I'd definitely be upgrading to a wider front door than 820.
Perhaps even think about reversing the stairs (unfortunately you'll lose the storage off the garage) and creating a visual feature…

Our kitchen fridge is a French door, and pros are as per previous comments - really good for wide platters, most common items are presented between waist and shoulder height…

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Leave the portico as is; it's a nice contrast with the cladding and bricks, and ties to the roof really nicely.
It's the black door that could change the overall look,…

Agree with chippy - don't spoil a beautiful stone benchtop with a pop up. Have a look at the powerpoints hidden behind drop down false drawer fronts in this google…

Try a bit of white vinegar diluted with water.

Our builder (Novus Homes) referred us to in Osborne Park. They did smart wiring (wired LAN, security & access) as well as supplying and installing some surround speakers.

I also made an online enquiry with Premier Decorating and they got back to me really quickly.
I found them with a google search, along with plenty of others.

We did our roof in Shale Grey, and it can appear anything from the light grey in your picture, to almost white. It only went on a couple of months…

Is 1.1m the distance between the media room and the wall at the back of the garage storage? What about the distance between the first stair and the media wall?…

At worst you could have it excavated and backfilled with sand. It will then be a lot easier to hand dig later on.

In regional Victoria, I'd try and configure a mud room entry from the garage via the laundry. It might mean giving up some of the 3rd car space though.

Bear in mind that you can't open a fridge door past 90 degrees if it's in the corner, which may impede vegetable drawers sliding fully out (and removing them for…

NoR or SoR?
We're building NoR and Siciliano Painters seem to do a lot of work around us. I've had them quote for finance, but will revisit and get two more…

What has likely happened, is that the pressure from the nail has cracked the plaster within the paper sandwich, and created a floating lump of plaster held only by that…

We did everything except build with Exclusive a couple of years ago. They took us through planning and approvals for a KDR, but a change of circumstances meant we couldn't…

Thanks!
We're using something really similar for our kitchen splashback:

Our is also the iron colour, and we're using a single 3m long tile between the bench and overheads. We're also using…

What is the splashback tile? Do you have a link for the manufacturer? Cheers.

If you're able / willing to move walls and windows, then you can really have some fun:
(Sink could stay in the island, but sinks with a window overlooking a yard…

Have a chat to the team at Litehouse.

They built a timber frame house down the street from our build, which stood out against the sea of double brick homes. I…

We've done exactly as you've suggested, with the sink off to the side. This keeps the island as a food prep / breakfast bar / cheese and wine station /…

Have a look at The Rural Building Company designs, and like others have said, use your space to optimise layout and landscape accordingly. There's nothing wrong with a garage door…

You have a sightline from the entry into the main kitchen / living space straight into your bedroom. It's an even more open sightline when standing at the kitchen sink.

Thanks chippy.
I've had a read of the links and have also been in touch with our SS. It sounds like quality control is a huge part of the overall result.
We're…

How much traffic is going to come through the cavity slider door? Pretty well all of it, I imagine.
If you put in an island, then it won't be long before…

Hi chippy.
Our home build in Perth is about to be plastered, so I've asked our SS whether lime or gypsum based plaster is being used.
Can you please elaborate on the…

Are you likely to use both living areas, at the same time? What about competing noise? What's the actual functional differences between these two adjacent spaces?
The questions are loaded, and…

Makes perfect sense. Having a visual feature to break up the length of the hallway from the front door to the living space is a great idea. :thumbs up: