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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: July 2011
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Saturday, July 30, 2011. Inspiration - What We Have Now. One of the largest influences/sources of inspiration is our current home. For the last three years, we have lived in a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment built by one of Perth’s premium apartment builders in 2008. Mirrors make a normally. Small room appear larger. Slidin...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: June 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Saturday, June 30, 2012. Update - Essa Stone Bench Tops. Today, we wandered past the house. As usual we were locked out. A peek through the window revealed our Essa Stone bench tops! It was great to see the kitchen island complete. Kitchen island bench complete with benchtops! Friday, June 22, 2012. Update - Base Cabinetry.
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: November 2011
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. My Sink Has Arrived! A big shout out to Berloni Appliances. I would not hesitate to do the same again, perhaps a new dishwasher or coffee machine? Monday, November 14, 2011. A Small Squawk In What Was Otherwise A Very Quiet Blog. Today I received the retaining wall inspection report that I was waitin...
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No Cooking Required - Avocado, Ham & Cheese | For The Love Of Toasties
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For The Love Of Toasties. Weekly Toasted Sandwich and Jaffle Recipes. Sunday, October 2, 2011. No Cooking Required - Avocado, Ham and Cheese. Today we reveal my toastie monsters dirty little secret. Even though he vehemently denies it, baked bean and cheese. Is not the only toastie recipe in existence. On rare occasions, he will eat avocado, ham and cheese toasties. Avocado, Ham and Cheese. 189; avocado, mashed. 4 tbsp. of cheddar cheese, grated. 4 slices of bread. October 9, 2011 at 10:55 AM. No Cooking...
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For The Love Of Toasties: October 2011
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For The Love Of Toasties. Weekly Toasted Sandwich and Jaffle Recipes. Monday, October 31, 2011. No Cooking Required - Tuna and Creamed Corn. There are some mornings, where I am an absolute sook and will not get out of bed without hitting the snooze button three times. These mornings often correspond to times where I have been too lazy to organise my lunch the night before. Doh! On these mornings, the fist thing I grab is a can of flavoured tuna. Monday, October 24, 2011. We eventually came to the conclus...
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For The Love Of Toasties: August 2012
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For The Love Of Toasties. Weekly Toasted Sandwich and Jaffle Recipes. Thursday, August 2, 2012. Toastie Party - Creamed Corn With Jalapeños Relish. This toastie is just magical. To be honest I am at a loss for words to describe it. The lovely, yet occasionally bland combination of egg and creamed corn is brought to life by the tartness of the jalapeños relish. Or is it the other way around? Either way, I definitely recommend that you try this. Inspiration for this toastie came from a Gourmet Traveller.
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: Milestone: External Colour Selection
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Milestone: External Colour Selection. To help with my visualisation issues, I scanned the plans for our front elevation and created a “black line master” using Microsoft Paint, which I could then colour in when we got home. Black Line Master" for our version of the Rendezvous. Prior to the meeting, the o...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: July 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Friday, July 6, 2012. Much Ado About Tiles And Basins. Area affected by the lack of tiles. Our builder has agreed to delete the laundry tiling and issue a refund. We did give them the option of laying the 600 mm square tiles instead, but thankfully, they opted for our preference of tiling that area after handover. Yay! Not want...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: Not Much Happening
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Image Source: MyShowerGrateShop.com.au. Our build has gotten to the stage where there is not a lot happening. Speedy Gonzales has left the building and his cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez has moved in. If all goes to plan, our shower grate will look like the promotional image on the right of the screen. I wou...
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes: March 2012
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Building "The Rendezvous" with Ventura Homes. A blog about the design, construction and evolution of our home - The Rendezvous, built by Ventura Homes in Perth, Western Australia. Monday, March 26, 2012. Update - Concrete Slab. Popped up to the site with mum today and found a concrete slab. Its a lot easier to see the boundaries between the rooms. I would love to have been a spider on the wall when the concrete was being poured. I am sure the enstuite layout would have raised a few eyebrows! Personally, ...