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You are absolutely right! There are a group of people around here who really do like her paintings and that's what encourages her...and helps with her depression...better than taking pills! Been giving this further thought. Since she has no particular style at present maybe she could group the 'like' paintings in smaller displays here and there in 3s and 5s and some in casual bundles hung by the corners without frames. This might, for the first idea, look more like an attempt at decor and with the 'bundles' might tempt visitors to want to lift them up and see the others hidden underneath... she might be flattered at that and without seeming too eager to sell may achieve a triple positive...one for her self esteem, one seeming like decor in an painter's house and another, also decor but like a casual placement of works maybe waiting for frames...maybe trying to decide which to frame..( which to reject)...all sorts of little suggestive placements that could serve several purposes. For decor alone I like the idea of different profiles and coloured frames that suit each painting, the idea of smaller uneven numbered groups of "like" works...say the trees ones or the beach ones or the flower ones for example...and I also like the idea of stragecally pinned up bundles...maybe with a pin on the wall (if you don't mind holes) or on a nice thick string hung across the surface with paper clips or a bulldog clip... and a jar of brushes and/or tubes of paint nearby on a shelf. Empty frames casually hung in bundles also serve as decor. That's the only way I would have multiple paintings and "art things" on a wall. I understand about galleries showing several styles and artists together...sometimes, if the gallery owner or director..."has a clue", (surprising how many do not). he/she would be insightful enough to display the different styles so that the adjacent works complement each other and so more people would like more works. Amazing buying a work and then on getting it home, thinking you'd been given the wrong one...because it looked so different next to its partner on the wall ! Decor is important wherever displays of anything are mounted. Some of the mass marketing furniture places have no idea what to put next to what for good effect...have you noticed?

Hi there Victoria, Just trying to add a few more ideas, with a separate Pantry/Landry cupboard (this can easily be ducted and when the doors are closed very quite). Fridge and appliances all along the wall, the island can be what ever size you would prefer. It would also be nice to have a computer desk next to the kitchen by the window. I would also prefer the living area off the sliding doors to the alfresco area Bedroom 4 could have full height sliding doors coming together at the corner this can be close off or left open for times when extra space is needed for the family. And built in Wardrobes in the master would work best, just have something that blends in and looks special.

Extending would certainly be the most straightforward option and it sounds like you definitely have the block size for it! However if you wanted to stay under your existing roofline (and keep your garage!), one option may be to shift your kitchen across to the left to where the current laundry is (laundry to go euro-style into your cabinetry) and rear hallway is, it's space that could work harder. So remove the external door, then that allows a larger kitchen and importantly a larger dining area, and you could have doors (tri-folds or french doors) going out the back which would also make the living areas feel much more open - even going out onto a simple deck will make the internal space also feel larger. And I would also eliminate the door into the garage so there's at least one solid wall for the dining area, you'll have your fresh doors there to get out easily anyway. You could even shorten the wall (or make it a half nib wall) into the lounge room to make the overall space feel larger and brighter too. Of course this requires some compromise with practical things such as switching to a euro-laundry set-up, direct access to the garage etc but it'll save in staying under the roofline, keeping your kitchen connections and plumbing more or less where they are and will make more a nicer, more open living area, which is where we spend most of our waking hours! And while you're at it (!), lifting carpet and either polishing up the sub floor or placing timber (or laminate) flooring makes an amazing difference to making a space feel larger, brighter and more open. That could be a worthwhile consideration too! But of course, an extension may be the simpler option, but i do think this option could make a huge difference to improve it!