This looks sooooo good, well done! Very satisfying thread to follow aha! Was putting the barn door difficult? I plan on doing it but I have limited DIY knowledge!

I have been looking online at similar tables - most of them are honey coloured; one or two that I have seen have darker legs, but the paler coloured top and skirt. A few are described as different tops (eg cedar) and legs (eg blackwood). I am thinking I will get the other leaves and the skirt stripped back to match, at least; if the legs are the same wood I will get them done also, otherwise they can stay as they are. Thank you everyone for your help and advice, much appreciated!

Hi Em j. I agree with melrop. I don't think they are practical for every day dining. If you mean bench seats for dining rather than window seats for lounging or reading that is. If you want a narrow window seat for other than dining then I agree that adding one to the end wall would be a nice touch. If you are thinking of adding an L shaped bench seat right around the windows you will have to consider rearranging the layout of your furniture for it to work, and I don't believe your room has the right dimensions to do this.

Hey Nik Star, I've had a PowerPoint play with oklouise's edits. This is what I meant about garage entry to the pantry and a laundry in the garage. The red arrows are to stipulate to the builder that level access is required. I added extra garage depth to allow for the garage, that would definitely impact your facade elevation. If you remove the wall between the butler's pantry and mudroom you would have a SUPER PANTRY! But a true butler's pantry in that it was supposed to be where you would land with the veg from the garden so you would kick your shoes off inside the door, so I've noted a little bench seat there, then head in and wash it before heading over to the actual cooking area. Then if you get rid of the sliders and reduce the storage to shallow shelving on the middle wall you would have plenty of space to manoeuvre with mobility devices. For the washing labour machines - washer, dryer, dishy - try getting those mounted on plinths so the load on your poor back is reduced. I have dodgy joints so I am researching all the ergonomic ways to design work spaces to help me when I get to the awesome stage you guys are at with getting to build!