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One day a builder and designer walked into a home… Having recently completed renovations on their own home close to Bangalow and a client’s full house build in Nashua, Michael and Ali, builder and interior-design team from Beukers Building, have transitioned their business full time to the northern rivers from Sydney’s northern beaches. Property Insider had a chance to speak to Ali during the week. ‘I grew up in the English countryside and have been yearning to get away from the city and traffic and back into the country and I fell in love with the countryside here. Of course I didn’t realise at the time that certain aspects of living here would challenge my bucolic ideals. It’s like a Jurassic version of the English country; I didn’t
quite count on the snakes, bats, rats, goannas and the water dragon that felt the need to run through our home one day,’ laughs Ali. ‘Michael and I work as a team. He is a quality builder and I bring an eye for space and interior design,’ says Ali. ‘What you get with Michael is a master builder who is passionate about his work. He can take your project from drafted or architectural plans, work in with
your architect, or simply turn your dream for a rethink of a home layout into a reality. With a strong work ethic and well known for a high level of finish he shows acute attention to detail. And he actually turns up when he says he will!’ says Ali. As for her role, Ali says she is not sure whether she was born with it or whether she learn’t it by default from years as an art director and stylist in the film and fashion industry. ‘I have an innate sense of space. I can walk into someone’s home or look at their plans and immediately see if things could be improved, both in functionality and aesthetics. ‘The amount of decision making when you’re
doing a build can be overwhelming,’ says Ali. ‘Particularly for fi rst-timers. They get their plans and then don’t know really what they are looking at or what happens next. If you have an architect they will guide you through the whole project. but for those with a simple idea for improvements or pre-drafted plans we can step in and aid this process.’ To have a team like Beukers Building on your side, bringing both expertise in building and someone who can help cut through the decision-making overload and can help you make your home look and feel exactly as you want. sounds like a great choice, don’t you think?
Some before and after shots from one of the Beukers Building profects.
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