Thanks Stormy, that is really helpful.
We have also requested to have double doors at the front door and were undecided about what doors to have in the hall way. Sounds like glass doors might be the best option to let in some light.
You suggested some extra lights in the family room. How many downlights do you currently have in your family room? I think we are going to get the luxury electrical pack which has about 8 downlights in the family room. (2 next to the slider doors)
I am not too confident about the quality of the appliances as not a very populuar brand. I did not realise you could chose your own though. Might be a bit late now as our tender is on Thursday and l have not looked into alternative options at all.
Glad to hear you are pretty happy otherwise. I think the house is going to work really well for our family, if only not so long to wait!!
One other query l had was whether you have a fireplace in your living room and if so do you use it often? We might get the recessed wall and connection and install later when we have saved some more $$.
Thanks again for your detailed respone.