Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 261Feb 23, 2018 10:37 pm love the changes you made.. study nook is a great idea, and perfect location for it as well. We have ours in the middle of the house lol Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 262Feb 24, 2018 5:50 am Funny .... but not funny all at the same time. That is one expensive toad...... maybe if you kiss it will turn into 4 cushions, 4 throws and an occasional table! I figure those things would be far more acceptable to Mr T then a prince ha ha ha ha ha ha Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 264Feb 24, 2018 8:08 am gr8ly love the changes you made.. study nook is a great idea, and perfect location for it as well. We have ours in the middle of the house lol Thanks Gr8ly, I’m really excited about the study nook. Yours fits the space perfectly and it very well thought out. Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 265Feb 24, 2018 8:20 am WifeofHunza Funny .... but not funny all at the same time. That is one expensive toad...... maybe if you kiss it will turn into 4 cushions, 4 throws and an occasional table! I figure those things would be far more acceptable to Mr T then a prince ha ha ha ha ha ha Hey WOF, Hahahhahahha I like your sense of humor. Im pretty lucky I kissed my toad 15 years ago and he is still here. I think if my toad did turn into Prince Charming he would have a heart attack and die when he saw how many kids we have . Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 266Feb 24, 2018 8:22 am Lot126 Ahh such a fantastic plan! What a big beautiful house you will have! Thanks Emma, now Im just crossing fingers and toes it all comes together like we have hoped. The massive batter at the back of our house will cause us issues. Your very lucky to have such a flat block Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 268Feb 24, 2018 8:45 am Tribe7 Lot126 Ahh such a fantastic plan! What a big beautiful house you will have! Thanks Emma, now Im just crossing fingers and toes it all comes together like we have hoped. The massive batter at the back of our house will cause us issues. Your very lucky to have such a flat block I have everything crossed for you! Any time I get frustrated over waiting waiting waiting I make myself stop to appreciate how flat, large and inexpensive my block is compared to others in the estate (smaller and $45k more expensive now). I think anyone able to build a house is very, very lucky! ~ Emma Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 269Feb 24, 2018 9:25 am Tribe7 sparrowsnest Tribe7 [quote="sparrowsnest"][quote="Tribe7"][quote="sparrowsnest"]Exciting! It starts to feel real when you can actually buy things It totally does hey, I’m starting to plan spaces and ideas for the house so it helps to lock in the fixed fixtures first. How’s your pendant hunt going? I’m on my 6th and final night shift tonight so I haven’t made any decisions and I’ve barely seen my husband . I’ve got the next four days off so I plan on making some decisions on the pendants and I want to have a look for some artworks. Do you wait to buy artwork until you are in or when you’re planning the rooms? I want to start planning and buying but my husband wants to wait to see the spaces when we are in. Building our first custom dream home. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Hey SN, How are the days off going? Must be nice to be human again and not on a weird body clock. So what’s the pendant light choices so far? Uhm art work, prints etc are a personal thing. I tend to buy what I like when I see it and will shove it somewhere and hope it looks good. If you are buying some pricey pieces maybe make up some moods boards of the room using Pinterest. I just name mine and go to town on what looks ok together, gives me an idea on scales, colours and not blending palette or styles drastically. Matching little things like a detail on your pendant light to the frame color of the print, a texture in a throw rug to a texture in a canvas, I read an article about the subtle way to make interiors cohesive, while allowing art work and furniture items to be individual. Clearly I need to stop reading this stuff hopefully it helps you. It has helped me (maybe ) [/quote] Days off have been amazing and are coming to an end too soon. I think I need to start reading those articles! Our current house is a mishmash of whatever I could get on sale when I needed it and ikea pieces. I really want to style my spaces in the new house and have a cohesive style. It’s all new to me though. I also have to think about how pieces will stand up to three kids. Things can look amazing on Pinterest but I wonder how good they will look after my three get to them 🤣. I imagine you have the same . I love your window change![/quote] Thanks I’m excited about the window too. Days off would be good, it’s such a shame the fun things fly by. I seriously find those articles really helpful, I tend to read the American ones more than Aussie ones, they seem to blend a lot more styles than here. I’ll find the links to some that I read and post them on your thread Very much agree about looks versus durability. I’ve blended mine a bit, our couches where $2k each and they jump on them not stupid amounts but they defiantly jump up on them. So I don’t know if spending a fortune for couches is a grand idea, they have held up really well though. Only wish was the covers could be removed and washed. We have a Tasmanian Blackwood kitchen hutch which is lovely and will go in our dining area, that was pricey, but I will not spend a lot on dining chairs and table, side tables or coffee tables as they can define a style very easily. I’ve found I can change those items easily without Mr T raising his eyebrows 🤨 do buy a good quality tv cabinet, our good one was from funky retro in Melbourne and is solid and stylish. I did buy a cheap one recently and it’s so crap and has bowed. I will buy another good quality cabinet. I picked