Yes - there are these amazing options to have an 'electric pool cover' with a slat arrangement that allows you to virtually walk on it. Do a google search...'pool covers electric'... I've no idea on how much they cost... Here's some pics. Not sure if irregular shapes make this too challenging... Our pool experience... We are needing to change a few things with our pool already - wish we had paid more attention to the pipes and filtration... (Having to potentially move them as they are too shallow and in 'awkward spot'... Extra $ and I'm so worried it may cause issues for us... Even the location of the concrete slab for the pump... Wish we had thought about overall picture... If I was buying a car for $70k, I would have done more research, but somehow we got carried away with idea that we could have a pool for summer, and yet reality is that it's ready for the 'next summer'... Budget plan (original) was around $30-40k, but I guess it's like building a house... Plus it's all a big learning experience...

The last home we had was a very small workers cottage so I kept the walls a light off white, table and to unit tops were gloss white to bounce the light around. My dining chairs and bar stools were clear acrylic so that I could see through them, the ends of my island bench/brekky bar were mirrored and my curtains were textured white sheers so that they also didn't take up too much visual room. All of my furniture was on legs so that I could see under it and the lounge room rug was pulled away from the lounge just a teeny bit so that I could see a little bit of timber flooring all the way round it, that all made the floor size look just a bit bigger. Bedrooms had mirrored wardrobe doors and bathroom was almost completely white (except for dark floor) and had frameless shower screen and oversized vanity mirror to reflect as much light as possible. Friends and visitors would comment that the house was bigger than they had imagined from the outside.......it wasn't, it was just styled inside to make it look larger.

There is no problem at all with waterproofing a landscaped roof so long as you don't 'cut corners'. The problem arises if there are not adequate standards set for the supply of the product and the installation of the product. With the use of superior water proof membranes and installation by specialists there is no issue at all. This sort of roof is used all around the world.

Hi Dean I think there is a lot going on with the items pictured. I agree with Dr Retro (as just about always!), there should be one "hero piece" in the bathroom, and this should be the beautiful freestanding bath. That egg shaped toilet reminds of something from Alien!! It doesnt really go with anything else you have selected. There are plenty of rounded back to wall/hidden cistern toilets out there (dont buy a cheap cistern!!) that dont look like they are trying to steal the show. Also, why the sharp edges on the shower ware and basin? They kind of jar against the fluid lines of the bath. Methven AIO Aurajet is an amazing looking showerhead (i specified it for a client recently and they love it), and would go with the fluid forms look. I would also be tempted to get a basin that is formed in the vanity, so you dont get too many cut out shapes against the dark tiles. Food for thought ;)