Knockdown rebuild customers, Emma and her husband Brenden, lived in the Melbourne Bayside suburb of Parkdale and knew that was exactly where they wanted to stay.
Together with their two daughters (Lily, 7 and Ella, 6) they quickly learned how costly it was to purchase in their vicinity and, despite their search, they couldn't find a home that was perfect for their family.
Deciding that a knockdown rebuild project was the right option for them, the family elected to remain in their favoured suburb with the bonus of also living in the home of their dreams - a Montpellier 39.
‘We went into the project with an open mind,’ says Brenden.
‘Even though we knew someone who built with Boutique and someone else who worked for Boutique, we were still open-minded as we hadn’t decided on anything yet. After looking at all the other builders and then Boutique’s Grange in Keysborough, I felt that Boutique was the one for us,’ he explains.
Click here to be inspired by the journey of other Boutique customers who have found ‘The One.’‘No doubt Boutique has more premium standard inclusions. I’m not a builder by trade, I’m not good with my hands, but I was looking at what you get for your buck and it was an easy decision,’ elaborates Brenden.
Building new in an established area, the couple decided that the Hamptons façade would suit their local streetscape - much to their neighbour’s delight.
‘Being in Parkdale, we felt like we had to sort of stay with the beachy theme, ensuring that the weatherboards, the colours that we picked, all fit our suburb.'
'Neighbours have since said thank you for keeping with the character of the neighbourhood, worried it was going to look like a concrete jungle. But we’ve always loved the Hamptons style,’ Emma says.
From receiving initial advice that they should have renovated their original California bungalow-style home instead, the family’s new Boutique home has made a positive impression.
‘You should have seen the state the home we bought was in! It was quite dangerous really for the kids because you couldn’t walk through the front door without falling through the deck and the whole house was on an angle.’
Click here to be inspired by the journey of other Boutique customers who have found ‘The One.’‘But now one of our neighbours is going to build with Boutique and build the Hamptons facade, just like us!’ the couple exclaims.
Documenting their project online, Emma started an Instagram account @boutiquemontpellier39_bayside for their knockdown rebuild experience to help others who also wanted to build with Boutique.
