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So we are building our house starting on tuesday!! excitement or what! So instead of creating what it feels like billions of threads Im just going to post this one and as it progresses update the thread :)

So heres the block ladies and me doing a starting attempt at jumping up in the air. I have video footage but that doesnt upload very well.. and i am aware that this picture is not flattering and i look like a muppet :)  but its the hazards of being super excited :D The block is located in a new divizion in my city. The block is 621sqm

My My mum is an architect and she designed our house for us. We had a choice of several plans but this one worked on the block the best because the block is bigger at the front and smaller at the back. A bit like a battle axe. Its pretty roomy but designed to be on a modest budget.

We have chosen our brick colour is which is a cream colour with a white colorbond roof and piping and a white double garage door. The idea is to keep this neat looking in colour and design.

We will have a dark grey driveway with silver boarder...

We are doing tiles throughout the house except for the bedrooms and theatre room. Which will be carpet.

Here is our carpet selection.

Next pic is our cupboard selection -

In order is our kickboard, cabinet colour and then the benchtop colour. I dont have a pic of the main floor tile that we are using throughout the house but it is extremely similar to the bench top!  a dark grey. I will run the same cupboard selection in the laundry also.

The bathroom and ensuite will be a little differant. In order the dark grey as the kickboard and then the cabinet and benchtop will be the lighter one in gloss.

I have chosen a plain white long tile that will be on all bathroom walls, kitchen splash back and laundry splash back. Keep it consistent. Very similar to the pic below, but i didnt have a pic of the actual tile to show you. Sorry!

I have chosen differant feature tiles.

This one below will be the guest bathroom and it will be positioned just as one strip in the shower area running up from the shower floor to the end of the tiling.  It wont appear above the cupboards. Didnt want to go over board :) and wanted to let the cabinet be the main feature so to speak.

Here I have chosen this tile to go in the kitchen and it will just go in line with the oven stove top and will be two strips if that makes sense. It wont go length ways round the kitchen. I thought that was overboard.

This photo looks like it has a bit of brown in it. It doesnt.. its very much clear glossy grey.

Anyway.. so what do you think??

Next bit we have to chose is paint colours!  And im going to be boring and go white :) i think. Hubs wants to paint the ceiling a diff colour but im not so sure!

hehehe you can.. but id make you pay the mortgage :)

@eloping: thank you!

@tksjewelry: im loving some of the trends im seeing these days. Im trying to play it kinda "safe" in choosing colours. It takes me so long to choose! but hubs and i solve everything with rock paper scissors. I tend to win if we are stuck on something.

HAHHAHHA i never laughed so hard. I think thats why sheds were invented  :)

@tksjewelry: i was a bit brutal with my guys stuff. I went through all his clothes and went.. to the op shop.. to the bin.. to the op shop.. to the bin and started buying some of his clothes. :) think that was amount three months into dating. I instigated the right to do that.

@eloping: lol i loveee black funiture. Its a lil classic but i love brightening it up with pops of colour. Easy to clean too.  Mind you i was a bit of a tomboy growing up so that could have something to do with it.

@tksjewelry: wooo for the FH in choosing his shirt. Glad you like the carpet. Took about half an hour to choose. But i made sure i asked alot of questions. Its actually stainproof carpet. :)

@eloping: ok. now i would see why you would want to chuck that out!

@panterapeach: @His Barista: Thanks guys! we're super excited!

@BrooklynBride10: Theatre room is pretty much a fancy term for tv/lounge room. We have set it up tho so it will have downlights and lowered ceiling. Just like your at the movies so to speak. 

@choolove: Thanks! we managed to get a pretty roomy block. There are a lot in our division that are alot smaller so we feel pretty lucky.

@Mrs. DG: Thanks! they think they can have the concrete pad down next week. Its pretty crazy how fast the progress will happen. Weather permitting!

So update is that its day 3 of building and all grass has been scraped off and there is now just compacted white sand, on monday they will start laying the cement pad down.Realisation.. omgoodness we are actually building. Curiousity is getting to me on how big the actual house could be. Its all well and good to look at it on paper, but to be on the ground and trying to visualise is a little hard. I will be heading out to the block to take a picture, but didnt want to bore you all!

We chose paint colours today. We are choosing what they call a 'Alpaca White for all walls except for three feature walls which is called a 'soft metallic' its a darker grey.

Dont have the pics of the paint yet, but a small swatch, which doesnt photograph too well.

Btw, heres our floor tile! Which comes in large and small squares. I manage to finally get a picture. The one below (white)is our splashback and wall bathroom tile.

And the cement pad is down!! - Its been one week since we have owned the block.  I dunno what stage is next but this is exciting! its been raining quite a bit this last week. So we are pretty impressed that they even got this far. y

@bakerella: actually basements are not the done thing in oz really. Theres no point. I havent actually been in a house with a basement. :/ I may be a rarity but it probably be really odd if someone had a basement at all. 

@MrsDibs: aww ta! we are building with a company too! its just that my mum did the design and they quoted it up to build. Im pretty excited! I just thought instead of posting heaps of threads, keep it on the one so people can track it! One stage at a time!!

Best of luck with your building! Its a great feeling to be on that path!

@MrsDibs: @amnystik: thanks girls!!

 @jaguar: yeah me too! but could you imagine the extra cost already?? expensive!

@jaguar: yeah in away.. but i live in a high rain area so....Id hate to see it get flooded!!