The Minton: Ideas and Renovation – 34 – Day 30

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While both the front and back facades of our Minton apartment looks pretty cool, with its liberal use of glass, concrete and colors, practically, that even the toilets are featuring full glass windows have posed problems. Basically, as pretty as it looks from the outside, no one on the inside will want to have toilets and bathrooms whose interiors are laid bare! We knew early on we’d be covering the window panes, though how exactly to go about doing that we bounced between decisions till just a fortnight ago. We weren’t going with curtains – that much was certain. Between blinds and frosted film; blinds look a lot more elegant, but they won’t necessarily completely block out the window, and might leave visible gaps. Frosted film is another option – doesn’t look as good, but as a rule, the light transmission properties of various film grades do provide options to completely block out light from within.

We ended up deciding to do both frosted film and blinds, and engaged a curtain maker to do just that. The worker came by this morning to install frosted film for the window panes in our Master Bedroom and attached bathroom. With the benefit of hindsight now, it’s probably a good idea to have the film installed first before the grills – something we missed out on, but the worker didn’t seem too annoyed by that even, and gamely went about it. A couple hours later, it was all done. Our carpenters also came by to continue a bit of work too for Day 2 of carpentry installation.

Hannah got her first opportunity to inspect her new bed too.:)

The carpenter was just behind us, and looked anxious when Hannah went into her room to inspect the work done on her new bed. She did give her nod of approval - much to his relief!
The carpenter was just behind us, and looked anxious when Hannah went into her room to inspect the work done on her new bed. She did give her nod of approval – much to his relief!
The (almost) full height shoe cabinet hasn't been assembled yet, but some of its pieces are stacked at its eventual location, giving us an idea of what it'll look like later.
The (almost) full height shoe cabinet hasn’t been assembled yet, but some of its pieces are stacked at its eventual location, giving us an idea of what it’ll look like later.
Taking another close look at the wood texture of our Master Bedroom headboard.
Taking another close look at the wood texture of our Master Bedroom headboard.
Pretty deep wood grooves for a laminate surface!
Pretty deep wood grooves for a laminate surface!
We had frosted film done on the small section of our L-shaped window in the Master Bedroom.
We had frosted film done on the small section of our L-shaped window in the Master Bedroom.
The shower stall and basin in the Master Bathroom, with frosted film installed. Blinds will be installed in a fortnight.
The shower stall and basin in the Master Bathroom, with frosted film installed. Blinds will be installed in a fortnight.
The base frame of our workroom study tables. Each table will include four drawers.
The base frame of our workroom study tables. Each table will include four drawers.
Wall-hung cabinets in our workroom. They were a lot taller than we'd envisioned from the earlier 3D render.
Wall-hung cabinets in our workroom. They were a lot taller than we’d envisioned from the earlier 3D render.
Lots of wood pieces and materials in our Living Hall.
Lots of wood pieces and materials in our Living Hall.

As these home renovation projects go, one of the most risky items that can potentially pose problems with workmanship and material quality is in carpentry and woodwork, and Ling is pretty happy so far with the quality of work done on this part of our home renovation project. More notes to come soon.:)

2 thoughts on “The Minton: Ideas and Renovation – 34 – Day 30”

  1. Hi

    Your carpentry works looks great! Do you mind sharing the location of the carpentry, as I would just like to have a custom feature wall in my living room, and perhaps do some of my cupboards.

    Thanks!
    Esther

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