House update- 1 August 2012

After an amazingly long search, which lasted for 3 years, I settled for an old 3 room flat, which was rather different from what I initially was looking for. Its very old, almost 40 years old, on low floor but a corner unit and is a bit more spacious than units of that age. Hope I don't regret.

Some shots of before renovation.

 from living room

I actually liked the terrazo retro flooring, except that its in rather bad condition.

one of the bedrooms

the ultimate color combination

The kitchen walls are half covered with these blue tiles. Although I like retro stuff, this is really too much.

Now that the search is over, its a series of headache, thinking of layout, selecting contractor, what renovation to be done within limited budget... The thought that things will be simpler if I get a new unit kept crossing my mind.

The renovation officially started 2 days ago, and this is how it looks like on day 3 morning.

War zone

Before and after reno

We took the opportunity to get rid of a huge cabinet and some miscellaneous item. The floor was changed and the walls and ceilings repainted. My brother picked the floor, I picked the paint while my mum guarded the old furniture from disposal by us. Would have preferred to get rid of the huge pc desk, crumbling tv rack and replace the sofas with a smaller 3 seater.

The most memorable experience is the painful process of moving the furnitures and items from room to room so that each step can be performed on each room. Could you imagine doing this for 3 weeks!?