Arigato gozaimasu for the comforting~

Actually, I'm kinda curious how did you guys tell your contractor on what colour to paint on which wall?
To avoid mistakes and confusion, I've sent my contractor the following few pics, plotted out which part and which colour that I want (based on nippon paint colours brochure) . My contractor said he was amazed to see so many polka dots when he opened up the files....guess I'm the first ever client of his doing this...









Edited: all 'Hush White' colour has been changed to 'Orchid White'. Details on the changes pls read following post.

The first layer of paint was done and I'm kinda satisfied with the chosen colours accept the living room and family hall which has been painted in 'hush white'. The 'hush white' colour is too yellowish/creamy to my liking. It makes the room looks smaller and the walls were looked like those already painted for more than 10 years...
I failed to convince myself accepting the colours so I have to tell the contractor to re-paint it to another brighter colour (orchid white). I think I better change it now since it is just painted the 1st layer, rather than regretting for many years to come living in it...







This post has been edited by maxxon: Mar 19 2014, 12:11 PM

wow, so nice to see you doing such big reno... i wish that i could do the same like you... money3...

This post has been edited by MANSTIR: Dec 16 2013, 09:50 AM

laugh die me. so cute. thanks for making my day man.

is your lighting up when you paint your interior?

if you havent do the final layer best to have the lighting done and switch them on. otherwise you will see different shades of color.

I'm doing very minimal structural change here... However, when a renovation take place, it can really burn a big hole in the pocket....

Hiak hiak hiak...I've just sent him another 2 polka dots pics indicating types of lights and position, u wanna see?

Haven't do the final layer yet. Lighting installation gonna be this friday.
Thanks ya for the reminder.

Nice reno sharing. Your bathroom looks fantastics!

BRILLIANT IDEA Nice progress maxxon

Arigato!

Tiling of kitchen floor:-








Tiling of car porch:-

Good call. Better to redo it to what you really like rather than live with what you don't.
That's the problem with renovation planning - you can only guess how things will turn up to your liking.
Even orchid white is not that white.
I chose the base white for ICI - the one they use to mix with powders to produce other colors.

Why don't you brick up the fence to have more privacy ?
Your house is fronting a field.

[quote=maxxon,Dec 15 2013, 02:59 AM]
Bathroom in master bedroom. The raised floor is for the free standing bath tub.



Congrats! I like your Master Bathroom Window, rather than the usual 2' by 2.5' fare.
What is the opening of the window hight?
I am thinking no more than 12" hight for my bathroom, i.e. Minus the Alu Frame, the glass pane should be about 10". Therefore iron grill not required, right?

Also, is there a particular reason for your window to be much lower from your celling?
For me, I would like the window to be the same height with the top of your master bedroom window, probably another foot higher, looks more symmetrical from the outside.

I also like your marble design wall tiles, I think weikee started it and I am looking for such tiles too.
Tile size? 1'x 1.5'? How much per piece and Where did got it from? Thanks.

This post has been edited by Mac Wai: Dec 21 2013, 10:26 PM

It cost me an additional rm1200 for the re-paint. Good thing is that the main con coupled it with a FOC brick fencing for my front yard which is next to the letter box pillar. (Changing it to brick fencing as the original mild steel fence is not matching the horizontal design for main gate).

Im glad that I did the re-paint.. Coz it looks much better, at least I kinda love the orchid white. Yup, it's not a pure white but with a slight warmer tint (I prefer this compared the previous creamy tone).
I've got the bright white for the exterior and would like more cosy mood for the interior.

I do not fence it up as I don't wanna waste the green view and block the nice natural breeze. I would like it in a more open concept and the view is the main reason I'm installing a folding door which I can fully open it up wall to wall. I love the concept of bringing the inside out; and the outside in. When I need privacy, I can just put down the blinds.

Moreover, the neighborhood is kinda decent in this gated and guarded community. The field is only accesible by the residents for activities like jogging, exercising, cycling, children playground and Qi-Gong sessions. Only the vehicles of residents living in our taman (110 units) will be using the road behind my hse.

