Home sweet home :)

Remember the last time I've posted on the renovation works of our new love nest place? After a period of 3 months (I think) our condo is almost done! Am so amazed and happy at the almost final outcome! Everything is all done up except for the painting, cabinets, carpentry works, and the fittings of lights and sanitary.

It was really way beyond what I've expected it to be and I am pleasantly surprised! Really I am! Of course, I am not ashamed to admit that all these are not possible without the help of Bear's dad and my own dad. So heart them both ok!

Allow me take you on a tour to our place. :)

Our front grill repainted. Also done plaster ceiling to
cover the exhaust pipes.

Tilling works done at the front foyer.

Our makeshift store room, an absolute necessity as the
condo in itself does not have a storage space. Makes a good
alternative to a maid's room (if we do get one in the future).

View of the living hall from the main entrance.
Love the overall concept - very contemporary. :)

Our plaster ceiling really nicely done up. Seriously, not to
boast but our place looks like those high-end units in
Mont Kiara / Hartamas area man! Really really
nice, warm, and cosy ambiance.

Our spacious hall. Can play catching. :p

The kitchen area without the cabinets and door/window fittings.
We intend to incorporate wood and glass into the kitchen design.
Looks like I would be doing a lot of cooking at home,
hopefully would be able to improve my 'skills'.

I especially love the tilings done in the washyard area.
This is basically our laundry area - the washing machine and
dryer will be placed here. And of course we have a wash basin as well.

Here is the Master Toilet. We realigned the toilet bowl, wash basin,
and the shower area cos Bear had a problem due to his size and
the toilet is very very small. We spent the longest time here trying to figure
out how to maximized the space and it turned out GREAT!
We would use glass to separate the shower area.

Did I mentioned that ALL of the toilets will be installed with rain shower?

Here is the Second Room toilet - for our children :)

And here is our Powder Room. Noticed that the color concept
of the three baths is almost similar. Very nice!

And that's it! Beautiful, isn't it? Now what we need is to put in the furniture and accentuate the look of the place by placing appropriate decorations. Flo need to go shopping soon ya for interior decor! Cheap cheap bargains will do! *wink*

Love;
The-Bride-To-Be

Our place :)

Some may or may not know but Bear and me has bought our first love nest house already; specifically a condo, which is a stone's throw away from my current place. We have started servicing our loan and the renovation works is underway.

Our unit is on the 20th floor, spans over an area of 1,900 sq ft, and has high ceiling. I would say we are rather pleased with the purchase. The only setback is that the rooms and bathrooms are so small!!! No offense but the developer sucked big time at maximizing spaces. AND it doesn't have a store room. But that would be a secondary issue as we are creating one out. :)

Living Hall / Dining Area / Foyer.

We uprooted the existing tilings and are planning to replace them with new 2x2 tiles. The existing plaster ceiling was removed as the design was old and it looks rather ugly. We smoothen it out and replaced them with recessed ceilings and down-lights. Hopefully, the overall ambiance created will be soft and warm. Of course, we are adding more plug points, lights, and air-conds. And to top it up, the windows will be fitted with roller-blinds instead of curtains.

In the living area, we are also carving up some space to create a store room. Basically, the wall of the store will double up as a panel for our TV (which will be flushed in), so that it will not be strange to suddenly have a room in the middle of the hall.

Kitchen / Washyard

This is the most major renovation of the entire condo. We relocated the entrance of the kitchen to create a more open concept. Yup, a lot of hacking and patching up was done. We also removed the existing kitchen cabinets. The concept which we are creating would be very clean and contemporary.

Bathroom

This is the most headache of all!! The bathrooms are really really small so we didn't have a choice but to remove everything out (read: the WC, the sink etc) and reposition everything to maximize the space. Plumbing also has been an issue. Well, we shall wait and see how is the outcome. We've also decided to go contemporary and modern with the design of the bathrooms.

Rooms

We are not doing much to the rooms except to laminate the floor, re-paint the wardrobe, add more plug points, and more lightings.

Well, so far we can see that the progress is about 70% done and the expected date for completion is end of April. Can't wait to see the final outcome!! And of course, we will be inviting close relatives and friends for our open house!

p/s: Hopefully Bear will know how to maintain the place since he will be moving in by himself first.

Love;

The-Housewife-To-Be