Before & After: Renovation of our 1956 red-brick triple-fronted home
Nicole A
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Comments (44)Hey All. I've been thinking about the 3rd bedroom which will become a childs bedroom one day, and whether I can eat into that space to make an ensuite. Take a look at these designs compared to the original and let me know what you think? (It pretty much removes 1m from the length of the room from 4 to 3m. Then there is still a wardrobe inside this, so pretty much 2.5m) Also keen on your thoughts as to what I've done with the wardrobe in the master. I've pushed it ~60cm into the room (making the room go from 4m wide to ~3.3m wide) to turn it into a walk in wardrobe. The current planned wardrobe is around 2.6m wide, but this would add another 60cm to the ends, so would turn it into around 3.8m of Wardrobe space. Does this make the room too cramped, or do you think that the left over space would be easy to work with?...See MoreBefore & After: A Country Home
Comments (18)I'm no expert , but I can't quite work out why you/they did a few things ? Presumably , people would have headed to the the 'right' on the stomework , with the original design ? It looks like there is a pathway there , whilst the wrought iron gate near the garage looked like it was ( purposely or not ) quite uninviting . So you add a really nice front door and foyer . I understand that , and encourage it . You change the windows . Presumably remove a door or ranch slider . Update everything . Again , pretty easy to understand . You add a hedge so people don't head there . Fair enough . But here's where I scratch my head . The new front door is further out -- not even sure if it is ? Maybe just a larger terrace ? So it needs a new roof profile . You change the tiles to long-run iron , so the tiles come off . You put in a new garage door . It actually looks like you have sloped the 2 roof ends -- a lot of $$$ for almost no visual effect IMO . And it even looks like you have added a new roof and profile on the left hand end , where there was a carport ? Me , I would have kept the roof profile , and therefore the same timber and framing . I would have done the new front door and foyer a bit further inwards . If I wanted more roof over the entranceway -- a flat or slightly sloping roof with a grey concrete pillar in a style sympathetic to the blade . And just me -- I would have most likely done a new , slightly larger garage on the left hand end , and used the garage space for another bedroom , or an office , study , sewing room , spa , pool table -- almost any excuse . OR have left the garage as it was , but painted the door , The 4 glass panels wouldn't have looked out of character IMO -- hey , its the customers decision , but I would have utilised the same roofline , maybe added onto the left end ( or the right depending on the construction and requirements . If you are spending money you want more space if you can IMO , rather than just an updated look , but everyone is different ....See MoreBefore & After: An Historic Gold Coast home
Comments (6)Hi Emily, All along the process the owners idea was to have the curved arches and as much as we tried to disuade her from that she was adamant... Once completed we all had to agree that her vision was spot on and it suited the property perfectly... The fireplace was actually already there and exactly as you see it - we didn't even paint it - we did however close in an opening to the right of it and created the entrance you see to the left....See MoreComplete Home Renovation - Before & After
Comments (10)Just focussing on the outside , I love what you've done with the front part . Were the dark bricks already there , or were they added ? Here's what I dislike though . Firstly , the tiles all match , except the black caps -- that grates with me . The gable on the original cottage is great , but 2 things irk me . Firstly , why not do a gable on the new addition too , instead of the sloping tiles on the front part of the new addition ? Pretty easy to do , it would reference the 2 parts IMO . And then there is the paint -- an offwhite on the gable , a greyer tone on the upper half of the new build . I realise it is not meant to be a reproduction , but surely you would reference the 2 parts -- I know I would . Which brings me to the lower part of the new build , done in a darker taupe colour -- I would have gone darker still , again to reference the bricks . Maybe just me , but I can't see the point in doing something that sort of refences , but doesn't . And then there are the windows too -- it would be so easy to add a wider frame to reference the existing cottage windows . You and the clients may disagree , but I like details like that to be obviously new , but referencing the old . And 1 final little niggle -- I would have done a crisp white feature rail attached to the wall , between the 2 colours 'upstairs' -- the 2 colours which I would have matched to the existing 'downstairs' ....See MoreNicole A
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