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 !

Home Theatre System

Got the Samsung home theatre system courtesy of Mr TPKKL. A bonus that it came in black. Looks like we don't have to recycle the old Akira player! A big Thank-You to Mr TPKKL from Mrs 黑 and I!!

Samsung HT Z210

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!!

The Lights in the Living Room/ Aisle/ Bomb Shelter/ Service Yard/ Toilets/ Wardrobe & the ceiling effects

Living Room Light - SG$1XX (our most expensive light that comes with a remote control and 4 different types of light effects) :

Please see video to visualise full capability of light:

Wardrobe external light - SG$1X :

Aisle light - SG$3X :

Beautiful ceiling effect!!

Toilet Lights (MBR & Guest) - SG$3X each:

Bomb Shelter & Service Yard Lights - SG$1X each:

Lightings for Dining Area & Kitchen Plus Kitchen Cabinets

Mr 黑 doesn't really like the dining lights (cost SG$7X) as they look too similar to the Guestroom's light. He kept insisting we get something "glassy" for the dining area thinking that glassy equals to "classy". "Crazy Man!" However, Mrs 黑 still likes the lights. To appease Mr 黑, she is planning to use her creativity again and do some variation to the lights. Let's take a look at the dinning lights for now and the effect it brings:

New Idea from Mrs 黑 - to remove the black part from the bottom and just leave it as it is. However, Mr 黑 suggested something even betterl. Add more crystals to the current ones, that will definitely make the lights look nicer and more proportionate !! What do you think? Any ideas to help Mr & Mrs 黑? Feel free to leave us a comment!! A sample of the new idea below (With & without the black bottom).

One of our favourite parts of the house -- The Kitchen !! Don't you think the black-white light (costs SG$3X) matches our theme for the kitchen? We didnt plan on it. Just a coincidence that it blended in very well!

Anyway, these are pictures of our super-small kitchen, but it isn't completed yet! More updates to follow! The carpenter is only halfway done. Love the chimney-hood and mirror oven. Matches perfectly with the black cabinets!