Trixee's Passive Solar Build Perth

Two ovens and a warning draw.

I'm coming to your place for dinner.

Thanks Rache



I'll put the ovens on



I'll be honest, it was hubby's idea, I had no idea such things existed!



Spending money is super fun... paying the resulting bills not so much...

I know, I can't quite believe it!

Yes, we already knew exactly what we wanted and got them to quote on the model numbers. Told them what prices I wanted too

Thanks trees!

Got the surprise of my life when I was told today that we have cornices! And windows! And lockup will definitely be next week! I was so excited I forgot to take decent photos!

A note on the cornices: they weren't the ones that we specced, but I can't be bothered complaining about it as the difference is minimal and I suspect it's been discontinued anyway. But I like these ones too. Kind of wish I'd ordered the 100mm profile but you gotta stop somewhere!

But here's what's been happening.

Oh, and did I mention the spa bath has been delivered? Obviously, this is where you put it:
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This is where it will eventually go:
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Obscured glazing to the shower, a bit hard to see but this is the white laminated film:
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Obscured glazing in the bathroom, this is the Spotswood, looks better than the sample:
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Cornice AND windows in the guest bedroom:
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The shadowline in the entryway:
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The shadowline and sliding door in the master bedroom:
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Cornices and windows in the library:
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Cornice nerds, we got the StepLook by Knauf: http://www.knaufplasterboard.com.au/steplook

If you're curious about shadowline ceilings, I've described it in my latest blog post:
http://www.ecohomestyle.com.au/curtains-pelmets-and-shadowline-ceilings-or-how-we-ended-up-with-bulkheads/

Haha of course that's where you should put a bath!! You have to wonder what is going through their heads sometimes!

Windows and cornices are fab! Hopefully we both get lock up next week!

Stunning Trixee, those windows are something else, they make such a lovely feature! Love the detail of the ceilings, that entrance makes such a statement! That spa area looks amazing, very luxurious resort style!

How exciting that lock up will be next week!! Nice progress this week

Great progress, that entrance ceiling is pretty amazing. Those highlight windows in your bedroom look very high, are you able to reach or are they powered?

Thanks admodra. Funny you should mention wall colour, as I've literally only just sorted this out! I ended up hiring Michelle from this forum to choose my colours as it was all too confusing, and the paint chips available at Bunnings only show about half of what's available. I sent her details about all my selections and she came back with Dulux Narrow Neck for the main wall colour. I normally enjoy looking at colour swatches and dreaming about this and that but it's all becoming too stressful so I wanted someone else to do it for me.

I got a sample pot of that and the quarter strength as well, and painted some MDF boards (only 1 coat at this stage, hopefully I can get some more coats done this weekend). It's a truly lovely colour and goes perfectly with all my samples. She chose a warm grey as she was worried that my house might look too cold. I initially thought the full strength might be a bit too dark as it looks quite dark on my monitor, but painted out it didn't look dark at all. She said to use white sheers to keep the look fresh, and pure white doors and trims. Hope that helps.