Hi Italian Girl looks great, when dressed would you be able to post a couple of photos, I am trying to recess TV and accessories as well, I can't get it right in my head to give to cabinet maker..thanks if you can.

Hi kristymacd, after changing my mind many times we went for a built in 1700 bath! Mostly as builder and tiler thought it would be easier to slope the floor properly and I liked the idea of the slightly larger built in compared to the 1590 back to wall. I’m sure a back to wall would’ve been possible and been fine, it all just got a bit hard and I knew both would look good. And I don’t think a back to wall would be any harder to clean than a built in - with a built in you have the hob and tiled face of the bath and back to wall there is the floor either side of the bath - same same! Here’s a pic of ours, not totally finished yet but really happy with it.

The second look like they are designed for stairwells so I'd be a bit wary about using them up higher as the light might be a bit "spotlight" and not diffuse enough. I think both styles work with your house design

Everything that is yellowy beige , I would do in monument or similar charcoal ( well , I'd leave the gutters in the short term , I'll explain in a sec ) . Yes , including the window frames . Maybe even especially the window frames . The render -- Vivid white , Natural white , even something a bit different like Handmade Linen . Nothing blue tinged , or yellowy creamy . Oh , not grey in any form -- look at how uninspiring the render looks now ! So 'almost' black and white , with an earthy reddy brown roof . A new letterbox ( or paint that one , but me I'd go a $100-150 one with style ) . And don't forget -- the gutters are still that yellowy cream . Now to me , you have 2 choices -- do them charcoal too -- the whole place is sharper and cleaner , the disadvantage may be the roof looking tired and aged ? Or go a really vibrant red and take the focus off the roof , but within that spectrum . That would be my thinking .