Transforming the house into a home

This is where it gets interesting.

Here is where I showcase pictures of delectable houses, but as I do not have the copyright to these, I may have to remove pictures if asked to.

The new trend is cement finished walls, black piping wiring, and open concept kitchens. This is from 23 Pretty Outstanding HDB designs. This series of renovations definitely appealed to me, almost all, but certain works more than the rest. Here are my favourite 5.

In this kitchen, I love the clean lines with the margins in gold. I like the matt laminate surface too, double sink, mosaic backsplash and warm tones with the rattan wood lamp.

427 Yishun Avenue, JSR Design & Renovation

It may be in the background here, but I love the sunken dining table, which still makes use of the area below as cabinets. I like the booth seating too. But too white for my likes.

615B Edgefield Plains, i-Chapter

Love the warm colour and the patterened cabinet finishing. Looks posh - more for bedroom though?

310B Punggol Walk, Fifth Avenue Interior

Love the cement finishing and the hanging shelf above the island. Very nice industrial look.

525 Jelapang Road, Edge Interior

I like the folding windows into the living/kitchen space. I love the matt cabinet finishing.

Joo Seng Road, D5 Studio Image

Stalking Property Guru listings means I also get to view some immaculately renovated homes. Some may turn out to be dummy or showflats in the end, but still good eye-candy, so here are some of them. If you know who the design IDs are for these flats, please comment/PM me:

Entryway

I love the entryway here with the diamond design cabinet and wine rack. Very classy.

Blk 160, Toa Payoh Lorong 1  - $298k/1BDRM

Layout
I like the warm tones, the open concept kitchen, the greyish kitchen tiles and the homogenous living room tiles.

Blk 530, Bedok North St 3 - $305k/2BDRM

I like the partition sliding doors with rectangular blocks frame.

Blk 202, Tampines St 22 - $345k/1BDRM

Love the open concept tiny kitchen with bar counter.

Blk 302B, Anchorvale Link - $350k/2BDRM

Kitchen

I love the orange cabinet and the simple kitchen layout with the breakfast nook.

Blk 408, Tampines St 41 - $350k/2BDRM

Blk 642C, Punggol Drive - $390k/3BDRM - SOLD!

The glass upper cabinet and backsplash, compliment the wooden lower cabinets nicely.

Blk 642A, Punggol Drive - $380k/3BDRM

After all that though, this would be my IDEAL kitchen. I love the nook, tiny squarish design, with my favourite RED and balanced by the white!

Blk 184C, Rivervale Crescent, $350k/3BDRM - Sold

Toilet/Shower

I LOVE the hieroglyphics tiled backsplash and the fiber walls. I like the bathtub with glass encasement doors too.

Blk 601B, Punggol Central - $400k/2BDRM

Nice floor tiles and partition of shower from toilet space.

Blk 445A, Fernvale Road - $300k/1BDRM

Living Room

Not that great a fan of backsplash but this is so classy and sleek. Blends with the furnishing too.

Blk 602A, Punggol Central - $380k/2BDRM

I adore the textured brick wall backsplash here,

Blk 450, Tampines St 42 - $355k/2BDRM

and here, even if it is marble purplish, with the weave backsplash...

Blk 160, Toa Payoh Lorong 1 - $298k/1BDRM

Bedroom

I like the walk-in wardrobe, nicely partitioned from the bed with a full length mirror. Just don't like the open shelves.

Blk 408, Tampines St 41 - $345-50k/2BDRM

I liked the zig-zag full length and height wardrobe.

Blk 642C, Punggol Drive  - $390k/3BDRM - SOLD!

So since we have been considering DIY Buying, I wonder if anyone would bite and do DIY Renovation like this couple for their Executive Flat. Ours is just a 3-room at best right? How difficult can it get? Hmmm... I think for me, I shall pass go if I need extensive renovation done. At most I'll DIY Paint.

Note: None of the pictures here are mine. They belong to RenoNation and Property Guru.