Loving the large pendant lights, it draws your eye to the kitchen. I've something in mind. Not too sure it will go with alpine mist caeserstone and chalk white cabinets.

Go for 2 bathrooms, one downstairs and one upstairs, and ditch the ensuite. More versatile and desirable to buyers if you choose to sell later.

Thanks for the feedback.
The light is from Beacon and it's the 1.8m long one. The island bench is just over 3m long so it sits nicely in the middle.

So while we were waiting for the cabinet maker, we decided to get cracking with putting the flooring down. We chose a loose lay vinyl plank called Dunlop Heartridge. We…

Progress through to completion. A lot has happened over the past 5 months and we now have a finished product which we're very happy with.
The next step following the…

So reviving this thread as we're now progressing with the renovation and like my garden thread, thought it would be good to document the progress here.
The final design we settled…

unable to read dimensions but my estimated room sizes makes 35 squares ...swopping guest room and study lounge allows for windows in all the rooms, there's a mudroom and more…

if you flip the guest bed with bed 3 and the bathroom you'll end up with the powder more central to the living area.
You could also do a floating wall…

The end is in sight! Carpet went in this week, goop removed from windows so we can see inside.

Everything looks awesome.
We have been given a final inspection date of 30…

On our plans we've got all the bedrooms on the south side with kitchen/living/dining etc. facing the north side.

How long have you been in the house?
Majority of newer homes have white light but doesn't make it better long term.
Projector manager doesn't really have any qualifications regarding lighting…

Here is a copy of the Plan for those interested.

Just an update on an old post, well its nearly finished and it has been a smooth process so far and at a good price. These photos are a few…

THanks, doubt we could crane it as we have a two story house and a retaining wall at back of house before getting to the yard. But I've made some…

Did more landscaping over the weekend. Plants some agapanthus on the side of the house and some magnolias. We had artificial lawn also installed.

We are going to do a time-lapse of our upcoming build just using a fixed camera up a 4m pole. A Nikon D set to take a shot every 15…

Yes these can be replicated in Aluminium using decorative bars - we for example put the bars inside the double glazed units. Yes they are expensive because they are produced…

For anyone interested here is what I know (updated) about both grants:
- applications are now available for both
- HomeBuilder (HB: federal) is paid once construction has started within 3 months…

Hi... yes been a while
Just thought I would share my latest books for decorating and also my love of books.
Bedroom makeover took me to…