Plans are in council for approval as of 2 weeks ago. YAY!! We didn't need to worry about half the forms and things that I thought we needed. No planning permission needed or soil tests due to a house already existing. My husband went into the council building and got them to help him fill them out to make sure we did it correctly- really wouldn't want to have to resubmit. We got an email a few days after we put them letting us know they'd been forwarded to the building surveyor.
So now we wait again....
Also I've changed my mind on almost every single colour choice (of course!) so I'll post up the newest selections soon. Don't know why I bother given how often I change them Haha.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
Paint Colours
Okay back again to go through the paint colour choices so far (which as we know are very liable to change at least another 50 times)!! Please excuse my terrible photos.
First are my (new) choices for the exterior. All colours are by Dulux:
Mint Twist is the top colour. As the name suggests it's a mint colour. This one will be for the front door and for my window boxes.
Meniscus is the middle colour and is a light grey. This will be the colour for all the weatherboards.
Woodland Grey is the bottom colour. This is a colorbond colour and the colour for our roof. It's also the colour I'd like to paint the porch.
Vivid White is to the side and is the colour for all the trim. So windows, doors and posts for the verandah and porch. This will also be used inside on all the trim too :)
Next is Kitchen:
Distant Shore is the blue and it's by British Paints. I like it because it's a dirtier light blue rather than a bright one. This will go along the back wall of the kitchen and on the back and sides of the island.
Soyanut is the bench top I'd like to use. It's a good quality cut-to-measure laminate and it's pretty cheap which is important with a small budget!
Master Bedroom are all Dulux:
French Limestone up the top is for the walls.
Mildura on the bottom will be for the barn doors to add a bit of contrast.
Eldest Son's Room are also all Dulux:
Top left is Symphony Red. Not 100% sure about this red yet but the red will be used as a stripe around the room, the Union Jack on his desk and his bunk beds.
Vivid White is top left. As well as the trim he will also have it for two thinner white stripes either side of the red stripe.
Passionate Blue on the bottom will be the wall colour and his desk colour.
I grabbed so many paint samples that I forgot to grab colours for my middle son's room so will have to go back another day. So onto the Girls' room. These ones are both British Paints colours:
Temperate Tide is the top colour and is actually quite a bright aqua in real life. It didn't photograph very well. This will be the main wall colour.
Pink Perfume will be the colour of the Argyle diamonds on the feature wall as well as the colour for the cube unit.
I'll go Half Strength with these two.
So that's all for now :)
First are my (new) choices for the exterior. All colours are by Dulux:
Mint Twist is the top colour. As the name suggests it's a mint colour. This one will be for the front door and for my window boxes.
Meniscus is the middle colour and is a light grey. This will be the colour for all the weatherboards.
Woodland Grey is the bottom colour. This is a colorbond colour and the colour for our roof. It's also the colour I'd like to paint the porch.
Vivid White is to the side and is the colour for all the trim. So windows, doors and posts for the verandah and porch. This will also be used inside on all the trim too :)
Next is Kitchen:
Distant Shore is the blue and it's by British Paints. I like it because it's a dirtier light blue rather than a bright one. This will go along the back wall of the kitchen and on the back and sides of the island.
Soyanut is the bench top I'd like to use. It's a good quality cut-to-measure laminate and it's pretty cheap which is important with a small budget!
Master Bedroom are all Dulux:
French Limestone up the top is for the walls.
Mildura on the bottom will be for the barn doors to add a bit of contrast.
Eldest Son's Room are also all Dulux:
Top left is Symphony Red. Not 100% sure about this red yet but the red will be used as a stripe around the room, the Union Jack on his desk and his bunk beds.
Vivid White is top left. As well as the trim he will also have it for two thinner white stripes either side of the red stripe.
Passionate Blue on the bottom will be the wall colour and his desk colour.
I grabbed so many paint samples that I forgot to grab colours for my middle son's room so will have to go back another day. So onto the Girls' room. These ones are both British Paints colours:
Pink Perfume will be the colour of the Argyle diamonds on the feature wall as well as the colour for the cube unit.
I'll go Half Strength with these two.
So that's all for now :)
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Screen Vs Reality
There is a reason why they tell you that colours may not be truly representative on your computer to the way they are in real life! Today I went to Bunnings to actually get some paint chips. I wanted to make sure the colours I was thinking of using went as nicely together in person as on screen. I'm so glad I did because I changed my mind about at least half. They just didn't look the same or go together as well as they had on my computer!!
