I really like what you've done with this space- it's cosy but not cluttered. The pieces & colours chosen really work. I totally want to live there! Great work :)

I would expect the room to feel bigger if you were to rotate the bed to sit against the blank wall. This would give you approx. 400mm on the window side and 950mm on the BIR side, 450 at the end of the bed. Depending if it is a rental or not, you could either install a long floating shelf above the bed so it is just above head height when sitting on the bed, or otherwise purchase two 400mm side tables. There would still be room (about 550) next to the side table to access all of the robe.

@oklouise The fridge is the big "X" next to the sink above the laundry label. I have thought about trying to use an old IKEA Expedit 2x4 shelf I have (it measures 770mm x 390mm x 147mm, so a little lower and longer but not too much) and adding some metal legs from Bunnings to get to the working height (the legs come in 100mm so would bring the height up to 870mm) and leaving 10mm for the actual benchtop. I saw another IKEA hack where instead of getting a benchtop, they used a bunch of IKEA LAMPLIG chopping boards (460mm x 560mm x 18mm). I'm not entirely sure that will fit as it might be too big, but you've given me some food for thought! (a research trip to IKEA might be in store for the weekend) @meme My previous set up was kind of like this. I had a large square "island" (looks like the IKEA BEKVAM one, but bigger) and next to it I kept another IKEA RASKOG trolley full of cooking supplies (salt, pepper, oil, vinegar, etc). I still have the small trolley but I had to get rid of the island because it had open storage and my baby is now crawling/cruising around getting into everything! The IKEA FORHOJA has the right dimensions but still the same problem of open storage...

Thanks both of you. Its a weird placement and personally, I think it looks a bit odd. I agree there isnt much room in that small area in front of the window so I might look at closing the whole are a off to be a normal ceiling with a pull down so I can use it as attic space. I need to get up in there through the manhole there and see what Im dealing with. I cant wait to move in and go exploring. There is a large shed but I dont want certain things stored there so it would be good to have a space inside. Here is a pic of the living room which is another small space but I love the ceiling. I cant wait to get in there and put my personal stamp on it (this pic shows current owners things)