Hi Nadia What a fabulous space you've got to work with! For your dining table, something like this might work for you: It is modern with simple lines, and ties back to the glossy white cabinetry and kitchen bench tops you've got. The stainless steel will also echo the silver couch you've got in the TV area. I'd like to see some colour drawn through to tie your 4 areas (TV/media, kitchen, dining, kids/rumpus) together. The pantone color of the year is "Marsala" (http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21163) which would actually work quite nicely with the decor you've already got. Try finding some throw rugs, cushions and and floor rugs that feature that color, but make sure they're relieved by white, cream and/or silver otherwise they'll look too drab against your grey couch. You can also pick up another complementary color or two for occasional spots of additional color, particularly in the kids' area. To dress your couches in the kids' area to fit the rest of your decor and make it more harmonious, you could get relatively cheap, washable covers in a grey, marsala or even cream if the fabric is stain resistant. Please let me know if we can offer some more in-depth advice and if you're interested in us completing some mood boards that you could use to DIY, or (depending on your area) if you'd like a full consultation :) Best wishes, Natalie

Cleaning the bathroom is a breeze, I have a nylon scrubber that I buy from Coles or Woolies and the cheapest shampoo I can find, after my shower I put a couple of squirts of the shampoo on the scrubber, run it from top to bottom all round my shower ( I have a large double head shower ) and over the floor then spray clean warm water from the top of the wall and let it run down the walls and glass area till the soap has gone, the shower in our 2nd bathroom doesn't have a spray so I use an empty Peters 2 litre icecream container keep filling it up with warm water and run this down the walls, hop out of the shower walk away and let it dry by itself -- once it is dry I have a perfectly streak free shower, for the bath and the vanity basins I use the same method, wipe them over with the scrubber and shampoo, flush with the warm water and leave, wipe the vanity tops, the area around the bath and window area with a damp cloth and hey presto a beautiful clean bathroom, this all takes only a few minutes and I always have a clean bathroom.

Personally I like the ones you have but I know about storage issues, your room has grey tones so I would go with that if your couldn't find something in white. White always looks clean and it allows you to change the colours in your room, at a later stage without changing your cabinetry. I do like the chest of draws idea suggested by someone above - it was what I had thought of before I saw their photo - the low but wide ones in grey. You have plenty of room for that and it could make your room look wider. For me the eye sore in the room is the ceiling light fixture. Something modern / perhaps glass or a large circular pendant could be perfect.

Hi Tammy, I’d like to suggest that you include measurements on your drawing, perhaps draw a version on scale paper. That way your elements can be placed in the room in the right sizes/proportions, this would give you a much better feel for the space requirements of each item & show where you have empty space that could be put to better use. At this stage, without the correct scale, your sofa & table look a bit small, the bed a bit large & the shower a bit long. Do you have access to any home decorating magazines?. Often they have stories on home renovations which include layout drawings. You could cut out the furniture, bathroom & kitchen etc elements in these layouts & play around with them by placing them in your room. Best of luck with your assignment.