Hi. Have you ever considered a real interesting eye catching piece of art work to really brighten up an area, I think a select piece of art would really make the space stand out, add interest, colour, texture and add a great talking point to the room.... Please check out my website if like the idea and please get in contact, commission work is also welcomed so if you like a particular style I can do in a select colour palette and size but with this it can only be done as a original piece and not a print.....but all prints i can do to the same size or smaller than my original paintings, so lots of options. www.GuigsART.co.uk

I saw the Kmart and assumed the US, I didn't realise they were in Australia too (also wondered why you were up in the middle of the night but had seen the baby's bottle!). You've posted on the UK houzz so shopping is still tricky :( Dip dye is a great way to transform chairs but I don't think it will work with yours, painting them all over might though, in a shade of green or dark blue. Alternatively (blowing the budget on a light and chairs) you could look at replica eames. You may also be able to find green or blue ones as I've just had a quick look but the legs on these seem to tone with the floor and table. You could get another 2 when budget allows, perhaps with arms for the head of the table http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Set-of-4-Replica-Eames-Eiffel-DSW-Dining-Chair-White-/161431542551?hash=item259611db17:g:jMEAAOSwyjBW5lre i would also have painted the kitchen walls which would make the cabinets stand out a little more. Re the curtains they just seem to overpower the room. Perhaps a form of blinds fitted inside the recess would be better but unlikely to retain as much warmth

My project at the moment is design of multi functional glass top table. As price of houses are rising and size of our houses reducing, most homes being used live and works pace too. We are socializing far more than our parents did and so we have larger parties. My table has lots of use , It is dining table or work table. the table extensions are side tables or dressing table or hall table or kitchen table. The table top is removed completely so it can be moved to any place or any room without restriction. However as my table as glass top it is less noticeable in its size and it let light through it so the elaborate patchwork base can be seen . The base of my tables are on brass caster too which is ideal to move them around the house with out help of another person. I have made three so far and like some kind of feedback from other designers, home stylist, home owners too.

Hi I agree it is a bit big to be called a hallway, however, on either side of it I have a snug with lots of book shelves and my favourite books (first photo) and open fire and a sitting room again with an open fire. The kitchen is small and I have put an Ikea Island in the middle of it as a table would not fit, I also have a 'dining room' where our kitchen table lives, so we don't have much furniture left for our 'hallway'. My sofa is old and is going. But I leave the front big wood door open during the day and the glass porch door closed so I get light through this room, it is lovely in the morning, very bright and I would like to use it more. It just looks like a corridor at the moment. I also have a lovely easel which I would love to put in this area so I might be drawn to do some art. The den with bookshelves and fire place Sitting room Sitting room