FIND THE RIGHT INTERIOR FIRM FOR YOUR RENOVATION

Was recommended to Space Atelier by Qanvast at the start of the year. Vans was enthusiastic at arranging for a meeting to get our ideas for purpose of providing a quote. We spent the effort to go down to the showroom at Alexandra to meet him and give him all our requirements. He promised to get us a quote before Chinese New Year. Chased him on the Friday before CNY. He said he apologized and said he’s tied up, will send tomorrow (Sat). No news since then and we did not bother to chase. It has been more than 4 months. Does not matter now since we already have an enthusiastic interior designer onboard. But we thought worth highlighting how a firm like space atelier that had been getting the Qanvast trusted firm “accreditation” for the last few years can be so negligent even in providing a quotation. Wasted our time. Maybe they only bother with big budget project. New condo like mine don’t need much reno, not important lor.

After meeting with about 6-7 interior designers, we eventually decided to entrust our home to Zhi Qi and Frederick from Elpis. The first time we met they greet us with a warm smile and we felt we can trust them. Zhi Qi has good designs and Frederick has sound technical knowledge, knows what can be done and what cannot be done👍🏼👍🏼One thing we really like about them is that they listens to us and are able to grasp our ideas and make things out of it. We have met other IDs who kept refusing us saying that our ideas deviates from the “Scandinavian style” that we picked etc. Afterall me and my fiancé are not professionals in design and we just hope to get our thoughts through. The entire reno is mostly smooth. There are some hiccups but Zhi Qi and Frederick did not push blames and quickly come up with solutions. Also their contractors are quite good, patient and willing to come down to fix very small things. Some even went extra mile to fix our existing fixtures. Overall the quality is good, communication is smooth and most of our issues are tackled well. We are very pleased with our new home.

After initial discussions, we decided to go with Lifestyle+ for our renovation and started collaborating with Vinc and his team on our home. We wanted to do up a complete interior overhaul to our semi-detach home as it was pretty old. My wife and I wanted a modern Scandinavian theme that was simple and elegant. However, Vinc and his team wowed us with their design concept and approach, looking into our lifestyle and creating unique experience instead of focusing on a theme. Through their well-presented proposal, suffice to say, Lifestyle+ delivered and we are happy with the entire process and results. Here are the some of the areas that we would like to especially commend them on:

1) The Design process and Visuals

We had several rounds of meeting where Vinc and his team took us through his design process. They were attentive to our requirements and provided good suggestions and advice to us, striking a balance on aesthetics, practicality, while creating a unique experience based on our lifestyle and preferences. They were able to easily communicate with us their ideas. Both the 2d and 3d drawings provided were well done up and realistic, allowing us to better understand the design and technical specifications.

2) Project Supervision and Coordination

Vinc did a fantastic job onsite working with his various contractors, and even coordinated with some external vendors that we engaged. He was thorough and detailed, and kept us updated on the renovation progress daily. He was also quick to respond to our concerns and would do his best to resolve any issues we encountered. His attitude, dedication and attention to detail really stood out.

3) Genuine and Transparency

Through the journey from the start to handover, we felt really comfortable having to work with Vinc and his team. They were able to guide us through the process and created a wonderful experience for us, not just in our home, but on our interactions as well. They were all genuine, sincere and passionate about their work, making sure that the entire process was honest and transparent.

Overall, we are pleased with our experience with Lifestyle+ Interior.