We didn't go up to the house today. We figure seeing as we have PCI on Tuesday and because we can no longer get inside the house, we may as well wait until Tuesday. Hopefully the splashback was installed today. I was hoping our SS would have called today, but he didn't especially with PCI 'supposedly' being Tuesday. A time hasn't been set or anything.
Yesterday we put a deposit down on a 2400 x 1050 8 seater dining setting. We had the designer help us choose the fabric. Ideally I would have gone lighter but when you have 3 kids you really need to be practical. The stain is called coffee bean. Its a really nice rich chocolate colour. I can't believe I didn't take any photos. I was so caught up in the moment and so worried about the cost of the whole thing that I forgot. It ended up costing $4,000, which is about $2,000 more than we wanted to spend. We actually saved about $1,000. I will see if the store owner can take a photo for me tomorrow. Unfortunately there is an 8 week turnaround time, because they are so busy, but I can live with that.
We gave the go ahead to Shade Elegance today for Basswood Shutters throughout - 13 in total, with 10 windows and 2 cutouts to be done. We bit the bullet with the shutters because the price was so good. We managed to get the price down to $5,750, which was fantastic, considering some of the quotes I had were over $9,000. We were almost going to get aluminium slimline venetians, but out of about 8 companies that I got quotes from, only one of them had a dark chocolate colour. I still can't believe that hardly any blind companies don't have dark chocolate. Especially considering that most display homes now have dark chocolate blinds. Very odd. Turnaround time for the blinds is 6-8 weeks.
There is still so much to buy like entertainment units, coffee tables, bar stools, new linen, bedside tables, accessories etc. We need to win lotto!
I got in touch with our CLO today about final payment. She has requested final payment details which should come through soon. Council also did an inspection on Monday for our Occupation Certificate.
Really looking forward to Tuesday.
Only 10 days to go!
Hi Renai, Do you mind telling me who you got the blinds through, We have decided on shutters also, not sure yet if it will be basswood or PVC but I guess we will work it out eventually.
ReplyDeleteHi Terrie, we are going with Shade Elegance (www.shade-elegance.com.au). Contact is Richie and the numbers are 02 8824 9951 / 0431 928 109. Email is info@shade-elegance.com.au. PVC is the same price as Basswood although they have a 25 year warranty whereas Basswood has a 5 year warranty.
ReplyDeleteHi Renai, great blog excellent detail ! Our Milano 4 15 is just about to start at pitt town. Your build time is great, can you recall the date MDJ gave you back when u got your "officially" started letter?
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your lovely new home :-)
Thanks so much. Our original official date was to be 3rd November, so we are exactly 2 months ahead of schedule. Seems to be the norm with MJH. They don't muck around. Good luck with your build.
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