Drying room with retractable clothes line, floor to ceiling cupboards on one side, low line shelves for shoes underneath and a place for kids sports bags on top, a window for ventilation, and double cavity slider doors to close it all off - BLISS!!!

Hi AndrewJason, Again! :) Depending how many people in your home. Do you have other linen store somewhere else in the home? If so I would consider going with the linen hall cupboard in the laundry for tall things, then using the full length of the wall for the bench, units under at the outside door end, and put the sink nearer to hall door: think about the order in which you would usually use these things. Dirties in from the kids rooms and the bathroom, rinse, soak, hand wash, WM, TD if you need to, out the door to the "rotary or linear, unit for air movement and solar assisted moisture removal with appendages and wiring" ! When it has achieved its optimal, goods are brought in and bench is used for folding and stacking. The shirt rail under the overhead cupboards are brilliant! As are rails along the other walls for towels in use or pool towels, airing, finish drying etc. My preference would be to move the hall and outside doors to the center of their walls so you have two sides of "U" with walkway between down the center of the room, for cupboards, benches etc between the full length of the room. Go on knock out those bricks!!! Even with the loo door on the right hand wall the space would be very helpful. Hope this is helpful. Cheers, Margot

keep in mind that my plan has single external walls and all the inside and outside walls are 10cm thick to make drawing easier and the depth of the verandahs includes the eaves, adding a brick veneer would use more space and given the choice it would be lovely to plan for a covered walkway and raked ceilings in the living areas and this is a very basic gable roof but there are lots of more exciting/expensive roof options to consider

Whilst I don't totally love the beams and roof tones , they are pleasant enough and I wouldn't be too worried trying to change them -- it would take a lot of effort that may or may not be worth it . Or maybe I'm just lazy haha . BUT what I'd do is paint the walls -- maybe a bit creamier , maybe a blue or apricot tinge -- not a pastel , just a slight hint . OR embrace colours , go a pastel or a burgundy or sunshine yellow or forest green if you want , or maybe a strong feature wall colour and toned down versions on the others , with furniture and accessories to complement . Apart from the all white one of Julies pic's , the others all have a clear differentiation ( mostly through the use of the beams ) -- yours seems more 'barn-like' in the one tone -- yes , I know theres no furniture . But tio me , doing 'something' with the walls will work better than changing the ceiling tones -- especially with a light toned carpet , it will be too much 'nothing' in my view . Maybe you have bright furniture or art or cushions or rugs , but even then , upping the walls a notch or two won't hurt .