Laneway love

(image thanks to realestate.com.au)

We have a laneway down to our block and I would love it to resemble something like this xx

At the moment there are a couple of old gums on the side of the lane which I would like to keep but I really want to plant some Maples along the lane as well.

They will provide some gorgeous colour in Autumn

Let cook!

Sorry if I have been a bit absent, but I have been finishing off some Uni assignments to finish my Masters!  Yippee!!!!  So the normal distractions whilst studying have enabled me to come across these 2 magnificent creatures.  Thank God the internet was not as accessible when I was in high school I would have failed for sure :)

Oh I think I might be in LOVE xx

I think I would love this double gas/electric SMEG free standing oven, I am also quite keen on the oven below as well!

Does anyone own and cook with one of these ovens?  I heard a rumour that OMEGA is the cousin of SMEG and are often half the price with all the same running gear just the aesthetics are slightly different!

Either way I want something like this in my kitchen!  Listen to me I sound like a small child wanting ice cream.  Hmm I bet they are a pretty price as well!  Anyone know of a good wholesaler in Melbourne who sells direct to the public?

Happy Sunday 

xx

Slow off the mark!

Well you may find it hard to believe but I have just fallen in love with IKEA

So we are currently living in the NT and we do not have IKEA!  What the I hear you say?

True True.  So you can only imagine my amazement when I came across these beauties for $30 bucks each! Yes you read right $30 bucks each

Ok my next question is should I buy them and store them away for a rainy day? I am such a sucker for a a bargain.

1st Plan!!!!

Today we received our first official plan!  So no doubt we will be mulling over it on the weekend.

Oh my gosh it is so much bigger than the house we own at present.

It looks like with verandahs/deck included we will have near on 40sq under roof.  Is this too big!  I really have no idea but I do not want to compromise on the decking/verandahs around the house.

It will be interesting to see what the costings come out at! Hopefully within our budget :)

Looks like only a few small changes to make and one of these will the addition of a mud room as we enter in from the carport/garage.  I think we could potentially half the size of the butlers pantry to accommodate this as I like the idea of dumping dirty shoes and school bags prior to traipsing through the house.

Alright off to bed to dream about my dream house
xx

Rough Plan

So this is a bit of a sketch of an idea for our house plans.

What is our style?  Well I am in love with the house that A-M built and so I think this leans me toward French? Hamptons? = not sure HELP!,  but I suppose on 25 acres we are hoping to achieve a country farm house look! Wide Verandahs on 3 sides with lots of light/windows/french doors/bifolds on the north facing wall in the kitchen/living area

So we have been looking at using a weatherboard exterior such as James Hardie Sycon Linea product http://scyon.com.au/linea.html
Thoughts??

THE BLOCK

 This is a southerly view of the block

This is a North Westerly view of the block

Very new to this game!

Morning All
I have decided to join the rest of the blogging world and begin a page for the developments and ideas/concepts for our new home!

I am so excited at the prospect of building our home.  It is all encompassing and I can not get these ideas out of my head!  We have never ventured down this path before so it will be interesting to take in the ride!, the ups and downs, Hopefully it is not a roller coaster.......

So I will try my best to post some of my ideas and thoughts!

I hope you enjoy
xx