5 Brilliant Ideas to Maximise your Kitchen Storage Space

You would have seen my small little kitchen in my previous post, and being the hoarder I am, I am desperate for more storage.

Check out this short video for 5 cool ways you can make your kitchen space more organised and accessible!

Presenting Our Humble Heartland HDB Flat!

Have been on hiatus for a long while because I was buried with work.

Am I done with work yet? - img courtesy of hypnotension.com

These two months have been hectic; I was juggling among work, renovations, wedding preparations, and personal life.

But things now are getting better and so, I AM BACK!

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I haven't been updating the progress of our BTO flat for a while, but in reality, I am actually really excited about the new house! Much progress has been made since we have received the keys to the flat, and fast forward three months, the house is almost done!

We started by going to roadshows and asking for recommendations from family and friends. After we have short-listed some potential Interior Designers and Renovation Contractors, we sieved out some of them by reading up forum reviews and checking out their portfolio on Facebook and their corporate websites.

We are most concerned with two factors: reliability, and cost.

There are just too many articles and reviews about errant renovation companies or companies folding after collecting payment; so many reports that it becomes a cause for concern. We also do not believe in taking up renovation loans just so that we can have a nest that is showflat-worthy. Even though we are pretty cash-strapped because of all the major milestones we are hitting, we want to spend within our means and keep to our budget. Say hello to Mr and Mrs (to-be) Scrooge!

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Most of the packages provided by firms and contractors are rather basic; you have to do up your own list and compare it with the packages to have a gauge of how much you will need to top up to obtain your dream home. For example, packages typically do not include installing or shifting of lighting points, adding new electrical points, carpentry for wardrobes... etc.

Do give much thoughts to what you want to do for the house before you invite the IDs and contractors over for an on-site quotation. This helps in ensuring that you are conscious of the budget and you do not miss out much when discussing with each company.

Because we aren't in a hurry to move in, we worked out our list only after we received the keys and gotten a good idea of what we want to do with the house.

Here are some photos of our house:

The living room (the place looks dim and small) -

The kitchen (yikes irregular shaped!) -

Walkway to rooms -



One of the rooms -

One of the toilets -

I will start updating our progress across the next few posts, so do keep a lookout for them!

My Manicure Experience at Kimiyo-G Beauty, Clarke Quay Central

I am a very lazy person so embarrassing as it is, I must admit that I have not pampered my nails for a long while. Recently, for the upcoming pre-wedding photoshoot, I finally had the opportunity to get my nails done at Kimiyo-G Beauty.

Kimiyo-G Beauty specialises in face, body, and nails, and provides holistic services for beauty, health and wellness. They opened their second outlet at Clarke Quay Central two months ago.

It was pretty quiet when I was there, partly because it is a new outlet, and partly because it was a weekday afternoon I guess. The service was rather prompt, and I was served a cup of piping hot green tea while they make the necessary preparations.

I opted for cuticles trimming as well, so the manicurist worked her magic while I browse through the gel colour palette.

I was given this overwhelming palette of colours to choose from, but I have decided on pastel pink prior to the appointment, so it kind of narrowed down my choices by half.

I liked how professional and efficient the manicurist was. Within the hour when I was there, she trimmed my nails, removed excess cuticles, applied three coats of polish, and finished off with moisturiser and a quick hand massage!

And ta-dah! Say hello to my squeaky clean sparkly nails!

Kimiyo-G Beauty

Blk 204 Serangoon Central #01-110 S(550204)

Tel: 62889280

Daily: 1100 to 2100hrs

Public Holidays:1100 to 2000hrs

Clarke Quay Central

6 Eu Tong Sen Street #03-69 S(059817)

Tel: 62215592

Daily: 1100 to 2100hrs

Public Holidays:1100 to 2000hrs