Dining table placement

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

The dining table was originally supposed to go between the island and living room; however, I'm not sure if this is going to be work because we have less space than I thought. We plan on having a brick arch between the kitchen and living room which is going to complicate placing the dining table there even further. We could do a wood beam which would take up less space than the brick arch, but I still do not think it will work. The other problem with this is lighting. I really want to have a pretty light in the living room and a separate light over the dining table. I'm thinking maybe I could use the keeping room which I really wanted (but is not a must have) as a dining room instead and perhaps still have room for a couple of chairs between the kitchen and dining room table? My original plan was to have a loveseat and a couple of chairs in the keeping room. Or maybe the dining table could go in the space between the island and the keeping room? The island is 9x4 and we can reduce that if it makes things work out or flow better. I'd love to hear your creative opinions of the three scenarios and any other ideas you might have! Thanks in advance!

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jlc712
10 years ago
The living room is very large, and I think you have enough room for a dining area and a living area, if you arrange the furniture differently than shown in the blueprint. But, it depends on how large your furniture is, and how many people you need to seat in both areas.

I would be sad to lose the keeping room area. One other option might be to flip the island so it's parallel to the fridge wall. That would give you room for a table between the kitchen and keeping room.
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tiffanygarrido
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you! This is something I hadn't thought of, but sounds like a good option. Do you think this would mess up the flow of the house?
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suzanne_sl
10 years ago
How do you envision using your dining room? Many people opt for island seating and a breakfast-type table and call it good. Others want/need seating for 18 of their nearest and dearest every Friday, Sunday and/or holiday. Some people are good with a dining table in the same space as their kitchen or living room, others either must have or despise a separate space where you aren't looking at the dirty dishes. I think you could make space in either the kitchen area or the living room area, but they will have a different feel. I know you must be decisioned out by now, but maybe you could find one not-dead, not-frazzled brain cell to give the function question some thought, and that might help.

Also, have you posted your kitchen in the Kitchen Forum? There are people there who are very good at kitchen space planning and more than generous with their time. I was wondering about that space in the bottom right corner of the plan, but I suck at kitchen design, so don't take me too seriously. Ask over there, and that might help you decide on what to do about a dining space too.
tiffanygarrido
Original Author
10 years ago
Well, I know I don't want a closed off dining room; however, I would like it to be a somewhat defined area with it's own lighting etc. with a farmhouse table that seats at least 10 with an extension. It can be smaller for every day use, but I'd like it to extend to seat a minimum of 10.

I'm ok with it being in the original space. I actually like it there. I just want to be able to have it's own separate chandelier and maybe define it in other ways as well. I also don't want it to feel cramped. I want it feel like it "goes" there.

I understand what you are saying about it having a different feel. I think it feels a little more formal in the living area. Is that what you think?

Thanks so much for your insight!