One of the most exciting parts of the build for me is happening right now. When you get your cabinets and tiling done, that’s when you start to get a real sense of how the decisions and selections you made all those months ago come together, and you hope it …
One of my biggest building neuroses centres around ceilings, and this came to a head when we started talking about built-in pelmets and curtains. I nearly had a meltdown over this trying to explain what I wanted, because I simply did not know the right terminology. I tried to find pictures, …
A while ago I posted about my dream light fittings. Now it’s time for me to make some hard decisions. I’m in a bit of a quandry because the style that I’m really after has become less trendy than it was a year or two ago, so I’m having to refine …
As our kitchen selections have firmed up, I’m revisiting all of my mood boards. Contrary to when I first started doing mood boards, I’m now finding the kitchen one the easiest by far. I think it’s because I now have such a clear picture in my head from doing all the selections. …
On Friday we received a bombardment of emails from the builder regarding the plumbing selections they need. So this weekend is being spent in a flurry of checking and double-checking. Luckily, we’ve been (mostly) prepared for this round. My endless back and forth with plumbing suppliers is about to come …
Another thing I’ve been umming and ahhing about when considering my first world problems, is what type of tapware to get: wall-mounted or bench-mounted. My original reason for wanting wall-mounted is ease of cleaning, as water supposedly doesn’t pool on the bench as much, so you don’t get those blue-green …
Look what Mr T. did next, an interior flythrough! Ask and you shall receive! Some of the textures have been added too!
For a long time I’ve been hanging out to finalise our tile and colour selections. Working in the vicinity of so many tile shops was great as it meant that I could go browse during my lunch hours. I think my face became familiar to a few places! There were …
I love Mr T so much!!! Check out what he did for me – an exterior flythrough of the house in Sketchup: I’m so impressed, that was a LOT of work! Even though some of the design decisions are subject to change, he’s been pretty exacting in his measurements so …
This post is for House By The Water, who managed to remind me that I hadn’t posted about our intended coffee station, without being at all obvious about it. Mr. T and I are big coffee drinkers and we’ve purposely included a coffee station in our plans. Until you start buying coffee …
Eco Home Style is a blog about building a sustainable and stylish passive solar house in the inner city fringe of Perth, Western Australia.
It's my hope that by sharing this experience, you have some insight into the building process. As the build comes to an end, my focus will shift to what it's like to live in a passive solar house.
