{"id":154044,"date":"2026-08-07T11:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redinkhomes.flywheelsites.com\/south-west\/?post_type=customer_story&#038;p=154044"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:53:51","slug":"kim-from-vande-home","status":"publish","type":"customer_story","link":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim From Vande Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time. Fast forward one and a half years later, the couple move into their first family home one week after baby Ollie was born. This is their story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group img-grid-kim is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe5419a9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-88-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/15122827\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-88-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/15122827\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-88-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/15122827\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-88-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/15122827\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-88-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-21.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-21-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-41.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-41.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-41-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-41-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-85.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124508\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-85.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124508\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-85-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124508\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-85-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124508\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-85-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-71.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-71.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-71-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-71-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124507\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-71-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-16.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-8.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-12-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-33.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124506\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-33-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n    .img-grid-kim {\n        margin-bottom: 1rem;\n    }\n\n    @media (max-width: 599px) {\n        .img-grid-kim {\n            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This block is 700m2 which means we could do what we want. We sat on the block for about a year, we got married and while I was pregnant we started building and that was the reason why really. We&#8217;ve both lived in old houses before, and you&#8217;re just constantly fixing them. Whereas if it&#8217;s new, it&#8217;s sort of fixed and you can do whatever you want.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.rti-kim .content-container {\r\n    gap: 32px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rti-kim .content-container .text-container {\r\n    padding-left: 0 !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.rti-kim .content-container .image-container {\r\n    aspect-ratio: unset;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 1495px) {\r\n    .rti-kim .container {\r\n        padding: 0 !important;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 599px) {\r\n    .rti-kim .content-container {\r\n        gap: 20px !important;\r\n    }\r\n}<\/style>\t<section class=\"section cdb-richtext sc-default imagefirst smb-sm spt-no spb-no rti-kim sl-bx1\" style=\"min-height:5vh;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container section-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-container list-checklist\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__description\"><p>So what was on her dream home wish list?<\/p>\n<p>It was something surprisingly simple. An ensuite was something that was crucial to her because she didn\u2019t have it in her last home. Kim\u2019s also a really big home cook, which made the kitchen another important feature of the home.<\/p>\n<p>I love to cook so I wanted a functional kitchen. We have a really big scullery that I am obsessed with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\"><picture class=\"cdb-bgimage richtext__bgimage bgz-reg\" style=\"opacity: 1;\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-11-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-imagesize=\"large\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-66.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-66.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-66-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-66-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124505\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-66-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn&#8217;t easy for the couple to decide which builder they wanted to go with, especially since they had spoken to ten. But they finally narrowed it down to Redink Homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Anthony (Sales and Design Consultant), what we found is that we had a pretty good idea of what we wanted. It was between him and another builder and the other builder couldn&#8217;t get their stuff together and basically he was just really cruisy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of our clients enjoy how easy-going our Sales Consultants are when it comes to customising home designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best thing that we liked about Redink is that you could change it to suit you and it wasn&#8217;t like, &#8216;oh if you want to move this wall it&#8217;s going to cause you $5000&#8217; and &#8216;we only have 2 styles of kitchen&#8217;. Everything was customisable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-53-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-53-683x1024-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-53-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section cdb-richtext sc-default imagefirst smb-sm spt-no spb-no rti-kim sl-bx1\" style=\"min-height:5vh;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container section-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-container list-checklist\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__description\"><p>One tip Kim would leave for anyone entering the building process is to take their time planning.<\/p>\n<p>My biggest tip is to take your time. We had a full one-day with our interior designer during our selections and if I knew what I knew now I would have gone to all the tile shops and all the other places before the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\"><picture class=\"cdb-bgimage richtext__bgimage bgz-reg\" style=\"opacity: 1;\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-25-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-imagesize=\"large\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section cdb-richtext sc-default smb-sm spt-no spb-no rti-kim sl-bx1\" style=\"min-height:5vh;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container section-container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-outer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-container list-checklist\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content__description\"><p>Kim has built an online-presence on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vande.home\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(@vande.home)<\/a>\u00a0thanks to her eye for interior design and timeless aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p>If in doubt, stick to neutrals because you can change it with colour and textures. Our house is pretty white and beige but we know that if we decide to resell it\u2019s timeless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\"><picture class=\"cdb-bgimage richtext__bgimage bgz-reg\" style=\"opacity: 1;\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-75-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-imagesize=\"large\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is our first time building and I think if we were to build again we would probably go with Redink because we didn&#8217;t have any issues. And also for all our site visits we had the best site supervisor (Karl), he was just lovely. What made the process really enjoyable is that we had somebody that was nice to us and happy to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where would you like to go next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section cdb-card_grid sc-default smb-xl spt-no spb-no\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container section-container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__item card-grid__item--linked\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/house-land-packages\/\" class=\"card-grid__item-link-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                  <div class=\"card-grid__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124502\/V2A0275-1024x899-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124502\/V2A0275-1024x899-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124502\/V2A0275-1024x899-1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124502\/V2A0275-1024x899-1-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-grid__item-title\"><span class=\"card-grid__item-title-text\">House &amp; Land<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/a>\r\n                  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__item card-grid__item--linked\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/home-designs\/\" class=\"card-grid__item-link-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                  <div class=\"card-grid__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-35-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-35-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-35-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124504\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-35-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-grid__item-title\"><span class=\"card-grid__item-title-text\">Home Ranges<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/a>\r\n                  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__item card-grid__item--linked\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/promotions\/\" class=\"card-grid__item-link-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                  <div class=\"card-grid__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124503\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-26-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124503\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-26-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124503\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-26-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15124503\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-26-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card-grid__item-title\"><span class=\"card-grid__item-title-text\">Current Promotions<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/a>\r\n                  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time. Fast&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":155112,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-154044","customer_story","type-customer_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kim From Vande Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kim From Vande Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Redink South West\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedinkHomes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-10T06:53:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/15124451\/Open-Graph-SW.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kim From Vande Home\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/15122757\\\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1-e1628063547918.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-07T03:42:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-10T06:53:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/15122757\\\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1-e1628063547918.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/15122757\\\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1-e1628063547918.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":735},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/kim-from-vande-home\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Customer Stories\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/customer-stories\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Kim From Vande Home\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/\",\"name\":\"Redink South West\",\"description\":\"Redink Home Builders Perth\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\\\/south-west\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kim From Vande Home","description":"Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kim From Vande Home","og_description":"Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/","og_site_name":"Redink South West","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedinkHomes\/","article_modified_time":"2026-09-10T06:53:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/15124451\/Open-Graph-SW.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/","url":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/","name":"Kim From Vande Home","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15122757\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1-e1628063547918.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-07T03:42:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-10T06:53:51+00:00","description":"Kim and her husband Jake started looking into building their second home when they realised the cost of renovating was not worth their time.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15122757\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1-e1628063547918.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/media.redinkhomes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/15122757\/19thJune2021_RedInk_Forrestfield-45-1-e1628063547918.jpg","width":1500,"height":735},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/kim-from-vande-home\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Customer Stories","item":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/customer-stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Kim From Vande Home"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/","name":"Redink South West","description":"Redink Home Builders Perth","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/customer_story\/154044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/customer_story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/customer_story"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redinkhomes.com.au\/south-west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}