I have to say that I though the I'd paid out the most expensive bits already, but shock horror the cushions and the covering totalled $1400.00 but what can you do. As someone said to me today, it's always the things that you can't do yourself that cost the most.
Anyway, the pics below show the colour scheme as it relates to the varnished timber. The cushion fabric is the blue stuff. The fabrics are next to the laminex and the timber for comparison.
The colours are a bit hard to see but pretty much the laminex has a beige colour with a blue grey fleck in it, the curtain fabric is a beige (which matches the roof lining and the laminex) and the cushion fabric is a blue/grey.
The curtain fabric is 100% blockout and of quite good quality. It was $29.90 per metre on special for about $20.00. Total cost $430.00 including the gathering tape that goes on the top. All I need is someone to pilot the sewing machine!!
The first cushion fabric that I found was $76.00 per metre and I ended up settling for the fabric above which was $22.50 per metre (much cheaper of course).
Colours are a very personal thing, but I have tried to keep them neutral. I hade 4 round cushions which I think are called 'lumbar supports' laying around the house from an old lounge suite. I elected to have these recovered to save costs and these will go around the back seats/bed. If you click on the pic it will download to a larger size. (easier to see).
The pic below is is of a 2440 x 1220mm PVC sheet which I intend to line the shower with. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't find this stuff, but I managed to do so at Access Plastics in Moonah for $49.00. I will need another sheet to finish the job, but it is just what I wanted.
The next post will see the varnishing done (first coat) and it looks really good. I am getting a hand this weekend to install the water tanks. The end is getting near now.
