hi All I am looking for guidance for a Plantation Shutter for this Bay Window. Here are the dimensions: 2070mm (W) x 1440mm (H) (Main) and 690mm x 1440mm (side windows) I am looking for advice on 1. How many Panels (Doors) do you think would look best on the main window/ sides? Window company strongly suggested 3 Panels and not 4 or more for main and 1 panel on each side. 2. Do you think Cafe Style is a bad choice - the window company advised me against it as they said people will still see in. As a compromise I am considering Tier & Tier (3 Panel) on their advice. My concern with going with what I was advised by the Blind Company ( Tier & Tier 3 Panel - with long panel on each side) are the following. a. When side Panels are open they will extend into room which I think might look odd. Would it be better to do 2 Doors/ panels? b. Will doing Tier & Tier only in centre and not on the side windows look strange? c. Given my dimensions, if I do Tier & Tier with 3 Panels/ Door, then each Panel is almost a square shape. I believe it will be 690 mm W x 720mm H. I would love any advice as the quote is pretty expensive which I don't mind if it looks amazing when done! The overall look when room is complete is a little retro, - I like the horizontal line of the blinds - I will probably not do the vertical opening/ closing feature at all. My aim is to not block too much light (west facing) and to open the blinds back to let sun in morning as I will have relaxing chair in the window area. Any tips, items to ask about would be very appreciated. Thanks!!

Hi there, my husband and I are embarking on a self-build and we're in the early stages - have sketches but not formal drawings from our architect. This is going to be a small starting point because we have a small budget, with plans for extension in the 5-10 year range. The site is in a rural part of Wicklow, so there's no traffic as such (I have seen this as a consideration in other posts :). The question I have is around the size of the kitchen, which you can see in the photo below. The house is on a two-level site, so the main entrance will be through a lower level, under the living area, and up through the stairs in the bottom right corner (marked Down). The kitchen is only 2x4m and I'm not even sure it really qualifies as "galley". I am looking for some guidance as to the placement of our appliances. We'd really like to have big fridge/freezer (XX in the drawing) and dishwasher (not currently in the drawing) in there (in addition to your standard hob/oven/sink). There is a dotted line for counter or island against the wall with the stove, but we think we probably won't have space for that in the current dimensions. There is an option to extend the entire house by 0.5-1m out towards the deck (make it "longer" but keep it the same width), and we'd likely give all of those gains to the kitchen - kind of stretch the inside of the house. However, this would really strain the budget and we may not be able to swing it. Do you think we can make do with the kitchen at the current size and have all those appliances? How would you suggest we lay them out? Thanks so much for you advice! Seems like the people on this site really have a wealth of knowledge :).

Hoping to get some advice for a new kitchen. It is an open plan kitchen / dinning area. Not worried about dimensions for now but would like advice on positioning of oven, fridge, hob & DW ? Sink is underneath a long window.

Looking for lighting suggestions for 3' 10" (46") x 7'10" powder room with 9 ft ceilings. I've found several great examples but not sure of the dimension/scale. With 9' ceiling, would you go with hanging pendant/s or sconces? There is a also huge 3x5 window as well, so plenty of natural light. Planning on a floating vanity the width of the wall as shown here / Single pendant https://www.houzz.com/photos/the-west-hampton-beach-style-powder-room-phvw-vp~97611787 Two Pendants: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/213428469829037852/ https://www.houzz.com/photos/manhattan-beach-modern-farmhouse-farmhouse-powder-room-los-angeles-phvw-vp~117249326 Sconces: https://www.houzz.com/photos/newport-beach-peninsula-point-contemporary-powder-room-orange-county-phvw-vp~121605490 Many Thanks!