the journey of making a dream home (part 1 )

you definitely wants someone who is reliable , responsible from a reputable and established company to design and build your house right ?
we are definitely one of them .
we are even serious when friends recommend interior companies to us . and because its through recommendation , interior designers try to be flexible in whatever way they can . however , at the end of the day its US who make the decision which one of those that we want .

our ride began on 30th december 2010 when we decide to go to Home & Lifestyle exhibition at the Expo where we met Design36 . and what do you know ? we were totally lost . we dont know what we want for our home . we know nothing about tiles . we have no idea what concept we want but Jason was professional to design and quote for us on the spot . finally we had an idea of what our house gonna be and use his quotation as a guideline for us to do a comparison to the rest of the interior companies.

my appointment with Kartini of Hamid and Sons was a pleasant one . we decide to bring my mum along , knowing that she had a couple of experiences with contractors and such . so having her around would definitely be an extra bonus as i have someone to post queries and guide us along the way . and im glad that mum love to accompany us throughout the whole journey of making our house a beautiful one , from choosing the interior designer to sourcing out furnitures . lucky am i to also know that the mother-daughter taste were almost 98% the same . pheew ! ok ive side -track already .. Kartini who was recommended by a friend , deliver good service and i like her way of dealing with customers .Not only did she design and quote but she ensure that this customer of hers knew what type of material is being used . She knew exactly what she's doing . We had to consider her quotation because going over to Kartini was only the second interior that we had surveyed . and you know that we need to be extra careful and choose the right one wisely , base on customer service , workmanship and definitely price !

pop over pulak to Home Success and meet Mr Jimmy Goh at Bukit Timah Plaza where the showroom was . He was also introduced by a friend of mine who had her house beautifully done (as she claimed) so , we suppose Jimmy must be skilled in his field . we were utterly disappointed , much to our dismay . shall not elaborate here more , maybe we had high expectations not ?
Kartini was still on our 1st top priority here .

as you may have known , i am one magazine junkie . i refer to them for the latest whats-in store and also guidelines , tips , dos and donts . i couldnt wait for no time less to get a copy of Home Decor magazine . and up to date , i have these for us to somehow gave us an idea of what we would like to have in our home .

i noticed Square Rooms magazine or any that was by Square Rooms was so much better that Home And Decor ones . More visual pictures and gave alot of tips and ideas too !

We then met Hisham ,also from Hamid and Sons from a different outlet and had our quotation done . Again , words of mouth was the best way of any business to grow . What say you ? i always believe that when someone recommend us a good food , a good seamstress or whatever you named it , it was definitely GOOD . Hisham was averagely okay for me but the husband and mum prefer him than that of our first choice , because of a good deal he made for us as it was through a recommendation .

I wasnt much satisfied until we randomly head to the well known Chew Interior at Toh Guan . (we were supposed to have our dinner at IMM but terpesong kat Chew ). for two and half hour there , we discussed further . Barry who served us was prompt , creative and pleasant . Hamid and Sons & Chew was on par with each other but what made us finally settled for Chew was because Barry won our hearts by giving free gifts .

as much as comparing interior companies are concerned, i think one should not survey every each companies in this Singapore because by doing so , it will only made you more headache !

Interior Designer SETTLED !

both of us had no idea what concept and theme for our home . it was only after deciding the furnitures we want that we knew it was Modern Contemporary . since the taking of possession didnt take place yet , we have ample time to look around (if possible the whole Singapore) the furnitures and other electrical items . we took time to make a comparison of the refrigerator , washing machine and dryer between Best Denki , Courts and Harvey Norman . We went to various places from Ikea to Furniture Mall both at Pasir Panjang and Beach Rd , Courts , Nova Furnishing Centre to search for the right sofa and coffee table and finally settled at Mondi and Univonna instead . loved the sleek design ! and up to date , i enjoyed the entire journey . Off to Balestier to find what else but lights ! served by a very friendly and nice lady , Jenny at Lights Arcade , we got lights for a good deal .

The husband and myself are still searching for a errmm ... nice ceiling fan and a good mattress . you have any place to share with me ?