Design and decoration

A client came to me last month with a design issue on their custom built home plans. After working with an architect and builder for 12+ months the builders quote came in $600k over budget, yes that’s right, $600k over. After looking over the proposed building I notice many areas that were poorly designed and where cost savings could be made. We were able to significantly reduce the cost and the construction with Berstan will start soon.
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Your kitchen is a place where you spend a lot of time and they can become a little boring. I like to add a bit of character with colours and if you don’t like colours why not have our design team add a bulkhead to the ceiling.
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How to make you’re your bedroom a little more appealing? I always like to add a couple of pendants lights to the master bedroom design. There are plenty of good lighting stores around and the cost of the pendant lights is very affordable.  
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Like your wine? Berstan Homes can design and build you a custom wine cellar in your new custom home.
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With home styling changing over the years there is one style that is always in vogue and that’s Hamptons. Here is a great example of dado panelling, timber flooring and a grey kitchen combining for a great Hamptons feel.
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Mixing stone look tiles with timber shelving to a bathroom with outstanding results. By mixing the rugged look of the stone and the softened feel of timber combines perfectly.
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With so many clients wanting pools lately, custom home builder Berstan Homes are able to offer a unique deal for any customers that have pools built by them with a pool maintenance package of $120 per month + materials.
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From a design point of view nearly all our clients are asking for an alfresco to be incorporated into their new home. Most alfresco are built with tiled or timber decking or possible stone on the floors all of which look stunning. However so many homes you see have cement sheet to their alfresco ceilings and this is a really cheap looking option. A better option is to install timber to the ceiling and wow what a great finish you
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Many of our clients are choosing more of a rustic feel in their custom home designs lately. Here is a lovely combination of re-claimed bricks and a colour matched timber handrail to the stairway.
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I have a 8.5 metre wide lot, can I fit a pool in? Yes, you can and here is a perfect example of a lovely tiled concrete pool with spa on an 8.5m lot.  
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