I live in a 1920s cottage that has a very similar layout as this: sliding doors all the way across the front of the living room/the short wall, which, in my case, separates the ratty front door, which opens onto a very narrow hall and VOILA! Here is a kitchen-TINY. I have loved this cottage for so long, but my hunger for design is on a sad diet of canned worms; The house is located on a creek and used to be far more secluded- but the neighbors above and across have all made changes, so the landscape no longer provides the same kind of seclusion and privacy. WIth such a long stretch of windows for walls, any thoughts on how to get the cozy, private feeling back? And how can I make the front door actually more inviting when people walk up the stairs? Perhaps another seating area like you have here would force people to take a different route!! ~luvkat