This Could Be It Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Chiauw dropped by yesterday to send samples of the black and white tiles.  As much as we don't like mosaic, Chiauw feels to have a little trimming using aluminium-silvery mosaic will break the monotony of the area.

Surprisingly, after looking at the tiles - perhaps, because there are only few samples, we kinda like these pieces:

Black n White Tiles A

We will lay these tiles for both the Guests' Toilet and MBR Toilet.

There will be one more tile for the MBR Toilet which we have no sample.  It will be chisseled - Chiauw is getting a supplier to custom made the finish.  It will serve as a 'feature' wall inside the shower area.
Next, we need to discuss as how to lay the tiles.

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.. to the Drawing Board 4 Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Wednesday, May 07, 2008

We discussed the layout for our open concept MBR Toilet again.  This time, we want to shift the shower area to the left.  We feel it will make the shower area bigger as compared to erecting it on the right. 

The colour concept here is, somewhat, finalized - it will be chiselled black tile at shower area, black floor and white wall.  Chaiuw will get one of her contractor to glaze the chiselled tile to give it a bit of shine.

Other things to consider:

01.  Erecting the rain shower on the wall or from the ceiling?
02.  Create ram instead of a 50mm drop at the entrance?  We would probably choose the ram.
03.  Replace the left wall, where the vanity top is, with wood dividers.
04.  Replace the right wall with wood dividers.
05.  Full mirror above vanity top.
06.  Full length mirror on the door of the cabinet.

It will look something like this:

2D Drawing

2D Modified MBR Layout

3D Drawing

3D MBR Toilet from WiW

Haha, some people mistook that all the 3D drawings posted here are from Chiauw -- NO! they are not!  I am sure Chiauw will give better, more professional, 3D drawings.

This is how the Walk-in-Wardrobe and Study area going to be:

2D WiW

3D WiW

There will be a hidden sliding door in between the two tall wardrobes to separate the study area and MBR.  This door will not be visible.

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Yay! Shop shop shop Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Sunday, May 04, 2008

Ah, shopping has no longer become fun! - still, we are excitedly looking forward  to do more of it.  Such a human irony, I guess.  People like to shop and shopping has also become such a therapy to many.

New home owners tend to enjoy retail therapy.  Not to be used in a negative term, it is a period of transition - perhaps, it fills the anxieties and comforts any stress.

We start to realize that with so many choices, it comes with stress too.

Important to Chiauw, she wants us [and all her clients] to be well rounded and well informed.  That, when the renovation is completed, and when we look
back in the future, there will be no regrets.

The one thing that I like about Chiauw is her honesty and integrity in carrying out her professional duty.  She is bringing us to so many shops - not to get us to confirm purchasing of the items, but to get us be aware of the wide range of stuffs available.  We just need to tell her 'ah, this is nice and we want it'.  She will take note of them and will take care, through her contacts, to confirm the purchase later. 

So far, all the this is nice and we want it quotations have come back to us.  Still, she often says that she is not satisfied with the quotes and will outsource with few more from  other contacts.

We went to two big floor tiles suppliers - one in Changi South and another at Defu Lane.  We like the tiles from Changi South but they are dearer.  Chaiuw has forewarned us before our trip there.  We almost wanted to make a reservation for a particular tile.

Samples tiles from the shop in Changi South:

MBR Tiles Combo C3 BuildersMart A

The Black tiles are being reserved by someone.

Not sure where we want these tiles to be in Reiki Sanctuary. We felt the black will be for the kitchen flooring but it will be too smooth and, hence, will be slippery.  Definitely, not a good idea as we grow older.

Other choices:

01.  Black wall and grey floor for MBR toilet
02.  Grey floor and white wall for guest toilet

Sample Tiles from Defu Lane:

MBR Tiles Combo AA

Combo [choice A] for MBR toilet.
We may choose the black for our Kitchen provided there is a bigger piece.

MBR Tiles Combo B1 A

Combo [Choice B] for MBR Toilet.
Gosh, it was not easy to find a black and white coloured tiles.  We spent more than two hours in each shop just to find the right black and the right white.

And the sourcing for tiles continues ....

The Kitchen Sink

Found this in one of the shop on our way home.  It is a must buy.  Chiauw approved it! and I like it very much!  Haha, looks like this is the only item, confirmed, and purchased.

Hmm, now the colour concept for kitchen - floor and cabinet, needs to change.

It is a big white ceramic bowl of 560mm x 905mm with depth of 255mm.

AstraCast Double Bowl Ceramic Kitchen Sink

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