#timetopickuptheball

I have floundered long enough after my enforced relocation from Europe back to New Zealand and now I must square my shoulders and get on with it.
In late January I signed a contract with Classic Builders to build my house with a design I drew up while still in Europe... A design that will suit me in the coming years with no consideration for anybody's needs other than mine. The time has come to please me and me alone.
Working drawings are now almost completed and then the plans go to the regional council for resource consent. I understand the laws in NZ have changed to ensure that councils are speedy and efficient in the turn around for consent to build plans providing all the boxes are ticked and all the ducks stand in a neat row. We shall see. I have been told that the wait time here in the Western Bay of Plenty can be anywhere up to three months!!  Speedy and efficient, watch this space.
For me now, I spend my days in search and find, gathering information on systems, products and fine tuning what I want for my new home.
I am working with the lovely Leanne at Designer Homewares on my walk in wardrobe.



That has been a challenge as the sheer volume of my wardrobe demands a very large room... I have compromised from a room 4m x 4m to a room that is now 3.1m x 4.3m so swings and roundabouts.
They have given me what looks like a fantastic set up that should accommodate all my things nicely.
Yesterday was spent in working with another lovely girl, as girls understand girls,  and Cheryl from Wardrobes  R Us is on the button and understands me ... she is being tasked with my shoe storage.



My original quote from Designer Homeware for my shoe storage was in excess of NZ$ 10,000 so step back and search for options.
Wardrobes R Us assure me that they are going to give me a storage system that will please my shoes, boots and my budget. A girl has a budget. I have also tasked them with wine storage which will have to be incorporated into the garage.  In Austria I had a lined cellar room that was perfect but here they do not really do underground build.
My kitchen designer, Tracey is a fantastic reader and understander of her clients, and she knows her products. I love to work with easy people who like to work with me.



So I am underway. A very small part of the project but underway never the less.

A moving feast, and watch this space.