having done the same thing many years ago i can make the following suggestions: ...have a good all weather drive and parking area for a crowd of house builders and visitors before the house is built, plan for a fenced off dam to attract wildlife that can be viewed from the house, if you have any slopes reseach "haha" for dividing areas, your local council or Agricultural dept should be able to advise plants native to the area, concentrate on trees and big shrubs (planted in groups and heavily mulched) before you worry about garden beds, invest in perfect planting holes with plastic tree guards and an irrigation system (even a plastic bottle of water upside down next to the new planting will help) invest in some basic fencing tools and start dividing the property into separate areas for specific purpose, starting with a house paddock small enough to mow with a domestic mower, keep the majority of trees and big shrubs outside the house paddock a good fire break away from the house (check out fire prevention for your area) don't build a house meant for the suburbs on your property, create shade near the house with extensive verandahs and pergolas to create shelter from sun and wind from every direction, build your garage or big shed away from the house with a covered walkway creating sheltered courtyards (like an English walled vege garden) plan for water tanks to save water off every roof (including the chook house)...our best idea was a big covered alfresco area carefully screened with shade cloth and a locking door...kept out flies and snakes, great safe space for little kids and dogs as well as room for a table seating 20 for Christmas. Illness forced our retirement from the property just as trees were reaching maturity so make sure your trees are planted first to give you the opportunity to enjoy them sooner and very best of of luck with your new life

We have the black pendants, I thought a photo might help you visualize what your kitchen might look like. Just thought I would mention that at night when the pendants are turned on, the gold interior gives off an orange glow, so your food takes on an orange tint. I've got used to that now, but I didn't expect that. Eventually I would love to change the bar stools they are so comfy but I think they are too clunky looking. Good luck with your choice.

Hi Z Cee A lovely headboard choice!! As mentioned in comments above, the headboard is the star of the show in this room but the choice of bedsides need to compliment it. I would look for something that echos the headboard with some texture, or patina but nothing too dark or heavy. Something in antique brass would look great and give a lift against the timber. Sidetables and stools make good options for bedsides if you dont need the storage. A couple of ideas below. Best wishes

no payment necessary just continue to be good to yourself and your family and itm teher may be other ideas to reduce the size but sometimes it's preferable to save costs with a cheaper options eg a servery window can be made with a basic sliding window and omit things that can be added later like the pool, decking/paving, alfresco, BIW and shop around for cheaper options for bathroom, kitchen and laundry fixtures and appliances etc rather than squeezing your family into a space that won't be comfortable especially as the kids get older eg i saved $9000 on my last kitchen by using Laminex instead of stone counters