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Hi new to all this but thought I'd pass on some fan tips; Be very selective of the shape of the fan blades. They all look stylish but in my experience the flatter the blade the less air they move. We have now gone back to the original metal fans with the blades that bend at the edge, http://regencyfan.com/industrial, our fans are more stylish than the one shown (the blade shape is nice and clear in this example). Our weather in no where near as warm as yours I'd hate for you to make the same mistake we made, twice, before we learnt. Look at the fans motor size, some of the expensive and lots of the cheap ones have small motors that don't last long, unfortunately price does not dictate quality in this case so don't get caught out. My husband is a mechanic and this is one of his "things" when every we shop for electrical items (drills, fans, pumps etc.) always make sure the motor is quality and large enough to do the job and last. How may speeds. We have 8 fans in our home, one is in our extension and was purchased at a different time; It's low speed is realllllllly slow the next one is so fast it's like a cyclone and I'm not game to try the third one in case it dismounts from the ceiling. Be careful not to mount fans too close to down lights or you get a flickering effect caused by the blade passing over the light. Try not to mount the fan directly over the dining table as it will cause food to go cold. I'm with mydesignobsession when it comes to style/look I prefer visitors see my wonderful eclectic decoration then my ceiling fans! Good luck

Hi Liz F, I agree with MB Design & Drafting regarding squaring off the doorways. You'd need to consider that you have a lot of main thoroughfares, being your arch ways, so you are limited with what you can do with the existing floor plan. Whilst you have a builder out to look at squaring off your arch ways I would discuss with them the possibility of removing the wall between your dining and lounge room. This will allow you a more flexible and modern floor plan that will enable you to have an open plan layout where you can see your kids, the tv and all activity whilst in the kitchen. Below are photos of my Abbotsford project which was similar to your project in floor plan, where the kitchen was completely enclosed as well as the lounge room. Three walls had to come down to open up this space completely, therefore I recommend the same for you. Good luck and hope to see some progress shots!

The room you like has pretty sheers and pendants you could add the pendants now and sheers later if you want to change your current window treatments. I’d definitely go for a table centrepiece to cover up some of that black which cos of size of table and severe window treatments really drains the room of life So depending upon how much your toddler climbs and pulls things off table go for a pretty and large circular mat to take away from all the angles and a pot plant and maybe candlesticks