Kitchen complete

Because there should have originally been the door from the garage this left a large gap between the pantry and the fridge. Also there was no microwave cavity provided and increasingly I have become aware of the popularity and usefulness of deep drawers, so the leftover space has been filled with additional cupboards. This definitely makes the kitchen feel finished.


At the moment the power outlet is directly behind the fridge and this means the fridge sits out a little further than I would like. The double cupboard above the fridge has a gap behind it to allow for ventilation, so in time I'll look at having the power outlet put up higher.


I also been asked to provide a closer shot of the cupboard handles. Ignore the colour of the cupboards as the flash has bounced off them looking very white. These are the kitchen handles. They are mounted vertically except for on the drawers. When you choose handles it is a good idea to grip the display board and see if you are comfortable with the space, unless of course you are choosing knobs.


The bathroom vanities have a similar style, but are clearly rounder and have the black feature rings either end. This ties in with the charcoal floor tiles and one of the glass tiles in the feature strips.


Although not an attractive shot of my dog, this is T-R's demonstration of how much she misses me by wedging into the closest spot she can without being on my lap.

Wall Tiles and Porch

Now that a friend's husband, who is an engineer, told me that builders have a 6 day working week and recommended to get inside to go out on Saturday's today was the second time and is still proving to be true.

Today the tiler was working on the wet area floors, which are the charcoal tiles in the bathroom, ensuite and laundry.

As I blogger on Thursday night the lip of the portico was done, but going out today the tiler had also finished it.


The ensuite photo show the feature tile, which is also in the shower of the main bathroom but the shower it tucked away and I couldn't get in to see it as the floor had been freshly laid. I'm happy that it is all coming together and the vanity and the floors pull out the colours in the glass feature strips.


Also as you can see the bath has been finished.


In the kitchen the splashback is finished too. It looks a little more alabaster in colour than I anticipated, but it works well with the benchtop.



Hopefully this means painting starts this week.

Wet area wall tiles are up

Tonight's stalking event identified that the wall tiles are up in the bathrooms, including the side of the bath, and the kitchen. Loving the ceiling high tiling from what I can see, the feature tile looks awesome and I think a bit darker than I anticipated but this is alright as it with balance the dark floors - I was beginning to worry the house would be very light and uninspired. The kitchen splashback also looks good though it isn't as albino coloured as I thought and picks up the light brown fleck in the benchtop. The splashback goes to the underside of the overhead cupboards s0 I think this looks quite effective. The rim around the front and sides of the portico also looks done. Photos to come this weekend.

In other stalking news I saw boxes of tiles piled up in the hallway so I am guessing they are for the floors and he portico.

Laundry tub still in its box, so I am wondering if the wall tiles in there are done now if this will mean it will be installed next.

My understanding is the painting will happen next from reading other blogs, but also from checking out a house under construction down the street. Their wall tiles were done last week and now their painting looks finished. Good news too is they started about 1 month earlier but now looks only 1 week ahead.

With 2 neighbours in the street already moved in, 1 house set-up for the driveway to be laid and likely to mean they will move in by the end of the month, it will probably mean five (of 16) residences being lived in by the end of October.

Kitchen N Bathroom photos!

Haha! Today I went to meet a landscaper for a quote and I found guys working there prepping the walls for painting and tiling that should start this week.

So after doing the rounds with the landscaper he went on his merry way and I went inside. I said "hi" to the tradies and started taking photos. So without further adieu:

The kitchen, standing in the far corner of the family room:


A section of the benchtop:



The drawers showing the handles:


The main bathroom vanity and bath:


The water tank, it's the colour Dune same as the fascia:

Kitchen installed, next payment due

I was contacted yesterday and advised that the kitchen has been installed and the next payment is due. That is fast as the last authorisation has only just made it to the CBA.

Despite the fact I go out to see progress on Thursday night's I couldn't stop myself from going there after work, and boy I am so happy with my choices. It was a bit hard to see through the dirty windows in the dark, but with my trusty little torch's face on the window the light inside was bright enough to see. Not much of the benchtop was visible because they have left thick cardboard on it to protect it until completion but the edges look pretty nice.

Wandering around the outside I could also see into the bathrooms and the vanity and sinks are in and the laundry tub is sitting in a bedroom wardrobe.

I might go back tonight hoping to see a delivery of tiles! Fingers crossed!!!