The (unofficial) Tan Boon Liat Building furniture store directory

It seems like Tan Boon Liat Building has a great collection of furniture stores, so I thought to compile a list for would-be furniture hunters. After all, it’s not the most easy to get to building (not until the new MRT station is up anyway), and I know what it’s like to miss a store…

GSS 2012 promotions at 85 Playfair Road

If you have been there, you may know 85 Playfair Road better as Tong Yuan Building. Happened to be in the area and decided to drop by when we saw the ‘sales’ sign. So yeah, Grafunkt, White Woods and Egg3 are having sales now. Some pics below. Found the ‘red tagged’ ex-display items in Grafunkt to be…

Inspirations: The Don Draper apartment

If you are a true blue ‘Mad Men’ fan or just a Midcentury Modern design fan, I am guessing that Don Draper’s new Manhattan home in Apartment 17-B would interest you. Set in June 1966, the apartment is described by set decorator Claudette Didul as “a high-rise that feels like it was built in 1960 with a white-carpeted…

Renoblog: Defelio’s Mid-Century Modern Home in JadeSpring

Time for another renoblog feature! I spotted enough clicks on the earlier feature on Liebingsg’s place to keep this going. Continuing on the retro theme, I decided to feature another retrolicious renoblog that I enjoyed reading. Defelio’s mid-century modern home in JadeSpring is a good resource for learning about where to shop, and unusual types…

Renoblog: Lieblingsg’s Tiong Bahru flat

Since I completed my renovation, I have been toying with the idea of featuring some local (i.e. Singapore-based) renovation blogs that I enjoyed reading. Been waylaid by various festivities and of course work, but it shouldn’t been too difficult to feature blogs. For the next few months at least, I think I should be able to feature…

Some other useful info for reno…

Got started browsing the articles from Homedesignfind and here’s a compilation of those that I found useful, enlightening or simply interesting to read: General Tips on How to Choose an Architect Tips on Choosing an Interior Designer Hiring A Decorator and Staying in Control Interior Design Software: Planning in the virtual world for real success How…

20 places to buy mid-modern/vintage/retro furnitures

I’ve accumulated a list of places in Singapore ranging from thrift stores to bank breaking ones… thought this (painstakingly!) compiled listing may come in handy for those who are still looking for that authentic looking chair/side table/tv console/etc. Thanks goes out to the nice folks on renotalk and various blogs who have so generously shared their finds.