I love to shop and lets be honest, I'm good at it. I can spot a bargain from 100kms and I very rarely pay full price for anything. I love visiting demolition yards, I love hard rubbish on the side of the road when I'm driving through Melbourne, I love scrounging through "Op Shops" and I love a weekend that involves a garage sale or two... I even love visiting the tip!
** My addiction also includes shopping centres, malls, affordable boutiques, ebay and other online stores **
I love the feeling I get when I have found a bargain, I love looking at something and thinking of a way in which I can use this bargain to create something new and often beautiful. I love old junk mixed with modern conveniences. I love the feeling I get when I unpack my car and marvel at what I have brought and how wonderful it looks in its new position! Love, Love, Love!
Whoops got a little carried away there! So anyways, when embarking on a new project I like to have a motive, something that will keep me focused and more often than not make it that much more exciting/challenging! So I am determined to use as many recycled products as possible, salvage anything I can and of course take advantage of my super shopping skills! My home will still be sleek and modern with everything ever needed, but there will be my usual touch of quirkiness thrown in there, some rustic elements and a crap load of personality!
My vision: A house created out of "Pods" which incorporates eco friendly living in a rural setting. The pods will be constructed one at a time to allow my ever changing design to evolve with me and limit any restrictions.
Themes: Modern, contemporary, rustic, natural, warm, different.
Container One: The main pod, built out of a 40ft high top container. The bathroom in the far end will contain a custom bespoke vanity unit, a composting toilet and a shower. The main walls and floor will be tiled for a modern look. A European laundry opposite will have a large amount of storage including hanging space. A sliding door will lead to the kitchen area which will have full amenities, plenty of storage under the counters as well as open shelving overhead. Smooth L shaped bench top with Breakfast bar and further open shelving. This will overlook the small living/dinning area which will house my bed until the next pod is complete. The walls will be clad in V groove timber product that will be painted a stark white to add a sense of space and dimension. The timber walls will also add a texture to the room which will distract from the living in a metal box feeling.
Container Two: The Master Suit. This will be also constructed from another 40ft Hightop container which will be perched on top of container one with an 1 meter overhang to the front. To get up to the second level a spiral staircase will climb from the lower section and it will contain a large space for a bed, plenty of storage with a walk in robe and a beautiful outlook from large windows. Again clad in the V groove panels painted in crisp white.
Container three: Children's wing. Built out of a 20ft container, I would love to create a children's retreat which would have loft style sleeping, built in desk and of course, plenty of storage! This is a more down the track dream and it not something that I will be focusing on just yet!
Additional: I would like to include a glassed in area somewhere, somehow, but we'll cross that bridge later in the project!
Salvage: Even before I had my first container delivered I have been stockpiling items that could be used. I had a great day Melbourne cup day in which I purchase a sliding door cavity for $30 (RRP $250) A huge 1mtx1mt sky light for $40 (RRP Expensive) some old silver dome shaped things which I figured would be cute as overhead lighting for $5 each, and an aluminium door frame, never used for $70 (RRP $100). Since them I have also scored a couple of other items, an antique hall table which i will use for my vanity in the bathroom for $50, just needs a sand and a bit of love to get it to the look I want, a glass vessel to accompany my vanity unit, made from recycled car windscreen, $40. A never been used, still in the box shower screen, $50 (RRP $300), a benchtops from the seconds area at Ikea, 2x $5, slight crack in the underside, Kitchen sink $20 & taps $15, again new, clearance section ikea. Framing wood, $20 for approx 21mts. And these are just the building materials in the last 3 weeks! I'll be buying some things new, you cant get around that, and I have a lot of things that I have stockpiled for future uses that will come in handy. I have all my tiles for the bathroom/showeroom area which I got for free from a family friend a couple of years a go that I have held on to, so theres another cost saved!
I can not wait to see what else I find with a couple of days off coming up soon and of course pay day tomorrow! :)
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