And we've got walls!

Our home is definitely coming on, again with pretty amazing speed. In last night's post, I mention that it would be wonderful if we had walls up....and sure enough ALL walls are up. My little boy and I wandered through the downstairs of the house today and were amazed to see the rooms come to life. It is amazing what plaster can do!

Here are some photos as promised:

The kitchen- the heart of our home! The opening there is the butler's pantry



And here is the butler's pantry all plastered



And the soul of the house- the library!

Not happy about the window here or the one in our main bedroom- I wish we had paid more attention to the plans. I don't like how they open out! It's too late to do anything about them, without incurring more charge, so we are going to have to live with them! If you are thinking of building, pay attention to everything, including windows....Serves us right for being such busy people and overlooking important things like that!

Now the front of the house is looking like this at the moment:

The front cladding still needs to be done (perhaps by the end of this week) and of course the render facade needs to be painted! A few more things on the outside and then the chippy arrives to build the kitchen, bathrooms and laundry! Oh did I mention that the brick is growing on me....





Finally- Our colour selection

To take my mind off my ill grandma who I hope to see in a few days time, I will finally reveal our colour selection. DRUM ROLL please.......

While most blogs related to building a house starts at the very beginning with the purchase of land, then the initial contact with builder, plus the whole agonising period of the colour selection this blog as many of you know is different; ok, it's late. We have commenced our build (last week) and we should have the slab on by next week- weather permitting of course. So I am behind I realise, so without further ado people here it is:

House: Plantation Homes Eclipse Q1 (double story) Miller Facade

External Colours

Roof: Colourbond Evening Haze
Guttering and Fascia: Monument
Windows: Monument (grey tinting/plus double glazing as we have to abide by Main Roads Acoustic regulations)
Garage-Evening Haze Slimline
Front Door: Canyon Black (which is similar to graphite/charcoal grey) in Madison Translucent
Render: Taubman's Field Stone
Feature Render: Taubmans's Canyon Black
Architectural Cladding- James Hardia Linea Horizontal Cladding in Taubman's Field Stone
Bricks: PGH Old Teak
Timber Bi-Fold Staker Doors: Hardwood Timber Stain in Dulux Rich Chocolate

Render Colour: Taubmans Field Stone

Internal Colours

Internal Wall- all Tan Aura
Feature Wall Colour- Ruby Rose behind glass splashback and in two niches (in the same area facing kitchen)
Ceiling- Builders White
Internal Doors- downstairs- Stained Timber Doors (Translucent)

Internal Wall Colour: Tan Aura

Bathroom Colours


Walls: Tan Aura
Kids Bathrooms:
Vanity Top: Quantum Riverstone
Cupboards: Formica Warm White Gloss Finish
Main Floor Tile: Technico Beige
Wall Tiles: Gloss Ivory
Feature Tiles: Listello Chess Beige
Basin: Square Basin

Guest Ensuite:
Vanity: Quantum Riverstone
Cupboard: Formica Warm White Gloss Finish
Main Floor Tile: Technico Beige
Wall Tiles: Gloss Ivory
Feature Tiles: Listello Chess Chocolate
Basin: Pearl Round

Main Ensuite: dark and dramatic (like us!)
Vanity: Quantum Quartz Tornado (grey)
Cupboards: Formica Warm White Gloss Finish
Main Floor Tiles: Technico Charcoal
Wall Tiles: Linea Grey
Feature Tiles: Listello Chess Charcoal
Basin: Pearl Round

Laundry Colours

Bench: Laminex Diamond Gloss Finish Tofee Mineralstone
Cupboards: Stipple Hemp
Floor Tiles: Technico Beige
Wall Tiles: Gloss Ivory

Big sigh..wow that was a huge list. But I think that is it folks. Let me know if I have missed anything!