Making preconstruction & prestart insanely easy for
everyone
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Helping first home owners prepare for and tackle their builders prestart meetings head on
BUILDING OR RENOVATING? GET THIS…
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There’s way more involved in your builder’s prestart meeting than choosing colour schemes & cupboard doors
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I get it… you’re super excited about your builder’s prestart meeting and honestly, you should be. You’ve finally finished the hard stuff - you’ve picked your floor plan, saved your deposit (without giving up the smashed avos) and your loan’s been approved.
Now, it’s time for the fun part… making your new house a home. Your home.Â
Your Pinterest inspo-boards are filled with new home must-haves, you’ve hit your friends up for their expert building advice and you know exactly what taps and tiles are the in thing.
You 👏🏼 are 👏🏼 ready. Or… so you think.
Hey There!
i'm Bame
My (pronounced ba-may), but you can call me B… qualified architectural designer, small-space maximiser, industry trainer & your prestart expert.
And I’ve felt exactly how you’re feeling right about… now - you know, super excited but still sliiiightly terrified you’ll mess this whole *home building thing* up. Like you know exactly what you want, but in actual fact you have no idea what you want.  Â
Not to mention the utter confusion when it comes to how to read building plans and make smart design choices? Whaaat? Surely not - I had like 10+ years of building and design experience plus an honours degree in interior architecture to back me up and this is what nearly caught me out?!
What's Your
design style
Maybe you’re feeling a little industrial… moody with high ceilings, old timber and metal light fixtures.Â
Oooh a minimalist?! Modern, simple and functional with a neutral colour palette and clean lines… nothing too crazy.
Or maybe coastal Hamptons is more your style? Painted white furniture paired with blues for a relaxed and comfortable beachy feel.
OMG - DO ME!MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS
Choose your own prestart services game plan…
I’m building a new or renovating and need preconstruction support,
ASAP!
Go from confused and overwhelmed to confident and in-control with customized prestart support & training options that suit your budget.
or
I’m an aspiring prestart consultant or interior designer who needs prestart coaching and training.
Level up your client’s prestart experience, get your foot in the building and construction industry door, enhance your preconstruction knowledge & keep up to date with the building industry.
client love
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We did the Pre-pre-start workshop with Bame and WOW!! She went over our floorplan with a fine tooth comb and had so many ideas of things we could add/change to enhance all the spaces. She gave us tips on where we could save $$ vs where it is worth it to spend. The whole experience was invaluable and we feel so much more confident about our pre-start consult with the builder. She answered all our questions and her fresh perspective helped us see things we had missed in our plans. An absolute must for anyone who wants a little more confidence at pre-start!!
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steph and chris
client love
My husband and I experienced the most excellent customer service ever! Bame is a genius. We had fears for our Prestart. Confused of what to select. But, Bame took the burden off our shoulders. She suggested everything that we needed to know from start to finish. Every service provider we needed to know and even accompanied us to some of them. We would recommend Bame to everyone who is building/renovating. You will not regret working with Bame for your Pre-prestart. Thank you Bame for your expertise. Bring on Prestart!
bibi and muchi
client love
Knowing Prestart was drawing near had me nervous and feeling extremely scared of missing something. Though, that feeling has now disappeared thanks to the time spent with Bame! Visted Bame this morning and I now feel like 98% of the decisions have been made and potential traps have been sorted. We now have few pages of adjustments, worded in a format the builders prefer. Along with the colour selections being sorted, which I am incredibly grateful! I had no idea how I was going to get the exterior selections to work within both my and the Estates "wish list"
lincoln and sarah
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Thanks for the great experience Bame! From the very start you were very warm and welcoming and that helped to put us at ease! After many weeks looking at the plans for our new home ourselves we had so many different ideas, but it was nice that you were able to help us crystallise and narrow down our thoughts and ideas clearly by going through our plans in detail. There were so many things we never even gave thought too. Especially when it came to the extra storage in the pantry and laundry. And the fine tuning of our ideas when it came to the bathroom and ensuite just made sense! As a result when we did go through the actual Prestart we were well prepared not only with a checklist of what to say but also with the actual modified plans and even a colour palette! For anyone contemplating building and about to go through Prestart... Bame is the one to see FIRST... it will be well worth your time and efforts.
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james and rhonda
client love
Met Bame at a free first home builders workshop and before it even finished I was texting my husband that we needed to have a pre prestart. We definitely didn't even know it was a thing and we were definitely not going to pass the change of having someone with such knowledge give us advice on everything we needed to know before going in. Bame made the whole process easy for us, no question was too small or silly for her through out our meeting. She helped us see things we had never even thought of. If you're in the process of building or renovating I would highly recommend for you to have a pre prestart with Bame and you won't regret it! We went from being so worried about prestart to walking into it with such confidence because of her.
mendilyn and tanaka
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Fridays At Home
With bame mukuria
podcast
Welcome to Fridays at Home, the podcast that helps you create a home, business, and lifestyle that aligns with your most authentic self.…Hosted by me, Bame, architectural designer, entrepreneur, FIFO wife, and a mom of two, this podcast is dedicated to sharing inspiring stories and valuable lessons to help you design and build a home that supports your wellbeing, allows you to thrive, and achieve your wildest dreams.
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Every week, I invite you into my home to have candid conversations about motherhood, adulthood, business-hood, building-hood and every other hood in between.
Join me from the comfort of your couch (or your car, on a walk or while you’re cleaning the house) and hear from like-minded momprenuers, designers, builders, and homeowners as they share their journey to creating a home that supports their well-being and simplifies day-to-day life.
What are you waiting for? It’s time to binge a little…
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Build a home you’ll love forever & avoid expensive building mistakes
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Are you ready to embark on a journey that will transform your prestart experience? Look no further – you've arrived at the ultimate destination for first home builders, renovators, and aspiring prestart consultants. Get ready to say goodbye to preconstruction confusion, builder's hidden surprises, and design dilemmas – because at The Prestart Academy we're all about empowering you to conquer prestart meetings with confidence and ease.
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The ultimate guide will help you design a Kitchen space that you will love for many years to come. Inside you will find a comprehensive design checklist, layout templates, moodboards, cheat sheets, suppliers directory and so much more.Â
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The ultimate guide will help you design a Kitchen space that you will love for many years to come. Inside you will find a comprehensive design checklist, layout templates, moodboards, cheat sheets, suppliers directory and so much more.Â
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The ultimate guide will help you design a Kitchen space that you will love for many years to come. Inside you will find a comprehensive design checklist, layout templates, moodboards, cheat sheets, suppliers directory and so much more.Â