great, has the plumbing already been installed as there could be some other options but it's always good to have external access to a place to walk in with dirty shoes, to have an air lock to save letting out all your heat and have outside access to the toilet through the rear or front entries but hope you notice that this is at the expense of the original built in shelves in the family room and increases the family room deck to allow for the doorways to the rear mudroom (and bonus external sliding door off the study) btw i've also enlarged the south entry foyer to allow for enough space to walk through with the door open and for several people to stand there at once and strongly suggest you consider sliding cavity doors (full height?) to separate the front entry from family room and family room from bedrooms to zone sound and heating..should be a gorgeous house

Hi Kieran, I've spent a fun Sunday playing around with this... thanks for the challenge! Jumping in to post it though, I think my ideas overlap with Siriuskey and Lucia. Isn't it funny how similar solutions can be arrived at independently! Key points: - As far as possible, I've tried to stick with the existing walls. - Since Bed 2 & Bed 3 are quite small already, even though I've encroached into each to achieve separate entries, the impact is minimal, particularly for Bed 3. - I've used pocket doors to both ends of the WIR and to the store room for optimal functionality. - I've depicted Caroma Urbane compact toilet suites with wall concealed cisterns because they save a bit of space and both toilets can use that extra space in that direction. - It's a very stageable design. You may for instance decide to build the ensuite/WIR and reconfigure the bed 2/3 entries without doing any of the kitchen changes. Or you may decide to save the expense and not move the main WC into the existing store, though it does add a fair area to the living space (I've used the exact existing footprint of the store to save cost and demolition pain which is workable with the Caroma Urbane, but alternatively you could demolish and rebuild the wall behind the pan for a more spacious loo). - The Family/Dining area ends up being fairly generous and very flexible. I've added a door to the end of the corridor to screen the loo a bit better from the dining area and for noise separation for the study, but you may prefer to leave this off. - I've not mucked around with your windows, figuring the important thing was to get the concept down for you, except in the ensuite. Really good idea there to have a central mirror with a narrow window to each side to throw light on your face at the mirror. Has the side benefit of a symmetrical effect which is always good aesthetically. - I've also flipped the main bathroom door to relate better to Bed 2/Bed 3, though not strictly necessary. - I originally used the Bed 1 robe space as a big walk-in-pantry, but it didn't relate particularly well to the kitchen and it also left no provision for general storage. Rather than take up a lot of valuable kitchen space with a pantry which would reduce the length of the peninsula breakfast bar (not ideal), I came up with the idea of shallow shelves with a roller shutter which I think you'll find give you an amazing amount of readily accessible storage. I'd like to think it would be possible to source a horizonal roller shutter that would coil back into the dead space at the back of the fridge, but perhaps better to just go with a vertical shutter and avoid the headache!

Yes Paul you are right. Since my post I've had a big rethink. Would love some input on the best way of dealing with the old tiling and benchtop. The Better Homes & Garden Channel 7 makeover recommended by Siriuskey talked about a Dulux paint for that purpose so I wonder if others have experience doing this or using any other products or approaches that work long term. Not sure I have the confidence to do it myself either, would a house painter be the trades person to do it ?

Thank you both for the comments. Unfortunately there is no way to gain any space either side without embarking on a full house extension. My house (and the rooms either side of the bathroom) are already very small and there is no space to spare. Oklouise your plan would work (though in opposite orientation) if I moved the window to one side opposite the doorway, but I am not sure how I feel about staring directly at the toilet on entry. But as there is no easy solution in the space it might well be the best one. I agree with all the comments about storage, size of vanity and toilet etc. To address Kate's question about the door width, it is approx 900mm wide, and there is no space from the side of the wall. It can't be moved due to the Queenslander design (it is framed by fretwork above the door and hardwood structural posts on either side), and it wouldn't make sense anywhere else given the layout of the house. And yes, that is a window at the bottom of the plan - it is approx 600 wide and it can be moved but only to the left or right on that same wall.