This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 22 2013, 05:06 AM

Thanks!

As for the window, you are right that it is at 1' height (1' x 6'), therefore we do not need to install iron grill.
The window is made to this height so that we do not need to climb a chair to shut it. Although it is not likely to shut it daily but I think we should if we are leaving the house for days. Moreover, i personally think that The front facade will looks kinda awkward if the bathroom's windows are higher as the protruded strips beside the bedroom's window (do not know the right term for it) will looks hanging and no connectivity....




As for the bathroom's wall tiles, I'm just aware now that it is similar with weikee's. I read his thread like a year ago and do not remember such details... Hehehe...seems like we have similar taste.
Looking back at his thread, I think mine is similar with his but with slightly lighter and less marble lines. I have seen his in the tile shop too but I chose the lighter ones. I got mine at Ga Hing @RM6/pc, 1' x 2'. These tiles are from Indonesia and mind you that these tiles of mine has quite a number of it cracked before installing and it needs to be soaked overnight before tiling.

This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 22 2013, 02:18 AM

FYI, all electrical appliances (except TV) are going to have a price hike from 1st Jan. Gonna share with you some items that I've bought recently:-

Fridge-
Bought the Toshiba's 700L fridge @RM2500. Harvey Norman is selling at RM 3099.
Chose this 700L over the 650L as the difference is only rm250. I'm getting the big ones here as I've inherited my mum's habit of storing most dried cooking ingredients in the fridge. Bigger space means easier organizing.

The picture below is a 650L Toshiba that I took some times back.



Fans-
i) Fanco fan @RM350, swivel positioning by manual only. (No budget for the pricey NSB vento fan which is around rm13++).



ii) Deka baby fan in black @RM188.



iii) Alpha E-Light 5 blades fan with emergency light, 4 speeds @RM360.

iv) Alpha 828 5 blades fan, 4 speeds, @RM265.



v) Alpha Q28 5 blades fan, design same as 828 but with 5 speeds and reverse mechanism for natural wind function. @RM300.

vi) Alpha Axon 1 360 degree swirl fan, 5 speeds, @RM499.


Note: The sales guy from the shop which I bought the fridge said he will reckon Alpha's fan over KDK and Deka (I had already bought all my fans before knowing him and their shop sells Deka, KDK, Panasonic and Alpha). According to him, KDK (also the OEM for Panasonic fan) has various complains from customers for unstable swinging.


Air conditioning-
Bought all Mitsubishi brand (Mitsubishi Electric) as following:
- 3 units of 1.0HP, plasma, i-see sensor @RM1100 ea.
- 1 unit of 2.5HP, standard (plasma only available for 1.0 & 1.5HP), @RM2100 ea.
- 1 unit of 2.5HP cassette air-cond @RM2800 ea.

Note:
1) All above are non-inverter and price exclude installation as my main con will do it.
2) All Mitsubishi air-cond has increased in price. The shop agreed to grant me the old price as I brought the quotation they gave me before the increment.
3) The original warranty is 2 years on interior unit & 7 years on compressor. I've bought the additional 3 years warranty extension for the following:
- RM135 for 1.0HP (1 extension can use for all 3 units of my 1.0 HP as they do not track the serial number).
- RM175 for 2.5HP cassette air-cond.

This post has been edited by maxxon: Dec 22 2013, 12:47 PM

For the Franca Fan, i think manual adjustment should be fine if it going to be used in the wet kitchen area where the action are.
You have shortlisted an assortment of fans model and brand. We are spoiled for choice and could be a headacehe in choosing the correct ones. Will look forward to your review on the fans chosen.
Air-con, the reason for not choosing the electricity saving inverter types? Is it due to you low usage or you have a particular reason?...tks!

This post has been edited by Mac Wai: Dec 22 2013, 12:52 PM

nice reno