What about 2 outdoor love seats facing each other, small round table in the middle, and a suspended swinging bench from the edge rafter of the patio? Most of the larger swinging benches can seat up to 4. That way, if you have fewer guests and don't need the swinging bench, you can pull it off and maybe swap in some chairs from inside your home and put the bench in your garage to open the space a little more...and if you have kids there, they'll love the swinging bench, as will adults. It's a win-win!

These are photos of the stairwell in glacier grey. I tried to take photos going up the stairwell. This is in a house that we just sold, so things are moved and missing. As you can see the colour changes in the different light. I tried to show you how I started at the ground floor and followed the same colour up to the 3 rd floor. The other colour is Dulux Whisper white. This is not Besser Block but honestly you can paint Besser block in whatever colour you think will suit the walls. As I said I used whisper white and a charcoal, feature wall. different house. Looking at your photos I would probably suggest the Glacier grey with the whisper white and white railings. Hope the photos help.

Shifting the laundry will create a larger laundry and allow for a 'kids bedroom zone' with better access to bathroom for all 3 minor bedrooms. Place the rumpus where dinning is. This can be separated or use the great sliding wall/door idea. It also allows view from kitchen. I agree with moving the fridge and creating a more open WIP. This also allows for a WI Linen - which could be opened up to the mud room, or even a powder room. I found the front living room to be an awkward size and shape so did a slight rearrange in that area. This gives the Living Room access to the north facing patio/outdoor area, tying all the living spaces together while keeping them seperate.

Just a quick update... The guy never got back to me after I offered ( rude!) So the night we got an offer on our house... 2 weeks on market, I emailed 7 House building companies asking if they had homes being completed soon, but not yet on the market. The next morning one rang me at 8.30 and said we have one, a family just pulled out, foundation's have been consented, u can tweak inside a little, move kitchen, add bi folds etc choose colours.. Want to look? Yes if it's west facing backyard... It was but the plan was facing south with the living areas.. Asked if I could flip it.. Yes.. SEND IT OVER 501k Inc patio, drive and path. So we have paid a 3k holding deposit. Just going over plan with my tweaks, and my upgrade costs like ducted heating etc.. Eeek But at least we found one, as all blocks have now been sold in the estate Thank you for all your help. This new plan is only 150sq over brick. But the things we discussed above.. I got!!