I would just put an angle on that part of the retaining wall and then continue to the boundary.

Just a different suggestion - I would flip the kitchen and meals/ dining with the family room. You can then fit in a large Walk in Pantry. I would…

It really depends on what you are drawn to. Most people head for warm white (usually have brown undertones) or cool white (which have grey undertones). Personal preference.
Go…

I think this is an improvement on the original. I remember seeing that one a few weeks ago. It flows really well. You have the biggest kitchen/ butlers…

We lived in a tiny rental while our house was being built and just loved the extra space once we moved in.

That's a great size and the big living/ dining will be fabulous. I love space.

I don't think the meals and living will both fit.
Depending on how big your dining table is, if you move the pantry to the side wall of the kitchen, you…

We love having the entry to the ensuite via the walk in robe. It means that you can close the door to the WIR and have a shower and…

I think it is a good size. .

We had Coral tile our alfresco last year and they don't tile the side.

I think your floorplan works really well.
Do you need 2 door into the guest ensuite as it doesn't leave anywhere for a towel rail.
One thing I would suggest is…

We have shine tiles (sometimes called lapato). They are a cross between matt and gloss. We have them through the whole house including in the showers and don't…

Thanks. You don't see all the brick lines once it is painted.

I have added 2 photos of our house - one before painting
and one after painting
Our render looked exactly like yours before painting. I hope this puts your mind at ease..

That looks exactly how ours did after rendering. It was then painted and looks perfect.

I know of 2 people in last 9 months who built with GJ Gardner (one at Narangba and one at Newport) and both unhappy. Not sure which franchise though.

Option 1 creates a much bigger space and when you are sitting on the couch, you can can still enjoy the outside space.

I was thinking the same thing.

We built with Coral and had a great experience.
We bought our block in May 2017 but it didn't register until November 2017, so we signed original contracts in June 2017…

That will be nice

This may work better depending on how much light your rooms will get.
By taking out the extra bench along the wall, gives you more space and more space in the…

That is a good point, which way is north?

There are so many options available to you. Just go with what you like best and keep playing with the plan until you are really happy that it all…

Your house looks beautiful. The colours look great.

We were the first of the houses to build so we did the fence (timber lapped and capped).
We put the nice side of the fence on the alfresco side of…

A queen bed with bedside tables will fit in a room of 3m x 3m. There won't be any room for a chest of drawers but most display homes…

I have been looking at your kitchen layout and just throwing something completely different into the wind.
What if you flip the kitchen around. You actually end up with more room…

Looks great. Congratulations.