Tips For Designing Your Own House In Canberra

Tips For Designing Your Own House In Canberra

Tips For Designing Your Own House In Canberra

Posted on: 13th August, 2019

Last updated on December 10th, 2020 at 05:21 am

There’s nothing more satisfying than owning your own home. Even better, if you are involved in the designing phase, you know what joy comes with it. 

If you are planning to design your own house in Canberra, here are some useful tips that you can take advantage of. 

1. Start Simple

You don’t need fancy architectural software to design your own house In Canberra. With a pencil and a small piece of paper, you are good to go. 

Sketch your ideas whenever they come up. If possible, brainstorm and make a list of features you want in each room. 

Write down every possible idea you have ever had about your dream home so the designers can understand exactly what you want.

2. Start Planning For The Future

Do you plan on having kids in the future? Are your parents getting old? Pets? All of these factors will impact the design of your house.

For instance, you need to account for children returning home after college, grandparents and grandchildren, and also any extended family members.

On the other hand, if you are planning to work from home in the future, make sure your new home design captures this too. 

When you are thinking about the amenities in your custom home plan, you need to have a good think about what your family will look like in the future. 

3. Showcase The Lot And Maximise It

Most people looking to design their own homes in Canberra also own the property where the home will be located. 

Therefore, if you already have an idea where your home will be built, you need to consider all the features of the lot such as the topography and the size, among other features. 

For instance, if the lot overlooks good natural scenery, you can design your living room overlooking that scenery. 

On the other hand, if there is a stream or creek running past the property, you can place your bedrooms near these streams so you can enjoy the beautiful sounds of nature while you are asleep. 

Also, you need to consider whether your home is on a flat or steeped lot so you can adjust the designs accordingly. 

Also, don’t forget to consider where your windows go in order to capture the warm midday sun. North facing living areas are always a popular choice.

4. Prioritise Your Home’s Features Accordingly

Once you have sketched out the ideas for your new home’s design, you need to start prioritising the features of your future home. 

If you don’t control the flow of ideas, then your custom home design can exceed your budget very fast. 

There are so many luxury features to choose from so you need to prioritise the most important ones. 

5. Take Function And Flow Into Account

Once your home’s designer starts to finalise the final look of your home, you need to take into account the flow of your home. 

Here, you can start looking at how and where different family members will occupy the house and how and when everyone will interact with each other.

For instance, to improve peaceful sleep, it’s a good idea to place the bedrooms far away from the living and dining areas. 

Also, if your family loves spending a lot of time together in the kitchen, you can opt for one with more of an open plan design. 

6. Don’t Forget About The Lighting

Whatever you do, try maximising as much natural light in your home as possible. 

For instance, if you have an area that tends to be cloudy, make sure there are skylights to bring natural light into your home. 

Also, if you love enjoying natural morning light in the dining area, you should place it in the east so you can catch the morning sun effortlessly. 

Final Thoughts

If you try these tips as discussed when you are designing your home in Canberra to come up with an exciting design for your dream house.

This will fill you and your family full of pride for many years to come.

Are you searching for the best builder in Canberra to build and design your dream home? 

Then look no further than Achieve Homes who build real homes for real people.

Achieve Homes is one of the most trusted builders in Canberra and the surrounding NSW region.

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