Is there a reason the concrete is smaller than the gazebo footprint? 200mm on all sides adds up to a reasonable chunk of extra realestate. If you don't want paving going all the way to the house I would leave the strip closer to the house that way the gazebo remains a 'destination'. Have you thought about moving your bathtub planters and extending that way for an outdoor kitchen. Doesn't have to be fancy, just a good sized bench and a barbeque.

Hi there, re the fence my choice would be the same colour as house with either same colour slats or your window surfmist both would look classic, definately NO timber here. Because you are on a corner block I'd be planting a hedge inside the fence with something like Murraya asap, Jim Henson could advise. I would consider Pleaching them up to where the slats start so that you could under plant with something pretty, I'd also consider adding garden lights as per attached photo. plus I would also consider putting "Eye lid" down lights on the exterior posts of the fence, this could add great street appeal for your wonderful very large house (is your whole family moving in. The garage, either same as wall colour or Monument is my choice. cheers,

"Too much" glass can also cause concerns for energy efficiency. We are trying to build on a rural property with great views and wanted to take it all in with big windows etc. We've had major problems getting the plans passed and had to reduce the size (or remove completely) some windows just to pass the Basix report before we could even submit plans to council.

Is there a tv antenna socket installed? Where are the power points? That will dictate where the tv goes which will influence where the seating goes. Do you have furniture or will you buy to fit the space? Do you have a floorplan you could post so we can understand the dimensions better? What is above the cooktop? It looks like an exhaust fan. Is it externally vented? Our first house had a simple exhaust fan into the roofspace but I didn't think that was allowed any more?