Take out landlord insurance if you have none. Not everyone likes ornamental grasses, at least get some that don't look brown in drier weather.

Hi- Here's my 2 cents worth. Everyone thinks they want a large pantry until they realise that it's too deep and you lose things in there all the time. I always say to my customers that a pantry, should you want one, should only be as deep as say a Cornflakes packet. Drawers are much more efficient and everything is easily seen. As I look at your plan, I think I'd extend the room out to the eaves on the existing meals area. This would then straighten out the entire space. ( Someone else suggested that as well) Moving the services around all depends if you have a concrete floor or access to the sub-floor area. I'll try to draw something up and post as soon as I can.

Flat roof with a box gutter down the middle is what we have on the house we have bought to move into after renovating - starting from the top down. i.e. A new roof. Present one a nightmare. Leaves from leafy garden - a major reason why we bought the place - pile up in box gutter, which overflows if not constantly cleaned out and anywhere the roof has been breached - e.g. Cable tv antennae and roof mounted airconditioner - somehow water trickles thro - no matter how much silicone gets poured into the crevices - or yet more flashing is replaced. We thought the place was tech-smart with everything controlled by remotes, but soon discovered the reason the 1980s house, built b4 internet, wifi, roller shutters, etc, is that it is impossible to hard wire thro the non-existant roof cavity ! Flat roofs tend to sit just cms above the ceiling. But none of that has permanently put us off the gorgeous minimalistic feel to the place - particularly as we have bought it, knowing it needed to be upgraded. . Aha, we thought. A nice big flat terraced roof with a fabulous view out over the treetops that we can use for a roof garden, entertainment area, etc - with easy access to the necessary box gutter to keep it free of debris, will be just the way to go ! Until our plans got to council - oh no, they said, roof terraces cause overlooking issues into neighbours' private spaces, and also they fear we might have a tribe of teenagers up there making a noise, or kicking a ball, disturbing the local amenity ! We were not that easily deterred. But it is not so easy, i have to warn those who have waxed lyrical about swimming pools and outdoor living with a view, etc, etc up on their roof ... we have had to compromise with 1800 high screening along one side, which fortunately we can camouflage amidst high overhanging trees, and pulling in terraced areas about a metre from the edge of the building - lessening the expanse of useable area considerably ... but we can still make it work, including solar panels on another part of the roof not in our terrace plans - they can easily be installed with angled brackets ( ie a flat or pitched roof is not really an issue when it comes to solar panels) - but turning a flat roof into a wonderful addition to the garden is turning out to be not quite what we originally envisaged And adding any extra weight on the roof, especially if it is going to be used as a living area, also invokes extra building regulations - like the earthquake code i.e think expensive engineers and extra strengthening of whatever is holding the roof up !

some more ideas, do you have attic space that could be used for extra bed/study this an economical way to get extra space and using Velux windows it work s well. Don't know what style of house you have but would you consider taking the front verandah for ensuite which could have slopping glass roof or better still opening Velux window to let air in and out, you could look at the stars. You mentioned the Lounge/living room to be kept to double as a study area, with the fireplace working that would be a lovely room, I'am suggesting large sliding door/s for when you want to close it off. An outdoor kitchen/BBQ for the blokes in the family would also work well cheers