New Home Buyers Blog

Australia has a reputation for producing of some of the finest wine in the world so if you like wine, why not have Berstan Homes design a custom wine room in your new custom home.
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There’s nothing better than having a bright natural light in your home and a perfect way of achieving this is to add some highlight windows to your custom designed home.
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Sick of cleaning the tiles on your splashback? Why not have Berstan Homes design and install a stone splashback in your new kitchen and save all that cleaning. Not only are they stunning but very practical.
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When designing homes it’s always a winner to place several features of the same colour. Here is an area with a combination of timbers combining perfectly.
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Large areas of glass are a great way to improve your natural light and Street appeal, the only problem, how do you keep your privacy? Feature aluminium screens can be a real solution.
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Storage is always an issue and you can never seem to get enough. With a little bit of clever staircase design you can create a perfect area for storage.  
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Great homes are created by clever design and the mixing of different textures. Here’s an example of a potentially cold feeling area warmed by the use of some timber elements.
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A kitchen is the heart of the home, it’s where meals are prepared and often eaten at breakfast bars and tables close by. When designing our kitchen we like to add contrasts to create points of interest.
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There are many features we like to add to our homes. One particular item is adding led lights to the underside of our bathroom cabinets. By adding these lights it gives a subtle feel.
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One of the best things about engaging a Custom Builder is you can have them design anything you want. Here is a great example of a client wanting a bright kitchen. We placed led downlights into the cabinets for an extra feature and what a great result.
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  When we are designing staircases in tight areas we add steel spine open stairs and add some glass balustrading and these all help in opening the area up.  
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There is something about timber, it’s naturally warming and stunningly brilliant when used throughout your home finishes. Here’s an alfresco ceiling lined with Cedar lining boards and when oiled the magnificent true colours of this amazing timber will show through.
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Another knock down rebuild in Warrandyte under way.
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Being a custom builder we can offer our clients plenty of choice when it comes to kitchen splashbacks and here is a perfect example of a Culcatta stone splashback with a stunning result.
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Black and white is in and what great tiles you have to select from at National tiles and just look at what you can achieve.
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Yes winter has come around again so why not get a Jet master gas fire place in your new Berstan home? This one has a feature stone hearth that makes it really pop.
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Grey is in, as you can see if you look at this gorgeous kitchen with inlay panelled cabinet doors and 20 mm stone tops creating a unique look.
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Another slab nearly completed at this soon to be magnificent dual occupancy development. Instead of having steps within the homes design we decided to split level the slabs creating no steps within the homes.
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Making the splashback in your kitchen a feature, a simple idea is to have the tiling laid in a brick pattern. Here is a perfect example of an inlay panelled kitchen with a great result.
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Another slab nearly ready for pouring at one of our Warrandyte sites, we have chosen to use a waffle slab in this case after consultation with our engineering team. There are many options when it comes to slabs and foundations depending on the site.
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Yes another demolition in Ivanhoe nearing completion making way for another custom designed family home.
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Instead of installing a small run of feature tiles why not do the whole wall, here is a great example of what you can create with a full wall of feature tiles.
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Instead of having a boring tiled splashback why not have a stone splashback incorporating the bench top as pictured here.
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There are so many different styles of stair balustrades and I always suggest a glass option because it creates an open feel. Staircases can become very confining so using a glass balustrade seems the logical option.
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There are so many different styles for your custom home with multiple combinations of bricks, stone, metal, and timber just to name a few. Here is a great example of an industrial style designed feature combining metal and timber with a great result.
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With so many Dual occupancy projects under construction in Melbourne at the moment, it pays to make yours stick out in the crowd. Bathrooms and ensuites are a great start and here is interesting combination of 80 mm stone with the warming effect of timber cabinets.
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Another demolition underway in Doncaster with a new construction starting soon. The old property will be replaced with a stunning pair of dual occupancy homes.
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A stunning staircase in one of our knockdown rebuilds in Templestowe.
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Kew is without a doubt an expensive suburb for land purchasers, so when designing your home you certainly want to make sure the design maximizes the land use. A perfect way to save land is to add a basement and if the area is still tight for a turning circle why not add a turn table to help manoeuvre your vehicles.
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Kitchen design and colours are a personal choice. Here is a great example of a bold black timber grained kitchen with stunning results.
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