Well after hijacking other peoples threads over the past couple of months (sorry Shelz, jackbellyjean, evolvedmonkey and charlie ) - I thought it was time to start my own thread. With my land settling today and my selections appointment tomorrow, I thought this would be the ideal time.
First my wedge shaped block at the end of a court:
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Looking back towards the Murray River on the other side of the tree line:
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Site Plan:
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Floor Plan:
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Breeze Facade:
Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
As you can see from the site plan, the Santorini had to be pushed back quite a bit to make it fit on the block. While I'm not incredibly happy about the huge front yard, it was a sacrifice I was prepared to make. This is also why I went with the Breeze facade, so the larger portico would help use up this extra space. Hopefully the extra width I have a the rear will help make up for it. The other sacrifice I had to make was the nearly three metres of dead space down the left hand side of the house behind the garage. This was extended to allow for rear yard access which I thought was important for resale value. The only other major change I made was swapping the rumpus and outdoor room around to take advantage of the northern aspect.
I'm still up in the air with colours - both external and internal, although I do like the general look of the above display home. I would love Hawthorn bricks but if M are going to charge $3K for this upgrade when I understand the real cost is only $600 - I don't think so! So the cheaper alternative will probably be Homestead Tan with something like Dune Colorbond. My second idea is maybe Homestead Mushroom with Woodland Grey Colorbond. As for the cladding - maybe a light colour like the photo (this is apparently Paperbark but it looks very white to me!).
Internal - I am thinking a classic clean and crisp all white kitchen with Ice Snow Ceaser Stone benchtops. A white back to the island bench might be a problem with marks, etc. but I don't know what the alternative would be. I am thinking of a splash of colour with a Nick's Nook (green) glass splashback - thanks MagicJ and Michelle for this one! I'm not sure with the bathrooms/laundry. I'm not a huge fan of wood grain laminate but I have been considering Fudgesteam (thanks to SuH) for these cupboards with lighter coloured benchtops. Originally for flooring colours of was thinking of a beige tile with a darker brown / chocolaty carpet, but just over the last few days I have been thinking about browns with a touch of grey...
As you can see I am still up in the air about a lot of things... Hopefully the consultant tomorrow will be of great assistance! If not, I'm in real trouble!