Hi I am really interested in this discussion for similar reasons. Currently our plans squeeze in a pantry under the stairs so 1.5 m X 1 m. Builder suggests we shrink ensuite from 3350 x 1650 to 2350 x1650 long so it becomes a proper walk in pantry 2m x1.5 m. I was concerned I will end up with two nonfunctional spaces. But it sounds like the pantry will work. What are everyone's opinion on a master ensuite size. It means I'll have a single basin vanity only 500 m wide

Memories! We had a terrazo Roman bath in the all terrazo bathroom I grew up in, with a huge star made contrasting into the terrazo, on the floor, all burgundy, black, silver grey and white for the star, variations, in the Hollywood Palace/ Spanish mission style Calafornia Bungalow I grew up in. Fun, but unless you have a capacity to heat the internals of the tiles with the equivalent of underfloor heating, the water goes cold much too quickly in such baths and that is speaking from experience!

You are turning it into an office ? Like , a place with a desk ? A desk that will be taller than the bed frame that is still there ? Gee , its certainly got me beat what I could do there with a paint brush , paint , a sander , a benchtop cut to size , with a hole big enough to poke computer monitor cords through , some drawers to fit under it , some bookshelves , and an office chair . . . . . . . .

Melt in ACT your Mum's pantry sounds fabulous and love the level of detail she has gone to to get it right for HER! As to the Arslan: 1.1 x 2 m sounds very generous. I think one thing that always helps any space is not to have dead corners. Where you have bench and a return of bench that creates a corner you cannot get into. At 1.1 - 600mm = 500mm of walk space just into the ends is a stretch for items you may not use often. Depending on the doors you use you might have access to most of the 2 meters long and that is fantastic. If it is the other way 2m of 400mm shelves all down one side with 700 to shuffle down to the far end, that is just ok if your not too um enjoying of the meals and cakes and biscuits etc...if you get my meaning!! You would have to shuffle out to change your mind! Plan would assist here: I hope I have interpreted your meaning well and the see ideas are useful. Cheers Margot