i'm glad you're planning to reroute access to the garage: clumsy traffic pattern change a generous room into a big hallway and can't stop thinking about your kitchen..1. where you have narrow cabinets/shelves in the pantry...it's possible to have built in shelves inside the dividing wall (think about the size of what you want to store: cans, bottles, skinny packets? and put 60cm base cabinets on the other side, next to the freezer 2. i can't see the yellow highlights for stools 3. width of pantry is subject to you wanting to keep the door to the formal living room...if so, measure 150mm past the door opening and that's the minimum width of the pantry but 1500mm allows space to comfortably walk past your freezer and have full size base cabinets with pantry drawers (cleaner than open shelves) 4. space between the b'fast bar and 'fridge should be at least 90cm but if you choose a wide b'fast bar and a big 'fridge a bigger space is preferable (stand a couple of chairs 90cm in front of your current fridge for a few days and see how it feels) direction of fridge door opening is also critical, first for the cooks and then everyone else: if the size of the b'fast bar can be enlarged or reduced with overhanging counter then a change of walkway is not so difficult 5. as suggested by girlguide, the cooktop and rangehood might be better on the outside wall for ventilation 6. there seems to be a lot of small cabinets and drawers in your plan and there could be some better (and cheaper) combinations but when i tried to access IKEA kitchen planner to confirm available sizes it's not responding today 7. i've attached my suggested approximate base cabinet sizes: starting with corners and work outwards, aiming for the biggest standard carcases and then add drawers to suit purpose ..

Hi Wally, you may like to see theClipsal range, where these are available from any of your local "Electrical Wholesalers" in Brisi.

Love those tiles, will the led lighting provide/spread enough light onto a dark benchtop. How wide and deep will the Oak shelf be, my thought would be to use a dark specialist power point to closely match the dark tile colour or even a colour that works with your multi coloured tiles and have the power point set vertical in the top row of tiles under the Oak shelf. The cooktop is close to the appliance cabinet (can't read dimensions} as you may still need to pull an appliance out of the Nook to use without damaging the cabinet, ie: kettle steam, I think a flip up style door would add to your kitchen style. The space above the appliances gives a good opportunity to have shallow timber shelves for special things. Do you have somewhere to have your notebook open to a receipe you are trying to replicate

best way to decide is to enlarge your plans and add furniture and appliances and then you will be able to see what's needed eg add up the number and location of counter top appliances you might use in the kitchen and pantry then add two extra outlets (we have 6 double power points in the kitchen plus concealed power points for dishwasher, fridge, freezer and MW) master bedroom needs bedside lights, electric blanket, clock radio, TV? and we always have a two way switch so that we can turn on the overhead light from the bedroom door and turn it off from a switch next to the bed, kids bedroom need bedside and desk lamps, add easy access power points at each end of hallways and/or biggest rooms for vacuum cleaners close enough to clean every room...lights for bathroom and kitchen need to shine over counters not the back of your head so add lights under wall cabinets in addition to ceiling lights, bathroom needs pp for hairdryers, shavers, toothbrush, cleaning appliances etc laundry needs pp under the sink to connect washer and dryer plus extra above counter for iron ...do you use a sewing machine or other special appliances inside the house or in the garage or outside....every room has a purpose but once you add a big heavy couch can you still access pp for a lamp or to plug in a laptop? try and imagine walking in and out of every room to identify best location for light switches and AC controls ... think about where you would like to recharge phones and include an easy access location for a recharging station and it's useful to have a two way switch and/or sensor lights for outside plus outside power points for electric tools and extra lights (keeping in mind that every light, power point and switch is connected by expensive electrical wiring and electricians labour) so where possible try and make pp on both sides of a wall...and good luck with your new home