tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37127027478716873192024-03-21T21:51:10.525+11:00Change for the betterThis is me....amateur photographer and interior designer.....and avid traveller, welcome to my world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-62711478128884218052011-12-01T10:56:00.000+11:002011-12-01T10:56:20.173+11:00More floors!!! Hoping they will be finished today and I can take some more pictures tomorrow when everything is clean!!!<br />
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View from the front door<br />
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I just want it to hurry up so I can move in!<br />
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This time a took a few different pictures:<br />
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The pantry! (steam oven and wine fridge still to go in)<br />
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Ensuite - so glad I kept it simple!<br />
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I have also been away on holidays for about 3.5 weeks - and while I was away a lot happened.<br />
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Here are a few updated pictures:<br />
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I've been told handover is less than 3 weeks away but I should get some dates tomorrow!<br />
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I need to organise some fences!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-53819367453921641442011-09-27T10:18:00.000+10:002011-09-27T10:18:41.525+10:00Fixing Stage Complete!Yesterday I received two pieces of news!<br />
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1. My SS has very suddenly left the company and I have a new one.......not usre if that is good news or bad news until I meet the new one.<br />
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2. received my fixing invoice.<br />
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Also took a few more pics last weekend.<br />
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I am over the moon - it all looks fabulous, and I am not even more excited about my butlers pantry than I was before.<br />
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I also met my SS at the site on Tuesday and although we have had a few small delays he thinks we are on track now. He also said he was happy for me to get my timber floors and carpet in prior to handover - which is fabulous news (I'm doing these myself to save money on having timber throughout). I thought PD would be tough on having my own tradies on site - but apparently no probelm!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-14245305020307898062011-09-08T12:19:00.000+10:002011-09-08T12:19:33.511+10:00I have walls!Drove down last night after work as I had received my lockup invoice and wanted to make sure it really was done!<br />
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To my surprise I looked through the window and I had walls...this was probabaly the most excited I have been since I first saw my slab!<br />
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I think everyone is right - it does feel a lot bigger once there are walls - this place is huge!!<br />
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Excuse the quality of these pics - I only had my IPhone and it was getting dark.<br />
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It's very exciting but it means I will be at lock up soon and have to hand over more money!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-88447857697171048342011-09-01T16:47:00.000+10:002011-09-01T16:47:55.540+10:00We have bricks!The bricks have been my only hiccup with this build so far - and if this is all I have to put up with - than I will stay a happy camper.<br />
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I received a phone call from Porter Davis to say that Austral were not happy with the quality of the bricks that I had selected, and it would be up to 2 months before a new batch was ready. I had two choices......wait, or reselect.<br />
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with the help of some fellow Saltwater Coasters I was able to determine some bricks that I loved and quickly changed to Homestead Tan. Ok - I also hd to pay an additional $500 or so - as they were one category higher - but I was very happy.<br />
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Only problem was, that because of the one week delay this caesed - we lost the brickies.....but one more week and the bricks arrived, the next day...so did the brickies. The even worked on a Saturday to catch up - so I was very pleased.<br />
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This is a from 28th August - I <strike>can't</strike> have to wait until this weekend to see how much more progress they have made.<br />
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I'm loving those timber front windows that broke the budget........<br />
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These would have originally been in the study - but I removed the wall between the study and the master bedroom so I could just have one enormous room - so now both front timber windows will be part of the master bedroom.<br />
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I'm starting to get a feel what the house will look like from the street - I was worried the 14m block would look too small, but so far it is looking really good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-53590081952368562102011-07-11T15:55:00.000+10:002011-07-11T15:56:20.325+10:00<span style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;">In August last year I decided to make a change and sell my home. There was nothing at all wrong with my home – so why sell? Good question!<br /><br />I needed new rooms to decorate! I needed a change!<br /><br />You see, by day I work in Superannuation – the Finance Industry….but deep inside I know I’m really an Interior Decorator (or at least wish I was). I have always loved decorating my rooms – even when I was young I would move my furniture around every week - I must have driven my poor parents mad.<br /><br />The first thing I did was enrol in an interior design course – I hoped this might settle me a bit (even if I had already finished with every room in my house – some of the several times over). It did – for about 5 minutes.