I was very glad to hear that there are people who like the fabric I have chosen for the sofa. Unfortunately there is a long waiting time 6-8 weeks. I would be more than happy to get some help placing the furniture as well as choosing the soft furnishing. The colour I have fell in love is teal but open for any recommendations. Leelee, thank you for your comments. The cabinet in the corner has been bugging me since we moved to the house. I'm so excited getting finally a new look to my livingroom that I wanted to try something different with my current furniture. the cabinet is no longer in the livingroom and I feel so much better. Regarding the painting, it needs to wait until the new furniture has arrived. I will take a photo and post it later. By the way, we are getting a new king size ensemble tomorrow and would like to get some help to refresh the look. Our old mattress has been a queen size, so need to get a new bedhead as well. I'm going to create a new post of it.

The layout of the kitchen did change slightly. We opened up from where the stove and peninsula was. Added the island and put double pantry on the opposite wall. Effectively the kitchen now takes up double the floor space.

What are the dimensions of the room. The lounge pictures look too bulky for the space. But your lounge room photo might be deceptive. That's why measurements of room would help.

You could reduce your full double sink to a 1 and 1/2 bowl to get a little more bench space. Have a think about how you live - where will you stack your dirty dishes and where will you have a drainer? You have plenty of prep space on the island. Why are you limiting yourself to the corner?