Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 42Mar 26, 2008 12:07 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 45Mar 26, 2008 8:06 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 46Mar 26, 2008 8:10 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 48Mar 27, 2008 9:33 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 53Mar 29, 2008 9:02 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 54Mar 29, 2008 9:13 am However …..This is the external of this house, colours trends have not changed in all these years!
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Bathroom looks alright to me except maybe green wall is a bit too much. This brings me to another interesting point - as we live in the country where people are probably on the whole more conservative ( yes,yes, especially in SA) and trends are slower to hit our area and probably 'watered down' a bit by the time they do so, things that are already out of date in some places are probably just catching on here. From a re sale point of view, all the more reason not to go over the top with latest trends. What do you think? Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 56Mar 29, 2008 9:51 am Helyn…..Nowra is somewhat country, however we are considered close to the beaches.
And yes…..trends take there time getting to us at times also. When they start to pick up on the latest trend here, I’m already moving into the next one! The thing to remember with re-sale….. The items that are the most expensive and hardest to replace in a home, say, kitchens, tiles, flooring, are the ones you need to take special care with your selections. Paint work can always be re done, and most of the time is. This is a tricky one, to me when spending all your hard earned cash on a home you want to live in for many years, it seems crazy to have to also think of a possible re-sale value down the track. Why not enjoy your home they way YOU want it and like it. If however you are building specifically for a re-sale in a couple of years, then yes, this should be the one thing you need to think of, and only that. This is where you need to detach yourself from any emotion you have to the house and think of re-sale only. By the way I would not be surprised if those clients of mine have not repainted a neutral colour throughout by now. You have to remember back then colour was the go. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 57Mar 29, 2008 3:15 pm OK, getting more & more nervous about using a feature tile in our bathrooms!
I would say I am not up with all the latest trends, but obviously what is in at the moment is what we see & you tend to go with that. I am fairly conservative by nature & love all the earthly neutrals that are currently "in". We are having white wall tiles & beige floor tiles, teamed with stipple seal vanities & natural quartz benchtop. When we picked this we also chose a tumbled marble feature tile that we really liked - thinking it would give the bathroom a lift, with such light tiles. But perhaps with our darker vanity & by the time we have towells in there as well it would be OK without it. I have been torn all along on how to use it, as I really like it, but don't want to get sick of it, and find myself hating it 10, 15 years down the track (yes, we plan on being in this house for a long time!) I agree with Michelle though that it is our home so have chosen what we like. Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 58Mar 29, 2008 4:09 pm As you probably all know by now, I am very fussy and too influenced by European contemporary styles so while I was going through display homes, to me they all looked dated already (talking about kitchens and bathrooms) - some builders more than others.
So, in my opinion, if you want to be "in" for some years to come, have a look at European kitchens and bathrooms, in my view nobody in Australia is close (apart from kitchens on the Laminex website) - this goes for styles of doors, benchtops, and especially door handles. Out of the big builders, in my opinion, Clendon Vale are way in front of anyone else in terms of their styling. Of course, if you're going for a country look, that's considered a classic, so it will not date (for instance, real wood kitchens, which would require country style handles, not contemporary, and probably not stainless steel appliances). This is my personal opinion, I hope nobody minds me expressing it. And yes, I know, my house will date too, but I don't like country. I also don't agree with the theory that once it is dated, it might come back. It might, but slightly different. That to me is the same as the story with jeans - high waist carrot style jeans were out for some years and low waist came in - now high waist is coming back, but they don't look like the high waist from 15 years ago, do they. {ducks for cover} Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 59Mar 29, 2008 4:37 pm mek high waist carrot style jeans were out for some years and low waist came in - now high waist is coming back, but they don't look like the high waist from 15 years ago, do they. I went to purchase new jeans 12 months ago and "regular" jeans were low waisted. I ended up buying ones they classed as "high waisted" but sat just below my belly button! After 4 years - we're in! Re: The latest trends…..do you????? 60Mar 29, 2008 5:27 pm Quote: This is my personal opinion, I hope nobody minds me expressing it. And yes, I know, my house will date too, but I don't like country. I like country classic look but of course I don't expect everyone to like same as me and of course I don't mind you expressing that. After all, I expressed that I don't like square basins, lime green and stainless steel. To each his/ her own. I am not thinking re-sale value with my own house, Michelle, that was just a general comment. After all, I've lived in current house for over 20 years so who's to say when (if??) we'll ever leave new one?? Looking to start the journey of becoming an owner builder in SA. Feeling pretty (overly) confident on the building and construction details, but really struggling to find… 0 8698 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6956 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 6106 |