Hi mimsimpson66 and kooky_ karen, he does really love it. It doesn't look nearly as tidy as that in reality most of the time, he is a normal teenage boy, but he does love that it can look that good when he wants it too and by being as well organised as it is, we were able to leave him plenty of floor space so the room feels spacious. Thanks for your positive feedback :)

Hi Louise :) Apart from the kitchen location, we've actually kept fairly close to the original idea! The only change is that the back will now be big glass stacker doors (as mentioned above) the same as at the front. We can open the whole room up to the outside, front and back. The whole first floor will all be pretty much open plan so we've decided not to worry where the door to the laundry & bathroom is. The dining table will be up against a wide window with a built-in bench seat, to save room and allow a wider pathway to the kitchen. The kitchen looks straight into the dining area, it's all open. So when I'm standing in my new kitchen I'll be able to see out to the back garden, all the way through the house, and see the spa area too. I can't wait :)

To be blunt -- the room isn't really big enough ! So you have to sort out priorities , and space . You have a dining table , and a computer desk . Can you get rid of the computer desk , by having your computer tower mounted behind the couch or similar , and a wireless keyboard and mouse that you can use on the dining table ? Mount the monitor on a wall , or if you don't need in depth graphics , I understand you can use your TV ( I've heard something about the 'refresh rate' is less on a TV ? ) . Maybe even have a monitor but also the option of using your TV ? Could you use a 'breakfast bar' , probably where the computer desk is now , I know its not sociable all staring at a wall , but it would/could serve as a brakfast bar and computer workstation . Could you get rid of the dining table and chairs , and have a large coffee table , or 2 smaller ones , and eat 'casually' ( my polite way of saying eat sitting on the couch ) ? Even mounting the TV on the wall will let you get rid of the cabinet , but I gather you have gaming consoles in there ? And the present arrangement with the pot plants uses some space -- maybe some shelves with them on will still retain the plants but free up floor space ? Just some thoughts off the top of my head .

It's hard to choose. You can get paint tinted to both those though and try them out and see what you think, we did exactly that recently when trying to choose a new roller door for our place, we ended up with night sky. Our brick is a lot darker than yours though.