Hi Sue, There are endless possibilities with a room of this size. Try floating shelves to go along with your TV unit or a collage of pictures to help blend in your wall speakers. If wall paper is too much you could consider individual wall stickers to create a swooping flock of sea birds or shoal of fish to carry in the coastal theme. Definitely consider the use of tall vases that you can light up. Pick a theme and work with it but careful not to smother it with too many things. Keep it simple and it'll be nice. I've attached some examples that I've found online, the same images can be view via the below links. Cheers, Dex http://bradpike.com/interior/high-wall-decorating-ideas http://housedecoratingideasmag.com/10-bedroom-wall-decorating-ideas-for-a-beautiful-bedroom/ http://www.kylieminteriors.ca/decorating-ideas-for-wall-mount-tvs-how-to-blend-in-the-black-hole/tvhomeklondikecom/ http://azlifewave.com/high-quality-interior-decorating-ideas-for-living-rooms-inspiration/light-and-fresh-nuance-interior-decorating-ideas-for-living-room-with-minimalist-pine-tv-desk-and-media-center-nice-blackbeige-wall-shelves-beautiful-indonesian-ethnical-rattan-lamps-and-wooden-sta/

I'm surprised to admit I really like the brown. I usually don't like earthy neutrals of any shading but this one is ok, it certainly provided balance for the dark furniture the previous owners had. I love the idea of the side table at 90 degrees to the start of that wall to create a reading nook/dining space and redirect traffic. You could get something reasonable tall facing toward the glass doors to be storage/extension of the kitchen so there is a sense of connection. You could then put paint, wallpaper the back of that cupboard and put up the mirror and a little table for keys. Or even have matching bookshelves back to back and use the one facing the front door as a 'wet' room/shoe storage. Ikea sells so many great units that you can tailor the combination of size and shapes open and closed to get just the right look on each side.If you do this you have to screw the two units to each other so that stand straight and appear as one. If you did use the nook as dinning space you could have all the serving/special stuff in that cupboard so you dont have to go far for setting the table and leave the kitchen cupboards for daily use stuff. When I first moved into my big home from a super tiny apartment I just laid out what I had (plastic dinning set and all) as best I could and moved them around every few weeks till I got the combination of how to use the room right. Then I went and bought more/new furniture over the next 6 months.

Hello Dean - what a stunning location! I strongly recommend that you paint your internal walls, and cathedral ceiling ( in fact, all ceilings, doors, door and window architraves, etc) in a neutral wall and ceiling colour scheme. The key to whether you have brown or grey (or another colour) undertone lies in the colour of your floorboards, which I assume are being laid throughout the house, with rugs thrown on top to add warmth, and denote areas. If you can let me know what colour of floorboard you have chosen, or are drawn to, I can recommend wall and trim colours. Donna White Interior Design - Classic Design with a Twist

Thanks all for your ideas and suggestions. We do plan on waterproofing :) I’m in Perth and the area gets probably about 6-7 hours of full morning sun and then part sun in the afternoon. The Murraya peniculata looks nice, does it have a nice smell? Could I put a smaller plant or hedge in front of it? And how often does it need to be watered? Another idea was to put star jasmine on a trellis and a smaller box hedge in front. Or those plants that look like a hedge ball (if that makes sense haha). Thanks again :)