two more ideas for your family bathroom keeping the door the same. 1. has room for a 600 towel and bathroom items cupboard. 2. could have a nib wall across the room behind the bath across to the shower / toilet wall with a sliding door to separate the toilet and still allow the vanity and shower to be used. Or the nib wall between the bath and vanity could be flush with the vanity or just no nib wall between the vanity and the bath, so many choices

Colour in photos can be tricky, but it appears your red timber floors are fighting with your brick and other timber items. Are they solid timber? Is sanding them back and staining, if their natural colour doesn’t appeal / complement, an option? Conversely, play to the red and grey scheme with lightly patterned grey / red / white or grey / navy / white curtains. Hang them high and a bit wider than the span to give a luxe look. And perhaps, if you go this way, finish your existing timber furniture in a grey wash or stain. Painting your brick is an option, as is cladding all or some in plaster or a simple panelling. I love the MCM chair you have in the playroom, and I’m a fan of mixing styles, but I’d replace it with a bucket chair or two in a different, to the curtains, but complementary colour patterned fabric. Once you’ve got your basics giving a more harmonious feel, start layering with artwork, throws, an ottoman or two, lighting etc. It takes time to develop a room / home. Don’t rush, chose your colour scheme and furnishing style and gradually move in that direction. Stick pretty much to the 70/20/10 rule and browse the Houzz lookbooks for inspiration, and importantly, trust yourself. After all, we all manage to dress ourselves without causing too many raised eyebrows, no reason we can’t transfer our good taste to our home 😉

Hi, I've just bought a small home in Victoria, Australia, and am trying to work out the actual floor space of a bedroom (Bed 1 in photo below). The plan says the room is 3.30m x 2.80m. The room has a built-in wardrobe that spans one end wall. Do the dimensions of 3.30m x 2.80m include the wardrobe ie making the room more like 2.70m x 2.80m? Or is the available floor space 3.30m x 2.80m plus whatever the built-in depth is? I know it can differ in different parts of the world as to what the dimensions include or exclude. This floor plan was likely produced by the real estate agent. Obviously makes a big difference as to what size bed I could fit in there. Thoughts? Thanks :) Jan

If this is your home now and not a real estate photo, invest in a black dining setting. There are too many different wood tones in this photo. The dining suite is not a tone that looks good in this room, with the light kitchen and the very busy flooring. Without removing the entire current flooring, keep the different surfaces the same colour....black.