We have just painted our new house in Dulux Beige Royal 1/2 strength. I think it looks great! We are also matching greys & browns.

I'd suggest thoroughly looking into it, as councils are quite strict about flooding levels. You need to know the level of your land via a surveyor and the level that…

Hi bekg, we're about 1/2 way through a build in a flood zone. Are you building up/on a mound to get out of the 1 in 100 year flood mark…

Thanks very much for the help everyone. I'll grab a few of all mentioned & see what does best.

@ Fu!
Low natives would definitely be my choice. Grevillea & bottle brush grow like weeds around here so they would be a great option…

Thanks that sounds like a plan (although I'll use cane instead of straw as we have plenty of it around). I'm in coastal northern NSW, any ideas of what…

We are on septic which flows into a 'wisconsin mound', basically a 20m long mound (I think its about 1 1/2 - 2m high). It is too steep to mow…

Hi Cameron,
We are currently building a two storey in your area with Perry Homes. Slab has been poured & bricks delivered last week. So far we have been quite…

My MIL's 22 year old house has an entirely white bathroom and it looks brand new and modern! When she built the rage was 80's grey & pink, boy…

Hi bobbin_84, unless you've seen the display home lit at night, I would take its lighting with a grain of salt. Our builder (so I'm assuming others as well) keeps…

That may just save my marriage . Every time I go near my husband with a sample of…

We signed our house contract this week!! Hoping to start building around March 2010. We've been waiting over a year to get to this stage so are VERY…

Ooooh piccy, well done firsttimer! Agree with Jess09, absolutely bee-u-t-ful with a white pantry! Or, if you are still worried about it being too dark you could do like me…

The only thing I would offer is not to use too much of it. Just my opinion, but I think the kitchen might look a little dark with too…

Same for the splashback (this is getting freaky!), I'm thinking large white tile (as in 600 x300 - a friend just had them put into their kitchen & it looks…

Hi firsttimer, I'm thinking nearly exactly the same as you . Definately Tunisian Stone diamondgloss benchtop, laminex white top & bottom cupboards & either…

Excellent, thanks swarvy sounds like dulux tintable ceiling flat would be just what I am after. Can it be used on architraves,skirting and doors (I'm assuming yes for architraves but…

Thanks so much guys! Michelle, I have to give my builder a Dulux paint colour name, is there one that you can recommend that doesn't have tints? I've been staring…

We are building a new home & have firmed up Dulux white duck half (A216) as the wall colour, but can't decide on a ceiling/architrave white? I have found it…

We are building a brick house with 9 foot ceilings and are going for the cheaper option of not bricking above the windows (timber instead). How do I match a…

Just wondering if anyone could help with some colours for a new kitchen. I've decided on Diammondgloss Laminex in Kashmir Granite for the benchtop but am having trouble matching a…