2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

RENOVATION WORKSHEET

HONESTYBOX

+Isthereanythngyouwouldchangeif you

could?Jess:Weshouldhaveboughta smaller

bathbecausetheonewechoseis massive!

STYLETIPS

+Choosea colourandstylethemebefore

startingsothateachroomfeelslikeit

belongstopartofa biggerstory.

+Doublecheckbeforegoingaheadwitha

colourorstylethatyoulovebecauseit’sa lot

easiertochangeyourmindthenthanlater.

+Paintingonecolourthroughoutthehouse

givesa senseofcontinuitybetweenrooms.It

alsocreatesa lightandbrightcanvas,which

canbecalming.Thisis particularlyimportant

whenyouhavea busyhome.

+Mixingdecorstylesandmoreexpensive

itemswithcheaperfindscanbefunand

createsrealinterest.Youcanfindallsortsof

gemsatop-shopsandsecondhandstores,so

tryyourluck!

+Ifyoudon’tloveit,leaveit. It willnever

feelrightif it isn’t‘you’.

MID 2016
Purchased home.

MID 2016

Strippedwallpaper,took

up carpet,painted, and

polishedfloors.

EARLY 2017

Startedbathroom

renovation,followedby

kitchen renovation.

AUGUST 2017

Bathroom andkitchen

renovation completed.

TIMELINE

FINISHES

CONTACTLIST

FurnishingsWillow& Ash,willowandash.nz

MacraméwallhangingsBleubellMacramé,

bleubell-macrame.co.nz;AndSheFlew,

andsheflew.co.nz

ArtLuiPeti,luipeti.com

BUDGET

Bedrooms$4500forallthree

Living$2500

Kitchen/dining$3500

Laundry$2000

Halfbathroom(inlaundry)$5000

Familybathroom$8000

Hallwayandstairwell$2000

Flooring$9000

Exterior$4000

Totalspend$40,500approximately

FLOORPLAN

Dining/kitchen

flooring

Vinyl plank from

Flooring Xtra.

Interior paint

Dulux ‘Mt Aspiring

Quarter’.

Laundry splashback

Subway tiles from

Tile Warehouse.

Exterior bricks

Painted in Dulux

‘Lion Rock’.

KEY

1 Entry

2 Garage

3 Toilet

4 Hardground

5 Living

6 Dining

7 Kitchen

8 Laundry

9 Storage

10 Bathroom

11 Bedroom

12 Deck

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