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August 19th, 2008
before and after: alischa’s brisbane house

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alischa of bespoke press has been in the process of a year-long renovation of her lovely brisbane home. yesterday she sent over some beautiful photos of the before and afters (bathroom and living room) and i was floored with the level of construction they undertook. i consider repainting a major job so whenever i see woodworking involved i’m always super impressed. i love the clean modern look alischa and her husband created and thought you guys might enjoy the finished product. congrats to alischa and her husband on a job well done. click here to read about their renovation project- don’t miss the story of a car crashing into their home!

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16 comments
Michelle said:
August 19th, 2008 - 12:10 pm

Ohh, I love that bathroom! great job dude.

Rebecca said:
August 19th, 2008 - 12:19 pm

Grace, did you post the sneak peek of your redecorating efforts and I missed it? Thanks!

August 19th, 2008 - 12:39 pm

I can’t get my eyes off those amazing floors! I love the modern furnishings set against the old (new?), detailed woodwork. Simple and beautiful.

August 19th, 2008 - 12:55 pm

Okay…one, the framework around that door is SPECTACULAR and jealousy-inducing! Two, the floors?!! OMG! I just wanna slide over them in and enjoy all that richness. Even if I’m in my underpants and socks! And if I am drawing any sort of comparison to Tom Cruise and myself…then you know it has to be really good!

Sarah said:
August 19th, 2008 - 1:06 pm

Those floors are perfection!

Kristan said:
August 19th, 2008 - 2:19 pm

Lovely!

August 19th, 2008 - 3:37 pm

Love, love, love that tub! Those floors are so beautiful too. I would love to sink down for a long hot bath, and just melt the days cares away…I am jealous, Alischa!

grace said:
August 19th, 2008 - 4:01 pm

rebecca

not yet- coming soon ;)

grace

T8 said:
August 19th, 2008 - 4:08 pm

I love the floors, architectural details and the bathroom - a welcome change from all the magazine spaces where everything is perfect.

I publish a weekly home tour (every Thursday) at Strange Closets, and I try to find a variety of spaces.

One question - I love the idea of brushing my teeth in front of that sink and being bathed in sunlight, but I’d miss the mirror.

T8

August 19th, 2008 - 8:09 pm

Thankyou for your lovely post Grace! It sure has been a labour of love on a massively tight budget!!!

We were so fortunate with the floors as they polished up gorgeously… for a while I wanted to paint them white!! Luckily my husband talked me out of that one…

I have just uploaded another post about the building of fretwork and timber work within our house. I hope you all enjoy!

MEL said:
August 19th, 2008 - 8:47 pm

Alischa,
It looks awesome!
You must have had so much fun and seeing the completed results make all the blood, sweat and tears (and cars crashing through your house) worth it.
I feel inspired, pity I don’t have a property here in Bris. to get my hands on.
Awesome effort with the bathroom configuration.
What type of hardwood are the floors? They look beautiful!
MEL :-)

Persephone said:
August 20th, 2008 - 1:40 am

Absolutely gorgeous!! Can you please tell me what type of hardwood floors you have and what you use to make them so shiny! They are lovely!! :)

Lori said:
August 20th, 2008 - 9:05 am

That bathroom is such an awesome transformation!

August 20th, 2008 - 9:23 am

Hello, the floors are silky oak timber which is the same as our timber internal doors.

We don’t wash them with anything but water and a chemical free mop! With a long haired dog it feels like we are forever washing them!!

Room Envy said:
August 21st, 2008 - 5:54 am

Totally agree - the floors are simply stunning and the bathroom well all I can say is lucky you getting to enjoy it all every day

K. said:
August 26th, 2008 - 12:23 pm

I guess I must be terribly out of style, because I actually like the bathroom before, though clawfoot tubs are amazing!

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