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The Importance of Choosing a Reputable Custom Builder

We’ve all heard unfortunate stories recently about builders going under and jobs remaining incomplete. Tales of customers even struggling to contact their construction team during a project are not uncommon.

It’s hardly surprising then that many of us may get the jitters when searching for a custom home builder in Brisbane.

So how do you go about choosing a reputable custom builder? What should you be looking for in a custom Brisbane builder when doing your research? We’ve compiled a guide to help you navigate the process. Read on for the lowdown.

8 Great Ceiling Styles You Should Consider for Your Custom Home

Ceilings can sometimes feel like a distant cousin: you’re aware of them, perhaps take them for granted but don’t see or take notice of them very often. It’s a shame because your ceiling style can make or break a room.
The material you use to decorate your ceiling can have a big impact on a room’s acoustics. It can also set the mood in the way it reflects or refracts light and casts shadows.
Spare a few moments to learn more about this often-forgotten surface as we look into what makes some of the best custom home ceilings.

A Few Things to Consider
More often than not, your average Australian ceiling is little more than the plastered underside of the roof or whatever material forms the floor above. Many are simply left to their own devices but there is always the option to decorate plasterboard ceilings with wood paneling or mouldings.

Sometimes a builder may have left the beams exposed. This adds a more dramatic finish and, like some of the other ceiling styles we’ll be exploring, can add value to your home.
It’s worth remembering that a ceiling with an exposed ceiling still have plaster and insulation between the beams. As a total house covering we don’t recommend it, especially in bedrooms, so pick your rooms as you may decide on a feature ceiling only. To give you some inspiration, we’ve chosen 8 of our favourite ceiling types.

Our Top Tips for Creating a Beautiful Custom Bathroom

Are you currently building a new home and want to achieve a custom bathroom? Custom bathrooms reflect the owner’s personality and style. You might start by browsing the internet for inspiration but may feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of options and recent design innovations.

A professional custom home builder knows that bathrooms are valuable investments, so teaming up with one will help you get the result you want and need.

Here are some of the most important considerations and tips in creating a breathtaking bathroom!

7 Tips For Designing Your New Custom Kitchen

Designing a custom kitchen is an exciting project. It’s your chance to make the space your own, infusing it with your personality and style choices. Partnering with a professional designer and custom home builder is essential, but that doesn’t mean you have to be entirely hands-off. In fact, having a solid idea of what you want from your new kitchen is essential to ensure you get the results you want.

There’s a lot to consider! Practicality, style, layout, materials, and more. Building your dream kitchen isn’t just about putting in the basics, it’s about making sure your kitchen space meets your needs both materially and stylistically.

Today we’re going to take a look at 7 basic tips you can follow to help design your own custom kitchen. What follows is a roadmap of how to plan, what to consider, and how you can make your dream kitchen a reality.

Multifunctional Space And Your Custom Home

Since the onset of the pandemic, more people have been working from home than ever, and ultimately spending most of their time there. So now the home must accommodate many other functions beyond what we originally conceived it to be. How can you successfully incorporate your work-from-home space within the layout of your custom home?

Custom Home Lighting Inspiration

You want your custom home to breathe with natural light. Large windows, minimalist design and light-coloured surfaces all contribute to making this happen. That being said, the lighting you choose for your home shouldn’t be forgotten because it can create essential ambience, with form and function working to complement each other.

Where to start? Read on to discover some custom home lighting inspiration!

Custom Home Bathroom Tiling Trends

When designing your custom home, we consider the style of your bathroom to be just as important as the impact of your main entrance. Bathrooms, strangely enough, present a unique design opportunity! From your tub to the taps, mirrors, lighting, and the tiles, here, you can truly express your personal taste in the fine details.

Custom bathroom tiles present an ideal way to add personality to your home at an affordable price. What should you consider when making your choice? Here’s a look at some of the current custom bathroom tiling trends. Let the dreaming begin!

Trending Flooring Ideas For Your Custom Home

Flooring is the first physical contact you have with the space in front of you. Your eyes may be taking in a visual first impression but setting foot into a home or another building is equally important. We would go as far as to say the right floor can make or break your interiors.

Building a custom home is all about attention to detail and choosing what is perfect for you. If you are keen on interiors trends, hard surfaces are more popular than carpet flooring in 2021. Our team tends to agree. To get you started, let’s look at some of our favourite trending flooring ideas for your custom home.

2021 Outdoor Living Ideas For Your Custom Home

Do you know what you would include in your brand new custom home? Maybe you’d include a big kitchen with a butler’s pantry or a luxurious ensuite with a deep freestanding tub? Or maybe you’d like a dedicated outdoor entertaining area where you can maximise the water views?

The choice of inclusions for your custom home really is entirely up to you and that includes your outdoor living space as well.

If you’re thinking about building your very own custom home, then you might want to take a look at some of our favourite outdoor living ideas for 2021.

6 Custom Staircase Designs You’ll Love!

When thinking about designing and building a custom home with a multi-award-winning builder like Oceanview Constructions, your mind may spend more time dreaming up the perfect outdoor spaces, balconies, to-die-for kitchens with all the mod-cons and dreamy master bedrooms. But if you’re building up, what about your staircase?

Your Redlands custom coastal home will probably want to utilise second or third-story height to maximise the potential of a bay view. Double or triple story dwellings will need staircases, but you do not need to build them purely to meet their function. In a custom home, you can create one-of-a-kind feature staircases that really take you to another level (literally).

Here are 6 staircase ideas that you can include in your custom coastal home design!

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