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Hi friends I need ur help to decorate my new house we buyed recently pl help me :))
Comments (2)If you have some furniture to start with, I would just use the basics for now and live in your home for at least 6 months - 12 is better - and get the feel of the house, the lighting, how the rooms are affected by heat and cold, decide how you are going to live in each room and what your needs will be. This will also help you determine traffic flow, which ultimately affects how your arrange your furniture. It is amazing how many times you can change your mind during this initial period. Most importantly, create your home for YOU, not to impress others, you are the one living in it and happiness comes from the peace and contentment you feel in your surroundings. In the meantime, look through photos on Houzz for ideas, save them in your ideas book for reference and use this to build your decorating....See MoreBackyard blitz, please help us to design our backyard, we have no idea
Comments (5)I would decide what you actually need in a backyard as a starting point, such as a clothes drying area, vegetable garden, sandpit, kids play area, BBQ, outdoor entertaining deck etc. Look at how the sunny spots and shady spots change during the day. Think about the balance between hard surfaces (like decking and paving) to soft surfaces, such as lawns and garden beds. Consider the relationship of the rooms at the rear of the house to the backyard with potential views, and vistas. Consider what is currently over the fence, and what you can do to disguise what you don't want to see (such as your neighbours ugly garage). Also consider if there is redevelopment potential next door that may overshadow or overlook your back garden in the future. Think of the functions of your back garden as a series of outdoor "rooms" and the relationship to each other, and to your house. Your drying area may be in a sunny spot, that isn't overlooked from your dining room, but not too far from the laundry door. If you have young kids you may want to be able to see their play area/sandpit from the kitchen. Locate your BBQ area, outdoor entertaining area which gets the afternoon sun and not too far from the kitchen. Or engage a landscape designer to help you get your thoughts and budget organised. You have lots of scope and opportunities with such a blank canvas. Photos courtesy of Davidson Design Studio http://www.davidsondesignstudio.com.au/ Best of luck, Dr Retro...See MoreHelp. Need more space!
Comments (16)Hi Belleran I tend to agree with Dr Retro about looking at other properties in the area, although I would also be considering the cost of selling and moving into another home. We are often asked to look at homes that people want to renovate, and homes that have already been renovated. One of the things we come across regularly is a house that has been turned into a series of rooms with no flow because the additions have been plonked into wherever they can. It's how homes become rabbit warrens and how we see people devalue their biggest asset. Come resale time it bites. The problem with the existing layout is the lack of connection between the kitchen and family and the effective (usable) size of the family room (as you've said). This is where the solutions should be aimed and resolving this would allow a room added into the solution as part of it. I would not be converting the garage without addressing the entire layout (so that the end result looks like it was meant to be). Additionally, garages usually don't have any moisture barrier (black plastic) or damp proof coursing, and once these rooms are closed up, the moisture content becomes an issue without properly addressing it. If I were in your shoes, I would extend to the rear as the roof line allows that in the most economical manner. Bedroom 3 could be absorbed into the family room and provides natural access to new rooms and an additional playroom/ games etc either along across the back or continued out depending on your block layout. Across the back could easily create an amazing connection to a new games room from the pergola area. Even if 50m2 were added the house size will come up to 170m2 - ish which will add a lot more value on the block size. The cost of this is obviously going to be greater than converting a garage, and the comparison of simply selling and upgrading may come into play. Food for thought.... Cheers...See MoreHelp! Our laundry drywall is damaged and we need advice
Comments (11)To me it's a case of fix it and get it right or hope and pray that history doesn't repeat and you have to do it again. It's always more expensive to do it right once but cheaper than doing it wrong a multitude of times. You must without fail remove the plasterboard to allow what's behind it to dry out as well. If its timber, as I suspect, and you seal it up with dampness in the timber you will not only be revisiting it too soon but it will be a much larger and more expensive rectification job because you will be replacing timber framing, relining, rewaterproofing and either tiling or sheeting over the wall once more. If budget is really tight, consider Aquapanel by Laminex....See More- 8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
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