Thanks. The lattice has been taken off and yes I hated it too. I think the best thing to do is paint the "triangles" in Dune. Raku is a rich dark grey colour with some brown in it. This style of house is called a "Statesman" house and those of you who live in Perth will know them well as they are known for being well built homes. I like our house but not the turrets and they must connect with the Dune render to tie the scheme together. Before the render we had a peach colour brick. The window frames will be painted surf mist. Any ideas for plants to landscape the front garden part. Thanks again.

I'm not a huge fan of the teal tiles. I would pick up a beautiful neutral travertine and some natural stone that highlights the white and pulls in the yellow timber tones to form the pool edge. Timber walls are stunning, but it requires a lot of maintenance and the commitment to keep it looking pristine. It is easier to colour block with a deep accent colour like grey or rich brown and use architectural features like pillars, shadowboxes or the frames as previously mentioned. It is also well worth getting a lighting designer to come in and help you think about how to create more drama and functional lighting for your pool.

@ Ba Beltramo, I think this dilemma might be better solved if we we had pictures, as suggested by rahnch but if that is too difficult to provide, it would help if you supplied more information about exactly where this pool sits as opposed to the home and what size and shape it is including the lay of the land, pool fencing etc... I'm a little concerned about some of the suggestions that even talk of possibly destroying the pool although I have nothing personally against the suggestion providing you are well informed and take into account what will best suit you personally. After reading you dilemma heading again, "Re-design the space AFTER pool" I'm now assuming that the pool may already be gone and you have a huge hole where it once sat?? If that's the case, then it could be as simple as filling the hole in as you suggested yourself. If the pool is still in place and you are considering filling it in, then I would be concerned about your thoughts to effectively destroy it when I personally know just how costly is it to have a pool in the first place with many people who could only dream of having one!! At the end of the day, your property must work for you but I would hope you give it allot of thought before you do anything.

Errol, we also have an 80s brick home with similiar window placement. When the budget allows we would like to change the larger of the windows (what would be your existing sliding door in your layout) to french doors to open out to our deck area. We would keep the window in meals area as a window as there is not enough circulation space inside to use a door, even a sliding door. For us, french doors would work best as they can fold back relatively flat against the wall when opened, while bifold doors would stick out too far. We will also replace the old diamond grill screens with crimsafe which aren't as ugly! Why is it that houses in home decorating magazines never have screens? Would love the aesthetics of no screens but in Qld screens are essential. We don't have the issue with lack of light inside that you do (and we love our light-filled open plan space so skylights might be a good investment for you), but the downside is our outdoor area is underutilized as is in full sun most of the day and is uncovered. Could you change your outdoor roof to a vergola system or something more transparent to get more light inside?