I believe it is all about softening the look of this area & you will love it. I like the idea of the white flowing curtains, especially either side of a large mirror hung on those slats (which will reflect more light around & make the area seem more spacious). Put in a rug, comfy chair & small coffee table (a multi-use style with storage underneath that can be used as a side table & an ottoman). Then dress the area with an outdoor rug, basket (with a throw & cushions in it), some artwork, a pendant light, fairy lights, & plants (love the idea of a planter box along top of brick wall with some artificial plants hanging down). Add a mobile drinks trolley (with an ice bucket), styled with candles & magazines & you have a complete chill out zone.

it's great looking old cottage that just needs some TLC but the best investment for a rental would be to increase bedrooms without spending so much that the house needs to earn more income/higher rents to sustain a bigger investment ..my suggestion includes where necessary lining and insulating to make it more comfortable, repair or replace windows, make sure electrical and plumbing is in good safe working order, new lightfittings, floor and window coverings, install an extra toilet in the outdoor laundry, or add an üpstairs laundry and pantry, add pergola covered deck(s) to suit outlook and increase good weather living areas

The sunroom is a weather-proof and insect-proof additional space for the house so I wouldn't get it rid of it unless there was good reason. Julie Herbert has posted some great examples of what you can do with the interior. I think from the outside the green trim looks dated and the landscaping looks basic so those are the things you could improve.

attempting minimum changes to the original structure my suggestions use the rumpus for a new master suite, divides the original living into a media lounge and parents' retreat (a narrow hallway would be wasted space and the remaining lounge is big enough for generous furniture arrangement although there could be a pantry and narrow study?), i've sacrificed the original ens in favour of more space for bed 2 and twin biw for bed 1 and 2, moved the biw in bed 3 for easier furniture placement and a bush view, converted the original wiw into a study and added a mudroom (or open verandah?) to connect the garage to the house.. the main feature of this renovations is the new family room , laundry and pwdr with north and bush views ...size of the rooms will depend on angled boundary and north window in the meals area and there's a laundry and powder room with easy access indoors and out ... the kitchen has been rearranged to reduce traffic in the work areas and enlarge the dining room, the old meals storage moved to the other side of the room and the wall behind the fridge and wall cabinets lowered or an opening added to brighten the hallway (creates a wide shelf above the fridge and cabinets accessed from the hall for display?) and consider solar skylights for the hallway and parents retreat... raising the new floor of the extension to the same level as the kitchen/dining would be ideal with a flat ceiling (saves the expense of attempting to match the original raked ceilings an dteh lower ceiling in the family room will be cosier and focus the view outside) a low skillion roof and deep eaves with tall barge to emphasise the horizontal line of the "flat". roof.. OR a gable roof at right angles to the main house AND?OR the family room could also step down from the dining room but that would use up floor space and lose the breakfast bar stools and maybe there's already enough steps elsewhere in the house eg taking parents' washing around to the new laundry already uses three flight of steps so i've added a laundry chute from the ens..and for heating and cooling there should be opaque roller blinds on the most exposed windows and the outside wall of the deck and Reverse Cycle AC for the whole house plus a gas/electric log fire in the family room for visual appeal and the old garage would make a great rumpus, mancave or kids retreat ....hopefully these changes will make a more comfortable modern home without losing any of the original style and we updated our mission brown to a weathered copper that is less red without changing e original colour era and this version includes a pantry