Browse Forums Building A New House Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 182Mar 05, 2017 2:23 am Hi all So it's been well over 2years since I've updated n boy oh boy it's been busy.. our 2nd son arrived last year April 2016. busy !! I get a lot of questions n inbox about my exposed aggregate driveway and never got around to posting pics up. It isn't the best picture but u can still see the drive way. House is going good. We have grass in the backyard but no landscaping as yet.. yet... we are planning to concrete everything (planning ) Front landscape still not 100% . And the extra family room we had extended, well it's still an empty space lol... can't fill it other than that we love love our home Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 183Mar 10, 2017 1:42 pm It's great to see your update, especially because your build is the only other one I've seen on here with the same facade as ours it looks really good Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 184Mar 11, 2017 9:33 am Thanks Marshall we have good taste! My husband said he had to have this facade and it was final. So I'm glad I agreed with him. House looks grand when u drive past and very eye catching. Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 185Mar 11, 2017 9:53 am justheart Thanks Marshall we have good taste! My husband said he had to have this facade and it was final. So I'm glad I agreed with him. House looks grand when u drive past and very eye catching. It was my hubby who insisted on it too, he wanted that curb appeal, it definitely has that Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 186Mar 17, 2017 5:33 pm Hey guys... so I'm still stuck with what to do with my extra family room can anyone give me suggestions? We originally had our dining table there moved it to the other side of the family room as the table was a tad to big and was not much space to move around. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Baby stuff everywhere lol Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The photos are a little dark, I have the shades down as it's hot outside!! Thank u in advance Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 187Mar 17, 2017 7:31 pm Hmm could it be a rumpus room? We have the opposite problem, we're thinking we won't have enough room for our furniture Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 188Mar 17, 2017 7:40 pm Marshall, that's what we thought as well.. we thought we wouldn't have enuf room for our stuff. It it turns we have a lot of empty spaces lolz. Someone once suggested to turn it into like a reading corner with an Egg chair and rug Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 189Mar 17, 2017 7:43 pm I like the idea of a big rug and bookcase and maybe a couple of armchairs? Or even a day bed/lounge type thing. You have a beautiful house by the way Building the Simonds Palisade in Gippsland https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_ ... are_type=t Building the simonds palisade in gippsland Re: Simonds Prague in MELB- All Moved In ;) 191Mar 17, 2017 9:54 pm justheart Marshall, that's what we thought as well.. we thought we wouldn't have enuf room for our stuff. It it turns we have a lot of empty spaces lolz. Someone once suggested to turn it into like a reading corner with an Egg chair and rug Ooohhh yeah, I love that idea! It could be the chill out lounge. Our books are in boxes in the garage but I'm determined to have a space for them in the new house. Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10844 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 8881 A question. Im in Queensland and building a new home. We managed to reach practical completion 6 weeks ago but we haven't heard any date for handover yet. Who should we… 0 5733 |