I ended up grabbing a whole bunch of different ones in lots of shades of colours that I wanted so that I could just start the decision making again! It was so overwhelming looking at the colours and having them not be the way I thought or not be there at all.
I also decided to go back to my original colour scheme of pink and aqua for the girls room with the argyle style feature wall. Finding a green I liked that went well with the other colours I liked was impossible. My daughter is happy to go back with pink, aqua and white though luckily :)
I came home and sticky taped together colour schemes I liked for certain rooms. I'll post them up next time so you can see how they work together.
We also dropped around our plans to the brother in law (our builder) the other day. So now more waiting until we get the quote. Like everyone he commented on the bath in the bedroom :P Thought it was a cool idea though. Now fingers crossed the quote isn't too scary :D
I ended up grabbing a whole bunch of different ones in lots of shades of colours that I wanted so that I could just start the decision making again! It was so overwhelming looking at the colours and having them not be the way I thought or not be there at all.
I also decided to go back to my original colour scheme of pink and aqua for the girls room with the argyle style feature wall. Finding a green I liked that went well with the other colours I liked was impossible. My daughter is happy to go back with pink, aqua and white though luckily :)
I came home and sticky taped together colour schemes I liked for certain rooms. I'll post them up next time so you can see how they work together.
We also dropped around our plans to the brother in law (our builder) the other day. So now more waiting until we get the quote. Like everyone he commented on the bath in the bedroom :P Thought it was a cool idea though. Now fingers crossed the quote isn't too scary :D
Monday, May 18, 2015
The Girls
First of all I thought I had better update you on the plans. Still no full plans but the Draftsman did email me last week. Apparently he is just waiting on the energy efficiency report and then he will hand over everything (YAY) along with the invoice (BOO).
Now onto the room for my daughter and daughter-to-be. As I said earlier they will now be sharing as we didn't want to have to go two storey and we want to keep our house a manageable size to live in until we are too old. My daughter told me she wanted a pink, purple, green and blue room!! I wasn't really sure how I would manage that but after scouring Pinterest I have come up with something!
I'm planning a feature wall like this except with green instead of dark blue:
I'm thinking blue for the other walls. The final wall will have built in wardrobes in white across it. The colours I have chosen from Dulux are Iced Vovo (Pink), Blackberry Sorbet (Purple), Applegate (Green) and Wild Clary (Blue). Their bed will go along the feature wall. I'm going to go with low, white wooden bunk beds.
Toy storage-wise I have a cube unit that I'd like to get some white wicker boxes to fit into. Then I will paint the cube unit Iced Vovo at this stage.
I love these decor ideas too:
Again I haven't really picked soft furnishings. For a light though they will have a baby pink chandelier from Ivory and Deene:
Now onto the room for my daughter and daughter-to-be. As I said earlier they will now be sharing as we didn't want to have to go two storey and we want to keep our house a manageable size to live in until we are too old. My daughter told me she wanted a pink, purple, green and blue room!! I wasn't really sure how I would manage that but after scouring Pinterest I have come up with something!
I'm planning a feature wall like this except with green instead of dark blue:
I'm thinking blue for the other walls. The final wall will have built in wardrobes in white across it. The colours I have chosen from Dulux are Iced Vovo (Pink), Blackberry Sorbet (Purple), Applegate (Green) and Wild Clary (Blue). Their bed will go along the feature wall. I'm going to go with low, white wooden bunk beds.
Toy storage-wise I have a cube unit that I'd like to get some white wicker boxes to fit into. Then I will paint the cube unit Iced Vovo at this stage.
I love these decor ideas too:
Again I haven't really picked soft furnishings. For a light though they will have a baby pink chandelier from Ivory and Deene:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Middle Child
Okay onto the decorating plans for my middle child and son number 2 :)
His favourite colour is green so he wanted a vibrant green on his walls. Lime green can be a bit overwhelming so we decided to also mix in some navy and grey. His walls will be similar to my eldest's with the stripes just with different colours. So far we have picked Dulux Zatar Leaf for the walls with Dulux Passionate Blue for the large stripe and Dulux Timeless Grey accents. Here are some of the inspiration pictures:
I also want to create a bit of a rustic/industrial feel with wood and metal. He will be having the barrel cupboard I bought for the boys' current room. You can see it in this pic:
So I'd like to add a few other elements in the form of shelving and keeping his bed bare wood. Inspiration:
I also like the idea of adding some map elements. Maybe an old looking world map made into a pinboard so he can record his travels and I love the map fabric that you can choose to cover a chair with at Fantastic Furniture (I'd go the Wing Chair):
Not entirely sure yet!
