after watching my daughter and her husband agonize over the way their expensive timber floor has not held up well after 3 years, I would recommend tiles/wood look tiles with under heating. Their beautiful warm expensive floor looks like it always needs a clean and polish, not from neglect, they have cared for it well. One of the boards now has a slight and painful moan when it's stepped on :-( I grew up in a completely wood floor home and although it looked wonderful, my Mother hated it. ....and the mats ! Wood is a lot harder to maintain than tiles ,(no matter what the die hards say) the modern wood finishes are much better than they used to be.... But a piece of wood is rather arty no matter what it's used for and it does demand to be loved and cared for.....and if something goes wrong it's a lot more expensive to fix than sand and cement. Ultimately you have to be happy. BTW underheating tiles is warmer than timber :-)

I think that bathroom really suits the colours. If I was intending to stay in the house long term then I would do it.... why not enjoy the colour and look your love. If you are going to sell in a few years and you are thinking it might be too bold then maybe just do one wall - after all the new owners can paint over it.

Hi All, We are updating our bathrooms and I need to choose the color of the tiles around the vanity, shower and bath (including wall and bath boxing). One of the bathrooms has dark brown ceramic tiles, timber ceiling and brown timber wainscoting. The other two bathrooms have brown timber floors and neutral colored walls/ceiling. The light in all bathrooms is low to medium. I have chosen white vanity tops, with white basins and chrome taps. Do you think it would be too much white if all the tiles were white? Is there such a thing as too much white? Also what type of tiles are the easiest to install? Thanks

After some ideas from the layout whizzes on this site. Purchased an old house looking to reno. The current layout of the back of the house which has the laundry, main bathroom and storage spaces doesnt work. Two full time occupants, but regular visitors. Desires: 1. Laundry to be bigger than walk through hallway, ideally to have 'mudroom' usage ability 2. Bathroom to have large shower, toilet and large vanity. No bath. There is an ensuite to main bedroom so mainly for house guests use. 3. WC, toilet separate to bathroom one, ideally located towards the living wing. 4. Good size linen cupboard wanted but doesnt have to be walk in. Considerations: 1. Relocating plumbing in concrete slab is possile. Be great if not, but realistic that it will have to happen to get what we want. 2. Heat pump being relocated so no need to be allowed for in space. 3. Window can be changed as needed to the South wall. It is south wall gets morning sun only and is facing a hillside so not great source of bright daylight. 4. Doors along hallway can be placed anywhere. 5. Door to Garage need to be allowed for on east wall. Attached is: 1. current layout plan, anything within green ring can be change, 2. is blank plan of space with dimensions of space and, 3. a plan we've come up but think we could probably improve on.... We are working with professionals on the construction side and all works to be done in accordance with council requirements, just after some suggestions on better ways to layout what we want. Our option isnt bad, just think there is something we are missing to make it better. Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, fandebbiedozey