Before I go into the details of the makeover, India was rather fabulous for textiles shopping. I managed to get some lovely fabrics starting with
1) lovely cotton sari material in modern colours which I am planning to make into pencil skirts
2) light cotton for curtains at only 20 rupees a metre (RM1.40)
3) great shop called Fabindia which has an eclectic collection of homeware, textiles, clothes and accessories. Every item only comes in a few pieces and although there are stores all over India, it would be highly unlikely for there to be repeat products in different stores. That's why I snapped up all four pieces of a set of cotton print curtains to complement cotton mentioned above.
Before:
The original kitchen held up surprisingly well for a 10-year-old apartment, possibly because of the floor to ceiling tiling. It wasn't the prettiest kitchen but I didn't hate it. I only replaced the brown MDF worktop with a 'China Corian' surface. The made-in-China version was much cheaper and I couldn't tell the difference. I also changed the lighting to these great Ikea basics.
After:
a suggestion - if you ever get tired of those small square tiles ( esp when the grout starts getting dirty and dated) , try swapping half of it and the cook level with a splashback. Either stainless or glass ( enoki glass which is tempered), it updates the kitchen really quickly , adds a few more $$$ on value and makes it look even brighter!
ReplyDeletehi.. can i know where you get those lights from?
ReplyDeleteSure. Lights are from Ikea.
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