up those cool besides for my little boys for $80 each from TK Maxx. I also won’t spend lots on prints and wall hangings because I get sick of them quickly. Here is an idea for the pretty copper lights you got from ikea, for something different you could stagger stack them at one end, Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Look up ikea and Kmart hacks too [/quote] Thank you for all of your advice Tribe. I look forward to reading the articles. I always read the real estate and houzz ones that pop up in my news feed but rarely get anything from them. Our couch is falling apart so we definitely need a new one. I’m going to check out the warehouse clearance place on the Northside when it’s a bit closer. I love your plan. Is the door to the outside near the study nook go to the external garage? The only suggestion I would have if it would suit your family would be to have that area half study nook half mud room or bag drop area. Or is that what you planned for your broom cupboard Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I love this and wish I could have had something like this. Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 270Feb 24, 2018 9:36 am Love your plans Tribe, so we’ll thought out and no wasted space - it will look so grand. Makes our house look like one of those tiny houses! Lol Hope your flu has taken off and your feeling better too. - B A vue of the pines on the Gold Coast forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87210 Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 271Feb 24, 2018 9:16 pm So beautiful! You should copyright that design if it's yours! Will need to sneak over there to see when it starts going up. Follow our first house build here! -> https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86484 Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 273Feb 25, 2018 9:35 pm I have read through your full thread Tribe7 and my goodness you have been through the ringer with it all so far. We also ended up with CBA after dramas with our first mortgage broker screwing up and having to refinance after our land purchase had settled and so far CBA have been amazing. I am glad to see it is all back on track for you and I love love love your house design esp the recent changes you have made. Excited for you and looking forward to seeing all of your progress. Our stylemaster build - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=91226 Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 275Feb 26, 2018 2:13 pm Lot126 Tribe7 Lot126 Ahh such a fantastic plan! What a big beautiful house you will have! Thanks Emma, now Im just crossing fingers and toes it all comes together like we have hoped. The massive batter at the back of our house will cause us issues. Your very lucky to have such a flat block I have everything crossed for you! Any time I get frustrated over waiting waiting waiting I make myself stop to appreciate how flat, large and inexpensive my block is compared to others in the estate (smaller and $45k more expensive now). I think anyone able to build a house is very, very lucky! I completely agree, an acre block on the Goldie would cost us a fortune. I am grateful for the chance we have to build a lovely home with a big pool and know we aren’t killing our selves financially. How crazy is this, acre blocks are selling 35 mins away from us and are $180k more than we paid. The land prices scare me a lot. I would of liked flatter land I won’t deny that Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 276Mar 01, 2018 4:53 pm ruraldoc So beautiful! You should copyright that design if it's yours! Will need to sneak over there to see when it starts going up. Your more than welcome to come and say hi Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 277Mar 01, 2018 4:54 pm livpal5 Love the floorplan tribe. So good to hear everything is finally on track for the build. Looking forward to seeing your dream home come to life. Oh thanks Livpal it’s really nice to have it all happening to be honest. I’m sick to death of planning and thinking about the house 🤭 time for some action Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 278Mar 01, 2018 4:58 pm sunnycoastfirstbuild I have read through your full thread Tribe7 and my goodness you have been through the ringer with it all so far. We also ended up with CBA after dramas with our first mortgage broker screwing up and having to refinance after our land purchase had settled and so far CBA have been amazing. I am glad to see it is all back on track for you and I love love love your house design esp the recent changes you have made. Excited for you and looking forward to seeing all of your progress. Hey Sunnycoast, It’s a huge pain in the butt to have finance battles hey, sounds like your broker was a bit of a gimp. Thank god CBA are so good I would of lost the plot otherwise. We are pretty pumped with the new changes and seriously can’t wait to start. Looking forward to seeing yours get started too Re: Scenic Rim QLD Acreage Build With Bold Living. 279Mar 01, 2018 5:12 pm We got great news last night that our final draft plans have been completed and we have been lodged to the certifier for building approval . Our water meter was installed today too Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I’m trying my best to be excited about my stupid tap 🤨 We added another pup to the family, Ellie. She is terribly cute. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We paid our pool and shed deposits today too. So pumped to be actually move forward now. I think I might buy this dining table as I really love the black Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Fingers crossed we can get all these approvals sorted out quickly and finally make a site start. 1 4521 Hi all. Anyone know when the $11,000 limit was set in legislation for renovations in QLD? Ive been renovating for 5 years now and this was the limit back then. 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