I'd keep the sofa where Jonathan has got it. Have the tv wall mounted by the sockets on a swing arm bracket with a low,slim sideboard underneath (for storage). Some of the mid century modern ones are low so may be worth a look. Opposite the sofa I'd have a console with upholstered stools/cubes underneath and a chair next to it angled towards the sofa. Hang the largest mirror you can over the console to make the room feel wider. I'd also go for a built in banquette seat with storage underneath for toys etc. I don't think you can fit a 5ft table, certainly not with a high chair unless you have one that clips on so would go for a 4ft one (we often have 6 for breakfast around ours, cosy but fine!). A pedestal table would be good hence the tulip one as Jen also pictured! I'd go for 3 dining chairs. Keep one by the console with a throw, cushion etc and push the table up to include it at the end for guests when needed. Use a rug to zone the living space so the front legs of the sofa and chair sit on it. You should also have room for a small side table next to the sofa (I make the room a bit longer than Jonathan unless I've misunderstood the dimensions?) Try cutting out paper templates of everything to size and walking round the room before you buy to get a feel of how the space will work

Hi guys, sorry for the tardy response, Ive had quite a lot to contend with to say the least (boilers, heat pumps, sparkies, plumbers, builders etc.) Ive decided to take the chimney breast down completely and have a freestanding woodburner between the 2 windows. Heres a bit of video to give you an idea (I can upload a better video if you like). https://www.dropbox.com/s/9wwtaa4o8m5d0nx/MAH01333.mp4?dl=0 The reason I want to take out the chimney breast is becuase it does actually create a dark patch - maybe you can see in the video. I like the idea of increasing the depth of the window tom come down to window seat height. I want to sit down in that room and be able to look out (at the moment you can only see out if you stand in front of the window, and even then - becuase of its height - you can really only see sky). Once thought would be to just have each window as being a large plane of glass with no bars - but maybe that would look a bit too modern? I dont want to obscure any of the view/light with horizontal/vertical bars - but having said that - I want to keep that 'cottagey' feel. What do you think?

Thanks Carolina i did look but they were not high enough... the current chair is my dining chair.. I didn’t necessarily want it same as that but something that was also adjustable!! I probably will have to go for modern office chair

Hi, looking for advice on building block and brick walls for a raised planter. The height is seat back height, so around 840mm, and will be a 6 metre long wedge shape box, with the narrowest point at 500mm and the widest 1400mm. I'll build an internal wall somewhere along the wider end to provide additional support. This will connect with a lower wall of around 450mm heigh. The planter will contain small plants but considering a eucalyptus or olive tree. So the advice I need is: As this is a box, not a free standing wall, am I ok with a foundation of 300/300mm? Some parts of the trench I've dug to 300mm deep are into clay, others not. Will I be ok with single skin walls? I'm planning on building with standard aerated blocks with a double layer of engineered bricks for DPC. Will the roots of a eucalyptus or olive tree tree need a stronger wall? To provide a moisture barrier inside I was going to line with plastic but is there a finishing render that can be applied inside and out to provide this? May be a coloured one (white) that also doesn't requiring painting as a final finish to the shown surface? I'm presuming normal cement is suitable to use for the footings and mortar? I've attached a rough 3d visual, though the wedge to the right is going to be only 450mm heigh. Thanks