My aim for the weekend was to finalise the ensuite colours - I really want to be prepared when the builder needs my decision on the tiles. I know how my life gets and if the stores are only open from 8-12 on a Saturday, and I can't get there, then trying to fit in tile shopping is impossible!
I drove up to Bendigo to meet up with an interior designer from MakeYourHouseAHome. She had previously come to my house for a short visit and photo taking ... and boy had she done a huge amount of work since then. I was very excited to walk in to see a table laid out with swatches of materials, tiles, paint colours and so much more!

We went through each part of the house and I've walked away with nearly all the colours planned out for the entire house. I was just aiming to get the ensuite done!

The only remaining colour is the wall colour for most of the house. The one she had selected I liked, but once we'd changed the kitchen doors, it made the colour look really pink!! We picked out some alternatives, but need to see them in larger swatches before making that final decision.
I'm sticking with a lot of whites ... pretty boring but I figured the colours will come from what else is put in the room. Lots of Antique White USA!

Once we'd done most of the decisions we went through a tile and carpet store. I absolutely loved the idea of going shopping with someone who could keep all those colours in their head and have an understanding of how they would all go together. I just can't imagine them as anything beyond small swatches ... not walls etc! For the ensuite we had decided on a dark warm brown/grey floor tile and cream walls. The first tile store had nothing and it was decided I'd have to go alone to Melbourne tile stores (eek!), but then they suggested another local tile store we could visit on the way home.

So the very helpful interior designer came with me! Once again, we couldn't find the tile we wanted for the floor ... so a slight change in plans ... we're now going to go matching walls/floors in cream - and use a dramatic bathmat to add a colour on the floor. It makes that colour scheme very plain, but I'm quite happy with the idea of accessorising. We found a nice cream tile - that came in the right size and had both a polished version for the walls and a matt version for the floor.

Dining room colour scheme - existing chair with paint colours - the green is the walls, the white the skirtings/architraves/ceiling, the material is the window seat cushion

Laundy tiles in comparison to kitchen tiles - the laundry one is, maybe, appropriately called "Donkey Brown"!!!!

Decisions made!! I went to sleep very happy!!