Again I am yet to choose soft furnishings but there's no rush. He will also have a chrome pendant from Bunnings:
His favourite colour is green so he wanted a vibrant green on his walls. Lime green can be a bit overwhelming so we decided to also mix in some navy and grey. His walls will be similar to my eldest's with the stripes just with different colours. So far we have picked Dulux Zatar Leaf for the walls with Dulux Passionate Blue for the large stripe and Dulux Timeless Grey accents. Here are some of the inspiration pictures:
I also want to create a bit of a rustic/industrial feel with wood and metal. He will be having the barrel cupboard I bought for the boys' current room. You can see it in this pic:
So I'd like to add a few other elements in the form of shelving and keeping his bed bare wood. Inspiration:
I also like the idea of adding some map elements. Maybe an old looking world map made into a pinboard so he can record his travels and I love the map fabric that you can choose to cover a chair with at Fantastic Furniture (I'd go the Wing Chair):
Not entirely sure yet!
Again I am yet to choose soft furnishings but there's no rush. He will also have a chrome pendant from Bunnings:
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Eldest Child
I went back and read some of my earlier posts and it's pretty funny just how much my ideas have changed. Also how much letting your kids have a say in their bedroom changes thing :P I thought I would update you on the plans for the kids rooms given the current plan is now nothing like my original idea. The kids have now given their input and we have adjusted the design so that they are happy. I'm a pretty big believer in kids having input in their own space (of course then it's my job to make sure it's something we can both live with ;) )
This post will be about my eldest son's room. He decided he really wanted a Navy bedroom. Our room sizes aren't massive but given the floors will be white we should be able to pull off the colour without it looking too dark. He also likes red and is a big fan of British TV (Dr Who is a favourite- the 9th doctor. The 4th is mine) so we decided to go with a light British theme/colour scheme. So far the blue we have picked together is Dulux Passionate Blue with Dulux Red Box and Dulux Vivid White accents.
I'd like to add some stripes to the wall to make it interesting. This gives you an idea but I'd like it lower and slightly thicker.
I don't want to be too heavy handed with the British paraphernalia but we will have a few nods in the room. He has a desk which I really want to try painting like a Union Jack:
I'd also like to paint his bed red like this one:
He's also very into Science- especially Astronomy. I'd like to add some star maps over his desk like the one here:
I have found a cool globe light at Bunnings for only $25 which he loves. He also spotted me pinning these and wants them for his wall:
I'm yet to pick rugs, bedding and curtains that I like but I will be going for something a bit more neutral I reckon to counteract the busy-ness of everything else. I have also picked out a chrome pendant light from Bunnings:
As you know though my family and I are very fickle with these things and can change our mind at any moment :P
This post will be about my eldest son's room. He decided he really wanted a Navy bedroom. Our room sizes aren't massive but given the floors will be white we should be able to pull off the colour without it looking too dark. He also likes red and is a big fan of British TV (Dr Who is a favourite- the 9th doctor. The 4th is mine) so we decided to go with a light British theme/colour scheme. So far the blue we have picked together is Dulux Passionate Blue with Dulux Red Box and Dulux Vivid White accents.
I'd like to add some stripes to the wall to make it interesting. This gives you an idea but I'd like it lower and slightly thicker.
I don't want to be too heavy handed with the British paraphernalia but we will have a few nods in the room. He has a desk which I really want to try painting like a Union Jack:
I'd also like to paint his bed red like this one:
He's also very into Science- especially Astronomy. I'd like to add some star maps over his desk like the one here:
I have found a cool globe light at Bunnings for only $25 which he loves. He also spotted me pinning these and wants them for his wall:
I'm yet to pick rugs, bedding and curtains that I like but I will be going for something a bit more neutral I reckon to counteract the busy-ness of everything else. I have also picked out a chrome pendant light from Bunnings:
As you know though my family and I are very fickle with these things and can change our mind at any moment :P
Monday, December 22, 2014
This Is What I Do!
You know how I was saying the exterior colours are the one thing I hadn't changed my mind on? Well I have changed my mind haha! I am now thinking I would prefer to go with a medium grey with white trim and a darker grey roof and accents. Plus I really want a bright red door!
