Hi Jise, Megan from Bluethumb online art gallery here. I agree with me me that if you paint all the walls white you can achieve the Hamptons look without spending too much on the floor. However, timber floors would look lovely. I would also suggest turning the kitchen cabinets white and considering a warm toned bench top (perhaps a warm timber or creamy stone). Adding Hamptons style furniture will really get the look going, and you have a great chance to complete the look with a feature artwork on that wall in the living room. For some inspiration, you might want to check out our beach house themed blog: https://bluethumb.com.au/blog/artists/beach-house-art/ Hamptons style pulls a lot of ocean colours as accents, so often it'll use either blue or sand as the main accent colour. I've included a selection of both, depending on which way you'd like to go. I've also compiled some suggestions for you, with my personal favourite being this piece by popular artist, Artem Bryl. I've mocked it up for you. https://bluethumb.com.au/artembryl/Artwork/hearted Blue options - https://bluethumb.com.au/vanessa-mae/Artwork/upsurge https://bluethumb.com.au/seejosephine-pitsiavas/Artwork/algal-blooms-168732 https://bluethumb.com.au/haruyomorita/Artwork/shift-from-within-2 https://bluethumb.com.au/belinda-nadwie/Artwork/sky-fall-huge-original-painting-on-gallery-quality-canvas-with-thick-black-edges-ready-to-hang https://bluethumb.com.au/jonathon-telcher/Artwork/a-level-of-conscious-intention https://bluethumb.com.au/jeana-castelli/Artwork/deluge-jeana-castelli Sand/neutral options - https://bluethumb.com.au/amy-basnett-art/Artwork/hamptons https://bluethumb.com.au/marian-bosch/Artwork/a-square-of-peace-50 https://bluethumb.com.au/clairemccallart/Artwork/outgoing-tide-v https://bluethumb.com.au/alluringart/Artwork/original-abstract-art-painting-on-stretched-canvas-overcast-cream-sand-grey-1099 You'd want to keep the canvas quite large, as it is a big wall and a small painting would get lost. Let me know if you'd like any others mocked up. Hope this helps!

siriuskey, Yes, the courtyard is open to the sky (no roof over it), I assume this is what you mean by double story. Ref. below photos, I would love to get this look, especially the first and last photo, where you can see family living space from the first floor. I can't achieve this in my plan as it eats a lot of floor space upstairs. The referred plan (photos) has a very big void combining staircase, hallway and dining area. I know it is not easy with cooling and heating when you have such a big void. So, I explored a few ideas (with my limited knowledge on this topic) before achieving the current floorplan. I have also thought about, in my current plan, extending the void on the staircase to the dining area (it is more like L shape) but i wasn't sure if that makes any difference. keen to hear your thoughts.

Hi there, I love the look of your 50's kitchen: takes me back to my childhood home but our kitchen was about 4 cupboards and 3 overheads!! By todays std it was like one of the pantries people are putting in!! I was impressed with the "see what you need to store first": that is the best place to start, then thought glass display cupboards were all the go but you have those! Unless you could copy them for the corners? Then I thought open shelving with micro on one: NEVER on the bench. Timber shelves could have bright multi coloured glass or china which was all the rage! Please tho do not go for the lounge curtains with red, orange and every other colour large squares: nothing subtle or quiet about them and nothing nice about them either!! Cheers Margot

Is that a photoshopped pic of your place , or just a similar place ? There are too many styles trying to happen there IMO , not only the windows , and like oklouise says , somethings don't quite look right . I'd do bars ( frames ) about 200mm from the top of the two upstairs sets of windows , to match the downstairs style . Unlike ok lou , I don't like louvres -- they are drafty and don't really achieve much IMO -- a kid can put their hand and/or toys and/or your valuables out there , my personal preference is top-hinged with a folding stay at the sides , so they open 150-200mm but no further -- no-one can climb or fall in or out , can stay open overnight if warm , etc . I don't particularly like the upstairs balcony and gable , but I'm not keen on the entrance door treatment either , and without knowing what it looks like now , I may be tempted to replicate the 'double square' look of upstairs , downstairs too -- make it all the same theme . I'd keep the garage in the off-white , because if you look at the right side , both downstairs and upstairs look a bit boring IMO , with that flat dark finish -- the garage door done the same would add to the slab look . And while I'm being picky -- I personally think the black or extremely dark grey is too dark -- toned back just a bit would be better IMO -- you don't want it to look obviously grey , but a nice charcoal IMO . And finally -- the column bases look 'dirty' -- imagine how they would look in a gloss black tile on the top and also the 'skirtings' ( or a gloss black paint at a pinch ) ; with white gloss tiles where you have a light grey ( or , again , maybe the same paint as your other trim , but $5k of tiling would really add to those ) -- I think that would work with your black , or even a charcoal , 'main' colour . Anyway , just suggestions , and purely my viewpoint -- it's quite a nice but still simple design , just a couple of small things that would bug me if it was my place .