Puddles of...

Are you seeing what I am seeing? The individual who made this mess does not seem too healthy to me.

Ready to be nailed down.

These hardwood flooring are finally ready to be installed. They are currently laid out in the room, getting ready to be nailed down! We have chosen to use a warmer colour for the upper floor of the house while a more chocolate color for the lower. Pictures of those will be up on this blog once our second floor is complete. Thanks for your patience.

Pizza anyone?

What kind of crust would you like for your pizza? We have marble, porcelain, granite, and quartz.

Up on the walls.

Here they are, up on the walls, almost ready to get splashed!

Here they are.

As promised, here are the tiles we have picked up from the store today. However, there has been already a change in plan since we last spoke. These pieces of stone shall be used in our foyer instead. I am such a designer, constantly changing my mind.

Tiles are up.

The walls are slowly covered up in tiles. However, we have to extra patient when working with this type of tile due to its huge size. To avoid any misalignment or the tiles from falling down, we can only put up six pieces per day.

The floor tiles for the bathroom will be arriving home tomorrow. More updates on that soon!

4 feet squared.

The wall tiles which I have chosen for our main bathroom on the second level is a 2' by 2' tile in a light beige tone. I am certain that the end effect on the walls will be quite subtle, yet impressive. To cut tiles of such size, exceptionally pro tools are required which led to the arrival of this monster at our door.

Hi handsome!

Ran into this awfully handsome Chowchow today while picking up a cake from TnT supermarket. He is so fluffy that I wanted to hug him so badly.

On another note, thanks to all my dear friends, family, and of course, Mr. (rich and powerful SOON to be) ROK Choi for a wonderful birthday this year. I love you all!

What's beyond?

It is rather interesting to see bits and pieces of wires from behind our walls. Soon this kind of scene will no longer be visible once we start installing new floorings and baseboards. Hopefully within the next week or two?

Staples gun.

Extra long staples for extra durable work.

Closet doors.

We have found three pairs of these stainless steel finish panels in the As-Is section from Ikea a while back. They have finally found a permanent home in our house. Three of the bedrooms have these panels installed as new closet doors. To maximize the usable space of a closet, each will have two levels of cloth rods, one for winter clothes and one for summer perhaps? I am getting exicited for this to be done so that I can begin un-boxing my clothes in the near future!

Tape.

Time to fill up the gaps with some tape.

Hot water in just 15 secs.

After much discussion, we have finally come to the conclusion of investing in this new machine. No more oversized water tank in the laundry room. Instead, we have replaced the traditional system with an instant water boiler which heats up water instantaneously in just 15 secs once you turn on your hot water faucet. Not only is this system more energy efficient, it also requires only one third of the space of our traditional ones.

Adios.

Goodbye. Best of luck in the dumpyard.

Waste generating creatures.

Ever since we moved into this house in November, we had been constantly generating waste.

New windows!

I took a half day off from work today to watch people install new windows for our house today. After years of drawing spray-in foam insulation in my detail drawings back in school and at work, I finally get to see this product taking action in real life.

Mix it up.

I never knew that the mixer used for the preparation of concrete and cement is not an independent machine, but simply a mixer-head which gets attached to a drill.

Last load of drywalls.

Drywall is such an ingenious product.

Holesaw.

These cut-outs from our drywall ceilings remind me of a physics project which I did back in high school.

Screws.

These look awfully similar to some sort of insects, don't you think?

Suspend them.

Finally! After weeks of searching here and there for the right size, style, price, and colour of light fixture for our dinning room, I have at last found the one that will generate the effect that I aim to achieve. Here they are now, hanging down proudly from our ceiling!

Gus in the mud.

I went out to a dog park today to see my friend's dogs. And here you are, the famous english bulldog, Gus, which Rok Choi have previously taken portrait for! It unbelievable how fast this dog can run regardless of his size and weight.

The tub is in!

I cannot believe how difficult to hunt for a simple bathtub with clean lines and edges. After going to more than five different stores, we have finally spotted the one that is perfect for our bathroom. The most interesting part is that we actually brought it back home from the store with our little Toyota Matrix! It incredible how spacious the interior of this car is.

Rainfall in your tub.

For the main bathroom on the second level, we have chosen a softer showerhead. It almost feels like you are under a gentle rainfall when you shower beneath it. I cannot wait to get myself underneath it after a long day of work in the office.

Old and new.

It is interesting to see how the old system can easily be connected to the new.

Demolished.

For the past few days, the main bathroom on the second floor has started to be demolished. We are now in the process of removing the floor tiles to get ready for the installation of new ones.

Showerhead.

This is the new showerhead which we have recently installed in our master bathroom. It is, I would say, the best showerhead I have used thus far.