Project "Our Hive": The Heart of Our Home

Now that all the renovation work are done, we have bid farewell to Mr Peter. We've moved on to the heart of a home, which is the kitchen. Our kitchen designer, Ms S was supposed to come measure our kitchen last Friday but she was unwell. So, we've shifted the appointment to Monday afternoon.

Once she's got all the measurements, then the designing can start. However, she would need the measurement of the appliances that will be fitted to our cabinets - the cooker hob, oven and hood. The company that will do our kitchen supplies Te*ka, Fa*gor and Rin*nai appliances. After reading through the forums, many said that we should go with Asian manufacturers since our Asian cooking uses lots of oil. So, I was leaning towards Rin*nai and Fu*jioh. My mom uses Fu*jioh and also based on reviews on the net Fu*jioh hoods has higher oil absorption efficiency than Rin*nai.

Equipped with all these info, Shah and I headed to the Modern Ho*me and Life*style Fair at Mid*valley today. Alhamdulillah Fu*jioh had a booth there and there were a few reasonable offers. Suffice to say, I was already set on getting a Fu*jioh hood and hob. We also got an oven to go with it at a price that I had budgeted for. So, we've now got the measurements for our appliances to be given to Ms S.

Hopefully we'll be able to finalise the kitchen design in the next two weeks. Then we've got to get the Fu*jioh people to come measure the ducting for the hood and hack a hole on the back wall of the kitchen where the ducting ends. Once the hole is done, then only can the cabinets be fixed and finally the appliances.

So, maybe by early or mid May will the kitchen be ready. In the mean time, we'll be shopping for lights. Just before the cabinets are in and the lights are all fixed, we've got to do the first round of cleaning for the whole house. The proper clening will be done just before we move in the furniture.

Oh, and it looks like the developer is almost done with our complaints. Maybe next week they'll call us up to check the repairs. I've also put a picture of our grille and the simple cornice we've got on the ceiling. So, our main mission at the Mid*valley fair was accomplished. Next week there'll be a Per*fect Li*ving Fair at PWTC and it looks like that fair will be big. So, we'll be there next Saturday to look for lights, furniture and maybe an alarm system for our house if budget permits. We must always ensure safety comes first!