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Grey Matters
12 January 2009, 9:46 am

Our living room walls are painted in pretty pastel grey. It makes the room look larger than it is. But I thought I'd tapped into my darker side. So I repainted a wall in a darker shade. The idea was to have it look like an unfinished concrete wall. It did […]

Update on DIY Projects
11 January 2009, 11:40 pm

When we were renovating our unit in Armanee, I started a scrapbook of sort which became my faithful companion. Whether it was a meeting with the contractors or going to the hardware store, the scrapbook followed. It contains favourite magazine clippings a […]

My DIY List
23 December 2008, 12:31 pm

I have a long break coming up. Getting some time off work from Christmas till the new year. Woohoo! It can only mean one thing for me. ID time!! I've made a mental list of things to do (and hopefully complete) but I can't decide which to attempt first. No […]

Armanee Renovation
11 December 2008, 2:02 pm

After what seems like an eternity, the day has finally come for the contractors to start renovation works on Armanee. You see, we opted to refinance our loan for Armanee ('cos our current financier is killing us with its high interest rate!) way back in S […]

Armanee Renovation - Week 1
11 December 2008, 2:02 pm

I couldn't wait until Saturday to have a peek at the work that has been done to our Armanee unit. When the day came, I was thrilled to see bags and bags of broken bricks and debris greeting us at the gate. I was even more pleased to see the extent of the […]

Armanee Renovation - Week 4
11 December 2008, 2:02 pm

The renovation has gone into its fourth week and I'm delighted to report that things are going according to schedule (if not slightly ahead). Our new master suite now has a door frame.And the master ensuite has a new door, plus, the wall on the other side […]