I certainly don't have any genius ideas :) but I second forzaitalia's white door suggestion. You can probably 'get away with' leaving the doorframes as they are, seeing your window frames are in a natural wood colour too. You'd have to give other doors (at least the nearby one) the same treatment though, I feel. Perhaps you could also consider changing the ceiling light at some stage to make the artwork blend better still.

I'd take this as a great opportunity to have some fun and explore making your own piece of art. From the space (that I can see), a canvas would suit being placed above, either leaned against the surface or elevated. I'd lead towards to being elevated. I'd say get a cheap canvas with some oil based paint and just try different shapes and different ways to add the paint to the canvas, don't try to make actual shapes but try blending colours (a spray drinking bottle makes an excellent tool for adding blending) in an abstract style. In term of colours, I really feel burnt orange and a mix between duck egg blue and royal blues would make a very eye-catching scheme for that area. If you do try a bit of art, make sure to send us an image! I guarantee you'll have fun doing this, and you'll be surprised how well it could turn out. Good luck!

I think we're touching a very broad subject here. Art can be many things. Not necessarily paintings what you put on the wall. For example I like anything floral and botanical and appreciate the work that's gone into making or growing something, wether it's a beautiful climbing rose, a wood carving, hand painted water colour or a hand embroidered cushion. My hubby in the other hand likes the inner workings of engines, computers and anything mechanical, to him this is art. So you can imagine the eclectic mix of stuff we have in our house:) Good place to start is have a browse at sites that sell prints like Art.co.uk or Allposters, there are thousands of images but you might be able to narrow it down to things you like/dislike. Alternatively shop around, if you see something you love then take a photo or better still get it! If you have a local art college you could also take a visit there. I'm sure lots of students would be happy to sell their pieces, you'd get something original at the fraction of the price of an art gallery plus you may even be able to commission someone for something unique for yourself. I might be a bit biased as I went to art college myself and could rant on for ages on this subject but I've hoped to have helped a little.

I’m not sure the builders plan works since they have forgotten the utility room door and forgotten a fridge. And I feel you are nervous about making changes in case you exceed your budget. Most homeowners find they have insufficient money to do everything and to do it to a high standard. My advice would be to think ahead…. Make decisions now that make future plans easier. And do your research about what things cost rather than avoiding doing things that may well be affordable. Since you are rewiring the house it won’t make any cost difference to have the oven on one side of the room or the other. Moving the sink will have a minor cost implication. Should you move the kitchen away from the window you have the later option of knocking into the conservatory- although since you intend to upgrade the conservatory roof now I would knock through now….. and since you are going to put a new roof on consider if raising the roof of the conservatory can be afforded now because if not you will never do it. Blocking up the aperture between the living room and dining room and making a new kitchen door is a minor cost since you have already committed to the cost of a plasterer when the wall comes down between the kitchen and dining room. Then look at places that you might make economies….. for instance if you make many trips to the trip can you save the cost of a few £200 skips? Can you reuse any of the carpets? Can you avoid spending any money on the utility and downstairs wc? Do you need to buy all new furniture or are there economies that you can make in order to get the build right once and for all?