I see this is a very old thread , with lots of comments . I've just skim read them , but I haven't seen anyone suggest anything like my 'top-of-my-head' idea -- I love the wood , and the white contrast , but pretty boring . Whats your favourite colour , or what ties in with the other rooms ? It might be blue or red or yellow or orange or green , as examples . So paint the skirting board and around the door a pastel shade of your choice , and add a small 30cm x 30cm abstract painting featuring that colour as the primary dominant one , above ( or possibly below , or maybe even get 2 matching/complementary ones ) the control panel . One lighting crowd suggested glass shades -- I'd actually go for someothing large but wooden , in much the same shade as your floors and steps , with LED bulbs -- you can get some stunning ones around 80-100 cm in diameter ( sort of a star ball shape ) for $300-400 . Total budget then $500 plus a painter and maybe electrician , unless you DIY .

if you decide to have a wall hung toilet or towel rails on the toilet wall the cavity slider wall will need to be reinforced to support the weight and a wall hung toiler with inwall cistern will mean that the cavity slider would have to slide towards the vanity..Either hinged or cavity slider doors will be good in this situation although the hinged door has the useful option for hooks for clothes or an extra towel rail...btw consider moving the master bedroom entry door for a more generous entry into the bedroom

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I assume it is sitting on piles/stumps ( in NZ we can them piles ) -- like bigreader , I would do the decking all along that front , even if it was narrower , and take it around the corner ( I think that is what you are heading towards on one of your options , but I'd have it more uniform , with 90 degree corners rather than different angles and widths . Then I'd have the smaller entrance door flush -- in time , you could add a small clear roof over it , or a pergola full width of the house end , or 1.5 metres square -- basically , whatever suits your needs and style . You never know , in 5 years you might want to do stone columns or leave it as it is , and again like bigreader and dreamer say , it may hardly ever get used or it may need traffic lights it gets that much traffic haha . The other option ( and I'll expand on that in a sec ) would be to make the decision that you won't use it as a door , and put a window there -- that will allow you to put furniture or even your TV in that area . You can still have the deck around there , or you may just put a step or two at the end of the 'front' main terrace , and make that the main walking way . And the thing I'm getting to in a sec -- the windows on at least 2 of the bedrooms , and the hall sort of by default , don't seem big enough -- just a gut feeling that they'll be dark on an overcast day .