Hi tashnmitch, I know you like the island, everyone likes the island, but I'll have to agree with mattban and haephestus here, I'm afraid the galley kitchen isn't going to work or be very practical... Besides the point raised above about not enough room between the island seats and the stacker door, there are other spacing issues. 1. You've got just over 1m between the island and the cabinetry/bench where the stove top is, restricting passage particularly when say dishwasher is open, etc (or oven, but I imagine the oven would be in a tower) 2. Island with sinks in them usually require to be a bit wider than 900mm as you need at least 550mm for the sink itself, otherwise it doesn't leave much comfortable space for eating if seated behind the sink 3. If you currently have a full pantry as it stands, just be aware that you're reducing your pantry space by more than half, personally wouldn't compromise on storage 4. I would prefer an island looking at the open plan, just personal pref as I like to watch tv from the kitchen :) but more importantly ideally shouldn't it be the ppl seated at the island looking out? Anyway, just some food for thought, I'm sure you'll work something out and what works best for you, but I would personally consider haephestus suggestion which is on the right track in my opinion... ... very wide galley kitchen with benchtop to the pantry along the exterior wall and bi-fold window with servery to outdoor area... Good luck :)

another comment - I am thinking of having enough waterproofing to constitute a wet room but still have a narrower fixed glass pane next to wall with shower head, maybe 500 - 600 mm wide. I've visited other peoples bathrooms and some are mopping and squeegeing all over the place because the tiler did not get the fall correct and water pools all over the floor. Another wet room I saw is entirely functional, the shower wall & shower heads faces towards the bath on opposite wall (narrow galley type bathroom layout) and there is no mess. I noticed they used 200 x 200 wall tiles and smaller mosaic tiles on the floor, about 4" square. Their bath is fabulous, the architect used a standard inset bath but put a shelf around the top lip area, and it sits on a plinth with lighting underneath. The bath appears to be floating a little and very pleasing to look at for what can be an oppressive heavy object in a smaller space. Their wet room works a treat.

This is sort of what I am trying to achieve - white timber windows ( double hung with no bars in them though) and black feature doors. My living floor plan is attached. The doors in question will open from the dining to the alfresco areas. Are black sliders here too much / do they match the white wooden windows everywhere else? Thanks

Hey Creativelychallenged - I just stumbled across your question, and your bathroom is probably finished by now. Sorry but Houzz doesn't seem to flag pros if you include their name in your question. But back to your question. Mid-century covers a lot of decades (depending on who you ask) and there are lots of flavours. A really good resource I have set up for mid-century bathroom inspiration is my Pinterest board with a collection of photos of unrenovated mid-century bathrooms. https://www.pinterest.com.au/secretdesign/bathrooms-original-mid-century-modern/ A lot of those bathrooms from the 1950's and 1960's use the classic gloss Johnsons ceramic tile in a stack bond pattern. Mostly in a square tile measuring 152 x 152 mm. Later bathrooms used a rectangular format tile in a stack bond pattern. I don't think I have ever seen a herringbone pattern mosaic used in an original mid-century bathroom on the wall. The tiny patterned mosaic tiles were generally used on the floor, often in a random looking pattern. In the later decades they did use mosaics on bathroom walls, but in a stack bond pattern, never herringbone. Sorry about the delay to your question, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls/Dr Retro Virtual Visits