Very interesting.

Hi! WOw! It's going to be quite a make over! I think you have a great opportunity to have an amazing light here to rock the kitchen! And if you're nervous about introducing coppper (or any metallic in case it dates), you can stay with the black (which will show up nicely against the white gloss background). Such as this http://lucretiashop.com.au/pendant-light/replica-lindsey-adelman-bubble-chandelier-8.html this http://lucretiashop.com.au/pendant-light/replica-mimosa-pendant-light.html or a series of these (depending how long the bench will be) http://lucretiashop.com.au/pendant-light/replica-moooi-random-pendant-lamp-black-50cm.html or these http://lucretiashop.com.au/pendant-light/replica-himmeli-small-pendant-lights.html Personally I don't think it matters if you mix up brands of appliances as long as they all 'work' visually together. Good luck - I'm sure it will look fab! Monique

We too live in a cold winter climate with our bathrooms all on the southern side and faced similar issues as you do. One smaller bathroom does not have a window so we put in a Velux skylight which provides amazing natural light through the day. This may not be to your liking, especially if you have a period home. We also use heated towel rails and under tile heating (just enough to take the chill off and stop mould) in winter. Although we have a light in the shower recess, a bonus is the large fixed shower head with inbuilt LED, which at night gives the feeling of showering under moonlight. We chose light colours and mirrored recessed cabinets to reflect as much natural light as possible.

Hi Kel - all projects have different scope, extent of rectification of original home, extent of new works, level of finishes, access...list goes on. That said most of our inner-city projects (alterations and additions) cost from $600-800k upwards)