My Kitchen in 2D

After multiple visits to Kuchenmatic to discuss the kitchen lay-out, Eric has submitted the following to me for consideration. 

I will have tall units facing the dining and living area. Starting from the left is the pantry, which I intend to add pull-out wire racks for easy accessibility. Next up is the tall unit that houses the built-in oven. Right above the oven is a cabinet with an upward opening door for my free-standing combination microwave oven. Right next to this tall unit will be the white multi-door fridge which sort of looks like a cabinet itself. Then there's the roller shutter unit with a base cabinet below. The other area will be the cooking zone and this will be my 'feature' area in the kitchen. The black designer hood and black hobs plus black cabinet doors will be attention grabbing! All other cabinetry are white. Even the Corian solid surface counter top is glacier white. The plinth will be aluminium silver.

There are changes to be made to the layout here with the sinks & peninsula regarding the placement of the diswasher. The 2 wall units still remain. Doors are upward-opening and are aluminium with frosted glass. The peninsula has plenty of storage accessible from the dining area so it also doubles up as a dining console and buffet table.

3D Drawings - third draft

After a few minor amendments, these are the drawings by Desigva Design. Still need to tweak a bit here and there especially the kids bedroom

Bareno Sinks at Homedec 2010

It was the first time I stepped into the KL Convention Center - and I am awed by the size of that place! Super-duper excellent massive place for the Homedec exhibition 2010. It was only Part 1 focusing on Kitchens, Baths & Outdoors but there were lots of booths - filled up Halls 1-5 to the max.

I was impressed with the variety and the well-planned exhibition. There was no crowd as I was there on the 1st day. Scouting for good buys on kitchen sinks. Stumbled on Bareno's booth selling kitchen and bath products. Bareno's sinks are made in China but with German design and technology. The stainless steel is grade 304 and thickness of the sink is minimum 0.8mm. Best part is the 10 year warranty on manufacturer's defects - full refund if the sink rusts. 

Other features: 

• layer of coating sprayed on bowl bottom prevents moisture caused by temperature difference.
• hygienic and highly resistant to oxidation and corrosion
• satin polished finish
• sound deadening pads absorb noise
• resistant to stains & easy cleaning
• double folded edge enhances strength of sink

HBS4# - RM1000

1011D-1 - RM290

All sinks on 30% discount, so my total is RM903. Paid a 50% deposit to lock-in the price. Plus, I received a 5% cash voucher to spend at the showroom. I plan to use the RM45 voucher to purchase a chopping board that fits into the double bowl sink. The chopping board costs RM75 RRP but I should be able to get a small discount (maybe 20%) at the showroom. I also purchased a Victorinox ceramic kitchen knife - RM262 and a can opener for RM36. Received a free peeler worth RM12. All good for food prep. Oh and I also qualified  to enter the Homedec Contest and hope to win some great prizes!

Vacant Possession

Hubby and I went to the Management Office at Begonia today for the vacant possession of our condo unit. We were instructed to park at B1 level as the carparks are still not ready.

One of the staff brought us to our unit and we completed the hand-over joint inspection checklist. The developer included a step ladder, a double bowl sink, a single bowl sink and two Orion mixers with compliments. 

After the quick inspection, we went to the Management Office again to receive the keys - all encased in a zippered leather folder together with the house rules and regulations. An admin staff briefed me on the renovation procedures and certain standard designs which had to be adhered to. For instance, the lights for the balcony and foyer must be of a certain design. I was even given the contact info of the person who supplies the light. Well, I wonder why the developer didn't install all those lights in the first place so as to make things easier..... anyway, even the shoe cabinets need to follow a standard design and the colour must be white. 

Deposit for commencement of renovation works is RM5000 and fully refundable within 21 working days.

I was also given the M&E plan, plumbing plan and air-cond plan for the condo. I also took the renovation forms.  Everything took approx 1 hour. 

After that, my kitchen designer and wardrobe designer came over to do site measurements. Now, I am looking forward to more drawings!