yep, stunning. I been drawing something similar for a while and it's awesome to see your ab fab results after your OP. I got interested in some ikea solid timber benchtops, not nearly as nice as yours, and thought I'd combo them with black cabinets, white stone and white walls (just a "what if" design). so I totally love your kitchen. it's great how well the tiles look now compared to when you first posted, they really excite me! and the lightshades against the black wall. and what's that dining area I see? that smoked glass table top with timber trestles and black chairs and that black and white rug? where you get those?! I want to see more! congratulations, it's hard not to gush! big ups to Mldesign too.

Unless you live like animals, carpet does not 'harbour' a single living organism. It's a scientific fact. It's your bed that harbours organisms. Carpet acts like an air filter for dust, waiting for you to vacuum it out. Timber flooring allows dust to be constantly stirred up into the air in the home unless you vacuum and mop daily. At the end of the day, go with what you like- carpet in bedrooms and not in high traffic areas is logical. I've manufactured carpet for years and wholesale carpet and hard flooring. There is a lot of misinformation out there about all flooring types. Happy to answer any queries.

I agree, it looks like Blackbutt tongue and groove timber, like I had in a house I once owned. Blackbutt is one of the hardest wearing timbers. The photo shows how it looked when the house was on the market for sale. It had not been re-sanded or re-polished since it was built 16 years prior. It still looked as good as new. The timber looks lighter than in your photo as all the lights were on when my photo was taken. If your house was built earlier, it could be one of the gum species, eg spotted gum.

It certainly could be real wood battens bigreader, as it looks like a true timber product - I'm just hoping that it's not and that it's a product/panel that can be easily purchased and used to achieve the look.