We have just bought this late 70's gem, this room is our downstairs family room which has an existing kitchen and dry bar and we are looking to convert it to a second kitchen and living area (bye bye dry bar and ugly existing kitchen) as there is a bathroom and bedroom also on this floor (self contained living)
We have lovely waterviews and a large deck that extends from the sliding doors so we want the room to capture this (so we'll invest in new sliding doors).

I think mum (who will be living there) is keen for neutral tones, she wants to cover the brick (say in gyprock) and she likes coastal theme (so lots of white, grey) and recently fell in love with the couches (see pics) which have been promptly bought ;)
The kitchen only needs to be small (she doesn't want an oven) as she can use the upstairs one if required.

I'd love to get some design ideas from those out there in houzz land because you've all been so helpful in the past with some great ideas.

p.s the budget is not too tight (say $20,000) but I guess we don't want to overcapitalize!

Thanks :)