@mazpt, yes of course. Here are a few more pictures showing how kitchen, living and dining, and outdoor deck and bbq area flow together. Oska kitchen is really neat in detailing; wood grain on the doors for example, are matched across as many doors as long as a 2.4m sheet allow. Floor turned out very nice too. Light natural colour, wide and long boards, laid length way all the way from front door to the back makes the space looks a bit bigger. Although it is still a floating floor, there are minimal floor movement that make squeak sound, most of the floor are feels solid. I hope that floor squeaking noise will settle over time.

No, I'm sorry, but it doesn't work for me at all. That unrelieved expanse of shiny white is quite disorienting. You don't quite know where the light is coming from. But the colour isn't the main problem here. Although it isn't pretty, the "before" kitchen actually has a lot going for it. The new kitchen has the benches all at the same height, which is a problem because different kitchen tasks are most comfortable at different heights. The surface that houses your sink needs to be relatively high so that when you're using the sink you don't have to bend your back. That's uncomfortable! Conversely, a cutting surface is better if it's relatively low, because that way you can control the knife better. It's a safety thing. The new kitchen has the cooktop and the sink under wall-mounted cupboards. You're absolutely sure the extractor fan whisks all the steam and particulates out of there? Most don't, you know. And with the cupboards at that height, if you're standing close enough to cook or wash up can you see to the back of the bench? No, it's not you, it's the design. Look at the old kitchen. It has surfaces at a variety of heights, and although the sink is under a cupboard you can stir the sauce on the stove without bumping your head, I think. I could be totally wrong about this. The featured kitchen might be a joy to work in. I do think, though, that this does not look like a kitchen designed by a cook.

Hi Nickers77 My daughter installed an ikea kitchen about 5years ago, it was a shaker style and looked great in her little cottage, the bench tops were really good too, my only advice would be to make sure that you install it properly and be very diligent on having everything level, maybe paying extra to have it installed by a flat pack specialist..she also looked into the Kaboodle kitchen, we both liked the ikea ones better. I would post a photo but the house is a rental now, and she hasn’t had any problems.

The Agents dimensions aren't correct so working with what we have. I can suggest three potential Pantries and or a Mudroom. The original benchtops would be better replaced with 900 deep to allow for bench stools, or you could remove them and replace with a 3m x 1100 Island which gives better working space within reach of the current sink and cooktop, a sink in the Island for use with the cooktop would be handy