Heading down the home straight!!!

The painter has finished the front... we used dulux jasper on the front portico and dune for the remainder. We originally were not sure about dune because it was so similar to the windows and roller door however, the builder said he could help. He said he'd get the painter to add a dune coloured tint to the primer/base so we could see what we liked then we could alter the colour of the first and/or second coat. As it happened we went with double strength Dune. I would of even been happy if it was a bit darker, but it's too late now. Here is a pic of the front without the paint, I'll show you the painted finish tomorrow!


Here is the interior of the portico... it is about 3.5 m high... the door is 1200 wide and can't recall how high, but the inside hallway is 3 m high.

Nice view down the side of the house.....

As promised... here is the bathroom shower area with grout!

Here is the bath... looks small but it is a 1700 long, nice and deep. We had a bit of an issue with the tile edge. We were told we needed to decide what colour it was so the tiler could start tiling tomorrow. We liked one colour but we needed to see it in a full length sample to be sure. Disaster loomed when it could not be found and if we didn't decide it would hold up work for a week. The tiler wanted us to go with a silver trim but from the beginning I was adamant that I didnt want that as it would take away the look of the bath and you'd just notice this odd silver line around it.


Here is the shower area in the bathroom with a view of the door


A lot of fiddly things were done over the last few days. All the doors were put on. They have drilled holes so the door handles can be put on. All the architraves have been done. The inserts in the minor bedrooms have been done. The master ensuites will have a different kind of shelving insert.. (we get the expensive one... after all, we're paying for it!!!)

The front door has been put on!! Looks huge and is SO heavy!

The downpipes have been painted in Dulux Dune. They look great against the bricks.z

What could be in this parcel? I know!!! It's our wall mounted ensuite vanity!! The builder checked it with us to make sure it was what we wanted and he said..."really nice". I think he likes it and might suggest the same vanity to other folks.

A few little issues.. and I mean little.. compared to some.

The kitchen co who are making the laundry cupboards said they were having trouble getting the colour we chose so we had to go immediately and choose another one. We chose a similar colour. We are having dark grey cupboards with a pale grey benchtop. I saw this in a home magazine and thought it looked really smart. I love one idea I thought of... there is a laundry hamper in the built in laundry unit.... it will keep things nice and tidy instead of having washing on the floor or a hamper sitting in the middle of the floor! These were installed today and look fabulous!

The big problem is the kitchen spalshback. The tile we chose that we love doesn't look very nice against the kitchen cabinets. We sent an email to the builder and I'll call him first thing to make sure they don't go up. We'll have to change them! If he has brought them we told him we'd just pay for those and the new ones... no point in looking at something we don't want for the next 10 years.

More pics tomorrow... stay tuned!!!