The laundry in a cupboard under cover somewhere near the back door was what I was thinking. I would imagine that a house would lose value without an internal laundry but we don't plan to move anytime soon and our house is definitely the lower end of the price scale in our suburb. I would need to have a go at drawing it oklouise, I have seen your suggestions on other dilemmas and wow! My space is pretty tight but just maybe there is something I haven't thought of

Airbnb is a great income earner and you sound very positive, having just stopped dealing in holiday accommodation which included Airbnb. Very good friends have a newly built smallish two story house which they use the lower level for Airbnb and any family and friends to visit, it can be securely closed off for Airbnb guest. I suggestion to you is to use the front of your house for Airbnb keeping the rear private. Your Airbnb accommodation can be 1 -2 bedroom with kitchenette, we always locked the 2nd bedroom when not required, saved on extra linen and unexpected guests. If you leave the second bedroom open and not included in the rate the guests will always use it, from experience. The kitchenette only needs a bench under the window with a small fridge, MW , sink, and small table and chairs for cold days. Your new master and ensuite next to the new deck, you walk between the robes which have a joining cabinet above when entering the ensuite. The laundry separate with or without exterior access, you could even have the laundry opening through the kitchen wall. The family bathroom has a bath with shower over. A large linen/storage cupboard in the living room, this can also be used to help separate the guests wing from the private. Guests could have the under cover front verandah for Alfresco dining along with a small portable electric BBQ oven.

Thanks oklouise. I love your ideas and the ensuite layout is great. However, I don't think I made my dimensions clear enough and I don't think the rest of your design can work Bed 1 - 3600 X 3600 Bed 2 - 3700 X 3000 Current bathroom - 1960 X 2600 Current laundry - 1820 X 2600 Current toilet - 1340 X 1100 So if we keep the current bed 1 and bathroom space and convert that bathroom to the ensuite, that leaves approx 3200 X 2600 for the bathroom/toilet/laundry. Ideally we would leave the current windows ( a 1000x1100mm sash window 1200mm from the floor in the laundry area) and a high (550x700mm window in the toilet area) which makes juggling the space a bit challenging. Thanks so much for your help with this!

Hi Again. I hope I am placing this in the right place. We have finally finished the laundry splashback so I am wanting to show photos particularly to those that offered advice before. I can't believe 4 months have passed since then. Between personal issues and the Covid we had to put on hold for a while. Anyway, we settled on Pressed Tine in a simple pattern which we painted gloss black. My only regret is the white switches and power points (as we never thought would go black), but hope to change that soon. Hope you all love it as much as we do.