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Interior Designer Series -- 5 9 Creation, Ubi Road 1 We met with Randall from 9 Creation on the same day as the event mentioned in ID Series 4.  He came across as unassuming and thoughtful.   During our first meeting, after going through our floor plan and our requirements, among other things, he gave us an interesting solution for our storeroom door.  We wanted louvered doors.  But we all know that louvered doors are old fashioned and unsightly.  He showed us a PVC door that might fit our requirement whereas most other IDs had no clue or couldn't be bothered.  Why are we so picky on this?  We stayed in an apartment with bomb shelter used as a store room.   After a year, mould started to developed and ruined many things.  We had to rent a storage to store them for the next few years.  So yes, we think storerooms MUST be well ventilated. He scored bonus points for being the only ID who sent us a 3D drawing.  Whe...

Interior Designer Series -- 4 Attended an event hosted by another website where you could meet with nine IDs.  It was very well organised and we had a wonderful experience.  We did our homework before making appointment to meet with just two of them.  The first was: Rezt & Relax, Ubi Ave For those who have spent a little time checking out IDs, this name should be a familiar one.  Their projects have appeared in many publications.   We met with a petit, young and energetic lady.  I was quite impressed her idea with two area of our concern and she pointed them out immediately and effortlessly.  We went on to make an appointment to see her the following week. When we went in, she already had the table setup with our drawings and sample materials on the side.  We spend almost two hours with her before having to rush to another meeting.   R&R provides warranty for their renovation work for between 1-3 years and eve...

Interior Designer Series -- 3   We came across a few designs on the site that we liked while combing through the web.  I sent a request and got a response.  In my reply, I fixed the time and also attached my floor plan and pictures.     O***, Somewhere in Joo Chiat   The designer was a lady in her thirties.  Once seated and the pleasantries exchanged, I was furious and I wanted to get out of the meeting right away.  She was not prepared!  I was sure that she had read the email because she replied to it but she didn't go through my attachments.  But somehow my wife had an affinity with her.  Ahh...had to be those children things; women loved to talk about children.     I endured the session and when I got out, I was ready to put it out of my mind.   However, my wife had other plans.  They communicated and setup the next meeting.     So what have we got:   The kitchen was des...

Interior Designer Series -- 2 I posted my job scope in Renotalk's Get A Quote section.  It was just for renovation for my two toilets.   Shortly, a lady called to verify my posting - a good job on Renotalk's part to screen the requesters.  Within the day, 2 companies responded and I gave them each a floor plan and pictures I had taken.  We decided to visit just one: Unity Design, Kallang Avenue We stepped into the bright and modern showroom and was greeted by a bespectacled young man, dressed casually but chic in a sports jacket.  He led us to a dinning counter and on it, neatly laid out, were the printouts of the floor plan, the photos I sent and the proposal.  He gave us an overview of the company, what our scope of work and what approach he took in designing.  After verifying a few details, we were impressed enough to let him onto our plan for other parts of the house.  A date was set for more than a week later.  ...

Interior Designer Series - Part 1 How do I pick an ID?  First and foremost is trust, then experience, taste and cost. Weiken, IMM We did not plan this.  We were wondering around IMM after work looking at furnitures and appliances.  Walking by a bookstand and it happened to be at a page where a photograph grabbed my attention.  We started to browse and a friendly bespectacled sales person came up to greet us.  He was very enthusiastic and we thought we just sit and hear what he had to offer.  After a while, in came the boss: a small, stocky guy but sporting a big strong voice.  We were introduced and he sat down to take a look.  Immediately, He showed us why he was the boss: he knows!  He knew why there was a kerb here, pipes there and explained why the current owner did things that way.  We were very impressed.  So we made an appointment to come back to see his proposal a week later. That evening, we googled and l...

This is a reminder for the upcoming event “Meet the Designers”. Date:  10 October 2015 (Saturday) Time:  2pm to 6pm Venue: Th e Design Store By Lifestorey Address:  16 Tai Seng   Street #01-00/A Singapore 534138 Parking: Free parking, Limited slots. All of our guests get to enjoy Exclusive discount on Lifestorey products. Light refreshment will be served at the start of the event, we encourage you to come early. ---------------------------------------- Organised by Renonation it was very well put together: there were many friendly helping hands and excellent crowd control.  Nine ID firms were present and it was always a worry that they packed as many customers as possible and you ended like queueing to buy fast food.  But not so, we have no problem with waiting and our sessions were unhurried.  All in all a great experience.  Do look out for their future event.