Guide to interior design and home improvement in Singapore
Recovered archive
Recovered renovation guides, project journals and home-improvement articles from the original Vincent Interior Blog.
Its been a month now. All renovation works are rushing to meet the deadline. Its really not an easy job to coordinate so many parties and works at the same time. Thats why being well organised is very important to a Interior Designer. // Living
Read article →I recently went to a friend's house and I am pretty impress with the renovation works from his Interior Designer. Because this is a impromptu photo shoot, the photos were shot "as it is" condition. The couples have been living in the house for about a y
Read article →A normal full renovation like this 4 room HDB takes about 6 weeks to complete. As we approach the end of week 4, all the major works are about to be completed. // Living Room The front door and gate were repainted. Carpentry wo
Read article →On day 14 of the renovation, all tiling works are completed! // Living Room After clearing off all the debris, the house is ready for the rest of the renovation works: carpentry, electrical works, sanitary installation, painting, etc.
Read article →This post shows the pictures of the house after hacking. // Hacking usually takes 2 days in a apartment or HDB renovation. After hacking, all the debris will be removed by the workers. Sands, cement, protective papers (to lay over afte
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In this part 2 of the post, I will be showing you: Pre-renovation Discussion Process Floor Plan Full Renovation Details (quotation without price) 3D Perspective Drawing // Pre-renovation Discussion Process Site Visit: The Interior D
Read article →On this post, I will be talking about the renovation works of a 4 room HDB flat in Punggol. I would like to thank the owners and the Interior Designer, Ben Ng, for all the information related to this renovation works. // I will be talking more abo
Read article →The common types of flooring for your living room and bedroom: Tiles Flooring Parquet Flooring Laminate Flooring Vinyl Flooring Painted Concrete Floor // Tiles Flooring Its the most commonly type of flooring. Its the most trusted
Read article →The following is a commonly used door catalog for local interior designers and contractors. // Classic door one of the cheapest type of door you can find in the market. Its made with thin layer of wood and paint over after installation.
Read article →In my previous post, I talk about window. This is a continuation of the previous topic. Installing window grilles for your home is closely related to installation of window. Therefore, in Singapore renovation industry, your window and window grilles are
Read article →Every time I pass by someones' home, I realised that there are many homeowners who installed the wrong type of window. For this post, I will talk about installing the right window for your home. // In Singapore, most of the houses will install alu
Read article →While researching for more informations about Singapore Interior Design, I came across several useful videos from Youtube. Interior Design in Singapore - how it works // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzNSgc25GeI This video talks about interior
Read article →There are many websites online dealing with interior designs or renovation. However, there are not many that are practical or applicable to Singapore context. In my search for good websites regarding interior designs for homeowners living in Singapore, I
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Many home owners (especially first timers) do not really have any idea what is the amount of money they need to fork out when it comes to renovating their home. In this post, I am going to guide you on: What are you expected to pay for in a renovation
Read article →To many people, the impression of tiles selection is a very simple and neglectable process. They did not realised that tiling works actually covered more areas (bedrooms, living room, kitchen and toilets) than any other works in a renovation which make ti
Read article →Once again, Interior Designer Adrian Lau has contributed more 3D designs for all the readers out there. // HDB and Condo Kitchen 3D Designs // As Singapore property gets smaller due to escalating prices, homeowners ar
Read article →For many new homeowners, they have no idea that good finishing is an important part in a renovation works. The reason is because they have no idea what is good finishing in the first place! Today, I am going to talk about poor tile finishing and solutions
Read article →I am grateful to interior Designer Adrian Lau for the living room 3D design pictures that he provided previously. The responds from many readers are really encouraging and positive. Today, he has contributed more 3D drawings to show you what you can do t
Read article →This is the last part of the Balestier Road blog. I hope the previous 3 have been helpful to you. // Interior Design Companies Among the many Interior Design Companies along Balestier Road, Artrend, Homesuccess and Unimax Creative have bee
Read article →In this part 2 of Singapore Interior Shopping Street at Balestier Road, I am going to show you the other shops that are involved in renovation a house. // Furniture Showrooms There are only a few furniture shops in Balestier. I
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In Singapore, everyone goes to Orchard Road for shopping. If you want to shop for interior products and services, Balestier Road is one of the place to go. Today I am going to give you a preview of the Balestier Road. // Lighting Shops The
Read article →Today I present you a very experienced and creative interior designer Adrian Lau. Here are some of his 3D designs. // // Adrian Lau Location: Singapore Years of experiences: 9 years Qualification:
Read article →Today, I am going to write about type of commonly used tiles and their characteristics. I will only be writing in simple and non technical english so that most readers can understanding. // Homogeneous Tile Most commonly used tiles in the reno
Read article →There are many interior design companies in Singapore, but there are only few that are bigger than others. Listed below are a few prominent ones: // 1) Chew Interior Design 2) Darwin Interior Design 3) WeiKen 4) North West Interior Design
Read article →It is very important to engage pest control to protect your home against pest after a renovation. This procedure is even more important for those who bought a preowned unit. An estate or unit will generally inhabit some pest like ants or cockroaches afte
Read article →I have the privilege to have Interior Designer Ben Ng to show us one of his works. // // Information about the Interior Designer: Name: Ben Ng Experiences: 6 Years Why does his customers refer him to their friends and rela
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