None of the above. Our bedroom window looks at our side fence, however, once we finish our extension, we will have a nice view of our back yard from our family room's wide bifold doors.

Zaffa, if you pop down to your local Spotlight store, they have examples of all types of blinds and shutters Great to get an idea of what each look like, various options, pricing, etc, etc. Only, NEVER EVER order shutters from them! I ordered mine from them when building and they took longer than the house to make them! Ended up having to use temporary blinds for months until they arrived. Also, they really let a lot of light in, so not great for kids bedrooms at all! Romans and rollers keep out much more light if you don't want to go down the full curtain with pelmet option. You can also go automatic blinds with rollers if you're concerned about boys touching the blinds too much. Adds around $500 per window I think I was quoted, so depends on your budget. Cannot automate roman blinds apparently. Best of luck in your decision.

I love the new outdoor space! The lights make it feel like a cozy nightclub that you def want to be a part of!

1. removing the hall loses a separate bedroom and would spoil the original appearance of the house so i would keep the separate front entry hall and bedroom but, adding furniture helps show the lack of space so my suggestion would be to lose the wiw in favour of a bigger bedroom and bathroom and use a fee standing wardrobe or chest of drawers and the hallway closet for storage 2. stairs have to be placed in the available space to suit both levels and can't easily be moved so trying not to waste the under stairs space would be to use the kitchen for a pantry, under the family room stairs for a study nook and under the master bedroom stairs for walk in storage 3. and your floorplan for the kitchen and meals area is not scaled correctly for suitable kitchen and laundry cabinets and appliances and there's not enough space to add a powder room and hallway.to the existing laundry location..my suggestion would be to combine the laundry and powder room next to the guest room ensuite and allow for a more comfortable rumpus, kitchen and dining area with a more convenient access to the garage stairs