Hi Kate, do you have any floor plans or pictures which will help us visualise the areas?

External doors should be solid not hollow core. Beyond that it is as Tribbletrouble44152k7 Trek said, depends on budget and other priorities, and I'll add the house because the nicest most expensive door will look wrong if it looks out of place with the style/colours of the house. From everything I have been told a timber finish needs redoing more often than a painted finish. Edited to add, I thought to check what exactly the standard Hume XS45 1200 door is and for clarification the question is about the same style but the choice between the standard maple finish and the merbau finish? I therefore assume you intend to use a timber finish and amend my reply to ask whether the merbau is a better match for the other colours in your facade?

I’m trying to find an entrance handle similar to below in polished brass with matching knocker. I can get this set from America but it’s satin brass and they don’t have matching knockers. Anyone know of suppliers that might be able to help? I’ve had no luck, can only find more rounded style.

With your design you could install doors in hall. I have circled on plan. (Two options) However the hall is long, so someone seeing right through to family room,should not be a problem. With furniture, draw furniture to scale on your house plans. Then you can work out what size furniture will fit in your space, and where would be the best position for furniture. For example if there is a television in family room, where would that be? Then which way would lounge face. Etc. don't buy furniture before you work out where it will be positioned.