One thing about white walls is that you can easily put a naturally transparent colour (like yellow without whit in it) over the top if it starts to feel too clinical...really hate all white, large 'antiseptic' spaces...feels a bit soul-less, makes me wonder as to the state of mind of the inhabitants...= no personality, or just being trendy or...not wanting to 'show one's colours'. Don't trust 'empty-feeling spaces'. Love your riotous colour ideas! My walls are natural timber and I would not dare paint them,,it would be almost a sin! Am inspired by mahogany stained faux panelling here and there for a more luxurious look. When I'm bored or my head is too full I watch a soapie in which the house and the office are very grand places...strangely most of the walls are stained panelling and dark timbers..so bohemian style with a touch of multimillionaire residence! YOUR BED You say you cannot find what you are looking for...do you have a picture in your mind of the bed you want or don't you know? Could be a good idea to either do a sketch or several and see where the pencil leads you or maybe draw a definite pic of your dream bed. Alternatively, write it down..:"I want a bed that has......etc", This often helps to focus your thoughts...and...I've found that putting it out there either in a sketch you keep on a wall or writing it where you will come across it often seems to "call" the desired thing to you and all of a sudden...viola' there it is when you are least expecting it. Have fun!.

I would love to live in sooo many other places, however my one favourite is the Pacific North West. Gorgeous mountains, trees, people, lakes....my kind of heaven! @chaddesdengirl, you sound like you live near me! I am in the same area you described. It is gorgeous here any time of the year, and the wineries with their autumn foliage on the vines sure look pretty. Mist coming over the mountains, is always beautiful.

subject to correct measurements and to improve proportions of the kitchen and pantry access my suggestions include removing the fridge alcove to add cavity sliding doors from kitchen into the laundry and walk in pantry, increasing the space in the walk in pantry, adding a tall cabinet with storage to enclose the fridge, replacing the tall pantry cabinet with corner base cabinets and wall storage to increase counter space and replacing the old island with a new oblong island with sink, dw and knee space for stools (NB it may be possible to recycle the old cabinet doors, panels, sink, dw and taps into the new cabinets)

I am interested in a rug I saw on your site by DESISTART Group fragments designed by Katy Xiomara but I can not contact a group in Portugal any suggestions do they have distributors in Aus?