Actually I have three sets of washers/dryers. I have a set upstairs (also Maytags). I have six children, and wouldn't consider going less than two sets of w/d's. Three is a luxury, yes, but something I feel is important. I don't like to spend the day doing laundry and want to just get it done. My teens will be doing their own laundry. The color was $200 extra per set, and going with the overall design and attention to detail exhibited in the rest of the house, having red w/d's was something I went for.

plant looks fine, although leaves are a little shriveled, possibly from extreme dryness-it probably bloomed while you weren't looking-they come and go fast. hairiness is typical of anacampseros. personally i probably wouldn't fertilize after keeping a plant very dry for a while-it might burn the roots.

",,,the builder says we could put a playground on it as the pipe would be underground..." Ask your builder if he and his family would like to live there with a major drainage ditch from at least 6 other properties in the middle of the property? Is it too late to back out of the deal? If so, why don't you ask the builder to extend the buried pipe to your property line of the right, and cover everything on your property? Let the neighboring property worry about ponding, poor drainage and the like... See if he can sell that property! Such properties are often referred to as retainage basins and required by many jurisdictions. It appears your builder doesn't want to lose any property to such a tried and true technique, and is passing along the flooding risk to purchasers who buy property unknowing of the risk or tried and true drainage and run off techniques. Good luck with your project!

I recommend moving the table towards the wall by the bookshelf. It’ll make the room feel so much bigger. Also maybe move the books and tv into one media cabinet.