Did you know you've posted on the Australian Houzz forum? You may have more responses on the US/Canada one. There are great brains here but you'll need to put your measurements into metric.

rhyzar perhaps send through a larger floor plan please so this all can be understood/analysed in context? how far along is the project? Good ideas here however it's assuming capacity for changing/taking over passage/access to what appears to be leading down another passage at the top of the page? Or am I missing something? Another way to do this without completely taking over passage space is to flip the powder over to the external wall which would enable natural light into it. I'd also vote for a double basin set-up. Attached sketch of this option/idea if space is restricted - dashed line shows walls of the plan you sent Good luck! PD

Hi Elle, I suggest putting the washer and dryer where the vanity currently is and either having them under a bench so you have some flat space and perhaps a cupboard over or putting the dryer above the washer and using the adjacent space for a laundry tub and a hanging rail for drying things above. This would then allow you to have a wall hung vanity (usually not as deep as the laundry items so giving you more space) opposite the toilet with a big mirror over or a mirror wall cabinet semi-recessed into the wall if possible. The mirror will pick up the light from the window and make the room feel much bigger as will the floor space under the vanity. No changes to plumbing needed! Then just add a paint colour perhaps a shade of white or duck egg blue and you have a lovely bathroom/laundry. Best of luck with your renovations. Sue

I have 2 adult children in each of the bedrooms and my new partner potentially moving in. Within a couple of years kids might be gone. It’s quite a small house and the shower is broken and needs ripping up so if I do that then I thought I’d get ideas for doing the adjoining rooms as everything is old and broken and needs renovating. I would actually prefer to sell and start afresh but financially may not be possible. The walk up breakfast bar is just a half height wall behind the sink so it’s open to the “dining“ room which is in fact just a lounge room. Currently we have the dining table in the family room and I guess it works well. Wasn’t sure the cost of moving gas fixtures for oven and plumbing in kitchen as I prefer a long island bench but if ends up costing thousands more to relocate them then I’ll have to stick with existing layout. Really need more storage hence the butlers pantry is on wish list. I have a brick feature wall adjacent to the kitchen in the “dining” room as wondering about moving the kitchen to have cupboards against the brick wall as I don’t like the colours of the bricks a yellow orange and brown and find it hard to furnish my living room as a result. sorry I know it’s hard without photos but my house is too cluttered atm to take photos!!