New Home Buyers Blog

Construction of a stunning dual occupancy in Doncaster is under way and on the market for sale. The homes are offering the quality that you would expect from custom home builder Berstan Homes.To find out more visit our Home Page.
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With interior design its always a great start when combining artwork to place some similar colours on your furniture to bring it all together.
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With an increasing amount of clients begining to work from home, we are often being asked to include quiet zones within the home design for home office areas.
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Always looking for homewares, Matt Blatt Richmond is a great place to start. They have amazing homewares and the latest trend items.
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How to brighten a room with little cost and with great results, just add some flowers.
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When looking at hanging egg seats or placing heavy art pieces to walls and ceilings always remember to install noggins pre-plaster for strength.
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We are always looking for ways to make a room seem larger than it really is and a great way of achieving this is to add full height mirror doors to your robes.
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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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Going back to the basics, lately we are experiencing clients requesting timber to be included in their kitchens.Timber as part of the kitchen bench or even just a butcher’s block style island is becoming more common.  
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Being able to create different finishes in the home design is just part of the job as a custom home builder and here is an example of bagged brickwork combined with timber stair balustrading.
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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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There are plenty of alternatives with materials for splashbacks, glass, tiles, stainless steel and stone.  Here is an example of an Ambassador stone splashback.  
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Haymes paints have done it again with a lovely combination of interest and warmth.
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We are always looking for different finishes to offer our clients for their custom built homes. Here is an eye catching rustic combination of a stone wall with timber flooring creating the perfect earthy feel.
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Looking for more storage why not have Berstan Homes design some under stair storage!
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Just look at the difference in the kitchen by adding some black tapware and appliances to your kitchen WOW.
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Window coverings are an often spoken of topic and they can change the whole feel to a room. The photo shows a great example of plantation shutters, just one of the many choices available.
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Ambassador stone have a great range of stone to choose from this particular photo shows Carrara Mist stone top.
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Demolition under way at one of our knockdown rebuilds in Rosanna.
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Just started another dual occupancy in Rosanna the old house is about to be demolished and permits are all done.
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Polished concrete looking good in the bathroom of our Preston Dual Occupancy.
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Everybody does a feature painted wall why not do a timber feature wall? The warmth this will add to your home will amaze you.
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Everybody in Wattle Glen knows how cold it can get and the best way to warm up is a log fire place.
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Yes the summer will be back soon and entertaining is on your mind. Why not have a servery window incorporated in your custom designed home?
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Yes nearly everyone has a fire place in Eltham of some sort gas-timber but very few have a feature fire place. Why not add some stone to your fire place and this is an easy addition when designing your new custom home.  
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Yes, we do build in Diamond Creek and yes, we build on sloping lots.
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With land prices in Eaglemont steadily growing over the years it could be time to consider a dual occupancy on your property. You get to stay in your location with a brand new home for free by selling the second home.
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Instead of having plain plaster ceilings why not add a feature timber ceiling to create interest to your home.
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Kinglake West has several boutique estates at the moment with land sizes that leave those closer to Melbourne envious. Affordable acreages are still available in Kinglake West.
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Dual occupancies are certainly starting to become common and are a great way to create a dual income through rental or sale.  Here is a great example of what’s possible when you mix stone and timber to your alfresco entertainment area.  
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