Something is Brewing

I was at IKANO just before the CNY break and I didn’t remember there was much change to the lower ground floor. Today, Anita wanted me to drive her to IKEA after work and I was surprise to see that the whole floor had been closed for refurbishment when I was walking around looking for dinner.

All the shops, including the small stalls lining the corridor were no where in sight. Instead there were covered by placards saying somebody “Swede” was taking over. And that could only be one thing .... IKEA was taking over IKANO!

Or at least the lower ground floor.

I was not sure how long the shops would be closed. And once it was opened, how it would be like. Or whether it would be IKEA after all. So, watch this space ...

The Red Bricks

Anita had always loved brightly coloured kitchen. Dull ones were boring according to her. She made it a point to choose her own palette for the renovations, and she did just that.

The walls of the kitchen near the stove would be covered with red tiles. And it looked amazing!

I should just trust her then .....

Temporary Quarters

We had gotten used to the current arrangements and with the lights up at the main hall, we could at least see what was going on. And even with limited amount of lights, we could see what the decorator had in mind as far as the lights were concerned. The main hall was certainly transformed.

In fact, the lighting was much brighter than I expected.

Once the halls and rooms were done, Anita told me it would be the kitchen, store and the maid's room. I was sure the maid would be happy. The store would also be transformed into an ironing room. The curtains were still down though, so privacy was still a tad of a problem.

For that, we would have to keep the lights low ....

The Break of Dawn

As I was rushing to get ready for my long Saturday morning clinic, I realised how majestic it looked outside my bedroom window - minus the curtains as there were renovations going on.

I had always intended to have my bedroom facing East as it allowed me to enjoy the morning sun - I had always been a morning person! I guessed I chose right.

So, once the renovation was done, I will make sure that I would enjoy at least a 5 minute stop at my bedroom balcony before going to work. It would be worth it ....

Getting Used to It

We were quite literally playing musical chair at the moment although there were no music in the background. The work on the ceiling at the main hall was done and there would be a couple of weeks break before the cabinets and wallpapers were installed. Now, they were doing the main bedroom and our family room at the same time. We had to move the TV and settee to the main hall temporarily and would be moving back around Chinese New Year period.

It also meant that there would be no ASTRO for the duration of the repairs - which prompted me to put a TV on the corridor on match nights!

TV on the corridor during match night ...The current set up was fine except for the bright sun first thing in the morning .... but with Netflix and internet, we were OK.