Carpet Work Begins - Takarra Ridge Wool Blend

No idea what has happened to the renderers. The weather forecast was for potential rain, so we should be happy that they haven't been yet. The rest of the week isn't looking flash either so it might be a while till we see the finished product! However, the carpet layers were there all day today so work inside moves forward. Underlay for upstairs was laid and the carpet has been rolled out and cut in most rooms. All rooms upstairs are carpeted (except bathroom and powder room!). Downstairs, the underlay is also down and the carpet has been rolled out - is some parts to flatten and decrease (master bedroom, study and theatre). In our previous home we had a light colour wool carpet and we were really happy with how it stood up in wear and tear and in durability. In 11 years it was only just starting to look like it needed replacing and it had been there for a few years prior to that. We chose a wool blend for this home in the hope that it would also be easy to clean (especially having kids) and have found that lighter carpets are actually easier to keep clean than darker too! It's not a plush carpet but it does have a soft feel and it hopefully ties in with our coastal location. 

Underlay - Super Premium Foam (Cat 3)
Carpet - Takarra Ridge - Wool Blend Loop 520 (Cat 3)

Underlay

Underlay in Master Bedroom

Upstairs Bedroom

Rolled Out Upstairs

Rolled out Carpet Ready to go

Theatre Room

Carpet Close Up

Upstairs (few dirty boot footprints - eek!)

 

Takarra Ridge - Wool Blend 520 (Cat 3) - Colour Selection

Curtain Choices

We have 22 windows and doors in total and 18 of these will be furnished (no furnishing to ensuite highlight window, kitchen and butlers splashback windows or front doors).

We have recently had quotes for these and another one tomorrow. We knew it wouldn't come cheap and there have been a few surprises. We are lucky enough to have a friend of my husbands doing the roller blinds which make up the majority of the blinds. This has halved the cost (compared to in store pricing) and we are able to get a higher quality blind for much less. We have decided to do duel roller blinds - which we have never had before so in total there are 30 roller blinds - crazy!

Here are our the blinds we are hoping to get.

  Duel roller blinds - white                          Operating on the same bracket

 

Sheer Curtains for Master Bedroom and Study

White sheer material we have chosen and design - Black rod and black eyelets

Black Padded Pelmet (with white roller blind)

Black pelmet above doors (similar to our black doors)

and in bedroom 

 Black Pelmet Colour Choices

We have chosen Warrick - Saturno Ebony - the darker centre material)

Plantation shutters like this for theatre -in white

White plantation for bathroom and ensuite

I'm Addicted to Adairs...!!!!!! and a Few Other Purchases

I wouldn't call myself a home-styler, in fact I think I have very little idea of what looks good and what doesn't in any fashion sense! However, I am really enjoying the fun side of designing and furnishing. I had a little taste for it when we sold our house and we wanted to get it looking as appealing to others as we could. It may be starting to turn into a full blown fetish now! I still don't feel overly confident in the decisions, but I am having fun. I have started following a great blog called Lime & Mortar. She has some really practical organisational ideas and has a great blog on furnishing and designing her newly built home.  I was reading through her posts and the comments she had about Adairs (linen, towels etc.) made me think they were worth checking out. I hadn't really been in there before so I went in for a browse. Well what a mistake! I am officially addicted to all their products!! We had been searching for new quilt covers and I would happily buy any of them! They are great quality and everything we have bought, we managed to get on sale which was great. I was in there yesterday grabbing some towels and the sales assistant told me there was a Kids Adairs shop at High Point, Melbourne - that is sure to send you into bankruptcy... Love to see it one day after I recover from financial ruin!!

These are the purchases we have made..

Quilts - Enchanted Forest - Pink,  Raindrop Confetti

Blankets for the girls - Morgan Stripe, Alex

Towels for the new bathrooms and hand towels for powder rooms - Flinders Chevron

Curious Yellow Owl - we are going for a splash of yellow here and there!

And the cleaning products - you have to try these!

The linen spray - you could spray on everything in your home; its delectable

Laundry detergent, floor cleaner, all purpose spray. I am yet to use them all but they all smell so fresh and are made with essential oil. 

I'm saving them till we move in!

These are the cushions (some of) that I want to buy!

I'm going to wait till they go on sale and then purchase away!!

Our Doona Cover (not Adairs - Logan & Mason)

Study Chair my Husband has Picked

For guitar playing, reading or contemplating life!

Matt Blatt - Jean Prouvre

Our Side Table - in yellow, not red

Jay Lamp Table - Vast Galleries