We love installing motorised blinds that are automated in sync with the sun to heat or cool your home passively and take the heavy load off your heating/cooling system.

A summer must have for me is a big glass jug — whether it's used to hold infused water or a fruity cocktail to share, it's something I'll definitely be buying to ensure I stay hydrated.

Love; internal garage with remote door Walk in pantry ( no door as faces no public space so always accessible ..have 5 kids) Ironing board in drawer ( we have in kitchen, as laundry in garage ) Spice drawer ( a drawer with spice boxes laid flat ...nothing fancy but love it!) Family / dining/ kitchen ..no tv Tv in small lounge 4x4 m Big enough for tv and two couches only. Watching the news That's all we use the room for it seems as everyone has own device. Again no door on room, a wide opening, floor to ceiling so feels spacious Wir off ensuite...so no one sees anyone naked going from bathroom to dressing room..unless you want too Dog flap in side garage door so Dog can come and go if out. We have an acre . She can't access house but has her bed in garage at night. In day she is on our beds! Kids wing..parents wing. Or a separation somehow 10 cm thick laminate bench if can't afford stone 1200 wide hallways North facing or north facing light getting in somehow Out door hot water heater thing. Cheap to run. Hate; Should have put a solid door on ensuite. Not a $50 Bunnings door etc if you know what I mean...core door? Anyway, would have been quieter at 6 am with him sloshing around in there. We put a solid door from hall to garage, just didn't think about men getting old...:) If you are going to have power points behind couches/ beds etc have some exposed so you can charge laptop/ iPad/ phone while sitting on said couch We added one later as we built pre smart phone . At side of couch on wall opposite ( 50 cm away)

Oklouise, it is great! I am off work for a couple of weeks after a fall, so it is stopping me going totally insane! Use of rooms: the living near the master bed/ensuite is currently dining, the front lounge is the family room, and the rumpus room I rarely even enter, mostly used by the 20 yr old who has the bedroom at that end of the house. The decking is used casually as the space has a split eleven design meaning table and chairs fit if you don’t want to get in or out of your chair. Whoever designed that was foolish! There are sliding doors from the current dining to the driveway at the front of the garage. MB, not sure of budget, I have no idea really what these things cost, I guess my next step is to settle on some options and meet with a builder or similar and ask them of cost Aprox? I agree on the wasted space in the plans we didn’t use, especially around the bathroom! To move the kitchen up to the master bedroom would be expensive as there is no clearance under the two ends of the u shape, the block slopes a bit up to the back. I think I’ve answered the questions? :)