House for Sale- under contract
Yes, we'll have the same issue soon, when we finish the house it will go on the market. We're so unsure how it will go in this current climate, it's…
Help needed for grey feature wall
Hi,
Like the photo above the best grey for your purpose is one with a warm base to the grey. If you look on dulux website and look at the…
Rating of Home Building Companies
I wish something like that would be standard. Nip bad work in the bud before further works are done.
Sarah
Kitchen Colours
Kiwichick, your Kitchen has a warm and welcoming feel to it. The floor tiles look great with the warm kitchen cabinetry.
The tiles are not too light in tone either.
Sarah
Rating of Home Building Companies
Bawon, as long as you know what you are doing...Lol.
Those DIY shows can sometimes be missleading.....liquid nails, craft wood, and some acylic paint and vola new timber floors!
Rating of Home Building Companies
Hi Domus,
Agree 100%, even though there are so many factors involved in constructing a house, and there is no pleasing some people no matter what you do, like you said…
Kitchen Colours
Hi,
Sounds light enough, the glass splashback will refect light too. Keep in mind that 'raw linen' is quite yellowish and it will determine what you choose for your floor tile.…
Help please
Hi Drew,
Depending on the builder, the smaller builders can leave out lighting supply and installation in your contract, but if there is any problems that come of an electrician installing…
Problem with Roman Blinds
Hi TIA,
I would go with your gut feeling, if problems start to show further down the track you can bet they wont want to touch it with a ten foot…
Do you have skirting boards in your built-ins and walk in?
Hi Blue,
There should be some sort of skirting in all areas, whether it is timber skirting or tiles.
Under stairs storage, not done so much. It saves time and money if…
I need help with choosing a colour for my garage door....
Hi Ange,
My choice would be paperbark, to add some freshness to your exterior colour scheme.I think black would be best kept as "outlines".
Good luck!
Sarah
The most frustrating and annoying things about building?....
I know! I forgot about the trades leaving their food scraps on the ground! It's a bit gross.
Sarah
Getting a Sofa / lounge made - Sydney
Try Matt Blatt replica furniture online or google> replica furniture. You might see something similar. Also Freedom may have something like that . If you find the design like that…
splash back to match oyster linea!
I agree with Suh try to match the bench or select a tone in the oyster linear that you like the most and get a tile in a gloss. Size…
RECLAIMED WOOD-NSW/SYDNEY
I love recycled timber, my house is full of it, floors, 13 large posts from the old Brisbane warf and four very long and old telegraph posts. Google salvages, Steve…
What are your most favourite Home Magazines?
I Really love the Coastal Living website, sooo many amazing homes. I think I will subscribe to the magazine as you can't get it in Australia. Check out the website,…
What are your most favourite Home Magazines?
I hesitate to tear out my favorite images, but they will be forgotten and mixed up in the stack. So I tear away pin up some up on my canvas…
The most frustrating and annoying things about building?....
Number 4: council objection to demolition of a structurally unsound, workers cottage that has been renovated 10 times using asbestos with no resemblance to it's original design character.
What are your most favourite Home Magazines?
I love.....
Real Living magazine
House&Garden
belle
I have piles and piles of Home Mags!
What's your favourite home magazines?
The most frustrating and annoying things about building?....
Thanks for that Mrs P, I'm try to suss out the post reply, I'll work it out, I hope. What is the name of your wonderful builder may I ask?…
Why Not True Transparency and Ultimate Service?
I've been working in the industry for about 13 years and the company I worked for only built homes using project management contracts. The funny thing was that I had…
Picked colours today, tell me what you think
I agree with Michelle, the wrong tones, maybe look for a fresh beige like the Berber, just think 'fresh tone' when selecting. Maybe a textured loop pile to add interest?…
Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!?
The money spent on building a structure even if you did it yourself would more than likely be more costly than buying larger, more established plants. Then you would have…
The most frustrating and annoying things about building?....
Number 2 on my list: waiting for council to approve plans.
And waiting........waiting.........
Sarah
The most frustrating and annoying things about building?....
I totally agree with the communication, That's funny I just did a blog post called married to the builder! I'm not sure if I can put a URL in my…
How does one establish that a house needs to be demolished
Wow yeah, it sounds pretty gone to me also. I agree what the others said. Hopefully you don't have strict demolition control in your area, we're having issues getting permission…
The most frustrating and annoying things about building?....
I'll be listing the things I find the most annoying about the
building process 'in order' from Design to Completion. I'll be adding them over the next few days…
Sezza's Perth Build.. WE ARE IN!!!!
Nice selections! You can tell you forked out more for those tiles, very classy. You have a great floor plan layout, what more would anyone want? When it's time to…
Dee's Build by the beach... Finally!
Hi, I'm sooo green with envy, what a gorgeous beach! Checked out your colour scene, what would look really, really stunning with those colours you chose is crisp white accents,…
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