My New Condo
Having lived in houses ever since I was born, I've decided to spend the rest of my life in a condominium.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Old Furnitures
Before I bought the condo, there were some old furnitures and electrical appliances left as Khun Wiwat, the seller, did not want to take them with him. Since I didn't want any of them either, I tried to find a way to get rid of them before the construction started. I asked the contractor and some furniture makers whether they wanted to buy them. It turned out that none was interested. They said it was not worth buying and repairing old furnitures in order to resell them. They might be interested in some furnitures which are made from teak, because they can extract teak from them. Unfortunately, my furnitures are not made from teak. I then decided to give away these furnitures and electrical appliances for free, to anybody who wanted them. My sister and her friends took the offer and my task was completed.
Some of the old furnitures and appliances
Some of the old furnitures and appliances
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Contractor
After the final draft of the interior design was finished, I had to find a contractor. I invited 2-3 contractors for bidding, one of which was Shine Architect, my interior designer. I took into consideration the costs, the contractors' experiences, their projects in hand, the devotion, etc. before decided to appoint Khun Paophan Pumnoi to be the contractor of my project. Khun Paophan, recommended by my architect, used to work under my architect in the architecture company, "Ekistics", which I hired for designing my existing house almost 20 years ago. He was one of the team who was responsible for drawing the blue print of my house.
I signed the contract with him on August 1. According to the contract, the project will take 4 months to complete. My condominium should be ready for moving in by the end of this year.
I signed the contract with him on August 1. According to the contract, the project will take 4 months to complete. My condominium should be ready for moving in by the end of this year.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
I found out later that Shine Architect had got a big contract with Siam Cement Company. Therfore they hardly had time for a small business like mine. Later, "Tei" resigned to pursue his study somewhere else. Khun Monthon and Khun Knot assigned other team member whose name I could not remember since he quited right after we met. Another one was then assigned and quited again. It went on like this until finally "Pim", a free lance, was hired to handle my project. I tried to work with her until we derived at a final draft.
Interior Design
After I bought the condominium, I tried to find an interior designer to redecorate it for me. I have never been in this area before and I have not known anyone. My former architect, Ajarn Twee Sibunruang, who had been my architect for my existing house, recommended a few interior designers. I contacted some of them and found that they were very busy. It appeared that most interior designers were fully occupied, due to Thailand's booming property development. It was very difficult to find the interior designer for a small project because they were busy with the larger projects. Finally I managed to find an interior design companies, "Shine Architect", who seemed to be available so I appointed them to be my interior designer. The persons I contacted were Khun Monthon and Khun Knot, husband and wife and owners of the company. They also had other team members who worked as interior designers. The first one was "Tei", who drafted me a design for my son's bedroom. The design was very modern and appealing. However, it didn't accommodate my son's needs as it had very few storage spaces, which are very necessary for his books, computers, and electronic devices. Some alterations must be made to the design.