A few days ago, I have committed a house tour, and today I’m delivering it. Instead of just bringing you around the newly completed kitchen, I’ve dig out some old photos to make a before and after comparison. It’s interesting to see the evolution.
Before renovation, our living room is triangle in shape and a small enclosed kitchen. Due to the layout of the apartment, the ventilation is not very well. We have to switch on the fan the entire day and my mom dislike staying in the kitchen for a long period of time.
…So when we decided to renovate, we wanted the kitchen wall to be demolished and have an open kitchen concept. Of course, our initial concern is the greasy from the kitchen. To further enlarge the space, we decided not to have dining table anymore and settle all means on the elevated breakfast counter. We approached 2 contractors and finally we went for the one who quoted the highest price. … reasons… simple, he actually put in extra effort to design out of the box; and secondly, we do see quite a massive hidden cost for the other contractor. Overall, I still rate the quotation cheap… although at the end I slaughter him with massive.. I mean massive discount! Paiseh Victor.
…and here go … In mid of June the renovation started. Originally we wanted to stay in during the work, but it was just too dusty so we decided to move out 1 day before the renovation day. So, on timely, worker came to hack down the wall and whole house turn naked. It was an unimaginable mess…
The renovation was messy. We moved out to my cousin’s place for 2.5 weeks and we have to move back cos it was less dusty and we are so paiseh to stay longer. Moving back, we still live like living in refugee camp. No stove, no sofa, no fridge… eat out everyday, not a normal life. When it is finally over 4 weeks later, that was Pat’s graduation. We have to force the contractor to work so hard because Pat’s Parents and Boon Siong is visiting. We need the place to be clean and kitchen ready as all of them do not like to eat out. Goshh…. On the day cabinet is done, I work till 4am in the morning to unpack everything and arrange them into cabinets. Get the house ready for our guess.
I must say it’s a job well-done. Not exactly the same as design, but still look good. Everyone had their thumbs up for the design. Even our neighbour felt that it’s a complete face-lift… it is beyond recognition... in a good way :P. We love it. As a bonus, there is no grease issue. May be it s because we have installed a good kitchen hood.
As for me, it's a money worth spending because it bring laughter to everyone. It is now finally a place we can call home-sweet-home.
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