<br /><br />After visiting display homes just for fun (um, to steal design tips) I realised – I wanted one! Specifically I wanted a Butlers Pantry, a Walk in Robe and a Laundry (I had a laundry in a cupboard in the old house).<br /><br />That’s was it, my mind was made up – there was no stopping me. I had to find land!<br /><br />After a lot of searching (I won’t bore you with the details) I ended up falling in love with Saltwater Coast in Point Cook……..now I just had to put my house on the market.<br /><br />And I did – and I sold it within 2 weeks for WAY over what I thought I would get for it. (If you are every thinking of selling I highly recommend Ian Reid Vendor Advocacy – it’s free and awesome!)<br /><br />I had a 120 settlement – now it was time to buy that land and choose a new house.<br /><br />Land was easy – just hand over the deposit – then wait………<br /><br />The house – well my goodness, I think I visited every single display home in Victoria (well almost!).<br /><br />I’d purchased a narrow lock (14m wide) so the only thing I really wanted to make sure of was that the Alfresco was at the rear of the house – to make use of the space at the back of the block – this proved to be a huge challenge!<br /><br />After a lot of searching, and changing my mind several times, I finally decided on the Jasper 29 by Porter Davis, and handed over my $1000 deposit.<br /><br />And then it began………</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-15038216675988671422011-06-29T15:39:00.000+10:002011-06-29T15:40:36.762+10:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSm4zhUGLjD05SVDJ5rkOpdal26fHbep4PJ_Nm6oyrOyi9crzhV1rKV_dQIjp8M4FFIUUVNX-8CsZdX4xgfsdebovkv0rVVBpEGxf0n8v7hBSXwEyxIibqpwR3ZsK9pXFriBz5VNs4Qc/s1600/Sunset.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-7012709195975943542010-05-10T15:20:00.000+10:002010-05-10T15:21:15.911+10:00My time in UbudOK……so on 27th April after 6 wonderful nights at the Santika Beach Hotel, we were picked up by my old friend Sila (see recommended rivers list), for our transfer to Ubud.<br /><br />On the way we stopped at a silver place in Celuk, it was called Mars and I was impressed with the quality and the prices…I bought a few things! After this we went to Sukawati Markets. It was my first time to these markets and it certainly won’t be my last….much cheaper than Ubud and similar things (not all the same though), if you ever need to get anything in bulk then this is the place, but boy oh boy was it ever hot! (Really I cannot express how humid it is away from the beachy breeze at this time of year…phew!)<br /><br />After we were done with the market we headed for the Honeymoon Guesthouse to check in. Again…I will do a full review when I have time but needless to say – WE LOVED IT. For the price it is just perfect, the location is what really sold me, it was nice to be walking distance to everything and not organise a driver or wait for a shuttle as I have done when staying at other places in Ubud. Sure – this isn’t 5 star luxury but in Ubud I find myself spending very very little time in the hotel so it was perfect for us.<br /><br />Once we checked in and found our room we piled back into the car and had Sila drop us off at The Dirty Duck. I just love this place, the duck is yummy and the view out the back of the rice fields is very pretty.<br /><br />After this we wandered through Ubud, stopping at across the road from the market for an Ice Lemon Tea and then all the way back to the hotel to have a swim and get ready for dinner at Mozaic!<br /><br />This was my second time to Mozaic, but my parents first. It impressed as always! No – it isn’t cheap…in fact out meal here cost just over 3.5 million rupiah while our total for 3 nights accommodations a honeymoon guesthouse only cost 2.3 million rupiah – crazy!! But it is wonderful and a great experience – this time I wasn’t quite a wowed as the garden was closed because of possible rain, so we were all undercover…but still amazing food.<br /><br />The next day we had no plans, wandered around a bit and ended up at Café Wayan in their lovely garden for lunch (finishing with cakes of course). The on a whim we decided to get dead set touristy and head off to the Safari Park – no usually my kind of thing. Well, I can say I have been proved wrong – I thought this place was absolutely amazing…the White Tigers especially. So go if you can –little kids or big kids will all enjoy this place!<br /><br />For dinner we head back to Ubud and go to Casa de Luna – it was OK, but not as good as it was in the past.<br /><br />The next day, we wake up bright and early ready for a rice fields walk – this was one of the best things I have ever ever done. We used Wayan Sueta from Hidden Bali Vacation Tours (<a href="http://www.hiddenbali.com/">www.hiddenbali.com</a>). Wayan is an amazing host; he speaks perfect English and is extremely friendly and knowledgeable about all things Bali. We stopped for a rest many many times along the way (it was tough in the heat) and we spoke about the world, about Bali and about life. Do not hesitate to use him – so wonderful!!<br /><br />In the afternoon we rested (well some did – I of course went shopping!!!) For dinner we only made it a few steps down the road to Café des Artistes and I am really glad we did – I really loved this little place and will certainly be back.<br /><br />To sum it up, I really really love Ubud and I’m sorry it took me so many years to actually stay the night in this lovely place – so my tip would be forget planning a day trip, even if you just stay one night it is worth it.<br /><br />Next morning…we wake up ready for our transfer to Seminyak…..to be continued in part 3!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712702747871687319.post-69315485205051461052010-05-10T13:34:00.000+10:002010-05-10T13:37:59.339+10:00Entering the world of BLOGSo, after much nagging from many people in my life, I have now entered the world of blogging. Not sure when I will fit this in...but I'm sure I will get into the swing of things.<br /><br />I think I will focus on twomain things...my two loves...interior design and photography, with a little bit of travel thrown in.<br /><br />More to come.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0