Before replacing your curtains as this can be quite expensive for such a large window, if they are in good condition, add a band of extra fabric to the bottom in what ever suits you, your existing curtain track can then be moved up to the ceiling for good looking full length curtains without the large round eyelets, could save you a lot of money, I would look at replacing/removing the sheers cheers

Hello Everyone, Firstly, thank you for taking the time to peruse and play around on the site. It is very much in the developmental stages at this point so we will be looking to tinker and refine its function and presentation as we collect more feedback. To briefly address some of your comments, we will be seeking to find ways to give site users the opportunity to find a block of land as well as a house design to suit. Victoria is certainly a target location for future HouseSeek-ers and we look forward to providing the service to our southern cousins :) It's fantastic to see a conversation being formed around the site and it is apparent that people will look to utilise it in different ways and to various depths. If you have any friends, relatives or significant others that you think might like to check the site out, please don't hesitate to offer them the link : houseseek.com.au I will be in touch via this thread and across the Houzz community with future updates. Kind Regards, ProjectHomeDesigns

I would just like to thank all of you brilliant people too, as well as Karyn. I am I’m a similar boat with respect to only having fur babies and wanting in the future to have a home and not just a house , that meets our needs. Although my first decision will be whether to continue throwing away money in my current money pit of a home, where it is all about the land value and people - such as my new neighbours, remove the house and build oversized mansion for the block or alternatively buyers want to walk in and will pay $1.3 - $1.7 for the mansion that is already completed. Neither of which are within my means or suit my living needs .....pity my house is such a money pit. With all this rain, it has highlighted possible multiple roof leaks from tile roof - easy to see where there is no sheeting on ceiling. Anyway....... As well as being extremely impressed and actually touched by how much Houzz users are prepared to help another stranger ....kindness of the human spirit.....Karyn, I have been reflecting on how much you are teaching many people about the ‘process’ of buying a turnkey house and land package. Don’t underestimate how much you are helping others who may consider venturing down this path and are naive to all the constraints associated with this type of build etc....particularly when one has the additional stress of being otherwise alone on the journey and overwhelmed by the things one has to consider.... Wishing you the best of luck Karyn with both the process and the outcome. and thank you houzzers for your creativity and generosity to strangers....

Hi Rifay, With the NW to SE orientation, as others have said, you will need to be really careful with your window and internal door placements to maximise summer air flow for cooling. Consider having some high level opening saches to get rid of the heat as it rises and also avoid mid afternoon sun. Just to upset the apple cart a bit, can I ask if you have considered putting the master suite at the rear of the house and the other bedrooms nearer the front? Being the owners, I would allocate the best morning location to you by allowing external access to the yard where you can sit and have a morning coffee or a snipet of evening sun with a glass of something once the kids are in bed. As long as you have good security on the front gate/door, kids adjust to where they sleep pretty well but it makes for a much better day if you get out of bed feeling great. I would put the master suite where you have B4, the laundry and B3. Move the K,D & family down next to this and put everything else up front. I would add a tall window on the small step out north wall of the family room that is not under the alfresco roof, to get some winter sun in the middle of the day into the family room area. Put the laundry between the ensuite and kitchen scullery with a door out to the west for rear yard access. That would cluster a lot of your plumbing and keep it away from bedroom walls for quietness. Leave the office and garage where you have them with a back door out of the garage for easy access for maintenance or rubbish bin location. Is the activity room for the kids? I assume so as it is next to all the bedrooms. In which case I would put that next to the family room with the theatre roughly oposite it on the west. The theatre would only need high level windows for ventilation rather than views so the walls can be fully utilised for furniture placement and the screen etc. If you had sliding or folding doors to the hallway for both of these rooms, they could open up to be one big room when you have parties, for kids or adults. Consider which internal walls may need some sound insulation too but this arrangement should minimise the need for this. The activity room could also have doors out to the side yard. The bathroom and powder room could go next to the theatre with B4 behind the garage. If it works better with the powder room and/or bathroom on the NE side, that works too. B2 & B3 could go between the office and activity room on the NE. I agree with comments above about having a basin in the powder room and issues with wardrobes on outside walls. B2 & B3 can have 2 robes between the rooms. B4 could have the wardrobe on the hallway wall. Without knowing your thought process, that would be my take on the layout but understand if you have good reasons for having it as you have it. Good luck and hope you enjoy the process of designing your new home. C.