Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Best tips for getting that Wow factor w/o the increased cost 5Feb 26, 2010 7:59 pm We found the cost of the upgrade for the tapware from the builder was less then if we bought it ourselves. Just remember it's the accessories that make the difference in the room, not necessarily the tiles etc. My builder has a bronze/silver/gold range of things. I upgraded my bathroom tiles to the silver range but instead of paying extra for a feature tile, or a strip of mosaics I simply made one whole wall one tile from the silver range, and the rest of the bathroom white. Have a look at my thread about page 14 to see what I mean. Focus on doing things like 2700 high ceilings as I think that makes a HUGE difference to the feel of the house. Re: Best tips for getting that Wow factor w/o the increased cost 7Mar 01, 2010 8:49 am Our main bathroom is a three-way bathroom - with the 'vanity' area central & the toilet off to one side & the bath & shower off to the other (each with a sliding door). As the vanity is 'open' to the back hallway (ie no door to that area) I am having a huge framed bevel-edged mirror above it. Figure that will distract from what I'm guessing will be an 'average' vanity (not yet chosen). Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Best tips for getting that Wow factor w/o the increased 8Mar 11, 2010 9:24 pm Keep it simple and watch out for items that date easily, that way you will get the wow factor for longer. Have a look at house on the real estate sites that are about 10years old and you will get what I mean. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Tradie may sit at home but will need to get house plastered as well or will you sit it out? 6 10932 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 15317 Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 16848 |