House design ideas please for knock-down / rebuild
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Comments (41)We have a similar home in a sydney beach suburb. We are in a different position where we have bought ours as a downsized but are just about to restore the old 50s beauty to its former self. We have quotes of around $400000 to gut and change the floor plan which includes 2 bathrooms and a new kitchen and also add internal stairs to the garage and a large deck off the back, lift some ceilings and replace gutters, eaves ect ect ect. Attached are my inspiration boards and what the house looks like now, hopefully in about 4 months I can update you....See MoreKnock down or Reno
Comments (9)it could be more expensive to renovate but what would you want to keep and what extras would you like? It would be worthwhile to check out knock down rebuild companies for quotes and also post a floor and site plan of the old home to invite suggestions for improvements and obtain rough quotes for a reno ... Faced with a similar dilemma we've already spent over $400 on ours (and still not finished) but made sure that the local area would sustain the extra expense if we decided to sell and we're glad we renovated as we're now enjoying the modern comforts in a home with history...See MoreBefore & after of a Seaforth knock down rebuild custom home..
Comments (8)Thank you for the lovely comments! The clients brief to the architect was to have water views from every room. This was a large undertaking and meant that the over all design and external look was not as important as the WATER VIEWS! Using cleaver angles and glass this was achieved for the client who is extremely happy with the outcome....See MoreDesign ideas for 1970s house
Comments (16)attempting minimum changes to the original structure my suggestions use the rumpus for a new master suite, divides the original living into a media lounge and parents' retreat (a narrow hallway would be wasted space and the remaining lounge is big enough for generous furniture arrangement although there could be a pantry and narrow study?), i've sacrificed the original ens in favour of more space for bed 2 and twin biw for bed 1 and 2, moved the biw in bed 3 for easier furniture placement and a bush view, converted the original wiw into a study and added a mudroom (or open verandah?) to connect the garage to the house.. the main feature of this renovations is the new family room , laundry and pwdr with north and bush views ...size of the rooms will depend on angled boundary and north window in the meals area and there's a laundry and powder room with easy access indoors and out ... the kitchen has been rearranged to reduce traffic in the work areas and enlarge the dining room, the old meals storage moved to the other side of the room and the wall behind the fridge and wall cabinets lowered or an opening added to brighten the hallway (creates a wide shelf above the fridge and cabinets accessed from the hall for display?) and consider solar skylights for the hallway and parents retreat... raising the new floor of the extension to the same level as the kitchen/dining would be ideal with a flat ceiling (saves the expense of attempting to match the original raked ceilings an dteh lower ceiling in the family room will be cosier and focus the view outside) a low skillion roof and deep eaves with tall barge to emphasise the horizontal line of the "flat". roof.. OR a gable roof at right angles to the main house AND?OR the family room could also step down from the dining room but that would use up floor space and lose the breakfast bar stools and maybe there's already enough steps elsewhere in the house eg taking parents' washing around to the new laundry already uses three flight of steps so i've added a laundry chute from the ens..and for heating and cooling there should be opaque roller blinds on the most exposed windows and the outside wall of the deck and Reverse Cycle AC for the whole house plus a gas/electric log fire in the family room for visual appeal and the old garage would make a great rumpus, mancave or kids retreat ....hopefully these changes will make a more comfortable modern home without losing any of the original style and we updated our mission brown to a weathered copper that is less red without changing e original colour era and this version includes a pantry...See Morelydia_eastwell
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