Agree with chiflipper, I imagine an office space

Can you remove walls and incorporate the space into your existing rooms, but still leave a foyer area? If you don't want to remove walls, can you move doors? What is on either side of the breezeway?

I agree with Barbara - see if you can open at least one side or the other - even if it is just part of the length ( 11 -15' ) into the room on one side or the other - now this real estate becomes part of the house....

If you cannot remove the walls on the other side to open it up to what(living room), then creating a foyer of 5 to 7 feet and using the rest as an office is a good idea. You want to make sure that you make the back of it something that will be used often.

I vote for office space. I have a small but very functional "study niche" that is just under 5 feet wide, so 7 feet 9 inches is more than sufficient to have an effective working area even with doors at both ends.

If you want to keep an open feel, instead of a wall or french door you could use a semi-open shelving unit to divide the space. This one is Ikea, 58" wide which would leave you with a 35" doorway opening into the back room. They have various drawers or baskets (e.g. wicker) that you could use to fill as many spaces as you like. This one has an optional attached desk and also comes in white or wood.

I like the French door or something glass to separate. They will help to keep the space light and airy.

Two of these put together would give you 5" of "wall" space without being permanent.

What is the length of the walls from the door opening to the slider?

Great place for an office space..You already have some great storage in there and you don't need any other separation-a desk can do that. Is there electric connection where the loveseat is now or can you tap in to another inside the house on shared wall?

If so, Place a writing desk (60" max) facing the front door where the love seat is so you aren't blocking the slider opening and use the chair across from it for the desk..you might tape it off for starters just to get a feel for the size you can use.

Very fun space..

I wouldn't want to walk straight into an office space if this is your main entrance. I think the main issue the the furniture. You have a lot of pieces taking up space, but nowhere that looks comfortable and inviting. It's a nice space. I would remove all the shelves and extra furniture and put in a comfortable sofa and chair, or four large armchairs with a small table. Think about seating that would work for you and your family when someone wants a quiet place to be.

calidesign,I go back and forth on this space all of the time. I agree, that walking in and seeing office space might not work which is why I was thinking of some separation. Or, maybe a small table by the back sliding door. As you say, I can always use some more comfortable seating. The issue has been finding seating that works in a 6x6 space and still allows access to the sliding door... I should say that I am putting in a wood floor, replacing the wood trim with white trim, and painting the walls an off white Any furniture s

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I imagine something like this glass wall in the picture below between the foyer and your new office space. You may want to replace the window at the far end of the office with something similar.

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Once you have the room cleared out to change the floors I think it will be easier for you to see the possibilities. If you could use a desk, put one by the sliders, which would be a great place to work. Then use the wall between the doors for two comfortable arm chairs side by side with a small round table between them. If you remove the shelves, that will still give you plenty of walkway space in front of the chairs (like photo below but without shelving). You will end up using the chairs if they are a comfortable spot to read a book, have a phone conversation, etc.

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I do not see this as office space. It would help to know what other rooms abut this area and what you need as a family. Do you have a family room? Do you have sufficient closet space or would a mud room help? Do you need a dining room? I think to make it a functional dining room you would have to have a wider opening which means removing part of the wall.