Give me the before any day ! Clean , uncluttered , highlights the wooden floors and door frames , has some colourful art and stools and cushions . I did wonder why you'd put a 1970's microwave on a table , but someone told me that was what TV's were like 100 odd years ago hahaha . More space ? A Bunnings gloss white cabinet on a budget would fit in , or a dark actual wooden one if your budget stretches into the $100's .

Shelves above the couch for anyone over 1.8 metres to knock their head on ? 1960's green paint ? A 'nothing' couch ? A weird collection of pictures on a shelf ? A table that can't work out it its wooden or industrial ? That's okay in itself , BUT combined with a slightly strange wooden light / storage thing IN A DIFFERENT WOOD , and the floor different again , well . . . . . . .

My quick 'vision' based on the before pictures -- leave as is , but add -- a large red rug ( actually 2 -- one in lounge , one in bedroom ) ; a larger abstract work of art ; a flat screen tv mounted on the wall ; possibly red subway tiles in the kitchen ( my current favourite wall tiles are a mix of 25mm tall charcoal , mid grey , aluminium and mid red tiles ) ; and new lights , but you'd actually live with the existing ones if you had to .

It’s certainly made it more cosy, lived in, with lots of storage on a budget. Hate to try and have a cuppa in bed and try and put it down somewhere or reach an alarm clock. Also hate to have to water or dust as the case may be the pot plants up high, but they do add to the lived in feel.

I hope the client loves it and that is the most important thing, to meet the brief, not other people’s taste.

Thank you for your comment, Kate. The client did have a restricted budget and some of the furniture she owned had to be incorporated in the design. A limited budget makes a project even more challenging and I am very proud of being able to meet her expectations and making her very happy with the outcome. Her feedback says it all.

It’s gone from temp accom to a home.

Don't love the arrangements on the ceiling. Reminds me a bit too much of a Macca's cafe. The unit already has a low ceiling height, this doesn't help. But if she's happy, shes happy.

Glad it's not a makeover for me. Too much going on.