by manasons | Oct 19, 2015 | Internal Colour
This is a message to those of you who are paying for the house. You are the Kings and Queens of the castle and should come first because you will be contributing a significant part of your income to this house. Not your kids, relatives, friends or extended family but...
by manasons | Oct 12, 2015 | Internal Colour
In our opinion, the answer to this question is a firm YES. Brisbane living is very interesting, we get about 6-8 weeks of too hot, 6-8 weeks of too cold and the rest is just right. Very few brand new houses would consider foregoing air conditioning as the ‘too hot’...
by manasons | Oct 5, 2015 | Internal Colour
One of the most important elements in each of our house designs is the pantry Traditionally, kitchen designs would tuck pantries away in corners or other ‘difficult to fill’ areas of the kitchen. This would result in deep shelving which required major...
by manasons | Sep 28, 2015 | Internal Colour
We’re all the same in that we wash, dry, iron, fold – so why do so many houses put their washer and dryer in a cupboard? How is it possible that so many plans find it reasonable to tuck such regularly utilised equipment away as if to pretend they only gets used...
by manasons | Sep 17, 2015 | Internal Colour
Builders commonly advertise ‘house and land packages’ when they have access to land and would like to construct a home for you. The proposed ‘package’ usually comes with recommended plans or the option to choose from a defined selection of plans. At...
by manasons | Aug 31, 2015 | Internal Colour
Until you have one, you will never understand the convenience that goes with a hole in the wall dedicated to transporting laundry. The first two story house we built had bedrooms upstairs and the laundry downstairs, so we tried the ‘hamper’ approach. This meant...
