The timber/laminex looks great...

Hi folks,
Been on the quiet around here, but we do have some keys! And it is bulk excitement. And packing. And lots of phone calls. And getting a bit…

Hi folks,
So we had our PCI and man, we do love Burbank. I can totally recommend them, like many others on this forum. There were only a few small…

Hi SavantAmeya,
Actually we went with something they don't usually do - and we were really happy that they decided to go for it. We wanted a low voc paint,…

These are wise words. I just spent a weekend obsessing about window furnishings, after weeks of thinking casually about them. Now onto obsessing about... landscaping! YEAH!

Woohoo I can smell the excitement! No wait...

Oh nice one, I love Trentham. We spent some time living in Newbury, lovely part of the world! Good luck with the build.

Really - thanks for saying that, I've had so many doubts about it!

Hi all,
We're looking to get some bamboo floors laid, and were considering Bunnings' range, but also wanted to check out a couple of others for comparison.
Any hints / good…

Love that bamboo!!

Yes I think we're a few weeks away... packing however, is longer than that

So we actually visited the house today, and it was muddy as usual... but less muddy than usual!

And the garage door is on! I can't tell you how much I…

That's great news Handmick!! I think it's funny how we all focus on small things in lieu of the house going up lightening fast, like we'd like!
I believe the…

That's exactly what one of my friends said last night!! Including the bit about it being her favourite movie - hilarious.
Thanks for the feedback

Ha thanks Handmick! Yes I am obsessing over the smallest things, how do I make it stop!?
Haven't made a decision on Lika blinds yet - still considering Luxaflex (have…

Hi Dove,
What is the ship's teal deck? Must admit I don't know what that is! ... and the trailer park alfresco... hmm...
The out of date thing is interesting,…

Hi all,
While I'm waiting to see the house again, I thought I'd share some projected ideas that I've been playing with, that we'll do after handover.
I've been thinking…

I found this site really useful for research: http://www.yourhome.gov.au/renovatorsgu ... ating.html
We put ceiling fans in as a first stop before turning on the air con. We…

Wow that's pretty good, will go and check them out this week...

Aw I think there are always things we wished we did differently - I've seen lots of happy nougat people on this forum? Did they fix the chipping issue? I…

Thanks Caz! Feeling quite happy at the moment
We went with the Austral parchment bricks - is that what you have? I think they will go…

Thanks shonzilla!!

Had another look through on the weekend, and so can now post some more photos - I was lucky that a) a tradie was there and b) he was nice…

Thanks Handmick, that is cheap as chokos!

Yes wow, that does sound like a good price, yes would love details thanks!

Thanks, it's coming along!

Woohoo!! Can't wait until that's us!!

Double glazing is money excellently spent -well done! And thanks for the feedback
Sorry to hear the delays have been so long, sheesh. At least…

Hi Soots, yes sure that would be grand

Can I ask who you've gone through? That's actually not bad - I got a quote from a well known company and it came in pretty high... but that was…