Angela - I don't know what question you had about the grout. I had suggested to buy the upgraded grout with the stain resistance built in. I wouldn't go for epoxy grout - certainly with the OK from the tile guy! - because that stuff is quite expensive and difficult to work with and overkill for a bedroom floor. Call your tile guy and ask him what grout to get and where he suggests to buy the setting materials. if you have trouble picking a color, choose the lighter of the two tones

Nice ideas bellesum. Here is the same thing with l-shaped kitchen. Bathroom ends up being a few inches wider to get the w/d to fit...you'll need to look at this in more detail because the w/d often requires extra space behind for connections. As drawn it's exactly 760mm square. If you do need more space for connections you'd have to fiddle with the design of the cabinet. Perhaps the refrigerator, pantry and laundry centre are one large (and fairly complicated) cabinet. That would save you a few mm of wall space. You could even put a "hidden" sliding door on the tv wall that opens to reveal the w/d hidden inside.

Well if your over designing and putting in more then what is required you are just becoming a part of the problem. Because the amount of energy that has gone into manufacturing your home and each material in it. Those materials require energy to produce them..... On the other hand yes there is that question what if there is not enough can we trust government policy. I think our focus should really be how can we design homes that design for current conditions, have a zero and no carbon footprint and the costs of manufacturing do not offset this goal. So I do place my trust in the science and research from the CSIRO. And policy that has been created as a result of their research yes.

Yes, I think you will need to look at a custom build, unless you do something clever with Ikea modules. The kitchen modules give a lot of versatility if you can get your head around not using them in a kitchen. I have had clients use them in a bathroom, as well as a cost-effective office fit-out using a combination of kitchen laminate benchtops and wardrobe fittings. It is just a matter of knowing what is available from Ikea, some lateral thinking outside the box, and being clever and creative. This photo isn't Ikea but I think it illustrates what you are aiming for? Ikea hackers is good place to research for some inspiration: https://www.ikeahackers.net/ Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls