Hello, think I would go with the plain neutral colour curtains or a blind. Has the same problem with colour of sofa, it looked mid brown in shop, but when it turned up looked really dark. Also have a beige carpet. At first had beige walls but now are painted white, looks better, with one wall brown and beige patterned wallpaper from Osbourne and little (its beautiful but too grand for our semi). Have got one old red leather Ikea chair, which I quite like with the brownsofa so have 2 faded red cushions on sofa to tie in scheme. Medium grey rug suprisingly goes with everything! The wooden bookcases make it more homely and warm. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea but to me its cosy and comfortable!!

You could have a sofa on the wall that backs on to children's play room, with a pair of swivel chairs opposite ( so can chat to people at dining table too ) and a fireplace or tv on the right wall centrally between them (in the area marked 3500)Have the dining table under where second rooflight is drawn - and have a further pair of swivel Chairs in the window/door area overlooking garden, to watch the children play outside ? But that's just one option... there's lots you can do with this space ! This is the sort of design dilemma we often help with in conjunction with a freelance specific design for your kitchen - (so you can shop around with your own plan) as they are all linked within the space, we usually draw the whole area as part of the design process...

Hi, sorry I always get to these things at night. So to the West of the house is on the very border of the plot so we can't go that way or put windows on that side. We could go to the North on the courtyard area & had thought about this for maybe creating a new downstairs loo and access hallway to a "music room" in a half converted garage. To the East, by the current kitchen the plot is quite tight. It would be out of proportion to go too Far East there. By the time you get to the sitting room the house has really opened up. There is tons of space south - it's really the special views and light there we want to maximise... It's tricky we thought of a plan to move the stairs to the garage area and double heighting the garage - this would have allowed us to open the current living room on west to the galleried hall area to make a big long room and create an office/bedroom above the current garage. ] But my other half really liked having the stairs in the middle of the galleried hall in heart of the house. He's open to changing the stairs but doesn't want to move them unnecessarily. I feel like the natural place to put the annex is in the current kitchen/utility wing of the house. It's just how do we then remodel to create a big open plan kitchen/diner/living area that gives outside living vibe inside?? Also its a really bit plot the house is on, and bc it's a barn I feel like some big open space /height in the house would be really cool. We're open to ideas but just can't seem to figure out a layout that works. Can we do something to make the galleried hall a wee bit bigger as well? It's the wow factor of the house but needs something creative to optimise it. This is the house from above showing the front garden. Hedge to LHS of pic shows the west boundary- we can't go that way bc of neighbour. RHS of pic you can make out a fence to RHS of yellowy grass - that's our east boundary. as you follow it down it goes diagonally out to RHS/east. it's a bit tight near the RHS top of house where current utility is, but could maybe extend a bit off current kitchen/closer to main house to create annex in current kitchen bit? This next photo shows more of the back. Note to the LHS/west of this pic the neighbour's place is really close to our boundary wall. SO very grateful for any ideas, thank you!

We are looking for character wood for a curved desk and window seat at the moment! This piece will be a bit too short I think but perhaps you can help with sourcing something! Do get in touch - info@kvistdesign.co.uk - Christine