Tathra homes gets a modern country makeover
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Help needed — house makeover for downsizer
Comments (14)To start with, don't try to do the whole house at once, you will only confuse yourself more. Remember Rome wasn't built in a day. Plan room at a time, look for available options in your price range and then ensure everything comes together through the whole house. A colour scheme can achieve this and introducing blues and greens will keep the look fresh and modern but still masculine. Maybe introduce dad to Houzz too so he can give you ideas of what he would really like. Agree with Louie some simple sheer white curtains would soften the blinds and dress up the rooms better. I don't see anything wrong with keeping the guest room beds if they are comfortable but new, more modern linen would make a huge difference. I think I would have to lose the dressing table in the master bedroom though, but to keep the bed and add new bedside tables and drawers would not be out of place. I would definitely look for new artwork though, unless your dad has any sentimental reason for keeping any he has. Check out $2 shops, many of them have inexpensive canvas prints these days that can be used very effectively. It comes down to how creative you can be. Check out Houzz for interesting ways to hang artwork too. $2 shops are also good for finding interesting pieces to create a coastal look especially when it is all very "in" at the moment. If the lounge is still good and comfortable, don't rush to replace it. It is a little bulky for the room but keep everything else to a minimum. The glass coffee table for example, is a good idea as it visually does not take up space. The most important thing for older people is to have furniture that is not too difficult to move for cleaning and to keep beds and chairs at a realistic height for ease of sitting and standing as joints get older. Good luck with it all....See MoreIdeas needed for my living-room makeover
Comments (30)It really is all about the rug isn’t it. Really sets the tone of the room but must must must be large enough the old standard 160x230 is really a bathmat. Then the art. Thank god I’ve done the rug part in most of my house it’s one of the hardest parts of putting a room together....See MoreExterior makeover on a budget
Comments (4)Nice house! I like dreamer's paint chip. 'Sea Marsh' would blend nicely with the brick (definitely don't paint the bricks, they're nice!). Then I would look around the neighborhood for landscaping ideas and what grows well 'in the hood'. It looks as though you have some nice trees out front You maybe just need a low garden along the front with low maintenance shrubs and some annuals for colour..get some water on the lawn....see what works for other homes in the area. You have a nice opportunity to get the look you want. Have fun, I'm sure the end result will be lovely....See MoreBuilding a Modern Country House
Comments (7)Always fantastic to hear about and see successful projects with innovative design solutions Obviously there has been a great match and partnership between the client and the professional to achieve this. The industry is becoming increasingly diversified and specialised. There is a vast ocean of design service providers, but the particular differences and of what they do (or can or cannot do) is generally not very well understood by the public, and perhaps it's also not always effectively presented or marketed. Also , the visual competition factor, so predominant these days, is overriding (detrimentally) and diverting attention away from the arguably more important factors and professional points of difference involved. Certain companies, architect or designers will be more or less suited to different and specific projects, contexts and clients, and unfortunately the best professional options can remain buried just beneath the surface of where potential clients are scouring. Finding the appropriate match is certainly not straight forward and arguably harder than it used to be despite the irony of having so many options and so much information literally at our fingertips. We're in a world that has access to an overload of (mostly disposable) oversimplified/skewed information and content. Yet it is what largely influences and directs people when they are considering their project, where in the past perhaps the working through of potential options involved actually picking up the phone or meeting professionals and having an effective in depth conversation and connecting with a human. As at the end of the day, the people factor is what this industry is all about. We're working with people and their families and help create a particular home & associated lifestyle experience. That's the core of it all. Taking on a building project for both the Owner and the Designer or Architect is a significant commitment and a two way street. It's a collaboration, a process, a partnership and a journey, and to successfully navigate them accordingly there needs to be a certain degree of common ground and understanding between the critical people involved and appropriate alignment of the project fundamentals. It's in this area, any day of the week, that will ultimately determine a project's success or failure..............oh, and it is of course always ALL about robustly managing budget ;)...See MoreJE C
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