Their story
For Jimmy, the decision to build new was an easy one. Jimmy always knew he wanted to live in a brand new home of his own, after living as a student in Otago in uninsulated housing.
“I always use to dread the colder months of winter but haven’t even noticed them since moving into my new house.”
Jimmy wanted the opportunity to Design & Build a home of his own, that was ideal for entertaining with ample room for flatmates, so he reached out to Signature Homes Tauranga & Bay of Plenty to see what his options were.
“I was looking for a building company with a good reputation and a sales consultant I could get on with while designing and planning the build, Signature Homes and our New Home Consultant just fit the bill.”
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Their plan
Jimmy had approached Signature Homes Bay of Plenty & Tauranga with a floorplan he had designed from scratch. Together they worked on fine tuning the floorplan to create a layout tailored to Jimmy’s requirements, turning his dreams on paper into reality.
Jimmy’s list of must-haves for the layout of his home included maximizing natural light, a gas fireplace in the lounge, a big north facing deck and a large open plan dining-living-kitchen area. Perfect spaces were created for entertaining with friends and family.
Maximising natural light was achieved through incorporating a large deck and expansive bi-fold doors connecting to it.
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Their material and design features
The striking exterior façade was achieved using Horizontal Lineaboard in Resene Double Cod Grey, and crisp white accents accentuating the look. Jimmy knew he had always loved the look of weatherboard, which is what his childhood home was cladded in.
Inside, Jimmy worked with Signature Home Bay of Plenty’s interior designers to create a look and feel that felt like home to Jimmy.
The designer kitchen complemented with black accents create a sense of flow and connectivity between the exterior and interior of the home. Bestwood Melamine kitchen cabinetry adds a textured, grained surface effect to the space. The choice of bold dark hues add a nice touch of elegance to Jimmy’s mancave.
“Signature provided me with two interior designers, which was helpful being a single man of 30 at the time with very little idea of taste!”
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Jimmy's advice
“Go and see as many new builds as you can in the design phase.”
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