wanted: interior designer

after saying bye bye to the dragon year, i am now all set to embark on a mission to transform my newly acquired property to my dream home :) 1st thing 1st, i have to locate an interior designer to help me oversees this major "makeover" project of mine. and so for the last few weeks, i started becoming an avid reader of renovation forum. i started buying home decor magazines. i visited serene's cousin place to check out their newly renovated place at clementi casa. i even went window shopping at ikea @_@  

in my search for an interior design, here's my findings:

space define - proposed layout

i like the idea of having a foyer as my cosy corner ... but it may not be such a good idea to have it near to my shoes cabinet *oops* 

in the end, i did not select them becos their quotation is not competitive and somehow the id i was referred to, have to postpone our apptmt twice, hmmm that's not a very good impression to start with ... call me picky loh 
(-_-)!

summit design - island kitchen + dining

the young id, a very persistent one, actually proposed an island for my kitchen area. though a refreshing idea, it does not fit with my concept of spacious living ... though their quotation on the other hand is fairly reasonable

freelance designer - recommended on forum

meeting up with the id and project manager (my mum called them the 2 "bengs") made me realised that i should exercise more cautious sourcing and contacting id from the internet. somehow i find it very difficult to trust an id without an office space and even though he did showcase quite a few beautiful workpieces, i somehow dun feel comfortable working with them. in short, no affinity la ...

add space - recommended by my ex-colleague

selling points = budget + trust since the designer is recommended from ex-colleague. unfortunately she did not sell me any interesting ideas, despite me probing a couple of times. she sounds more absorbed in fengshui ... duh another mismatch.

ideal design 

my final stop, i found my id ... so how did he buy me over??? heh here's how ...

idea of a cosy corner with extended dining area where i can host friends over for dinner

study area

freehand sketches just make me go gaga and so hurray !!! after 2 weekends meeting up with 5 ids, i found my mine !!! the journey has only just begun ...