Design Help!!
Donna Pritchard
9 years ago
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Comments (18)Hi Greer, I am liking the suggestions of plants and hanging photos / frames. If you wanted to get some matching furniture you can use our website to create custom matching tables including perhaps a coffee table with some matching end / lamp tables and a matching sideboard / console. This would really tie everything together with a big rug and you can get them to fit your proportions as you can select the exact size and 40 top colours. http://tableanddesk.com.au/End-Table...See MorePlan design help
Comments (20)@angelasusanm The advice you have given about how to prioritise your approach to creating a home (orientation, budget, family needs and dynamics, then exterior) is AWESOME. It is so great to hear homeowners understanding that the investment in design is worthwhile - I believe it is where your home is made ... where it can realise its full potential, or be a handicap and compromise your daily life. It can be hard to be patient ... usually when homeowners actually hit the 'go' button on building or renovating, there has been YEARS of wishing, planning, dreaming and collecting of ideas. So when it finally comes time to put all of that hoping into planning and action, you can be at breaking point. REALLY sick of your existing home, or really excited (or desperate!) to get into a new home, or a bigger renovated home, or a home with more modern spaces and conveniences, or the area you actually want to live in ... the list goes on. So it's understandable that homeowners can want to race through the design process - or choose a plan from a catalogue that suits their needs for size and function - and just get it built. Whilst lines are on a page though, that is where things are relatively inexpensive. It's where you can explore ideas, make sure you're making the most of your site and your money, and that you're setting yourself up for a home and life that is as great as it can be. Because once you start building, that linework becomes permanent choices you have to live with on a daily basis. It also is difficult to keep an eye on the big picture. Building and renovating may feel like one big decision - but it's actually a series of small decisions. Often you'll make one, which will lead to another, which will lead to another. And if the first decision hasn't been made with the best information, or with the best framework - then every consequential decision can lead you down a rabbit hole and just make matters worse. So, stepping back and remembering what you're seeking to achieve ... which for many people is a family home that is functional, flexible, comfortable and safe (and that doesn't financially stress them) ... is the important helicopter view to get yourself back to when things seem to be frustrating or overwhelming you. Doing this all whilst your home is on paper, is seriously such a great investment of time and energy. - Amelia, UA x www.undercoverarchitect.com.au amelia@undercoverarchitect.com.au...See Morehallway design help
Comments (1)Maybe try a hall table opposite the entry doors to break up the length visually. It would be a lot less expensive that messing with walls....See MoreDesign help with facade to achieve a Coastal/Tropical/Queenslander
Comments (17)The whole project continues to be a sad, exhausting back and forth! Large amounts of money has already been put into the design process with various draftsman and designers now. The lift has begun and I only have a narrow window t change things. I just really want peace and resolution of the space inside and out. Street appeal means alot to me and I am not sure how to acheive this with the current facade and also pay homage to the home. I understand that most opinions on this feed seem to be negative. Is there anything positive about our plan? I am not sure what is meant by a house with many rooms? Are the rooms not functional?? The interior was governed by so much structuely that this was the least expensive way upstairs to provide 3 bedrooms, storage and an office space for my husband and myself/and our children combined. This process has honestly been an exhausting and very costly journey. The current interior designer gave suggestions of having a large window in the front bedroom walk ins. We can open this windows right up to allow for breeze and put plantation shutters up to allow for privacy behind the windows. The front bottom windows can do the same. The back window above the staircase could be all louvred to allow for breeze as well as the library. The downstairs all opens up with screened sliders. If anyone can suggest better types of windows for the current home and specific materials and maybe a drawing of how best to honour the facade of the old home whilst being practical I would be very grateful....See MoreBarbara Almandarz
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