Home furnishing and appliances 2

Bed - Von wanted a King size, for "future expansion" as she called it. I'm not sure if she meant we should make room for a possible new member to our family, or rather both of us are experiencing expansion in our body mass with the bulging love handles and flabby arms. Visco-elastic memory form mattress which molds perfectly to our laudable body contour felt good but too expansive. After spending the whole evening trying out the entire collection of beds in IMM, we settled for the more sturdy Dunlopillo mattress including the bedframe and pillows.

Sofa - A big headache. We had conflicting liking to design and comfort. First of, von likes fabric that has a distinct and contrasting treading tracks along the cushion edges which I find it ugly. Back support and sitting depth that is just nice for me will be too uncomfortable for von. Similarly, seats that were to her comfort were not accustomed to me as I realised that the back cushion height was too short to support my neck. It was pure luck that on one visit to Lorenzo that we found an awfully reasonably priced sofa that both of us are ok with. Only flaw was that it will cover and render one of the wall socket unusable due to its slightly long dimension. We settled for a chocolate brown non-pvc fabric which will not be too hot after long hours of couch-potato-like activities. We even got ourselves a milky white cover change a few weeks later, maybe can be put to use during Chinese New Year.

Dining table - The costliest purchase. We could not even find a single one to our liking. Its either that the table was not sturdy enough or the metal legs had an flaky coating. Wooden type were out as we wanted our home to look more clean-cut. A visit to XZQT threw out several good ones but all were simply too expensive. One such table is a retractable glass top table and the glass concealed itself so well that nobody realised it can be expanded into a 6-person table top. After pondering for days and visiting it umpteen times, we decided to take the dangling 'special offer' bait and cut a deal to also include 4 chairs of similar design. We better make good use of this damn dining table to justify the cost...

Coffee table - Final purchase. This bought us to Sungei Kadut, as many had suggested its a good place to scout for furnitures. We took half a day off from work to prowl around the area hopping to nap a good bargain. We had wanted a glass top design so as to bland into the interior but we soon realised that those sexy curvature glass top were not tampered glass. As explained by the sales person, tempered glass are too rigid to be flex into these shapes and only flat planar piece can be made. We finally found a real good bargain in Star furniture opposite IMM but it was not a glass table top that we hope. It is surprisingly heavy for its size and this is perhaps why the table is so stable with the 4 leg supports. It has a nice pearly white finishing with two side compartments coated with a fiery red color. It would be even better if the compartments were black but at only $199, it was a good buy. We can replaced it after a few years without feeling the pinch. Although far off from what we have in mind, the price tag is simply too irresistible for such a solid table.