Comments (4) Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo wuff Congratulations, really good bones, lots of nice natural light. I was a bit unsure if you were about to do kitchen laundry. The current kitchen looks neat and tidy but here are a few thoughts if that is what you are about to do. I love bamboo floors. Would be good to see what they look like. Some thoughts Structurally are you able to take out the two kitchen walls that enclose the kitchen from the living dining. Leave the entrance wall in creating an open plan living dining with either a peninsula or an island bench with breakfast bar. Keep that area closed from rest of the house as is now to save on your heating cooling costs. Can you locate the laundry into the current mud room and perhaps expand that room - though functionally it is a long way from the rest of house. It may pay to get a building designer to help you. The fee would be worth it. Especially if changing structural features like walls. Court yard - are you able to put a roof over it then you would be able to walk to games room under cover depending how much access you would like to that room and how frequently you would use it. However you would behave box gutters and they would need to be able to take high volumes of rain Good luck and keep us posted with updates. [Like[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4) [Bookmark[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4) 6 July 2015 at 9:23AM You thanked wuffSay thank you Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo wuff A full length feature window in you entrance looking into your courtyard would increase light and give the feeling of space. Need to keep courtyard a feature to attract the eye whether has a roof or remains open [Like[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4) [Bookmark[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4) 6 July 2015 at 9:26AM You thanked wuffSay thank you Thank you for reporting this comment. Undo wuff Sorry not your entry but the hall leading to toilet for the last comment [[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4)[1 Like[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4) [Bookmark[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/look-at-this-diy-floor-plan-dsvw-vd~3193685?n=4) 6 July 2015 at 9:28AM You thanked wuff

I have a similar issue, although we only have 2.0m between our house and the timber fence. I'm going to try to do something similar to the following to at least block the main "view" into our windows: [https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/van-adelsberg-grant-residence-contemporary-garden-portland-phvw-vp~6010853[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/van-adelsberg-grant-residence-contemporary-garden-portland-phvw-vp~6010853) [https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/mod-kensington-modern-garden-san-francisco-phvw-vp~5094505[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/mod-kensington-modern-garden-san-francisco-phvw-vp~5094505) [https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/mod-kensington-modern-garden-san-francisco-phvw-vp~5897343[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/mod-kensington-modern-garden-san-francisco-phvw-vp~5897343) [https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/lakewood-remodel-contemporary-garden-austin-phvw-vp~2299166[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/lakewood-remodel-contemporary-garden-austin-phvw-vp~2299166) I'm still not sure what plants to put in front of or around the timber privacy screens. We really like the look of pencil pines, but I'm not sure they're right for the climate (Brisbane, Queensland) or whether they will receive sufficient sunlight.

Happy February down there. We just had another snowfall, only an inch this time, two weeks ago we were blessed with 36 inches (a meter of snow - ouch). I agree with bits and pieces of the above. The simplist would be to deck the entire area, with lots of interest in the woodwork, as georgio suggested. To reduce costs, have someone design the carpentry, install all the support posts and beams, and let you do all the decking and handrails. Because everything is so rectangular, I would want to see a series of artful curves, and steps that are indirect. Consider that the rush to the pool is incidental compared to all the other activities to be considered in that small space. Ask each member of the household to write out their individual desires for activities not present in the back yard, and that all wishes will be considered valuable to consider. Perhaps you wish to add some more of that handsome fencing to add security, so you don't have to be constantly on guard when family or friends are present. The vegetable and herb garden can be just as happy in large planters or in individual containers on the decking. Plain terracotta pots will blend in better than the more decorative glazed beauties. If planting trees for shade, the evergreens will cause less of a leaf problem in the pool. analyze first, then plan

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