We had the place rendered in acrylic and then painted with suitable paint.
I feel you get better colour consistency this way.

Were you planning to just have the bare render unpainted?

Yeah you use turnbuckles to adjust the tension (Google for an example).
The sail itself wasn't expensive. Couple of hundred for a made to measure sail. Ordered online from a…

We used a light colour called 'sand'. The manufacturer we used didn't make a true white and now that I think about it, I've never seen a white shade sail.…

We've got a 26kg pendant over the dining table.
When it was installed the sparky arranged for a chippie to put a meaty noggin in between two rafters and it…

Another option is to invert it into a hopper window. Opening at the top will do a better job of letting hot air escape.

As these things are a recognized pest, some councils will hire or loan out traps. All legal as long as they are destroyed by the approved method.
Check with your…

Is that Edwardian period gyprock?
As for a suggestion, a nice high ceiling like that means you can go for some pretty dramatic pendants.
How about the…

+1 to the Brab wallfix suggestion

Euroluce

Is there nowhere we can escape the television?

Nice sun.
There is also a Moon light which is very nice:

You won't get much strobing from indirect light like this.
Bad strobing occurs when you have direct downward lighting close to the fan, such as down lights.
I've seen this…

Yes go with some nice wall sconces.
One idea to look at is the style that throws light upwards where it bounces off the ceiling.

Consider doing it as a full "wet room". This maximizes the available space.

That sounds expensive. We got 19mm highest grade solid hardwood for less than that. Installed, sanded and oiled.
And in a few years when the kids are older it can…

Ask him for an estimate of how many days work remain.
Divide the $ balance by the number if days and tell him you'll pay that amount each day he…

"Cold" is a reference to the colour temperature.
This shouldn't be confused with Luminous Flux, which is effectively the amount of light.
For example, a 1000 lumen globe is outputting the same…

+1 to what everyone else is saying.
Ours was originally installed incorrectly with a door that you had to open first.
We had it fixed so that it was attached…

Even using LED, down lights can be an inefficient way to light a room.
We've used them sparingly and in most rooms have gone with pendants instead.
For example, One…

Clerestory windows are sometimes a good option in rooms with high ceilings.

Definitely more noticeable with flat tiles and particularly with darker colours.

Warm definitely in a household environment.

Open studies are a disaster if your work involves conference calls!
Our last place had one. Never again!

How will you maintain your exterior wall in future with a 4cm gap?

I'd suggest discussing with your solicitor.

Two things spring to mind:
1. Gimbals, so you can swivel them to point directly downwards. Fixed down lights will be pointing at an angle determined by your ceiling pitch.
2.…

Have you checked whether they are to be prefabricated or poured in situ?

$1600 for an architect is cheap!

FrIdges need to breathe, so you have to arrange for the pantry to have some venting, eg into the roofspace.
The fridge will also heat up your pantry, which could…