Hi all as an update, we now own the unit (subject to settlement) and have been in with a builder. The discrepancy in the original kitchen measurements is that the floorplan has been incorrectly drawn. Attached is my update, as you can see the kitchen wall is not flush with the adjoining wall, hence the difference in width. Now we do really need ideas!!!! We are thinking about a kitchen like this too with similar flooring.

One central/main properly appointed and positioned bathroom is better than 2x arguably compromised bathrooms. 2 toilets are important to achieve but you can get away with a single bathroom + a powder for the scale of this home, which practically is a 3 bedroom + study. To achieve a true 4 bedroom with a properly appointed master suite you're talking a complete overhaul or significant extension/renovation which is well beyond the budget. What you want to do is try and open up the back of the house more to connect to the rear area and if you take the opportunity to take over the current bathroom with kitchen/laundry/powder you'll end up with increased flexibility with the living areas (formal & casual) & more functionally zoned set-up that makes sense and keeps the bedrooms/bathrooms at the front and the living areas to the north/rear and minimising awkward bathroom runs across/through the living areas You re-renovate that bathroom at the back in it's current position you'll still spend similar money but not address the major issues. What you want to do with these projects is make changes/spend money to make big improvements to the way it works........bathroom refits in the same place when clearly it's the wrong place are an expensive renovation decision as whilst it may be slightly better and newer, it a "one dimensional" design move

Hi Anne, Your home is beautiful with so much potential. There have been some clever ideas presented but I think its important to have an overall plan that you're working towards. This way you avoid needing to re-do certain areas. With the overall plan you would decide which materials you like and what needs to change and then you can stick to that plan as you roll out the changes. For instance, I think the brick on fireplace wall is a lovely feature of the home but the brick in the kitchen area is competing with it. With the timber panelling, it was certainly a feature of the home originally but these days we tend to paint out the panelling to make spaces feel lighter and more open. We often use Dulux China White when working with robust materials like brick and timber as it has a warm stone like tone. In one of the pictures, I can see that there is a full feature brick wall in another room which should creates a lovely flow and consistency. This is a home in Fairhaven Victoria that looked just like yours (but without the brick) and was painted in the China White. Cheers, Vikki. Your bathroom will also looks great with a touch of paint and a new vanity.

I mentioned earlier to think about dropping the wall next to the stairs to hip or slightly higher height to allow for the TV, as this would further open up the top floor and perhaps show the street art, ie the framed print. I know that you don't want anything else hanging from the ceiling but because of the ceiling height you will need a reverse hanging fan to bring all the warm air down into the room that will sit up there if you don't. The heater is because you had one shown in your posted floor plan, this is one of the fires available on my 1997 CAD program, that's the colour it comes in but can be changed within the program cheers