The kitchen backsplash has been tiled with the hood ( extractor) installed and open shelves . The backsplash is from leftover tiles that was used for the reno work at my second bathroom in my condo . I am trying to use whatever materials I have leftovers for the Muar house mainly 1) saves costs…

Carpenter has fixed the antique doors at the bathroom Yay ! At least the antique teak doors can be used . The doors need to be closed to switch off the lights and the doors are ala barn yard type . I am quite pleased with the effect . I must say I am pretty…

The mirror is at the bathroom of the Muar House . The carpenter has brought the mirror down to Muar. Unfortunenly , the console holding the sink is not wood like walnut because that is far too expensive . I have walnut for cupboards for my condo but just too expensive for the house in…

Got the mirror yesterday from dad’s house in PJ . The mirror should be hung at the Muar’s house bathroom . I had to drive to some god forsaken place in Sungei Buloh which was deserted to send the mirror to the carpenter . Sungei Buloh is full of godowns and small factories . The…

The skirting and wood framing for the slates in the house has been done . The glass needs to be installed for the slates. I think its looks rather nice with the skirting and wood framing like this. The bedrooms timber flooring not done as the floors are not completely dry . The house is…

I have bought 5 fans from the shop in Muar . This includes 4 normal size fans and 1 baby fan for the Rumah Kebun which is slightly more expensive than the normal size fans . Bought a cooker hood , a cooker with 2 burners and an oven .That is for the kitchen. One…

Drove not too early from Melaka to Muar on Sunday morning using the old road which is a leisurely drive. It is longer to drive by using the PLUS highway than to use the old road from Melaka to Muar. The Lontong at this shop was pretty good compared to the Lontong that is served…

Drove to Muar on Saturday but spent a night on the way at Melaka . Muar is about 1 hour drive on the old road from Melaka . I could have done a day trip to Muar but a day drive can be tiring . Furthermore, I do treat my drives to Muar to see…

The garden shed has been installed . Now, Encik Rahman can transfer the garden tools and items into the garden shed that was previously in the Rumah Kebun. The garden shed is in the kebun . The contractor has got to lay down a concrete slab and the ground is on a higher level incase…

All the tiles in the house is done . This includes the living room , dining and kitchen and bathrooms for Rumah Kebun & house . The bathroom accessories have not been installed yet. I changed my mind on the kitchen so instead of having just a bar , the kitchen will be L-shaped .…