Friday, 28 March 2014

Renovating your HDB Flat - Filling up the rest of the home

What else did I had to buy? Surprisingly quite a fair bit. I will not talk about the daily essentials, like toilet rolls, etc...  but things that are important and useful to a home.


GENERAL

Rubbish bins. One for every room. IKEA bins are the best! But I did get one that comes with a lid for the kitchen, so that I can keep the cockroaches and flies out. That one came from Toyogo.

Plastic Chairs. For those occasions when you are planning your house-warming. Grabbed twelve stackable chairs from Toyogo.

Metal Ladder. For the times when the light goes out and you need to replace the bulb. Got mine from Giant.

Power Drill. You will need this for any handy work that needs to be done around the home. The problem is though you will not use it often, which makes buying one a difficult decision. Thankfully, my dad has one, so I just borrowed from him. Thanks dad!

Blu-Tack. It is amazing how useful this putty is. Absolutely a must have for everyone.

Foldable Table. For that big party you promised your friends once you have your own home. I got mine really cheap at NTUC Fairprice.

Cordless Phones. How else to make phone calls while walking all around your home? Starhub or Singtel would have provided a free land line for your home with your subscriptions. Just plug in your cordless phone and you are good to go. I grabbed a pair of them from Courts.


KITCHEN

Aluminium Splash Guard Sheet. Use these around your stove area to keep the splatter from cooking oil from splashing all over your kitchen. You can find these in big supermarkets like Giant Hyper and Fairprice X-tra.

Hot Thermal Airpot. This lets you have access to hot water when you want it. Pick one that does not use electricity so as to save electricity. But that also means you will need to boil water to pour into it. I bought mine at OG.

Cup stand. I got myself a cup stand that allows me to place six cup, inverted. I figured that will let the cup drip dry, and not collect dust inside. Bought it at either John Little or Robinson Expo Sale.

Mini Toaster. Needed to heat up those egg tarts cos they only taste great when hot! Bought this at Cornell Warehouse Sale.

Rice Cooker. Duh. Unless you don't eat rice. I got this free! Or more accurately, I got two of them for free. Somehow families seem to have a spare one lying around for years.

Hot Plate. This is totally optional. I got one from a Cornell Warehouse Sale early in the year. Had two great grilling sessions in the comfort of my home. Cleaning up was not that great. Do use aluminium foil.


DINING ROOM

Tabletop cover. I have a glass table. It looks beautiful. So beautiful, I could not bear to have it scratched. So, on goes the tabletop cover to cover the table. Thankfully, it still looks great. I bought it from OG, which sells them by the meter. Look for the huge rolls of tabletop covers.


BEDROOMS

Chairs. I got mine from IKEA. Where you have to buy the base chair, then the handles that go along with them.


BATHROOM

Toilet Bowl Brush. The toilet bowl will not clean itself. Unless you have a wonderful wife living with you. Then it is like magic. :) I bought these guys are Toyogo.

Plunger. I always thought I will only need a plunger after a few years or so, thinking that there is no way a brand new home will be problems with the pipes so soon. Lo and behold, within the third month, I need the plunger to unclog my kitchen sink. Bummer. Bought mine from a provision shop downstairs.

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