Well now I want a walk in pantry! Thanks guys

Will do! =D

If we had more funds, that would be a go-er Kiwi! I'd love to open up the kitchen to be more open plan, and moving it would allow that... but…

D@n as I said before, *we* would use it as an office, but for resale, it's an extra living area. Also that's the kitchen as it exists now, I haven't…

Latest plan!
Would it be crazy expensive to raise the ceiling in the lounge/office and living areas, if we are replacing the roof anyway??

Kiwi can you tell me which page piccies are on?? I want to seeeeee. Of the house, not of any pigs

Looks great! Is there a fence or hedge going in between those column thingers out the front?
Love the floors.

ok I've found out where I can build to (nothing official, but pretty sure it's right unless I want to lobby for an allowance), and I can't really move the…

I am loving this advice, thanks!! No pool, can only swim for 3 months of the year, too much upkeep for the rest of the year.
Also I was just…

Eiffel, it's just more "kitchen", but is wasted space really, and annoys me, it feels inefficient.
Thanks Kiwi, I love your layout! hehe forgot to mention the door relocation, too many…

Now that could definitely work! Because the extra rooms and study don't need to be as big as the main bedroom, so I wouldn't have to push the right wall…

Looks fantastic, can't wait to see more! =)
The outlook to the back with all the lush greenery is just to die for.

Wow good job! Looked like a massive pita!
I'd much prefer tiles or floorboards to slate.

hmm 2 living areas you say... the outdoor entertaining (fully covered) wouldn't cut it??
edit: I don't have an easily dimension-able original floor plan, but here's my current iteration with some…

Kiwi I just saw, and I like it! The only thing I baulk at is that we want to have the entry on the right (east) side, next to the…

You shouldn't have said that. . .

hehe ok I hear ya! Working on a new idea right now, will update soon

Also we could swap the study and Bed 2, wouldn't really matter either way.

haha don't worry, you couldn't scare me off if you tried
Regarding setbacks, on my block it's 6m from the boundary. Who knows where the boundary…

Thanks guys. D@n, I know, right? The current master could fit 2 littlies easily (even 3), but I know as soon as they hit their teens they will want/need their…

oh this is getting me excited again XD

Thanks Kiwi that is a good idea! I hate having our current living area on the south wall, such a waste.
I might have a play around in sketchup and…

Hi everyone =)
I've been in a small emotional dilemma for the past week, having been working on our extension plans for awhile, I suddenly had a change of heart…

I'd sand it, prime it and spray with satin white enamel. It will look fine, just be careful of runs.

And here's the WOAH =D (posted on my blog)
Now, these photos are evidence that timber floors get really dusty. Really quickly. I’m talking a matter of hours, not even days.…

Does anyone know how imperative it is that we wait the recommended 3 days for "normal traffic" to put our furniture back in place? We're using satin estapol (not gloss)…

Our friend told me about this first: "don't leave the machine inside!"
We've now hired a different machine from kennards, and it's not quite as good as the blown up one,…

So I had a little set-back today... The orbital sander I was using, borrowed from our floor-guy friend, kind of, um, blew up. He assured me it was nothing I…

We were thinking more like 3/4000lt, we'll be getting the biggest that will fit in the area =)
Also I need a refresher, which side of the house should all the…

on the left the fence is about 2m away (there's a nice spot to put a water tank in there.. are there any restrictions to how close these can be…