Here is my inspiration:
I was thinking of maybe going with Dulux Endless Dusk:
Here's a house painted in it:
And for the red door I am thinking Dulux Redbox which is a lovely bright red that I have used before.
I have also thought that instead of covering over the porch area, we might actually move the wall out to cover the area and increase the size of our Lounge Room (though we'd still have a little undercover porch bit leading from the stairs to the front door). Our Lounge is currently long and narrow so this will widen it up and give us some much needed room. Plus it will give me an excuse to change the ugly front windows that the old owners put in. It's hard to explain exactly what I mean but I want the front to sort of look like this house (the photo is from an awesome renovation blog I have recently discovered called This Little Yellow House):
Except it will be the reverse as our bigger half will protrude past the smaller part and we will also have a small porch in the middle. I know I haven't explained that very well at all so you may need to see what I mean when we are done (if we get done lol).
Here is my inspiration:
I was thinking of maybe going with Dulux Endless Dusk:
Here's a house painted in it:
And for the red door I am thinking Dulux Redbox which is a lovely bright red that I have used before.
I have also thought that instead of covering over the porch area, we might actually move the wall out to cover the area and increase the size of our Lounge Room (though we'd still have a little undercover porch bit leading from the stairs to the front door). Our Lounge is currently long and narrow so this will widen it up and give us some much needed room. Plus it will give me an excuse to change the ugly front windows that the old owners put in. It's hard to explain exactly what I mean but I want the front to sort of look like this house (the photo is from an awesome renovation blog I have recently discovered called This Little Yellow House):
Except it will be the reverse as our bigger half will protrude past the smaller part and we will also have a small porch in the middle. I know I haven't explained that very well at all so you may need to see what I mean when we are done (if we get done lol).
Monday, June 2, 2014
Coffee Table
I realised I never posted a picture of the little blackwood coffee table I also found on Gumtree. I'm planning to do a similar thing to the dining table with it. White base and then stained walnut coloured top. I adore the little cabriole legs. Cabriole legs seem to make all furniture look more elegant. Sorry for the bad photo- it was evening when I took the picture so it's a bit dark.
Now I have all these pieces I really had better get my act together and get started on transforming them!
Now I have all these pieces I really had better get my act together and get started on transforming them!
Friday, May 16, 2014
Sorry So Slack!!
I know I have been very slack about writing in my blog. I got really busy doing a Cosplay project (our group won the group section at our local convention- yay) and working and kids. Excuses, excuses I know! Mostly I have only being planning our finances lately so not all that interesting. Though a couple of days ago I found another kit home I liked the look of. It was very similar to the one we had chosen except cheaper so I asked for a look at the plans. Turns out the layout was pretty bad though so we are still sticking with the original.
I have found some new paint colours I like though (of course). The new colour I like for the Master Bedroom/WIR/Ensuite is Dulux's French Limestone. I absolutely adore this colour. I am thinking full strength on bottom and full strength and quarter strength stripes above the chair rail. And for the main areas I like the colour Limed White also by Dulux with the same deal of full strength on bottom and full and quarter strength stripes above the chair rail. Very French Provincial colour being a lovely taupe/grey/beige colour.
Most excitingly for me though I have discovered a blog which has gotten me excited about doing up a lot of our furniture to give it a new lease on life and make it fit the new house. I had forgotten how much I used to love it until this lovely woman's blog inspired me. It's called Lilyfield Life and is well worth a look. Lot's of gorgeous furniture that she has painted up and plenty of great tips to do it yourself. So hopefully if I can find the time and money I will be able to do some before and after photos for you of some of our furniture :)
I have found some new paint colours I like though (of course). The new colour I like for the Master Bedroom/WIR/Ensuite is Dulux's French Limestone. I absolutely adore this colour. I am thinking full strength on bottom and full strength and quarter strength stripes above the chair rail. And for the main areas I like the colour Limed White also by Dulux with the same deal of full strength on bottom and full and quarter strength stripes above the chair rail. Very French Provincial colour being a lovely taupe/grey/beige colour.
Most excitingly for me though I have discovered a blog which has gotten me excited about doing up a lot of our furniture to give it a new lease on life and make it fit the new house. I had forgotten how much I used to love it until this lovely woman's blog inspired me. It's called Lilyfield Life and is well worth a look. Lot's of gorgeous furniture that she has painted up and plenty of great tips to do it yourself. So hopefully if I can find the time and money I will be able to do some before and after photos for you of some of our furniture :)
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