Paint Shop Marsiling
Marketta Carucci
Besides the wide range of stores across Singapore, Selffix also has its own online store. Through either its online store or physical store, you can get self-fix tools from bathroom accessories, kitchen appliances to painting kits to hardware tools and household cleaning tools.
While prices here might not be as affordable as the rest on this list, they offer monthly promotions and its convenience surely makes up for it. In addition, Selffix also offer free home delivery if you spend more than $80 on its web store.
Looking for hardware tools, building materials or home storage solutions at low prices? Then you should definitely head to Mr D.I.Y., a Malaysian retail chain that sells a range of hardware and household items to satisfy your DIY needs. The number of Mr D.I.Y. stores across Singapore has been steadily increasing with presence at 11 locations. Most of these stores are located in the western part of Singapore.
One of the most popular DIY tools and hardware shops in Singapore must be Hardware City. They have 5 retail stores in Singapore with the flagship store at Choa Chu Kang Ave 1, and other smaller stores at Soon Lee Street, Whampoa Drive, Jelita, and i12 Katong.
Hoe Kee Hardware Pte Ltd is a well-known hardware store brand in Singapore, particularly in the hardware and bathroom fittings industry. They are known for offering bathroom fixtures, kitchen appliances, and various hardware items that you may need for home repairs and replacements. Their product offerings cater to both residential and commercial customers.
Fast forward to today, the store still has a focus on plumbing products, although they have also expanded to selling bathroom, kitchen, and other home appliances such as fans, washing machines, and portable aircons.
Not exactly a general DIY home repair tool type of hardware shop, Ascend Hardware carries home fixture security products from 5 brands. They are namely Autoseal, Dormakaba, Philips, Nikawa, and Schlage digital locks.
For anyone that lives in the East, Ubi is your go-to place for any hardware-related buys. You can find a hardware shop at almost every corner of the industrial estate of Ubi without having to search too hard. Among the hardware shops in Ubi, Horme Hardware is probably the most popular one.
A warehouse-sized general hardware shop that is located in the industrial estate of Ubi, it sells all kinds of imaginable tools. They have more than 55,000 products across 22 different categories, from cleaning to bathroom and power tools to light machinery.
Unlike the other hardware shops, NBS Hardware specialises in your everyday sanitary equipment from toilet bowls to bidets to taps and shower accessories. You can also find painting material at NBS Hardware like Nippon Paint and Jotun and other general tools (bolts, nuts, screws, etc.).
Shopping for painting supplies to give your home a new look? Brandon Hardware Paint & Plumbing Supplies is the place to hit. It is centrally located near Outram Park and easily accessible by public transport. From spray paints and ready-made paint to customised Nippon paint, it is a convenient store to grab your supplies for a complete paint overhaul.
Another great service that Brandon Hardware provides is its plumbing tools. If you have any plumbing tools that needs replacement, you will be able to find them here. Besides providing plumbing tools, you can also get plumbing services from Brandon Hardware.
So, if you are living in the northern region of Singapore, you can try out The Hardware Shop for your hardware needs. It is located in the Woodlands Industrial Park, which is convenient for those living in the North compared to Ubi or Jurong Industrial area.
The Hardware Shop is stocked with basic hardware equipment for both personal and industrial usage. You can also find hardware tools such as spanners, pliers, screwdrivers, nuts and bolts of all shapes and sizes.
A quick browse on their website will leave you in awe of the types of hardware equipment you can get for your home. Think items like a mini compressor and hydraulic tools to start building your own cupboards, shelves or furniture in your own home.
HardwareOnline.com.sg has Visa, MasterCard and PayPal integrated into their payment system to make it a seamless experience for you. The only downside is that you need to spend a minimum of $200 to be eligible for free delivery.
Besides the bigger hardware shops in the industrial areas, there are also small neighbourhood hardware shops that can fulfil your DIY needs. Most of these neighbourhood hardware shops do not have any industrial grade tools or equipment, but they can definitely provide you with tools or equipment for personal use.
Samroc Paints & Hardware Supply is one of those neighbourhood hardware shops you might want to check out, especially on days where the bigger hardware shops are closed (they typically close on weekends since the industrial area is pretty dead on weekends).
Sun Hee Hardware Paint & Electrical is one of the most reviewed neighbourhood hardware stores on Google Maps. According to Google reviewers, Sun Hee Hardware provides customers with a reasonable price and has a wide product range to fulfil your DIY needs.
