Thanks everyone for your further comments. No problem about it being an old post, always nice to communicate with people about design solutions/problems. Jilly, I posted some photos on 1st January 2016, they appear further up in the post. Garden Beet Pty Ltd, and Morel Construction Ltd, both of your solutions look great, but our problem still remains the western Queensland sun which is pretty vicious on anything that will either wilt, fade or break down. It was quite a difficult challenge to come up with something that was affordable, workable and durable. I would love to have had plants because I believe they soften large "hard" exterior areas, but we have decided that we will do that with pots around the pool area. Still have that to do, even after all this time. :) Thanks everyone for re-igniting this chat. Jilly, hope you find something that works for you.

Hi there, I really like what you have there. You have many options that will require little work to make this space wok beautifully. Agree with Brilliant Ideas and Kerry - changing the mirror position and adding a hanging feature like a pendant will make a lot of difference already. From what I can guess looking at your image, even a slim table would fit better under the mirror on the other wall. In addition, you can include another hanging feature higher to make the ceiling look more interesting. E.g. 1 or 2 spotlights, hanging plants as simple as a Spanish moss. After that, is just dressing the furniture with small decor. Personally, I like clean, relaxed and easy to maintain spaces. Not sure about the correct colours, but here are some ideas for you: Light pendant to match your mirror colour and dining set style. Spanish moss can be hanged with a small hook. Minimum care required. Slim table - you can use a chest of drawers like this one... Slim table - or go for something a little different if you don't need extra storage... To dress the furniture and kitchen bench - That's where my products can come handy :) Please let me know if you want more help!! Love doing this! Ana

What did you want it too look like? Budget? Did one similar recently where we just used a skillion roof joining into the existing roofs surrounding it. The gutter ended up being next to garage. Budget was small but it was also the easiest/simplest way.

You can make anything happen if you have enough money to throw at it.....so it always comes back to budget and requirements relationships. You can easily pull these walls out, and put supporting structure in - that's easy ....but will the extent of expense be sensible for your property???? If you want solutions that integrate structural remedial properly then you need to be working with a professional designer and aligned structural engineer. You can do supports pushed up into the ceiling, whatever you want, just it will be more expensive the more seamless& snazzy you want because you'll be pulling apart a whole lot of stuff and putting it back together. The issue with these little jobs that involve significant structural changes without achieving additional space is that you sink a lot of money into the building without adding the equivalent value.....there are always options, but Pro's will be best positioned to assist resolving the best balance that makes sense from both a function and cost point of view Hope this helps a bit Cheers PD:)