The kitchen, dining and lounge room are finished!

The renovated area is up and running. On Christmas day we were able to accommodate 18 for lunch and then two days after that for Sam's 18th we had 26 for lunch, we all had to be inside as it was 36C outside on both days! The outside of course is still a work site so not terribly inviting! I'm really pleased with the kitchen decisions. The green marmoleum has a calming effect, it has cork underneath it to provide some cushioning while working in the kitchen. The stainless bench's provide a quiet and resilient surface, the more scratched the better it looks. The timber island bench has a very warm feel to it, it's lovely to sit around and eat casually. I've managed to sit 8 people around it when feeding the hordes. 

I used some extra venetian wax around the wet areas so that there is less chance of the lime render getting water damaged or stained, I also added extra wax at floor level (where skirting boards would normally be). I do have some vague concerns about how this will work. Time will tell. The Otsumigaki is supposed to be robust, I hope that this is the case!

Coffee and morning routine area. Looks so nice with nothing there! Doesn't look quite like that now.
We have left a display of hempcrete behind the glass splashback.

As you can see we have tilt and turn windows that provide excellent cross ventilation

We needed to add stainless steel ends to the island bench top because it was drooping a little.

The round sink is used primarily for washing fruit, and glasses of water. I would never
recommend a round sink as your primary washing up space, they look pretty, however
are terrible to use.

Still room left over in the lounge room after setting up
the double length table! Very happy.

Grant made the island bench and light above it from 2 old drafting tables he bought
20 or so years ago when he worked at Holden. He also made the top of the
entertainment unit from the same tables.