The last few weeks we have been knee deep in detailed design. With the floorplan largely complete we have moved onto each internal room. This gets us down to the detail of wardrobe placements drawers, basin etc etc.
It's been a fun process but it's amazing just the amount of decisions and choices that need to be made. All in all though it's been pretty painless. The kitchen has required a fair bit of thought. We have so much space, which is great, but we want to make sure that it is all still accessible and easy to use. For example, you don't want to have to walk into the Walk in Pantry just to put the kettle on. Our architect has come up with a great appliance cupboard solution for all of the commonly used items which we thing will work really well.
We're now getting to the point where we have to start deciding on things such as taps and basins. There are just so many to choose from but we really just need to buckle down and pick a few. That's my job for the next couple of weeks!
Still haven't heard from Council regarding our planning permit. They said it would be 2 weeks which would have made it arriving last week but as yet no news. Guess they're working on Council-time; a very elastic thing!
So far we're sticking to our schedule. Hoping to wrap up the majority of the detailed design by the end of this month and then use July for documenting and final decisions on colour scheme. Still heaps to do but I think we can make it.
