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Pendant Lights 5.0 and Stairwell Void 3.0
I am having another bout of indecision. Whilst we were in Copenhagen we also really liked the new Matt versions of the Cecil Manz for Light Years – Caravaggio. Its a new colour variation to the gloss and opal versions … Continue reading
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Tagged Caravaggio Matt, Cecil Manz, Cintemani Pendant Light, Cult Design, Giffin Design, Light Years
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Pendant Lights 4.0 and Stairwell Void 2.0
It seems like there will be no more building action for us until next week, weather permitting of course. Antarctic Vortex is on its way to Sydney so I hope that dissipates before the slab is scheduled… Anyway my … Continue reading
Let’s Get Organised
I’m your typical type A personality, everything has its place and every detail needs to be scrutinised and worried about so this building experience has been incredibly stressful and no matter how prepared or organised you can be things always … Continue reading
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Tagged dream home organiser, kikki k
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Home…
I took this on our morning walk about an hour after our 12 hour flight from Copenhagen (now back at the hotel trying to rest before we take a pit stop for some Orchard Road Shopping, Singapore Crab and maybe … Continue reading
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Determined…
Not the determination I was hoping for though…We have no determination from the bank about unconditional approval because there was a page missing that was then found. Also bank staff are a bunch of, ahem, people who are too busy … Continue reading
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The point of no return…
Today I mourn not only the first anniversary of my beloved Grandma’s passing but the rise of excitement of this build. I mourn the faith one should have in the company entrusted to build our dream home and I mourn … Continue reading
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Getting there…slowly
In the 48 hours since my last post we have been in to see the PCC’s Manager and now as I type we have just received the construction plans, construction certificate approval and validation documents BUT nothing can get done … Continue reading
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More Delays…
It seems the happy dancing is short lived when building with our builder. Well if you can even call it building. Today I find myself needing to take a step back and let the waves of anger and pure rage … Continue reading
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DA Update
Sooo close I can smell it…I left a message for our DA assessor yesterday as I was a little peeved that M told me that they’d follow up in a fortnight. I had to take matters into my own hands!! … Continue reading
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DEB Disaster Response!
It was probably good Mr Gardz and I have been busy interstate. Melbourne is always great for some retail therapy to relieve the stress attack from the DEB disaster of yesterday and distract me enough! It’s also good for design … Continue reading
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DA Update
I am FUMING! We got he plans that were submitted to council without our input and they are disgusting. I am sure there were other options instead this happened: We will need to fill the patio area and have … Continue reading
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Platinum Seagrass WallPaper
I don’t know if I am being influenced by the Block and this season’s avid use of wallpaper but I am in love with the platinum seagrass colour that would go well with the Stonebridge paint we choose. I am … Continue reading
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French Doors
Yesterday our PCC comfirmed that the contour survey had been ordered 17 March 2015 and we are now waiting for it to be completed, she estimated it be done within a week of being ordered so hopefully we will have … Continue reading
DA Update
We have now heard back from council today and everything seems ok other than the DEB. So M are organising another contour survey and the plans to be updated with the DEB. The estimated time is 2 weeks for resubmission. … Continue reading
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Sapphire Buffalo Turf
This post is in honour of Mr Gardz my lovely hardworking tradie husband who can make beautiful things from basically anything. House proud and like most men loves his lawn. He has the serious equipment for it too, not your … Continue reading
Letterbox
Here I go again with the planning because it distracts from the waiting! I really want a custom letterbox that is both unique and complimentary to our home. I love everything that PO BOX Designs do. You can mix up … Continue reading
DA Update
Our PCC was away yesterday but was back today thank goodness! She is awesome, look what she did for us: – Bulkhead sorted on the plans as being straight like a Villina (YAY) – Response back to council regarding the … Continue reading
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DA Update
Still waiting on Masterton to come back to propose what the best course of action is to respond to the assessor’s issues. Me being me called the council’s general number for planning and development and explained the predicament. My answer … Continue reading
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DA Update
Thank you for visiting my little blog and taking the time to return and stop by to share this exciting roller coaster ride with us! I hope my blog has been helpful and entertaining and I hope it becomes a … Continue reading
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Driveway
Waiting makes me a little funny, it makes me second guess choices and over think things…but it also gives time enough to research other things that we will need like driveways. So I guess that’s the positive of how long … Continue reading
Garden Ideas
Being our first opportunity to make this build all “ours” has been such an exciting idea, this extends to the landscaping. We had updated our current home when we bought it, hubby I am sure enjoyed whipping out the chain … Continue reading
Mortar Joints
One of the things that you have to pick in your external selections apart from bricks, gutters, down pipes, roof, fascia and barge trim is your mortar joint. Before we started this process I had no idea there were more … Continue reading
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DA Update
I was flicking through the DA tracker yesterday and noticed that some of the documents that are submitted with the application are available for public view so I had a bit of a sticky beak at our submission. I noticed … Continue reading
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Fireplace Update
As we approach DA approval we have decided to go directly with Jetmaster to supply our fireplace as: They are the manufacturers of the fireplace It cuts out the middleman and thus any mark up They have dealt directly with … Continue reading
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Fencing
So our estate are being ridiculous insisting that we should be a BAL 19 on fencing as apparently as the block steps away from the 5 trees that made us have a BAL 29, the BALs reduce so where the … Continue reading
DA Process
March 2 will mark day 14 of the consultation process which means exciting things should happen in the next few weeks! The process consists of the following, which is reassuring that things are actually happening behind the scenes during all this … Continue reading
Post Appointment Round Up
Having signed off on the electricals this morning after adding the following: 1. Exact measurements for the mounting of the external junction points 2. Exact measurements for the mounting of the sensor 3. Exact measurement and location of the island … Continue reading
Electrical Appointment
WE MADE IT! We had our last appointment this afternoon. M from Your Home Consulting had sent across our plans with all the standard points in so we could have a think about the placement of things prior to the … Continue reading
Pendant Lights – Stairwell Void
I have trawled through so many stores and googled “white pendant light” so many times its not funny. We have a contender for the void as hubby didn’t like the drum pendant I wanted to use and hated all the more … Continue reading
Pendant Lights 3.0
We spent most of the day yesterday trying to find our feature pendant lights, it is so hard when something looks good on the website and not so nice in real life… The only thing we did agree on was … Continue reading
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Tagged cougar lighting, custom designs furniture, mantra, Pendant Lights
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Downlights
During this building journey so far, Google has been my best friend. I stress the details so much that its very consuming and stressful. So hopefully the information on this blog becomes a one stop shop for any visitors that … Continue reading
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Tagged Downlights, LED, Lumens
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M&G Build at Mulgoa Rise 