Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Going against Hampton style house/ kitchen 15May 04, 2020 6:41 pm If you have dark cabinets and off-white walls, then light-to-medium grayish or brownish floors will be looking really nice, eg. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ With regards to wallpapers and walls, hard to tell as I am not an interior designer and I would generally look on overall styling in general, e.g. furniture and blinds selections, decor, etc. as everything has to be consistent. But what you do is to ask Michelle on this forum, she has interior designing experience and should l be able to help. With regards to the wallpaper, I am a more a fan of liquid silk wallpapers, although those have to be imported and are not easily available in Australia. Re: Going against Hampton style house/ kitchen 16May 12, 2020 8:44 am I like Hamptons but we went scandi with ours. We figure simple whites and timbers are unlikely to date, and you can accessorise however you like. Re: Going against Hampton style house/ kitchen 17Aug 23, 2020 8:42 am LoveHouse Your facade is gorgeous! Are you doing any blog/ instagram about your journey/ color selection etc? I’d love to follow gogo65 gogo65 I’m just starting my fourth build, and we will not be doing Hamptons either, we are building an acreage home and going against everyone else it seems with a contemporary, mid century modern facade, we will have a dark kitchen and medium timber floors, Do what you want, when you go to sell, people will either love or hate your home, you will never please everyone, everyone has different ideas... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ this is our facade, many people wouldn’t like it, but we love it Haha yes homeone feels very different now, but I remember you from our build 2010...we are building a new mid century (less than yours!) inspired house. Will have to join instagram to follow Re: Going against Hampton style house/ kitchen 18Aug 23, 2020 6:33 pm I like the Hampton style but around here on the Northern Beaches, I have seen so many of them that I am sick of the all too often look of them. Some people will tell me after I let them know that I am not a big fan that theirs isn't Hamptons , It's "beachy". Pretty much the same in my book. Stewie 6 4359 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5197 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 105591 |