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Comments (9)Sorry to be a downer, Suzanne, but the minute I saw your table I immediately thought bulk so I have to agree with Leelee, that it will visually fill an area, especially where space is tight. That said, I do love the table. The other thing I am looking at is the table with your sofa - the sofa is much more formal and delicate and suggests a period design, while the table is ultra modern, heavy and casual. I'm wondering what chairs you would put with the table to balance these differences out and that won't be swamped by the table. Love the example Dy has posted for you, he always has great ideas. There was a lady once on Houzz who had an extremely tiny home we helped her decorate and she went with predominant whites with shades of blue and natural elements and the result was restful and really beautiful. Her tiny rooms were beautifully decorated without making the rooms looked swamped. These make great backdrop colours and you can see from the two vases of flowers just how easy it is to add some additional colour. Keep a lot of clear glass for accessories too - lamp bases, coffee or side tables, vases, etc. These will create a more spacious look also while still dressing a room....See MoreHelp with design plan
Comments (2)Update/build the house for you, not someone else in the distant future. Unless its a investment/development/etc. then you pack as much in as possible. With additions and new dwellings 3 bedrooms are popular still as long as they have a study...... A study/home office is however a worthwhile investment for most people these days as so many work from home or need a study area for students, doing the bills, etc.. Even a small 'nook' is handy if pressed for space/budget/etc....See MoreHouse Plan Design-- Need some feedback on a plan
Comments (21)Hey Juda. Good on you for getting opinions, both good and bad ;) My first impression of the plan is that it's a bit busy/rabbit warren like! Even though there are apsects I do like, I've mainly made notes about things I don't like, so hopefully they're useful. STUDY: Whilst the internal three-window hall section might look cool, it removes the opportunity to run a desk or cabinetry along that wall. GARAGE: Wouldn't you also need an outside exit door (eg. top right corner of store area)? KITCHEN: This is a tough one for me. The concept of a Scullery, where dirty dishes are hidden, washed & dried seems neat, but will said dishes need to be carted back out to the Kitchen cabinets all the time, or are some stored in there, and if so, will it be annoying to visit the Scullery all the time just to get some plates, etc.? Anyway I think the Scullery double sink needs to be centred more to allow space for the flow of incoming to outgoing dishes. The alternative sink position is the left side Bench where the dishwasher person also gets to enjoy an outside view as opposed to the inside Scullery wall. LAUNDRY: I think its position should be swapped with Bedroom 3, and have another internal access door to the Laundry placed where the Bedroom 3 Desk presently is. This allows for much easier access from the Kitchen area through to the laundry, then outside to a clothes line, etc. as opposed to using the only sliding door to this wing of the house. MASTER BEDROOM: Would it be desirable to have an outdoor shower/tropical fernery where the vacant top-right corner space is, that's accessible from the Ensuite? MASTER BEDROOM WIR: I think the central space is unneccesarily wide or perhaps the shelves/hangers should be wider. BEDROOMS 3, 4 & 5: These don't have a clear wall/position for a TV (if needed?) opposite the bed. All the best. Colin...See MoreHelp with floor plan design for renovation
Comments (10)@ dreamer I don't love that our main bathroom is internal and has no windows, would prefer it on the opposite side of the hallway. Want to keep our second living if we possibly can. Cupboard in the entry feels a bit weird with the wall facing the front door. Hate that we've kept our wonky wall, and I still dont love the look of the front facade and wonder if there's a way to change thewont totally blow the budget (the roof will all be replaced with colourbond and the skillion redesigned anyway as we have leaking internally where it has been dodgily join to the hip and gable over the hallway). And yes cavity slider between butlers and laundry but dont think Id keep both doorways at either end and would even just open it up to be one long room @ bigreader we have given the architect our budget (400-450K), which feels significant to us but appreciate costs have risen a lot in the last few years. In the plans they've marked the new walls in black and theres quite a few so wondering if there's a way to simplify and keep more of the existing - its not a bad floorplan by any means but feels a bit busy to me but I am new to this. I've been tinkering around in a floorplan app and feel like we could keep more of what we have to hopefully save on costs as well as retain our second living area (2 options attached). Thoughts?...See Morenaomilc
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