On The Floor...

Today, two Kronostep guys came over to our apartment to lay the wooden laminates. The following photos were taken while the laminates were being laid without the skirting yet. Some of the carpentry has gone up the day before. It's very exciting because our apartment renovation is near completion and moving towards "TOP" or move in date.

The Kronostep guys started by overlaying a 5mm insulation rubber layer on the original tiles. Then the laminates were laid over the insulation layer and joined together at the side v-groove. To provide extra protection against water damages, the Kronostep guys also applied a some "click-guard" gel at the grooves.

We are pretty pleased with the result. The Kronostep guys were competent with their workmanship. The laminate floor is up to our expectations. The color has a modern and warm effect. Judging from what we can see, it creates a cozy effect but yet it's doesn't make our small place look constricted. We are thankful of our friends who voted for this color when we were surveying for our floor laminate color.

Notice the TV console in the above photo? It was designed by our ID. The front panels are mirrors to help deflect attention on the TV console and allow it to blend into the background so as to create a perception of space. Two of those panels are drawers while the other two are retractable doors to provide access to the DVD players and other appliances. Pretty neat design piece huh?

Here's how the laminate looks under lights. The master-bedroom is the only part of the apartment with working lights. The effect of lights on the Kronostep laminate creates a nice and warm texture. Actually, a little too warm because the bedroom light was too powerful at 5x18watts and too much light was being reflected by the yellow wall. Seems like the light and the yellow wall need a bit of toning down. Till the next update =) ...