Funnily enough I saw a very similar one at Spotlight when I was looking at curtains last week - they have upholstery fabrics in the same area. I don't know…

I'm interested in these colours too. We've built with Sorbetto, but teamed it with Deep Ocean colourbond roof and gutters. I think we'll go with charcoal concrete too, but it…

Looking good! I like the blue - its a fairly similar colour to what ours will be, by the look of it. We're at fairly similar stages, I'd say, -…

Well, I guess I'll have to revisit the colour. I love the colour, but my original mental vision was a deep sapphire blue, so I might look into that again.…

The entire living area in our new house is pretty open plan. The walls will all be painted in a Taubmans colour, Sea Commander, at half strength (I don't have…

Hi Jefferson,
we're building in the new development at Macgregor. We came to building after a similar quest through real estate and are currently at lock up stage. I'm pretty disappointed…

Hi CrazyCatLady, (its these oriental cats, they drive you there!)
I'm having shelves built in during my build - its corner shelves, about 2m each way, so I guess about…

We're also building with my MIL, but she will actually be living with us. We're building a 3 bedroom house for us, with a 2 bedroom flat at the back…

Yay! Another Canberrite with Sorbetto bricks! We're using Deep Ocean colourbond for the roof and windspray for the garage and downpipes.
We're going with grey- blue for internals, so I'll…

davjoa and bingoshelly
Thanks for the reassurance. I'm sure that the C/s will b ok - but accidents do happen! I think I'll look into the…

Thanks TheMax, I'm quite happy with the way the colours are coming together, just worried that I'll regret the light benchtop. I probably will just change the tiles, if I…

My kitchen is causing me angst! We've decided to bite the bullet and go with the ceasarstone benchtops, but that and the upgraded cooktop have pretty much blown my kitchen…

Min, there's a few companies that organise this on a short term basis - Try 'Don't Fret Pet' and similar- should be in the yellow pages. They might be able…

Plus there's the security factor with colourbond. It can be scarily easy to remove tiles on some places if someone really wants access to your house!
We got offered colourbond, which…

As an update on tiles, and in the hope of getting someone else to comment on my plans, we looked at tiles yesterday, and are planning on a dark charcoal…

I really want to use a feature tile in my ensuite bathroom. While I quite like some of the glass mosaics we saw at the tile shops, I saw some…

I thought the pic was perfect for you when I saw it. I hope its not too expensive to get glass in Canberra, as we're there too! (Whereabouts are you…

I like it! I want to use a deep teal, and think a colour accent really brightens things up. I love colours though.
I found a nice purple splashback for you…

I'm thinking of something along these lines, maybe using herbs as a ground cover, such as Corsican Mint or a Eoropean thyme. I love the idea of a scente garden,…

Well, we've bought the land, finalised a house design we're all happy with, and just need to sign the contract and get started. Our builder has given us the standard…

Hey unfortunately we're a couple of months off landscaping too, otherwise I'd love some rocks! We're building at Macgregor, where are you both building?

Thanks AMK, that's what worries me too! I'm trying to prioritise my huge list...

yep, 'Rumpus' and 'bar', are, in fact living and kitchen areas for the flat- the laundry is shared between both dwellings, and the only connecting point.

Well, we're building on the north side of Canberra, with a small builder. Our land purchase has settled, on a block just over 600m2. We're building a different design, as…

Well, I've been lurking for a while, and figured it was about time I joined in. We've just settled on our land, and have an approved plan that everyone is…