The rise of home-grown hardware store Home-Fix mirrors the evolution of the Singapore home from simple kampung dwellings to modern houses and high-rise apartments. Before Home-Fix founder Low Cheong Kee was born, his grandfather opened Chop Tian Seng in Geylang Road, selling charcoal and chopped firewood in the early 1960s.
Later, in the 1970s, his parents saw how Singaporeans were moving out of kampungs and into HDB flats, and realised that paint, plumbing items and tools were in demand, while charcoal and firewood were going out of fashion. They added these items to the inventory for sale. They also moved the store across the road to Geylang Serai Market after the original shop closed and renamed it Tian Seng Hardware And Paints Enterprise.
Two decades later, as homeowners flocked to malls to shop in air-conditioned comfort, Mr Low set up the first Home-Fix DIY store in Siglap Centre in 1993. He stocked up on the latest power tools and gadgets, and created new sections for gardening and home appliances over the years.
At its height in the late 2010s, he owned 23 Home-Fix stores in Singapore, including the newest one, Elements by Home-Fix at Marina Square, which has new and exclusive brands ranging from cookware to tools to home accents, as well as a Do-It-For-You department, where customers can talk to specialised product experts about home improvement needs.
As I step into the captivating world of Yip Yew Chong's "I Paint my Singapore" exhibition, I find myself enveloped in the sheer grandeur of an extraordinary artwork that spans an impressive 60 meters. Each of the 27 panels, measuring an astonishing 2.2 meters in height and 1.1 meters in width, unfolds like a visual symphony, narrating the artist's cherished memories of the 1970s and 1980s in Singapore. Painted over 18 months, Yip painted the first 26 panels in his studio. When it came to the last panel, he painted it with a live audience at the Tiong Bahru Community Centre.
The panels were not painted in sequence from right to left but rather in the middle and then jumped to sections on the left and the right in a haphazard manner until all the gaps were filled, and the panels were then joined and blended together. In doing so, it provided the flexibility and options to change his mind as he progressed along. As Yip posted his works on his social media each time he finished a panel, he received numerous feedback and new ideas from the public.
As I navigated through the scenes, I felt an intimate connection to the artist's memories and experiences that permeated each stroke of the brush. Yip Yew Chong's reminiscences came alive through the vibrant depictions of Woodlands and Marsiling Hills.
The details of Kampong Lorong Fatimah and the coastal village beside Woodlands Checkpoint echoed the artist's childhood, resonating with the daily rhythms of life near the KTM trains and the checkpoint's routines.
Moving on to Marsiling Hills, the military exercise on the long ridge conveyed not just the tactical maneuvers but the camaraderie and shared challenges faced by those in the platoon. The storm threatening to end the exercise, much to the trainees' delight, added a touch of nostalgia to the artist's military days.
Sembawang & Nee Soon transported me to a hilltop village, overlooking the shipyard and river prawn farms. The scene, lost in time, encapsulated the smells, sights, and sounds of village life. The mist from a hot spring and the overwhelming senses of farm produce resonated with the artist's personal memories of the area.
Bukit Timah, with its biodiversity-rich natural heritage, offered glimpses of the colugo, sambar deer, and the legendary monkey man. The granite quarries surrounding the hill, now turned into lakes, spoke of a bygone era when these quarries supplied granite for building houses and roads.
Thomson Road, one of Singapore's oldest North-South trunk roads, unfolded memories of the Police Academy and Singapore's main TV and radio broadcaster. The scene of a drama being filmed and the distant Pek San Teng cemetery hills painted a nostalgic picture of the area's evolution.
Jurong took me back to school excursions at the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, the bird park, and the science center. The poetic long bus rides and later, journeys on the newly-opened MRT line, echoed the artist's youthful explorations of Jurong in the western part of Singapore.
West Coast, with its vibrant Haw Par Villa, reflected the colorful and somewhat scary theme park by the sea. The ten courts of Hell, once a source of fascination, became a reminder of the park's unique heritage.
The Singapore Strait, with Pulau Seking and its inhabitants, the Orang Selat, became a canvas for the artist's memories of fishermen and workers at Pulau Bukom's oil refineries. The relocation of the islanders in 1994, before the merging of Pulau Seking and Pulau Semakau, added a touch of personal history to the scene.
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