Hi, Thanks to everyone taking time out to give me great advise! I have moved furniture around the house since I was 5 years old.. I just love trying new looks. The lounge/dining has been moved so many times over 13 years in every possible way in this house. We have just had new twist pile carpet and new paint and was considering a tapestry for the wall behind the sofa. I can shift furniture again if it looks odd once we decide on what size to buy.... I like the large tapestries because it becomes a back drop rather than 1,2 or 3 paintings etc. We have had different looks over the years.... I might re-cover the 2 red lounges next year.

I've just been looking at your colours, I think the Dulux Dieskau would work the best with the other colours you have to work with, choosing colours is such a personal thing and I know it can be really hard to choose and hope you make the correct choice. Oskuee is right, a paint job can look terrible half way through so you need to make sure you finish to get the proper look of colour. But the biggest thing to remember is it's only paint and it's the cheapest thing to change so if your not happy with the colour you choose you can always try something else. Happy redecorating :)

If there are a number of large windows and glass doors on the road side, double glazing definitely helps. Use the glasses with different thickness and largest possible air gap in the middle to maximise noise dampening. We used to live on Princes Highway near traffic light which has quite a traffic all day long: tire noise, engine noise, and truck breaking noise. At night everything is a lot more audible. We retrofitted bed rooms sliding doors for the apartment with uPVC frame double glazed door and that was a big different. Don't go the route of clip on product, like Magnetite. They don't work as well as a proper double glazed windows and doors.

Lovely entrance...I would change the wall color, choose from the grey family to harmonise with the paving. Can the side window trim be changed to match the door, black or dark grey? Definitely change the planter, concrete planters are all the craze now. When choosing the planter, proportion is important, I'd go bigger about 3x the one you got . You will find that plants look better against darker walls, it makes the green pop. As the rest of the accessories and styling, I think the way to go is choose what you will love, it needs to tell your story. I'm a firm believer in picking your own stuff out even if it doesn't "match". It can be a little bench, mirror etc have fun with it Call it eclectic Good luck and keep us posted with what you have done