Kenapa....? by Adam Ismadi

My super-duper obsessed shopping list Part I, the bathroom.

The apt will have 2 bathrooms, one in the master bedroom, quite small I guess not enough to fix in a bath tub. The shower area will be separated by a glass screen which is installed by default by the developer. I am gonna keep that. It also has one tiny window.

The second bathroom has a separate sink, shower and WC area. It is possible for the bathroom to be used by 3 person at the same time with complete privacy. This design is perfect for the second bathroom! I love that! The sink area has a windows and WC also has its own window. No window in the shower room though. The sink area has large enough space to fit in the washing machine and that is just what I am gonna do. Hence the washing machine/dryer will be in this list. Since the washing machine and dryer will be in the second bathroom, I am gonna use the dry-yard as my wet kitchen.

For the fittings and shower systems, I personally think that there is just nothing better than Grohe. For sinks and WC, Villeroy & Boch is da best! Both are pretty expensive but will last a lifetime.

The bathroom list :


1. GROHE Handshower and rail set
- BOUGHT 2 sets of the Grohe RELAXA Plus TOP 4 handshower rail set
(was actually planning to buy the MOVARIO 5 set but just way too expensive!)
- can do 4 spray patterns, wide, champagne, pulsating and jet
(note : no rain shower! :-( sad.. )
- RM500 total, bought in Ebay Germany


2. GROHE Themostatic Shower mixer
- BOUGHT 2 sets of the GROHETERM 1000 thermostatic shower mixer with the optional ECO-button
- this baby can do wonders! and looks fabulous!
- RM1000 total, bought in Ebay Germany
(available here for RM1400 EACH! murderous!)


3. GROHE Freehander Shower system
- PENDING, this would compliment the handshowers and it looks GREAT!
- this system can do rain showers and can a body shower too!
- RM2600 (around RM1300 each if bought here in Malaysia might compare prices in Singapore)

4. Grohe sink taps
- PENDING, short of funds.
- since the sink taps looks decent enough, I might just sitck to that.
- if I could find 2 Grohe Eurostyle bathroom sink taps at a resonable price (under RM300 each) I'd buy them. They are just too expensive in Malaysia!

5. Villeroy & Boch W/C and Sinks
- PENDING, I ran out of money and might just ditch the idea.
- these stuffs are just too heavy and fragile to be shipping to Malaysia so not gonna buy these...
- might just look for something else... JBH/TOTO/Johnson Suiss <-- cheaper! - I like to have a hidden flushing tank with a wall mounted WC. - I think the sink that they provide seems kinda small, a bigger sink would be better! 6. Hot water boiler cum tank - plenty of brands to choose from. - price kinda ok... around RM500 each, might need 2 units, 1 for each bathroom. - not picky all will be out of sight above the ceiling. - PENDING, cannot buy these now!
7. Front Loading Washing Machine >6kg
- PENDING, might only buy alter moving in, I already have my old washing machine for now
- The Samsung Silver-wash front loading washing machines looks nice and not too expensive around RM1500-RM2000

8. Dryer
- already bought a hot-air/blower type dryer, its cheap and will do just fine.
- but will take some while to dry up a load, around 5 hours.
- brand Enviro (China-made) with a 6kg load
- BOUGHT RM266 super cheap!

9. Bathroom mirror cabinets
- look up so my previous IKEA entry, bought them during the sale.
- its a steel medicine cabinets with door made of 2 sided mirrors.
- it has 2 adjustable shelves inside, plenty of space!
- BOUGHT on offer for RM149 each again super cheap!

I like the bathrooms to have small tiles with a few shades of blue and white... not too sure how much will cost! But this will be quite difficult to clean, I think. I also like to install a small LCD TV in front of the WC but I guess that will just be a bit over the top! Hehehe....

I like to keep minimal stuffs in the bathroom, less stuffs, less mess, easier to clean!

Posted by AdamIsmadi on Friday, December 16, 2005 at 7:45 pm | Permalink