I come to you with hat in hand. I just bought is 1050 sq ft coastal beach house in Northern California and have a few design questions.

The living room and dining room share a space which is quite narrow with bay window seating and a fireplace in the living room and a small dining room next to the kitchen.

I am in love with my dining room table which is 104x40, I would love to have it in my dining room table with 3 bookshelves against the wall. My husband says it's not going to work and that the table will encroach into the living room and that it will looked out of place.

So then I suggested moving the table into the living room and using the window sill as seating. I plan to get a new living room furniture so everything kind of revolves around the dining room table and bookcases.

Also, would appreciate suggestions on size of living room furniture.

A few pictures (furniture is not mine).