I agree about the idea of putting roller blinds on your door , matching the colours of the others must mention about Annie Sloan paint : it is a chalk paint and you can apply it on any wood surface with at having to use primer, what " seals" the pain is the Annie Sloan wax you apply afterwards. You can Buy Annie Sloan on line , i use Annie Sloan a lot.it is expensive if you want the legs painted black to be smooth, just paint and wax , but one coat of Annie Sloan does not give a good coverage. It you want it " distressed" slightly, then just sand a few it on the edges afterwards, before the waxing With a slight " distressed" leg look, but you would need to give the top of the table a light sanding to " rough it up" on the edges if you want a good solid, coverage, Annie Sloan is not the right choice have a look on eBay, I have just bought some cages light to fit near my table outside ( I was just playing around with them yesterday before the electrician comes toda), they were only like $46 each

"Extended Height" toilet suites are exactly that - seats that are higher off the ground to assist people with poor mobility with standing up. My understanding is the seat size is the same size as standard height toilet seats. Unless you are much shorter than average the additional height shouldn't cause discomfort. I would have a look at some of the Australian brands such as Caroma who have lots of older style pans, matched with more contemporary style, dual flush cisterns as a starting point. https://www.caroma.com.au/category-product/toilet-suites Unfortunately toilet suites aren't like shoes that you can try before you buy, but perhaps keep an eye out for toilet suites that do work well for you in the homes of friends and family and take careful note of the ones that you do find that work for your particular requirements. I would avoid any of the asian and european brands as they are sometimes more compact than the Australian brands, and avoid any of the contemporary styled ones that are non-traditional in shape. And don't let your plumber choose your toilet suite, as they are not all the same! Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

understanding all your restrictions would help suggest other options but the original staircase uses too much space and if you add scaled sized furniture to the original plans you'll see that the meals area is mostly taken up with walkways to the stairs and back door and there's very little space left for a dining table..the stairs have to fit both the floors of the house and it's not possible to reduce staircase space upstairs without also changing downstairs

Hi Lili, There are certainly 'rules of thumb' when it comes to artwork. We wrote a guide on how to measure up for the perfect size artwork and its actually not that difficult to find an artwork in the dimensions you need... if you know where to look! Art is very personal choice, but you might like to take a look at the original collections in our online gallery. We produce all our artworks bespoke, in the exact dimensions to suit - either a single panel, or multiple panels, as you'll find illustrated in the gallery. A relevant project review is linked here https://www.houzz.com.au/viewReview/682538/signarture-review Below is another popular example of our frameless perspex artworks - and in that position, benefiting from the changing light through your full height glazing, would create wonderful shadowcasting. There's plenty more inspiration in our gallery - please just PM if you find something you love!