The Design

At this stage we are yet to have any consultations with M-Studio who help you select your colours and carpet/tiles etc. I, sorry I mean 'we', have a pretty good idea of what we want already so I thought I'd share our ideas and also provide a list of the upgrades we included.


Design


Greys, blacks and whites. Want to keep the colour palette fairly neutral so you can introduce other colours easily but stir away from the typical neutral set of creams and browns - soo 2008.


Sort of going for a NewYork Studio/Apartment/Warehousey look with replica furniture designs and raw finishes. We really wanted to have concrete polished floors to help achieve this look but unfortunately this wasn't an option.


Gong for really white walls with maybe a single black feature wall and black glass splash-back in the kitchen. White, Black or Grey granite and 2 Pac cabinetry etc.


Use of dark timbers for door frames and folding doors leading to the alfresco areas. Dark timber flooring and white grey tiling in bathrooms etc.


To give you an idea to where we are heading with this, here are some pics from displays and on the net that we found:

Materials/Furniture


We wont to use replica and old/new looking furniture. Nothing to out there but simple and clean.


Some examples on the types of things we like:

Basically anything from this store:
www.mattblatt.com.au




Upgrades & Inclusions 


So basically - what you see at display centres is not what you get. They all pack their houses with everything they've got. I'd do the same; at the end of the day, that's what sells. 


So here is a list of the inclusions we got for the base price and the upgrades we needed to apply:




Inclusions:
Four Walls, Slab, Roof, Windows Etc.
Insulation
Painting
Standard Lighting
Remote Garage
Access door from garage
Pot Draws in Kitchen
900mm Free Standing Oven & Rangehood

Overhead Kitchen Cupboards

Timber Flooring 

Telstra Velocity Wiring

Glass Splash-back in Kitchen

Gas Ducted Heating

Toilet, Basins, Shower, Taps

Solar Hot Water

Laundry Cabinet and Sink

Shelving in Cupboards etc

Power points/Fans etc

Tiles & Carpet

Upgrades:

Caesarstone in bathroom/ensuite/kitchen (waterfall on one end) 

Cooling

Ducted Vacum

Mirrored Doors to wardrobes

Alfresco Option  

Timber sliding doors to alfresco

Seamless tiled shower bases to ensuite and bathroom.

1200mm Shower Screens  

Colorbond roof

Hebel Render (Entire House)

2550 High Ceilings 

Brickwork/Hebel infill above windows

Vinyl Gloss Wrap Kitchen Cupboards

Shower Head upgrades

Double Vanity to Ensuite

Timber Decking to Alfresco

Timber DecKing to Portico

Concrete Driveway

Lighting Upgrade

Larger Timer Front Door

Upgrade Basins in Bath/Ensuite

Carpet Upgrade

Dishwasher

Cold water Tap to fridge

Sliding Door to Walk in Robe

You do get some upgrades included as part of a promotion which I have included in the Standard Inclusions - but here is a link for those interested:

Metricon Promotion Inclusions

All we now have to start saving the pennies for is the lawn and landscaping :)