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There's a couple of reasons for 2 islands.
First up, my wife likes to cook, and we wanted it social, so we didn't want a kitchen layout that meant you'd be…

Benches are marble. My wife picked the slabs. They came in from Italy.

Finally got my backsplash in over christmas, and only just got around to posting final photos of the finished job.

It's a work in progress, but the countertops were installed today and my wife and I were quite excited.
just a few more finishing touches to get it done, and then…

I used engineered american oak, from Tait flooring. It's around 6-8mm thick, so you can sand it back and refinish it if needed, but the selling point for me was…

You can buy glass balustrading (pool style and frameless) from Masters. That's probably the most cost effective way.
My place I couldn't use their product because the sizes didn't fit -…

I'm an owner builder, and ordered all my doors pre-hung from the door store in moorabin
very happy with the service and the prices there. good showroom, lots of stock, and…

I've gone both ways..... 3 kitchens installed with IKEA, which use Blum hardware and I think the quality is better than 80% of the cabinet makers out there that cut…

I installed pre-finished american oak floor boards from Tait flooring. There's no option to finish them later, as they arrive with all the paint stain and finish work completed.
The kitchen…

I went by the recommendation of my rang hood manufacturer (Qasair), which was 700-800mm above the cooktop. Being a tall guy, I went with 800 so that I don't bump…

This is about the same size as my home theater! It's the perfect size for around a 3M wide screen, with two rows of seats. Shoot me an email if…

It will have no meaningful affect in the short term unless you are trying to get 10Gb/s out of it, and at the moment 10Gb NICs and Switches are not…

I had over 60 data points, and 40 security zones.... would have gone broke if I paid $160 per cable run.
Best off - hire a sparky, pay him a day…

I'm back permanently in melbourne now... trying to get the finishing touches done on the house.
The theater had to go on hold for a bit - on account of having…

I think it was around $25k in the american oak, with the glass slotted into the channel.
There's probably three times as much glass in the plans as what you…

The designer wasn't cheap, but worth every dollar and he probably spent 1-2 weeks solid on it.
I paid about $4000 for drawings, and there's several more pages, with detailed plant…

It depends on your expectations.
Depth tends to be more the problem than width, and I wish my room were 0.5M longer.
If you want a flat panel display, you will be…

I think you could do this pretty easily (relatively - depends on your knowledge) using an HAI OmniPro 2.
I have my HAI OmniPro system controlling my hyrdronic heating in the…

I used an HAI OmniPro 2 system, and am very happy with it.
For lighting/power, it will work with either Clipsal CBUS or UPB so you can use either.

I probably did do overkill.... I have 8 HDTV IP Cameras around the house including the mobotix T24
The mobotix door bell when it rings -…

Not quite finished yet, but our pool is being done by Cantwell Pools & Courts in Melbourne.
it's concrete and fully tiled, and just this week we've started on the coping…

I've probably got another 3-5 months to finish up my house build, but as an owner builder taking over from just past lock up - the rest of the house…

We had something similar, with a quite modern concrete surround.
I had two fireplaces, both with modern concrete surrounds.
Depending on the look you want to go for (we wanted the bedroom…

We did a double length hobless shower and I love it.
Sorry for the poor quality photos from my iPhone
This one is a double wide shower.
We elected to install a shower…

Mobotix T24.
Very good system, but pricey and requires video phones installed like the ones from Grandstream.
I love it though - it can call me on my iPhone when it rings.

I used signature stairs in melbourne.
They did a terrific job, but it was pricey due to the american oak, glass balustrades embedded in the stringer and suspended nature of the…

We used a chrome zenitherm towel rail, however ours is not electric, it's part of the hydronic heating system for the house, so it doubles up as a heater for…

I love free standing baths.
Haven't fully finished my ensuite (architraves/doors need painting, and the heated towel rails aren't in yet), but think the look of the freestanding bath is worth…

Yes, I used the hai equipment. I am fortunate enough to have friends who are electricians and av/data/security installers, so I have help on installation. You can buy locally through…

Maybe look for a fire rated downlight. They have a little fire symbol on them.