A glass wall that doesn't move is going to be a nightmare. It gives no flexibility for cleaning - you'll have to get into the bath to clean that shelf, the taps and the bath as well as the inside of the glass. Perhaps this glass door swings and it's just a clever photo? As for the taps, they really do need to be on a different wall so you can turn them on before getting under the shower - having them on a side wall is better than having them on the back wall. I reckon you'd bump into them all the time, turning them on or off accidentally, if they were on the back wall. When I installed my shower room, I decided against glass and built a wall instead, tiled on the inside and painted on the outside. If you get the lighting right, it doesn't matter that it's a wall that doesn't let light in; you don't need daylight to wash, you just need light! And the tiles are much more forgiving in terms of cleaning than glass is. I realise this might not work for you if you are having an over the bath shower though, if you have room for a shower room and a bathroom you might not need one over the bath?

The advice above is right because very few manufacturers make a double oven now so there is not much choice and they don’t seem to have controls or handles that line up. I think that you have a few options- you could stack the microwave and the double oven in a tower which is likely to be the cheapest- again the double oven may not match the compact appliance. You could have your microwave built under the counter somewhere else in the kitchen so that they don’t have to match. You could have a standard single oven and by the side a 45cm appliance with a warming drawer. Or you could have two side by side 60cm ovens with two 45cm appliances. Don’t forget that your appliances both 45cm and 60cm can be conventional or steam ovens or microwaves or grills or do more than one function. Or they could be sous vide ovens or coffee machines. Look at the Siemens website for inspiration and have a think about how often you need the various functions- for example you might decide you use a microwave so rarely that a cheap counter top model in the utility room would do and you fill the kitchen space with another full sized oven that gets used more. Alternatively you might add a single oven in a less convenient position for the rare occasions it is used- again this could be the utility room.

It’s a good question. We currently have a double oven under counter, with 5 ring gas hob above. It’s what came with the house. We will be re-doing the kitchen, probably in 2026, but are already considering options. We’d love a range, but as we get older, having a high level oven would probably be a good idea, but I’m with Isla on liking to keep things low level where possible. That said, we have a very nice fridge freezer, although somewhat bulky, and would like a traditional larder/dresser unit. Lots to ponder as we work on other parts of the house first!

I think the bottom one in brushed stainless steel. As you say if no wood then why accentuate that with an oak threshold strip. I have brushed stainless steel at the junction between an oak floor and a neutral carpet. I think it looks much better than a thick oak threshold strip. I have oak doors too. I would opt for the 25mm version as the 14 leaves very little tolerance for neat finishing. Just measured the width of mine, they are 25mm. Finish is very tidy.