Great to hear that you have decided not to paint the brickwork. Can I offer my opinion - I'd suggest painting the garage door and surrounding frame and the adjacent beam and column (currently white) in a dark charcoal/brown to match the ground floor brickwork try Dulux Namandji or Mali. I would redo the retaining wall with large boulders in a more freestyle layout than the current straight line and take up some of the concrete drive near the retaining wall to create a garden on the lower level, curved to still provide access to all of the undercroft unless you wish to enclose part of it with a large full height window. I'd love to see the wrought iron balustrade painted black. My home in the mid sixties had salmon coloured bricks, white window frames and fabulous turquoise gutters! The downpipes were painted to match the bricks thankfully - turquoise might have been a bit over the top! Good luck with your project, would love to see your progress. W

It’s very popular & quite ok as long as you seal the wood with something like a Feast Watson marine grade timber polyurethane, especially the raw edges of the cutout for your semi recessed basin (will need silicone around here as well).

It depends on your tiles and tastes. I prefer the timber look as it adds a touch of warmth, however, some faux timber vanities look cheap when you look at the details, such as the edge of the doors. If the tiles behind the vanity are white you have a good chance of a mismatched white between the tiles and the white vanity. One item will be a purer white, and the other will look dirty or cream colour when they are hard up against each other. The number of vanity bowls depends on your bathroom rush-hour. If there is no clash of peak bathroom times then most people prefer more usable bench peace than another vanity bowl to keep clean. Your bathroom vanity is going to be there for a long time, so choose quality and practicality over superficial finishes. Check how well it is built, how well the doors open and close, and the guarantee. Poorly built vanities often suffer water damage. Best of luck with your considerations Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls/Dr Retro Virtual Visits

as a buyer i would be looking for a spacious uncluttered looking ensuite not twin basins squeezed into a small vanity..imo the counter isn't for storage itá place to rest a glass, dryer, toothbrush or stand toiletries until they can be put away in the wall cabinet but there are so many different vanities and your favourite will be différent to others and it's quite easy to replace a vanity as long as there is enough available space...i would choose a wall hung 1200 wide vanity with a single drop in sink and only consider twin small drop in sinks with a minimum of 1500