Breakfast room detail

Thought I'd do a close-up of some of the breakfast room objects.  I think the sundae glass came out particularly well.

I got a suggestion about how I could simplify my grass set-up from Vlad Miller, one of the lux developers.

http://www.luxrender.net/forum/download/file.php?id=19918&sid=7e6a6fcb578f77641f1c4d8b8c2ce619&mode=view

I'll give it a go when I do my next exterior render.

Grass shader node tree

I'm wondering whether my grass shader could be improved.

It looks good from some angles but from others I can get some odd results.

Breakfast room & Exterior progress

I've added a little more to the breakfast room and tried some new lighting.  I find I'm constantly working the main light around the house to see what it hits as it passes through.  It's really nice when a ray of light makes it's way into an otherwise dim room and illuminates some little detail unexpectedly.

I've also been playing around with the exterior.  I feel I've got to the stage where I can see what's missing. It feels like the end is in sight.

Adjusted the grass colour.

Here a render with the improved grass material

Breakfast room progress

I've got some furniture into the breakfast room area.  I've gone for a later, lighter style with Eames designs.  I'm delighted with the contrast and plan to build on that with the smaller furnishings.

I've included 2 shots I did of this as I can't decide which is better.

Another shot with a few more odds and end in.

Breakfast room floor

I've done a quick breakfast room floor.  I've cheated a little by using the materials from my bathroom scene but applied to a tile system I worked out when doing the parquet floor in the lounge.

This was a really quick test render so you'll have to excuse the poor quality.

Exterior shot

I've done some work on the exterior of the house/garden.  Still early days, the trees are a little ropey and will have to be replaced once I get better at making them but I'm happy with the grass.  Maybe some meadow flowers might make it more of a feature.

Still need a lot of fleshing out I know.

More furniture for the lounge

I've fleshed out the lounge area of the building a little more.

The glass table is affecting render time quite considerably. 

More arch vis

A new architectural visualisation is underway.  It's a little more ambitious than the bathroom.  Here's an early render.

I'm pleased with the way the interior materials are working.  The exterior is going to be more of a challenge,  fun though.

Wireframes

Here are some wire frames of some of the pieces.

Bathroom detail

Couldn't resist doing one quick snapshot.