The total cost of the project was $24,000 which included removal of the old kitchen and all trades to install the new kitchen and appliances.

Sorry but the water line blue and white flowery tiles look old fashioned and if you're going for that kind of sandstone on the top it won't go with the terracotta tiles you have already Do like the pool and tiles that Hayda Natural Stone have posted Very nice!

If your concern is that the grout lines between the shower floor and bathroom floor don't perfectly align then it is not a building fault, or a requirement that they do align. Although perfectly aligned tiles would look better. However if the display home does have perfectly aligned tile joints you may have an argument that your tiles joints should also align. In your first photo it looks like you have a gloss tile in the shower recess, and a matt tile outside the shower, in which case if they are different tile they may be a slightly different size, and impossible to align. It is probable that when the display home was built they used their best tiler, who takes pride in his work, and decided to align the tiles, as it looks better. With your home, you may have another tiling team, who may be cheaper, who haven't done this. Building is still a hands-on process where there is always a little bit of variation off perfection due to the way things are built, and the way that materials perform. It is not like a new car being assembled by a robot where there is no room for a millimetre of difference. If you wanted everything to be as perfect as a new car rolling off an assembly line then you would need to be paying a lot more for micro-management of every trade, careful measurement, and the cost of replacing anything that has a little warp, twist or variation off perfection. Building materials (including tiles) aren't like this. Depending on the style of your shower screen the bottom track of the shower screen may conceal the mis-alignment. You should speak to your builder before the tiling progresses up the wall to see if it can be resolved to your satisfaction, and if there will be a cost to you, then make a decision. The later you leave it the harder (and more expensive) it will be to replace, Best of luck Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

it looks like you've made the best of the available bathroom space but with limited wall space for furniture i would reconsider the enlarged opening between lounge and kitchen and would two smaller fridges (or a pidgeon pair fridge and freezer) split between kitchen and pantry provide more fridge space without needing to make the cabinets deeper and the smaller fridge would be less overpowering and think about kitchen activities eg making breakfast and having a place to leave a kettle and toaster ready for action and where are all the supplies needed?...i would reverse or omit the pantry door (that would rarely need to be closed?) then the mini sink is easier access, tall pantry, MW and fridge within reach but where are the plates, cups and glasses?..the 800 wide cabinet could be ideal for drawers of cutlery and crockery that are also close to the dishwasher and you could wait to have kitchen wall cabinets added if/when you feel the need but identifying locations for specific supplies should help make sure that all cabinets fit the purpose and i've added some suggestion but you could also add a bigger sliding window an servery for better connection to the outside