Hi chook! Just a quick pop in to see what's going on and I see where your daughter is getting a new bed. It is very nice and she will love it, I'm sure. So glad you got the winning bid! Exciting, huh? Talk later. :)

Your kitchen looks like it may be original with the house and has had a number of makeovers since it was built. It looks like a builders kitchen, and probably not the highest quality with hinges and runners starting to wear out at a guess. You can't apply a two-pack finish to old doors that have been painted (and repainted) before and expect a perfect finish. I wouldn't buy new doors and drawer fronts in such an old kitchen, but look at upgrading all of the knobs to handles and repainting to work with the materials and colours that you won't be changing, such as the benchtop and flooring. Many kitchens have a life span as things wear out and technology changes. All of the little jobs and upgrades that you have described will be fiddly and expensive due to the labour content. Don't waste too much of your money on upgrades to this old kitchen but save up for a new one. A well designed, new kitchen will make better use of the space, and be designed to give you the storage you need, and house the appliances that you want to make cooking a pleasure. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

@purplekristi - yes the kitchen has a gable window which makes all the difference to the light! @oklouise - sorry that's the latest floorplan I have, although most of the changes we complete before we bought the house. we did fill in the cavity slider (highlighted green) off what is marked as dining area on the plan. I've made some measurements on the attached plan. the filled in green area has been made a front hall with entrance door at the end. and the carport made a filled in garage. I do know the highlighted orange wall is definitely loadbearing, but would have to check on any others. thank u all for your input!

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