Hi Denise. It looks a great space! I had a quick look in your Ideabook and you seem to like dark colours. Why not go for an inky blue or charcoal either side of the fire in the alcoves. Do the rest in a very pale grey. Add a large piece of art over the fire picking up the dark colours with maybe a splash of copper or orange? I would probably move the red chair elsewhere, as nice as it is, as I don't feel it quite works with the blue, maybe just by the window? I really hope you don't mind me saying but have you tried sitting on the sofa to watch the tv as it seems too high from that distance? I just thought I would mention before its painted but it could be the camera angle

Hi, you can get professionals to clean and seal your stone. You can also do it yourself, but I'd presume the professional clean would be better. I've sealed my own stone tiles and it was very easy. A simple wipe on then off process. From what I understand your stone is uneven surface. From that I think you can't put flooring on top without leveling it out. And considering it doesn't cover all the floor, I'd remove it if you were planning a new floor finish. But if your not fussed for the floor, and watching your budget, and plan to replace it at some stage, I'd get my DIY on with some stone cleaner and sealer.

Sorry- I don’t like your plan. In my opinion the space between the sink and hob is where the work happens so you are actually a bit tight for space. I think the door from the kitchen to the playroom is a massive fail- firstly you are inviting the kids to run past the cooking area, secondly is splits the kitchen and there are safety implication for having a walkway through the kitchen, I also think it makes your kitchen plan feel disjointed. I also think that if the children are young they won’t want to be in the playroom, they will want to be where you are. If you are worried about the playroom being dark this is easily sorted with better lighting and a pale coloured floor. Alternatively make this the grown up room and the kids playroom near the front door. I also think that putting the sitting area around the corner in the extension makes it feel enclosed and a little tight because of its location. I think you have put too many stools at the island and in reality people rarely use more than 3. In my opinion better to have fewer comfortable seats that are spread out with room to eat. I also think you missed an opportunity to have a cupboard near the front door to hide coats, shoes and a vacuum cleaner. I think that if you want an extra shower it may be easier to put this off the bootroom- a bigger utility/ bootroom area may help later to keep sports equipment/ dogs/ ironing etc etc out of sight. There is a privacy argument to put it where you have but I suspect the wall you have moved to take a corner off the kitchen is a job that will require a steel.

Depends on your budget. Cheaper end there’s Dunelm, Argos and B&Q. Mid range there’s Laura Ashley and John Lewis. Online I’ve bought from Lighting Direct and Wayfair. Higher end I’ve no idea as out of my price range! 😊