The next time I decorate by a colour of the year will be the first time. Don't hold your breath. I have nothing against this particular colour but it doesn't work with all the things I've collected over the years, and I am not about to discard carpets bought after hard bargaining with dubious merchants in Istanbul or Islamabad because they don't "go" with a paint colour that someone voted "colour of the year." In its place, I think the colour would be quite nice (better than this years choices, certainly). It's just that my place isn't the right place for it.

For those still looking - Scion has a good mix of Scandi wallpapers https://www.wallpaperstudio.com.au/brand/scion

The biggest thing to remember is to have a plan before you set out and make any changes. A WIR is the way most people seem to go these days when redoing up an old space, or if you are building a new home, but a WIR is becoming much more glamorous these days, and they are quiet a destination. If you going to have a WIR, one of the biggest considerations is to decide if you are going to have doors, or if its all going to be open. Now if you are quiet a tidy person, then a full open WIR will be fine for you, but if you are someone that is not so tidy or good at putting things away, then I suggest that you finish of the WIR with some doors to hide any mess. Then the next major step is to make sure that if you are designing or getting it designed, that you have the right amount of areas for the right amount of each category of hanging to folding ratio, and also shoes and accessory storage too. There is obviously many more things to consider, but these are two major ones that people get wrong or don't consider. At the end of the day, each style of wardrobe has its pros and cons, but to date the WIR robe style dressing room is still the most popular, and I myself love this style because there is so much you can do to cater for individual needs. check out some of the WIR ideas we have on www.inthecloset.com.au

Our neighbours are not experiencing the same issue. I'll ask the plumber whether he replaced our old supply pipes. I assumed they did as we took away some copper piping for recycling, but maybe there should have been more. We did not have this issue prior to our renovation and we have been living here for about 25 years. The house is on mostly clay soil. The red slime is on the grout AND the tile itself. It is also on the rim of our brand new washing machine.. I can't see it in the laundry tub or kitchen sink, being stainless steel. I am collecting water from the kitchen tap in a plastic container to see if I can replicate the bacteria there (I hope I'm NOT successful in that endeavour). The bacteria seems to be where the water is in contact with the tile and also around the bathroom sink hole where different soap is used. It scrubs away easy enough with no residual staining on the tile or grout. BUT it keeps coming back.