Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. You're all very kind

Actually our neighbours house is going to be on Grand…

Thanks sleven and catjim.
And we're only 5 minutes from the centre of the city...it really is a very special area.
Don't hold your…

God, it's been ages since I've been here but after a pm from Casa, I thought I'd better get…

I was beginning to wonder if this day would ever come...but we are finally moving in tomorrow...and yes as the title says, we've just reached lock-up...one day before handover.
Some of…

Hi! yes it is after September 11...and no we're not living in our car...might be a bit squishy with 4 kids, but unfortunately we're not in our house…

Hi Dee,
Thought I'd share...
Our Kelly's Flower wall niche
It's done in a textured finish (Rockcote Sandcote) and it hasn't dried properly yet...so hopefully the 'lines'…

Thanks suh. ummmmmmm...don't know what else to say really...thanks

Thanks Erin, donuts, The Little Misses, sleven and Dee.
We're really thrilled with how it is looking too. I just love it...can't wait to…

OK...just lost my post, so I'll start again...short version this time...or maybe just the pictures
Exterior
Render in carport
Garage door
External cladding started - this will be…

But you explained it soooo much better than I did

Hi grace,
I'm definitely not an expert in this, but from what I've read (for my MIL) she wouldn't neccessarily lose the pension, but have it reduced for a few years…

Congratulations Michelle...well done

Hi Dee,
We're using green...Dulux Kelly's Flower for us.

No piccies at this stage...except for the sample pots I've used. Painting is apparently starting next week...yeah right I'll believe…

Hi Mrs B,
They're great in a rental property...especially if it isn't open plan. They work well in spaces that can be closed off. You can get different…

Hi McKinnon,
Sorry to hear about your problem, but I don't like your chances. We're getting a delivery from Clive Peteers today, so I checked the fine print at the…

Thanks mav.

No, although I can't say where our designer go his inspiration from. We went on a sustainable homes tour some years back, when we had pretty…

Hi mav,
The guy who designed our house has done one with burnished concrete...
http://www.cleverdesign.com.au/benjafield.html
If you click through the pictures of the Benjafield blades house you will some…

Thanks Deemaree...we're hanging in there ...it's just that the arms get a bit tired sometimes
The builder understands our frustration with the windows...he has sworn…

lol, Thanks barker, I was just updating my thread and saw your post as I previewed it...so how's that for timing
Time for another update...
Well,…

She was into HSM, in fact we got the HSM singstar game 2 years ago for her last party (which was a disco party). So I guess she can…

Thanks suh, I really enjoyed making it...and it was one of the easier ones I've done...ie I didn't get too stressed and DD was actually…

Thought I'd put up my latest creation. DD turned 9 on Saturday. She's into singstar in a big way at the moment and so we decided to go…

Usually the bom website can give you this information
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW0200.shtml
Just select your location (or closest location) from this page and you can pull up all sorts of…

Thanks mummagoose,
the doors are special aren't they...I just drool when I go onto the website...oh well maybe if we win tatslotto

All I can say is my jaw just dropped when I read that quote , but I have no idea…

Thanks again
I'll be soooo glad to finalise these colours. I've been stressing over them for long enough!!

Thanks Michelle
So do you think this will look OK with the splash back...the green tinged glass? They won't be directly next to each…

That would be right ...Oh well, we had to have our plumbing finalised a few months ago, so…

Hi Miss Vintage,
I read your post in your building thread too. It seems to me that the Agent is partly responsible for this situation as they didn't ensure that…

We've gone with Ram Park wall mixer and spout. Wall mixers were $220 and I think the spout was about $100. The difference isn't that much I suppose, but…