Before & after-second hand house refurbishment

Not sure any of you experienced this before:
Bought a second hand house which already full finished by previous owner? How to dress up the interior in stead of build new furniture?
To me, there are few things you have to consider:

* your budget (how much you intend to spend to furbish your new house? usually second hand house consists of more refurbish cost and it is depend on the age of the house)
* existing site condition (whether is the existing plaster ceiling, build in furniture, flooring and etc still in good condition?)
* existing interior concept ( is the existing concept suit what you expected?)

would like to share with you one of my current projects. The house already furnished with build up furniture, plaster ceiling and also maintain in good condition, therefore, client wish to save on the renovation cost by dress up make it look more cozy with minimal renovation.Actually it is a difficult task with limited budget and also the design of the existing interior look a bit outdated for a young couple like them (my point of view la...)

After discuss with the owner, i decided to do some alteration for this house which involved:

* change of wall colour
* refurbish existing cabinet
* lighting effect.

FOYER

BEFORE

this is the existing cabinet located at foyer which used to be the alter table by previous owner.
AFTER
Alteration work involve:

* additional spot light
* new door panel @ existing alter table.
* change of wall colour to creamy white in stead of pure white

LIVING HALL

BEFORE


AFTER
Alteration work involved:

* additional spot light
* re-varnish existing cabinet door & divider
* change of wall colour to creamy white in stead of pure white

DRY KITCHEN
BEFORE
really sorry ,unfortunately i didn't take the full photo of existing kitchen...



AFTER

Alteration work involved:

* new sliding door
* re-varnish existing kitchen cabinet door
* change of wall colour to creamy white in stead of pure white
* change of bulb
* change new handle

WADROBE

BEFORE


AFTER
Alteration work involved:

* re-varnish existing kitchen cabinet door
* change of wall colour
* change new handle

Office Interior Fitting-out @ Klang

Project type: Office Interior Fitting-out @ Klang

Design concept: Modern
It is a factory cum office located at Klang which already come with gypsum board partition by previous owner. In order to save the renovation cost, therefore, we tried using the partition which left over by previous owner

Foyer @ ground floor

Alteration work involve:

• New glass door
• New backing for poster display.
• Company signage
• New carpet flooring

Before

Before
Note: empty backing to receive poster

Reception @ 1st floor

Intention:
The owner of this company is a feng shui believer , which he try to avoid dominance sharp aches in his new office especially to make the existing pillar look more pleasant. Therefore, we decided to propose a design which suit his requirement

Before

After

Pillar had been dressed up by carpentry works which ,it is a continuous design as continued to reception counter. The main concept in the design of the counter is minimizing in appearing of sharp corner.

Waiting area @ 1st floor

Before

After

Common office @ 1st floor

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After


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After

Pantry @ 1st floor

Before
After

Before & After- 2 storey terrace @ Kl

Housing type: 2 storey terrace @ DPC

Design concept: Modern contemporary

Outdoor landscape & car porch

Alteration work involve:

• New landscape and water feature.
• New pagoda with clear glass supported by steel structure.
  

View to garden

View to car porch

Living hall

Before

After

Lanai

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After

Door to utility

Before
After
A display console cum sliding panel is built to cover the utility door.

Dining hall cum open dry kitchen

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After

Toilet