The Block NZ’s Alice and Caleb share their hard-won reno lessons
All we can say is wow!
The Pearsons also reworked certain spaces to gain more storage, something you can never have too much of with a young family.
The wallpaper, combined with blush full-length curtains, floor-to-ceiling mirrored wardrobe doors and beautiful linen and lighting, has given the room a modern, romantic look that Alice loves.
The romance of the Eijffinger wallpaper and blush drapes is tempered by modern black accents in the bedroom.
She designed the kitchen and bathroom first ("because the plumber needs to get in and do their first fix") and found herself hankering for copper tapware and a blush-pink splashback in the kitchen.
Featured on the cover of Your Home and Garden, the dining booth was created to overcome a spatial problem but has become the star of the home with its striking lighting and rich colour scheme.
Alice recommends diverting money to beautiful lighting and you'll need fewer decor items. The living room light cluster cost $756 and makes the dining nook a special space.
Floor plan.
The built-in seat provides storage for toys and a comfy spot for story-time with Mum or Dad.
The beds are toddler-sized to make it easy for Mika to transition from her cot, as well as to save space in a small room.
Alice and Caleb drew a picture of what they wanted and sent it to Cutshop, who sent them back two kitsets. Alice painted them, added decals and cut a $300 Ikea queen mattress in half to fit them both.
Alek and Mika share a room, leaving the third bedroom free to be a playroom.
Structurally, there wasn't too much wrong with the house – the couple just decided to rejig the layout to make it work better for their family and the site.
Alice was happy to sacrifice space in the small bathroom ( to fit in a bath, and nabbed the tiles for just $165 because they were an end of line.
For previous projects, Alice has always gone for a white scheme with black touches, but this time she wanted to add subtle colour in tones she'd never considered before.
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