House renovation diary

#1 Choosing an Interior Designer 
I kinda have a lot of thoughts when it comes to house renovation because it is my childhood dream. initially we have planned to visit nXinfinitX but we missed it because they are closed on weekends. we chose The Roof Studio based on our first visit because we were kinda lazy to think felt de package offered is within our budget (and his designs more or less suit our taste). anyway, a little extra will probably be expected because I+HE (no longer "I" only) always have some other ideas in mind.  

(picture credit to Facebook)
BASIC RENOVATION PACKAGE RM4X,XXX :

3ft x 7ft suspended shoe cabinet at foyer

8ft TV console at living area

8ft TV feature wall at living area

10ft full height feature wall c/w mirror at dining

12ft kitchen cabinet (top & bottom)
12ft quartz stone kitchen top
5ft breakfast counter
2ft x 7ft tall unit storage cabinet
*02nos of 900mm put out baskets
*02nos of soft close inner drawer
*02nos of soft close drawer
*life-up mechanism
10ft full height wardrobe
*01nos of trousers pull out rack
*01nos of accessories pull out rack
FREE
TEKA voucher* RM1,000
CURTAIN voucher* RM500
=THIS IS NO LONGER A PACKAGE=

FOR ID DRAWING, YOU NEED TO ALLOCATE A BUDGET OF RM6,000
you can stop at de payment of RM6,000 (for ID drawing) if you decide not to proceed with The Roof Studio. I personally think that people who design de house knows best. if budget is constrained, I suggest you not to opt for ID. 
Deposit of RM1,000 
#Site visit
#Interior space planning : no amendments were made. 
Deposit of RM5,000
#3D presentation (max 2 alterations): minor alterations to be reviewed during quotation.
#Quotation: a revised quotation was requested because it was slightly over budget.
#Revised quotation: after few hours of discussion and cancellation on certain items we finally came to an agreement (at last!).

#Detailed drawings < CURRENT STATUS

a sneak preview for some of my house design.

Terms of payment:
upon confirmation of contract 30%
upon commenmence of work 30%
upon delivery of carpentry to site 30%
upon completion 10%

#2 Choosing a Fengshui master  

this is de boy's preference so I kinda leave it to him. with RM650 (per visit), services include house fengshui audit and cycle annual (Liu-nian 流年) for two. only suggestions given to adopt small changes and normally this fengshui master has to visit de house before and after renovation. I just need some time to digest these feng shui theory.

I'll do more updates on house renovation soon (=