Down to 2

After the first point of contact with the few ID firms at IMM and Balestier, we're pretty sure of who we'll end up with. To the IDs, the first discussion is more on requirements gathering. It's all about space planning, concept and our priorities. To us, it's about how the ID can help improve on our ideas and how they manage our budget to deliver the renovation.

Base on the first impression, we liked 2:

• Kenny from U-Home Interior Design (IMM)


• Zhiqi from Artrend Design (Balestier)

The reasons:

1. They're both open to our idea. As in they're very suggestive and yet they do not force their ideas on us.


2. They're both organised and meticulous when we were going through what we wanted on our floorplan.


3. There's somehow a chemistry.

Kenny had promised to provide us with a quote in just 2 days (which is impressive). Zhiqi will try to get back to us in a week (which is kind of the standard turnaround time). Anyway, we gave them the same ideas, budget and deadline. The ultimatum is we want to spend our Hari Raya this year in our new home.

Now let's hope that the price is right.