And to you, and to Chook too, of course. Sydney just has the best fireworks, doesn't it? Though I'm glad that Mr Dog and I don't live there. It'll be rough enough here. Row, I think you've done a great job. Yes, the roller blind may no longer live in that room. Thanks for sharing the other pics -- see, you were dreaming of pattern on walls before I came along.

If you do consider taking down the blinds (looks like leafy garden outside one window, so you can have them open during the day), add white or cream sheers. Make sure the pole is as close to the ceiling as you can get it (rather than the window frame), and the sheers go right to the ground. It will let in light, add softness and elongate your windows.

Hi Alyaa just confirming a few things for you. Definitely pull the sofa and pair of chairs away from the walls approx. 20 cm. The current trend with rugs is to run them 20 to 30 cm under the front legs of the main seating so any rug needs to be much bigger. I like your use of texture and self pattern in the current one so a new one that's similar just larger would be good. Your colourful, patterned scatter cushions are fine for adding some pattern as well as colour but I think you need a block coloured one in your green tone to sit in between each pair. See Oskuee's scatter suggestions above. I like the block coloured green one, second from the top. A large piece of art as suggested by Gallery 360, positioned to the left of the sofa that is against the 3 tall narrow windows will add more personality. On the side table, a table lamp would add ambience. Either of Oskuee's drum pendant light fittings would be perfect. Avoid any light fitting that is mid-century modern in style as this does not suit your design style. On the coffee table, create a single grouping (vignette) of three pieces of varying heights rather than four separate pieces that crowd the top. Lastly if you were able to get a second matching side table for the opposite corner between the two sofas that would be great, as I would describe your style as modern classic and pairs work well.

I'd mostly be using upstairs for storage space - you have to build up pretty large dry food stores if you want to stay self sufficient on a homestead - but given where I'm looking at building a bunk-room for visitors unexpectedly trapped by heavy rain would probably be a consideration so I want to make sure I plan my plumbing (for an accompanying bathroom) according At this stage I've marked the stairs here on the first floor plan. The footprint of the storage room would be (I think) 3.2m x 2.8m and the staircase would eat into this. Edit: I also have the general impression most people see themselves having larger families than what I personally consider right for me, so I imagine future homeowners would probably be appreciative of being able to turn upstairs into a 'kids zone' with additional bedrooms,rumpus room etc