Lockyer Valley Colour selection | living SPACES Interior Design Brisbane

Creating your home

Building is an exciting time!

Falling in love with your new home starts at the very beginning - with the design, planning process of bringing ideas together.

For many, this is one of the most important meetings of your planning and design process. It is here that we choose all of the colours, finishes and materials to bring your home to life.

This can often feel like a huge undertaking with many things to consider! The below guide will step you through all of the items that we will discuss during your meeting, and give guidance around where to start in your preparation.

I look forward to meeting you in the coming weeks and helping you pull everything together.

Tips and tools to help you prepare for your colour selection meeting

1 / Your colour selection appointment

Key information about your colour selection appointment

2 / Being Prepared

Tips on how best to prepare to maximise your time with your colour consultant

3 / Key areas to consider

Areas within your home to gather inspiration, ideas and samples for

4 / Recommended appointments

List of showrooms and suppliers that are recommended to visit prior to your colour selection appointment

5 / Downloads and resources

Resources to help you collate, organise and plan your selections prior to your appointment

Your colour selection meeting

Our appointment is for 2 hours. If you think you may need a longer appointment for larger homes or more complex designs, please discuss this when booking.

We meet at the display home in the colour selection studio.

Here we have access to view all standard items, and a limited range of upgraded options.

Bring all resources like photos, samples and ideas.

If possible, it is recommended to leave small children at home to allow you to focus all your attention on your selections.

During your colour selection meeting, any upgrades requested will be noted, and sent to your contract administrator to price.

Any items that are yet to be finalised will be marked for you to follow up, as required.

Once we complete our selections, any changes will be managed by your contract administrator.

If you require a follow up appointment, or additional support, this can be arranged for an additional fee.

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Tips for being prepared

Understand your home

Make yourself familiar with your facade, design and standard inclusions.

Any design, facade or plan/ layout changes should be incorporated prior to your appointment.

Understand your budget

Understand how much wiggle room you have to move for things you might want to change or upgrade

Consider key areas that you may like to upgrade, investigate costs prior and have a back up option should your first choices be beyond your budget

Bring ideas

Put together a collection of images and ideas that inspire you. Pinterest is a great source of inspiration, and an easy way to collate groups of pictures for each space.

Have a couple of key images for each area such as exterior, kitchen, bathrooms and any other feature areas.

Visit showrooms and websites of key suppliers

Big ticket items like bricks and flooring, visit showrooms and collect samples to bring along.

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Key areas to consider

Exterior

It may sound silly, but often in the excitement of the interior choices, this is an area that can be overlooked in planning.

Consider the style, finishes, and the overall appearance of your exterior, and get visit showrooms of suppliers for items such as bricks and stone.

Kitchen & bathrooms

The key areas of any home and often one of the major places to where upgrades are added. Its also one of the major areas that set the style for the overall home. Pictures are important to help communicate your ideas.

Consider style, finishes, appliances, fixtures and fittings and investigate the cost of any potential upgrades.

Fixtures and Fittings

The finishing touches to key areas like kitchens and bathrooms, the colour and style of fixtures and fittings can really transform a space and set it apart.

Generally, these are a standard package, and can be seen at the display home. However, if you are wanting to look at alternative styles, products and coloured finishes, a visit Reece Bathrooms is recommended.

Tiling

Tiling can have a huge impact on the overall finished appearance, feel and function of your home. Its also a very permanent element and something that isn't easy to upgrade later down the track. For any potential choices outside the standard range, a visit to the tile supplier showroom is recommended.

Floor finishes

Floor finishes have the ability to completely transform the feel of your home. These can also be hard to view in small samples to get a sense of the overall affect. The colour selection studio only has standard options available. If you are considering options outside standard, you will need to visit the suppliers showroom prior.

Wall Colour

Paint colour is one of the most important aspects that contribute to the overall feel of your new home.

When selecting colours, they will generally feel darker on the walls than in a swatch. Consider any undertones and how that works with your overall feel you are creating (eg. warm, cool, bright, cosy).

If possible, get a sample pot of favourite colours, paint larger samples and test in different areas with different levels of artificial and day light.

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Recommended Showroom Visits

The Stroud colour selection studio and display home has everything you need to select from standard ranges.

If you are looking at upgrade options and want to look at options outside the standard ranges, a visit to supplier showrooms is recommended prior to your colour selection appointment.