The interior of the home was largely left intact aside from the new kitchen and dining and new master suite on first floor extension. The pool was replaced with a neat rectangle pool in the corner of the site.

Hi! I hope you are well. I think it would be a good idea to give a bit of colour to the kitchen. I am agree with you to choose a wallpaper for the window wall. There are a lot of wall covering to choose...what is the style that you are looking for? I have a few ideas that maybe can fix very well in the kitchen. Contact me at any time and we can discuss about different options of wallpaper for your kitchen. Regards, Carmen.

I assume you have sailed into your renovations Susan ? The pictures actually look like 2 different houses -- different colours , different styles . I quite like the 'red' ( 2 storey ) side of the house -- even the conservatory and that pattern on the deck railing -- personally I'd paint it in a charcoal , but it's liveable . NOT a fan of the yellow opaque glass , and I'd paint around the outside of your 2 garage doors approx 80-100mm wide white borders to match the rest of the joinery . The other side though -- the roof ( as you said ) would be my first thing -- I'd go a browny/red , very similar to the panels on the other side of the house . The gutters and window sills I'd go a superbright blood red , and even though I agree about the cream veneer bricks and steps -- I'd leave the veneer , and either paint , or preferably tile , the steps in charcoal , and add a couple of 'chunky' stainless rails on the sides . And the base board -- I'd do it in charcoal too . It would not only look better , but make the house look longer and sleeker .

With that round corner and the fireplace , is it 1940's ? And what exactly is the 'sitting room' used for at present ? Is it those folding doors on part of 2 sides of that room ? I'm just trying to work out the styles and probable uses . For example , if you move most of the kitchen into the formal dining area , where will you eat ? Is it only 2 people , or a family with 4 children under 8 ? And you also need to have resale in the back of your mind -- if there's 2 of you , and you get rid of a dining area , that cuts down potential buyers at whatever time you sell . And to further complicate things , that formal dining room has 2 windows on the left hand side -- what height off the floor , and height in total , are they ? And then you have the door onto the terrace -- it seem counter-intuitive to close that in , and it will cut down space , but also it makes the terrace less value , less likely to get used . Then things like a walk-in or butlers pantry -- where do you put that ? And without seeing the rest of the house ( theres some strange angles going on there ! ) , I wonder if moving the kitchen over to the 'sitting room' area presently is , might work ? Then you have the formal dining and most of the existing kitchen area , to maybe make into a dining area and conversation area ; or dining and office ; or family room ; or leave the doors you want to close in , and make a larger ' semi open plan' area ? So many variables , not enough info .