My parents put Luxaflex blinds in previous and current house so answering from the perspective of living with them.
1) Did you opt for light-filtering, room darkening or blockout honeycomb blinds?
Mixture…

Well, I would put the fridge at one end, the pantry at the other and the sink closer to the fridge. I would probably go for a single under-mount sink…

I like that Bosch double-oven. It's what I would love to put in my new house. I don't know about the smeg.
Maybe look at some of the old threads about…

Depends on the size of the unit. A big one can be very expensive and thus you save a lot more by removing and reinstalling; a little one the savings…

I love cork. I grew up with it too and while yeah, it isn't current fashion, it is so practical that fashion is moot.
Just had vinyl (sold that house), never…

Why do they want to remove it?

This stuff? http://www.entropy.com.au/manufacturers ... k-2734.php / http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PUFFY-PAINT-SIX- ... 0698691994
I remember it well from when I was a kid. It came…

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More on topic, the Creswick 24 is a very interesting new plan; it's hit our shortlist for a 'budget' option.

For $25? Sure, I'd install one in my kitchen and/or study. I wouldn't do the house in them but at that price, it isn't much investment and it would be…

Soft closers and fingers - I actually find the soft-closers worse on small fingers. I have basic drawers, my parents have soft-closers (blum). The soft-closers, they get close and then…

They seem to be between $500 and $1000 from when I was looking around. $700 (often +gst) seems to be common.

I have done some & my dad did the tiling in quite a few of the bathrooms we've had over the years. I didn't find it difficult, only fiddly. Advice:…

We had an identical layout to the top one in our previous house. It worked fairly well, and there was only the one corner cupboard to get irritated by.
The…

I would assume before kickboards so the kickboards sit neatly ontop of it and you can remove the kickboards whenever desired, for cleaning or for checking for spills, etc.

A couple of the National Builders Group plans have largish secondary bedrooms; I think the Entertainer in particular out the 2storys and the Mandeville (larger version) of the single story…

We have an LG fridge - it's about 6 years old, a side-by-side, about the 510L size? It hasn't missed a beat in all this time we've had it except…

I have that shower! On a base, not tiles (we did diy install), but there is quite a bit of adjustment allowed for in the design so I'm sure you…

Ours do that to some extent - also Caroma but a different model (forget which) and are a 3/6 flush. No tank here so that wouldn't be affecting it. I…

$350/day is about $50/hour (assuming a 7 hour day).
I do not believe that most tradies work for this; I would assume something more like double - like $100/hour - as…

I'm planning twin taps, but only the ceramic disk ones (http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Advantage ... &id=593667) since I do not want to consider the washers. Flick mixers are good,…

I seem to recall the location of the meter being on the water bill; double check it to be sure?

Consider also how you intend to use them... are all 4 bedrooms going to be used at the same time? Or will it be mainly 1 or 2 in use…

Well, FINALLY!
House is sold, settle 3rd December so we're onto the final stage of our first house. Moving in with parents, going to…

There are these guys in Ringwood, http://www.chippystimber.com.au/ - not exactly north, but they do have quite a lot on display. I haven't been back inside for…

Get some heavy fabric or ultra cheap mats and put them down where the tradie needs to walk if it is of concern.

Well, when most of the time you would only use one of the two, what's wrong with the logic? I hope to get a 1 and 1/2 set - 95+%…

A vendor can always decline to sell, with the exception of an auction that has been completed to a price higher than their reserve. In the case of an set…

Depends what you are comparing it with. Cork runs 65-75 per square meter, quickstep laminate cost 85ish installed, other laminates can be cheaper, tiles go from 15 per square meter…

The panel glides are in Ikea's 2011 catalogue so I'd say you'll be fine getting them.

Cork tiles are my first preference, with timber second and laminates and vinyl third. Tiles are last on my list.
Here is my thinking: Firstly, it needs to be water-proof and…