We got the IKEA shelves that are pictured in the butlers pantry photo I posted when we were on holiday in Melbourne, Australia. We don't have IKEA here in New Zealand! Hubby is going back over in May/June so will get him to get more of that sort of thing when there. We would pay about 4x the price for that sort of thing here in NZ. I need to work out what I will do now where the fridge was and there is the angle change (does that make sense?).

Personally, it's better to have a wall between the bathroom and the toilet so no one gets walked in on. Definitely a good idea to keep the bath in case of reselling, although are you planning on going anywhere? If not, get rid of the bath and get a bigger shower I think.

Hello Jess. Some concern with your laundry and living room entry door, this is a high traffic area and you have door collision. Would you consider flipping the laundry and having access from the garage? If not consider some folding doors instead. For the ensuite layout I would switch the toilet and vanity but use the bedroom wall to house the vanity. Consider a sliding door shower. Just wondering if you would square off bedroom 2, it seems the extra space in the master is wasted anyway. Bedroom 2 could put a desk there, another bed, just seems a bit more practical. Hope this helps! Congrats :)

Hi - we are going to renovate our kitchen. I’m interested in the idea of downdraft extraction as I don’t want to distract from the kitchen view and scenery. It would be fitted to an external wall in the house. Honest feedback please! Do they do the job better or worse than ceiling or cupboard mounted ones in terms of removing cooking odours and fats. Maintenance?? Cleaning??