Quiet on the homefront...
Not been posting much about the home recently mostly because it's actually been less action. We've gone around looking at furniture and lights and appliances and sanitary fittings (and being appalled by some of the prices we are seeing) and have been updating our budget sheet. We've also sent off various requests for quotations and some have come in, including two recommended IDs/contractors. Unfortunately, after giving us a very detailed quotation, they both flew off for holiday and will only be back next week onwards? So we're taking a breather (after the shock of seeing how much handiwork costs for laying tiles is).
Anyway, we've basically started planning 3 months earlier than most people have, since we will only get our keys likely March 2016, and we have another month and a half to go before our FIRST HDB appointment. We can't even buy furniture or appliances because they won't hold it for us for more than 3 months sometimes, and Litong is convinced that if they have a sale now, they will have a sale during Christmas, and then during Chinese New Year, so locking in the price is less of an issue.
Instead, let me jazz up my boring words-only post by showing you moodboard pictures. All from Pinterest!
From here
We were quite inspired by this picture, loving the colour wall at the back, white walls generally, coloured furniture. We are aiming for a teal sofa from castlery!
From here
Husband loves this colour scheme: concrete coloured floors, walnut/dark medium wood furniture, white walls.
From here
My intended kitchen colour scheme: dark coloured cabinets/drawers, wood counter top, white subway tile walls and wood-like tile flooring.
From here
Finally, the colour scheme for the bathroom: dark slate floor tiles, white subway tile walls, black painted pipes.
Anyway, we've basically started planning 3 months earlier than most people have, since we will only get our keys likely March 2016, and we have another month and a half to go before our FIRST HDB appointment. We can't even buy furniture or appliances because they won't hold it for us for more than 3 months sometimes, and Litong is convinced that if they have a sale now, they will have a sale during Christmas, and then during Chinese New Year, so locking in the price is less of an issue.
Instead, let me jazz up my boring words-only post by showing you moodboard pictures. All from Pinterest!
From here
We were quite inspired by this picture, loving the colour wall at the back, white walls generally, coloured furniture. We are aiming for a teal sofa from castlery!
From here
Husband loves this colour scheme: concrete coloured floors, walnut/dark medium wood furniture, white walls.
From here
My intended kitchen colour scheme: dark coloured cabinets/drawers, wood counter top, white subway tile walls and wood-like tile flooring.
From here
Finally, the colour scheme for the bathroom: dark slate floor tiles, white subway tile walls, black painted pipes.