Pellana posted:Lockup to Handover - how long did yours take?
Going back over 2 years now. But we had lock up before the Christmas break and didn't move in until May. Our total build time was 10 months.
Pellana posted:Two Tone Kitchen - Grey?
Have you considered a half or quarter strength? The exterior of our house we painted flooded gum and tristan and then did the eaves in quarter strength flooded gum…
Pellana posted:Got 4 kids.... what to consider when building?
We have a playroom for the kids, for us we located it close to the living/kitchen as my kids are only young and it is easier to break up fights…
Pellana posted:Pull Tab style kitchen handles?
Yes we have a rangehood, unfortunately I don't seem to have a picture of the completed alfresco on this computer.
We do get some smoke but it clears fairly quickly as…
Pellana posted:Pull Tab style kitchen handles?
We have them in our outdoor kitchen and laundry - these are the only pics I can find.
Pellana posted:SA build OMG we did a little bit of decorating
HomeAngels the pictures I got from an art and framing place in Adelaide, but they are designed by a Melbourne studio called Middle of Nowhere.
I got my chair! There…
Pellana posted:SA build OMG we did a little bit of decorating
So what seems a hundred years later I have some more pictures of our house slightly decorated.
Looking from lounge area
Stairs up to bedrooms
Stairs down laundry etc
Pellana posted:Alfresco Kitchen - Pricing Guide
I can only tell you what ours cost approximately and that was around $9k. Our outdoor kitchen might be 4mtrs long, we only put essastone on the bench but…
Pellana posted:Handleless kitchen drawers and cupboards
my kitchen is handleless, we have the sharknose profile. We love it, makes giving all the cupboards and drawers super easy to clean. And with 2 boys under…
Pellana posted:The Block - 2014
RE: Judging room setup
Love the patchwork rug!!! Love the cubes on the table. Love the wood, but there is probably a bit too much for me personally. Love…
Pellana posted:Floor Plan feedback please
Just throwing some ideas out, but have you considered flipping the kitchen to be along the outside wall? Does that make sense? Then you could flip the laundry and…
Pellana posted:How much would you spend on 4 bar stools?
Have you visited Concept Collections? They are on Pulteney St. We got our bar stools and our dining table from there. They were able to source the table…
Pellana posted:Handleless Kitchens - Advice
We have sharknose on our laminate entertainment unit in the kids play unit.
We love our handless kitchen, makes cleaning the drawer fronts so much easier as you don't have…
Pellana posted:Acrylic benchtops
We have corian which is a brand of acrylic. Love it!!!
In Adelaide corian is more expensive than caesar/essa/smart - stone but cheaper than marble.
We have had our benchtop for…
Pellana posted:Pull Tab style kitchen handles?
Just went out and checked our outdoor kitchen and discovered that our pull tab handles are recessed like CuttingEdgeKitchens said.
Who knew
Pellana posted:Pull Tab style kitchen handles?
Yes the last cupboard has a bar fridge in it. Mainly the drawers and cupboards are full of cups, plates, cutlery, bbq supplies, all the things you need to…
Pellana posted:Another "Identify this light" thread...
Great news!! Glad I could help out! A 3rd of the wait is over now. 
Pellana posted:Identify This Light
E F Chapman Grosvenor Single Pendants in polished nickel
so far what I have found
Pellana posted:Another "Identify this light" thread...
This is what I have come up with
Alain Monnens tossb sphere 7 in black
I hope that helps
Pellana posted:SA build OMG we did a little bit of decorating
Thanks everyone, I am ordering a single chair this week which will also sit along the wall with the pics on it.
TomCat we hadn't done anything in the…
Pellana posted:Custom SA build - Floor Plan Help PLease!! Post 16.
Is double glazing standard now? It doesn't say in your schedule. Are you going to do ceiling fans after the build? I would consider making the ceiling…
Pellana posted:Cooling advice for a 40Sq house
We got 2 separate systems installed in our house a 14kw for the living areas and a 7.1kw for the bedrooms, this is what the installer suggested for us as…
Pellana posted:New Kitchen Layout - Fridge not against wall
You could do it, I'm not sure it will look that great as it is going to make the kitchen look much smaller and closed in
I think I would probably…
Pellana posted:Floor Plan feedback please
I think we must be talking about 2 different things, what I was thinking didn't have any impact on bed 2. Oh well. re the condenser dryer, it…
Pellana posted:Home renovation, where to start???
For us we checked the council development plan register and contacted 3 architects that appeared on the register with current (within the last 6 months) applications, each one came out…
Pellana posted:What was the most expensive part of your house extension?
I would say for us we had to put in additional footings as the original footings were not designed for 2 storey.
Steel and floor/roof trusses
Windows as we decided to…
Pellana posted:Garage has to be set back by a meter
I would say go visit a planner and get them to write a report to be submitted to council.
We employed a planner for our build who provided a letter of…
