I haven't tried it myself (yet) but there are some good guides on this website about waxing, staining, painting etc http://www.designspongeonline.com/categ ... ter-basics

Looking good Bec what colours did you choose for the walls? Do you have to wait for…

I have the F&P double drawer for 6 months and haven't had any problems. There is only two of us so it suits us fine, we would never use a…

Hi Pete_n_pet, what about using the area in between the hallways for the linen closets? then you would have enough room to configure the bathroom/toilet into a two-way bathroom if…

Woooow Bec, the kitchen looks fantastic! You must be really happy with how the colours turned out …

Hi Katelyn, we built with Commodore last year but there are 4 or 5 others on here currenlty building with them, I'm pretty sure there are a couple who have…

Hi bendo, do you have a plan of how the house is now? Obviously to keep your budget down you want to keep the structural changes to a minimum, so…

We don't have any heating yet. We decided to go through one winter first before deciding what type/extent of heating we will need. The last week has been between 7…

Ooooooh, those splashbacks are really interesting I'm intrigued. You don't have a website link for them do you? I tried googling but didn't come up…

Conslabulations!

I know there are a few members currently building with Celebrations, not sure if there is anyone who has finished yet. I'd suggest trying a search if you haven't already.

http://decor8blog.com/
http://www.abeachcottage.com/
http://www.younghouselove.com/
http://www.knock-offwood.com/

Oh! I forgot to add the wall units in the study from ebay - I got all 3 for $52. It was well worth sneaking around at work all day…

Thanks Dilla I'm still considering putting in a fake bulkhead above the cabinets I do…

We had our 6 month maintenance inspection a few weeks ago. Not a very big list of issues - a couple of cracked tiles in the laundry, a wonky flyscreen…

Thanks westy, that would be it!

Congrats again on the engagement
Wow, its starting to come together isn't…

I should add that we had only painted a week before we put them up which probably didn't help. I was going to stick them to the metal part of…

Hi vunderful, your house is looking fab The redishades bring back some memories!! Great temporary solution, a lot of our guests…

Looking good! Must be close to lock up now??

I know Bec is out of town at the moment Cooper, that's why there hasn't been an update. And I think she'll be coming back with other news that's slightly…

Actually I was thinking the toilet off the laundry could be used to change - I wouldn't want wet kids walking through a hallway either! I know my suggestion probably…

How frustrating!!!! I wonder what the reason is for the delay, 5 weeks is such a long time between site works and slab …

Yes, I saw that response so I understand that the OP wants a toilet easily accessible from the outside which is why I have suggested swapping the bathroom/laundry with bed…

Hi rotanon, the first thing I noticed was the 4 toilets too, I saw your reply to annietom about adding a door to the outside so I understand why that…

Booque - that's disappointing that they tried to slip it in without you noticing
Matt - dumpers make me so angry

Hi AmesD, I'm another big fan of the Luxxe. Great idea turning the activity into extra storage. Here's a suggestion on adding some garage storage and reducing the study a…

That looks fantastic I'll bet it looks different again at night…

I really like the new one There's always going to be compromise, but its good to hear the result is something you're…

Wow, you are just powering along Much much better to have the office one step behind, rather than the tradies!