Today, more homeowners are opting for the addition of a dark home exterior and weaving those elements throughout the home too. If well-executed, dark colours can be cosy, full of life, and dramatic. But, if you want to embrace the dark side, you need to know how to avoid the gloom associated with these colours.
Here are some helpful tips for using dark colours successfully in your custom home.
Committing to building your own custom home is an exciting benchmark to meet. With your land purchased and a vision for your future eagerly awaiting fruition, it’s time to find the right local custom home builder. This is the most important step.
So, what should you look for when researching a local custom builder for your home? From being able to communicate clearly, to hearing your desire for customisation, and providing current testimonials from satisfied customers, you want someone who will be a reliable partner on the road to architectural beauty and success.
One of the hottest trends in the home design space is the upscale resort look. This design choice should come as no surprise; there’s a reason people love going to beautiful resorts. They are relaxing, luxurious, and provide a high level of comfort. Why wouldn’t you want the same feeling in your home?
Coming up with design ideas can be challenging even if you have an overall theme in mind, though. We’re going to help you out with the brainstorming process. Here are some critical components to consider in your resort style custom home.
It’s easy to collect a lot of stuff over the years. While it’s good to purge the things you don’t need from time to time, there are sure to be plenty of belongings that you simply don’t want to part with.
Storage space can quickly become a concern, though. To mitigate the concerns and ensure you have plenty of storage space, it’s a great idea to include a walk-in wardrobe in your new custom home design.
Here are some ideas to consider to create the best possible custom home wardrobe.
It’s official: Australians are loving the opportunity to rebuild in 2021! According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the country is spending billions on home renovations and construction, up 30% from previous years. It marks a veritable boom in the industry with many taking part in the opportunity to construct a new vision and a better future for themselves and their family.
There’s no doubt renovating your home can add new life to an older exterior, but what about diving in for a full knock-down rebuild? It might be a decision with even more benefits than you think.
Knocking down your present home and deciding to work with a custom home builder again on the same site, brings innumerable benefits. First of all, if you love where you live, you get to stay there. Your valuable friend’s network stays intact, you can continue to frequent the local businesses and amenities you’ve grown to love, your address stays the same (no need to update!), and the kids stay in the same schools, adding stability. A knockdown rebuild can also turn out to be much more cost-effective than renovating your old home and allows you to start fresh with a beautiful new blank slate. It’s truly a transformational and remarkable journey.
Here are 5 things you may wish to consider before your knockdown rebuild project!
The design of your home reflects your standards in quality, style, and taste. While the material you choose for elements such as your flooring and furnishings has an enormous impact on the face your home puts forward, one of the often-overlooked factors is your paint. Paint can add colour (or remove it) and plays a strong role in the ambiance you create and the tone you set.
Interior paint colours, like interior design, tends to go in waves. New trends are always on the horizon, just like changing fashion runways. So, what does 2022 promise to bring when it comes to the colour of your walls? Here’s a look:
When it comes to a custom holiday home, having the right elements of design and functionality paired together can optimise your experience and investment. At Oceanview Constructions, we specialise in building custom homes in the Redlands area along with designing and constructing stunning holiday homes on the Gold Coast.
So, what should you include in your Gold Coast holiday home? Individual taste and preferences certainly matter. There are also a few key points you can consider to help make it truly stand out.
From having enough beds for both family and guests, to taking full advantage of that fabulous view, the following tips can help ensure you get the most from your down time in your home away from home.
If you are building a new home, it is quite important to keep up with trending home features so that your home remains relevant and modern. This guide will review the top five Brisbane custom home designs and the features that are taking Australia by storm!
1. Trending Features – The Smart Home Boom
The smart home is one of the most popular trending home features in Australia. Whether it’s automatic lighting, blinds, or a fully integrated home security system, there is probably an app for that! The smart home trend has been building momentum for years and is finally at the forefront of the custom design home industry. Everyone is keen on having the ability to control the temperature in their home or the locks on the doors with their smartphones. A study done by a Brisbane custom home designer found that almost 75% of customers wanted to incorporate some kind of home automation into their design. The items that came up the most was smart lighting, solar, air conditioning control and sound systems.
Brisbane’s Bayside has it all: beautiful bays and gorgeous beaches, leafy green spaces and tons of recreational and lifestyle opportunities to keep you busy! If you’re thinking of building your dream home this year, consider the Brisbane Bayside area.
Oceanview Constructions knows a thing or two about building in the Redlands. Having been a trusted multi award winning builder for nearly two decades amongst the Brisbane Bayside area, we know how to custom build homes that really make the most of bayside living and deliver on all your expectations when it comes to your dream home.
It’s impossible not to notice the coastal village ambience that draws people to the Redlands and Brisbane Bayside. Living near the water offers you the kind of lifestyle most of us have always dreamed of. Blessed with beautiful bays and beaches, the residents of Brisbane’s Bayside can enjoy the aquatic atmosphere of their hometown whilst still being close enough to Brisbane’s CBD and coastal highways that they never miss out on anything!
Choosing where you want to live is just as important as building your home. Why? Because that is where you and your family are going to live and grow while enjoying your custom built home. Therefore, it is important to consider the location, the cost and the quality of the land you are looking at purchasing.
Location and Size
Lets face it! No one wants to live somewhere they won’t enjoy. Therefore it is important to consider what is in the immediate location of the land you are looking at purchasing. Does it look like there are good neighbours? Are you near a main road? Will there be a lot of noise and traffic? These are all things to consider when choosing your land.
Size is also important to consider. Too small and you may be limited with the design of your home, especially if you plan on building big! Therefore, you need to think whether the land you are looking at is going to fit the size of the custom built home you need.
Cost and Quality
The cost and the quality of the land you choose pretty much goes hand in hand. It may seem cheap at first but you might have to spend a little bit more conditioning the soil so that it can be built upon. This can end up being the same cost as the other piece of land you were looking at but there was no work that needed to be done.
The quality of the soil is what makes all the difference in the land you choose. You can determine whether the soil is good for building by having a soil test performed on the land you are looking to buy. At Oceanview Constructions, we can organise a soil test for you to determine if the land can be built on and the cost of your foundations. If the soil is too soft your home will need extra support in the foundations, which will greatly affect your build costs.
Other Features To Consider In The Surrounding Area
Your immediate location is not the only thing to consider when choosing land for your custom built home. You also need to know if the suburb you choose is right for your family.
Some things you should be asking are whether there are decent schools if you have kids? Are there parks in your local area? Does the area have a low crime rate? Are there shops, dining out and entertainment facilities? All these things can determine not only where you would like to live, but also your lifestyle so choose carefully!
Bought your land and looking to build a custom built home? Contact a professional custom builder today and discuss your options on 07 3822 8178.