Kitchen