Those holes in the concrete are from the concrete pour. These are not tilt panels as tilt panels are cast lying flat and do not have the holes apart from 1 or 2 from lifting. This concrete is insitu cast. The walls would be formed up with form ply, lvl formwork and the ties. The holes you are talking about are from the formwork ties. As concrete, when wet, is extremly heavy and fluid. The concrete is constantly trying to escape the formwork and get to the ground. The avoid formwork blow outs from the pressure, they use tie rods between the form walls. These rods go through conduit pipes which are in between the formwork. They use the conduit so the tie rods are not encased in concrete making them a permanent fixture. Once the concrete is cured, and the formwork is removed. The tie rods can then be taken out leaving only the conduit. These are then tapped out leaving you with those holes you talk about. If you wish to replicate the look, it will require an engineer, plans and permits and an experienced formworker and concretor. I will attach a photo for further understanding. Scott.

We have a zip built into our ceasar stone bench top next to our sink. We opted for the font (the mesh waste) and riser (it attaches to the bottom of the zip to give it extra height) We have instant boiling water (you can only use it when you press the safety switch located under the boiling water switch) chilled filted water and sparkling water. The sparkling water is sensational. We worked out the ratio and it is of equal value (replacing the canister as to buying X amount of bottles of mineral water over the same period) and we drink a lot of it (we are a family of 5) The unit itself sits under the sink and is smaller than a case of beer, and next to it is a C02 canister (resembling a small tube) We now don't have any empty water bottles in our fridge or cupboards, we no longer have a shelf full of mineral water (the filter water is so pure and clean) and I don't have a kettle on display day and night!! Yes the initial outlay is expensive but it looks fantastic is easy to use and I would highly recommend it.

siriuskey, i am not a big fan of glass balustrades. It would've been an easier option to be honest! And still keeping an open mind about it. We have hard wearing and low maintenance plant in the box, like agaves and other kind perhaps. We are learning from our neighbour whose planter above garage (but theirs is on the deck, different to ours) has gone wild due to the selection of plants. Maintenance? did mean something else?

I have got the sample pots and I’ve painted them on large cardboard, it’s more the benchtop I want to blend in nicely, as well as splashback. I know I won’t find the exact combinations, would be nice to see one or two of the colours to get a more visual idea. They aren’t the popular ones like lexicon and all the mainstream dulux whites. So the bricks have all been removed, and under the bench is just going to be the same as the kitchen cupboards. The brick pier has been Gyprocked. Do you think a smoky mirror splashback will look good?