Hi everyone, after months of watching and passing comments on everyone's threads (all good stuff, promise !), I thought I'd start my own little thread.
We are building the Ashton with Hallmark - here is what the original version looked like: http://www.hallmarkhomes.com.au/house-plans.php?id=9
and this is our modified version plus concrete slab (will put up patio roof covering later): http://www.imagebam.com/image/82380732456313
What we lost in breakfast bar, we gained in family room space... so wasn't a bad trade off as far as I'm concerned. We have 2 kids and wished we could have gone for a bigger house but the slope of the land at the rear meant extra site costs (retaining walls, which we have managed to avoid with this plan)
By the way, the picture of the Ashton on Hallmark's website still has the gables etc.. but the current Ashton on offer is plainer. This is what our house will look like: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=15123&p=183107&hilit=jolie#p183107
Fascia will be monument through.
Should do a write up on my internal colours one of these days..