Hello!! That is so exciting to have a neighbour. We signed up with Simonds a year ago so are now paying late penalties, but their build price has gone up…

Hi there neighbour? How close to 921 are you?
Yes, we are building with Simonds - single story. The Palisade, as we love the 3.3m ceiling feature. Very much looking forward…

I forgot about this thread and just re-found it.
vnaslai - we are also in Stanmore Cres., lot 921. 14x28. In between two 16x28s and I am kicking myself for not…

Hi there. Given it is now May hopefully your title comes through soon! We are not titling until December 16 (though I suspect we'll be late too), so you must…

Nyssa, before you disappear on us, thanks again for your awesome posts. I absolutely owe you for some of the ideas I've built into our home. I wish you and…

That is really scary about the valuation - certainly hope the valuation doesn't come in lower than the spend! We must be the only people in the world who tend…

That shower is amazing - if I'd seen the image before I think I would have changed our bathroom but it is too late now, contract signed. Enjoy yours. Funny…

My daughter used GIMP to mock up our exterior. GIMP is a free alternative to photoshop that can be used to change the colours of things. After downloading GIMP import…

Great to see your thread started - and love your colours and images. That kitchen is so gorgeous. We did something similar with "moose" coloured upper cupboards and white below…

You might also be interested to know that the lovely Plateau brick you chose is not part of the standard range in Melbourne. For standard we had a choice of…

Loving these pictures - thanks for sharing. We're building a Palisade too and so excited to see the living area looking so great.
At what stage were you ablet to negotiate…

Thanks Nyssa and Marshall5858 for your pics. My plans are the same as Marshall's with the 900mm width cupboards (2x45). I guess it depends on the attention to detail the…

How wide are those kitchen cupboards please? Ours are 2x450mm (total 900) on each side of the rangehood. On the plans it shows our cupboards stretching right up to touching…

Hi Leon & Laura
Thanks for your blog. I'm also building a Palisade in West Melbourne and love your colour choices and changes.

Allui and Omoha (and any other jubilee-ers)
As you'll be building before me I'd love to read about your plans - house type etc. Hope you start blogs too!

Hi there. Looking forward to hearing next steps in your Palisade journey.

We Probably spent 5-6 weekends looking at display homes etc but OH is not as interested, so we settled quite quickly on a fairly affordable design that gave us a…

That playroom is the cutest place ever. It'll be awesome for years to come because when they're older like mine it'll become a gaming area (as in playstation etc).
The blue…

The reason they kept saying don't do the al fresco on the side is because we have the fusion 12 ft raised ceiling and extra windows above the sliding doors,…

It sounds like it is very close for you now
We were sold on the facilities too - we very nearly bought a block at…

Marshall5858 I hope your selections day went well. I'm looking forward to seeing your own site soon.

Cook2091 I love your colour selections - gorgeous tiles! - and I really look forward to seeing photos of the finished product.

Hi Nyssa
Hope you all are enjoying life in your Palisade.
I was thinking about your comment about wishing you'd made the alfresco area a bit wider. I bet you could…

Hi Omaha and Allui.
We are Jubilee builders too and really excited (assume you mean the Wyndham Vale Jubilee). Our title starts with a 9 but that is misleading, it is…

Your facade pics look wonderful - love your choices!
Thanks for the little tips like vents and switching.
Tell us what you are in LOVE with.

Congratulations on getting the finance approved Risachan - I am really happy for you and I bet your workmates and family are all delighted for you too. Best wishes!

Hi Hyssa
I am so glad you are finally in. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. Everything looks amazing - I think anyone would love to live in…

Oh, shame about the bank. But I am sure a broker will be able to help. I'd recommend ours, but Vic is a bit too far away from SA.
I am…

Risachan, when will your build start? I looked back through your thread and couldn't spot the info. I'm looking forward to following the action!