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Week 5: Britt and Taz
The room: Living and dining spaces
Cash spent: $33,585 (Budget: $20,000)
Score: 28.5/30 (second place)
“It’s perfectly appropriate for the region,” Shaynna Blaze said, about the panelled ceiling. “It’s something that you would come to Daylesford for. It has that beautiful feeling about it.”
A spectacular ceiling of timber battens cocooned the living and dining spaces of Britt and Taz’s home to great effect.
Britt and Taz have continued their successful run with a beautifully designed living and dining space using the same warm tones and “country vibe” as they called it, chosen for the rest of the house.
It’s been great seeing police officer Taz continue to build on his new building skills, especially when equipped with his new tool belt courtesy of Scotty Cam.
The couple made the decision to panel the entire ceiling of House 3 in timber (even the skylights) for a warm, cocooning effect, adding in lots of warm textures throughout the space – textured paint, travertine flooring (with underfloor heating), and a stone feature wall behind the fireplace.
A pale timber dining table, chairs and custom-made bench complemented the ceiling without drawing attention away from it, as did the pale stone chosen for the feature wall next to the fireplace.
“The attention to detail and the palette is just gorgeous,” said Darren Palmer. “This house is starting to feel really beautifully meshed together.”
Design tip
Underfloor heating is an economical and effective way of heating a large room, and is especially easy to do in a new build, either before the concrete slab is poured, or under tiles, as Britt and Taz have done.
What colour paint did they use?
The paint colour that Britt and Taz used in their living and dining rooms was ‘Colorbond Paperbark’.
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Health & Safety
Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions that came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings Team Member.
Grave health hazards are linked to asbestos, which may be in homes built up to 1990. Health hazards may result from exposure to lead-based paints in older materials and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer.
Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions that came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings Team Member.
Grave health hazards are linked to asbestos, which may be in homes built up to 1990. Health hazards may result from exposure to lead-based paints in older materials and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer.