OK, I understand, can you place the huntsboard/buffet on the other wall? Could you take a leaf out of the table for every day so the table is shorter and turn it across the room and put your original chairs in a more open arrangement? Just wondering out loud here. btw, I think I have that same huntsboard!! haha! Or one very similar.

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Something wrong , no balance or scale with those chairs, Irina.

Hold everything, try this.

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Irina-Please try what Flo is suggesting. The host chairs are over sized for the other pieces but her suggestion can make them look fine for everyday. When you are having more than 6 for dinner, they will be easy to pull in to the table.

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those are pretty photos but all but one room is substantially larger, but I still think it can work if you try my suggestion, :-) Worth a try.

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The chairs are good in the corners and we can trick the eye with putting drapery across the wall to imitate a full window. Just takes more drapery and some trickery! Chairs are much better off to the corners. They are really not hostess chairs. But at least we can work with them now. Are you still planning on painting, getting new chandelier for this room? And some nice styling for the top of the buffet and table?

Looks weird. You have two windows in room. Is other window centered? may be we can flip table on 90 degrees and use other window for chairs?

Maybe buffet on the wall side.

You really have two options for the buffet, 1) orient the table lengthwise in the room and put the buffet on the left side of the room where the window is centered; 2) or orient the table crosswise and put the buffet centered in the room and work with drapery to make the window look centered. We can trick the eye with this approach, but it might not appeal to everyone. Drapery across that whole wall, with a fiber roman shade that cuts the light filtration at night when entertaining and using a formal living room, will completely change the look and no one will notice the off center window. I will find some photos to show you this concept, but it will be much later today. Have appointment, have to run.

Heavens to Betsy! They are tall. Yes, they are humungous! If you put the buffet on the side, then I think it best if you put the table on the same axis, because it will give you more room for chair push back. When your young one is older, you can put in front of a window. It will look a lot better. Do keep us posted. You have been a real trooper to keep trying different approaches. I admire that!

btw, thanks for the shout out. Love helping folks here on Houzz.

The dining looks great!

Nice!

I saw this room and chairs reminded me yours.

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That looks interesting.

Irina, I suggest you to hang on drapes from the ceiling to the floor, then your room will look visually higher. And chairs look good now.

To be honest, I rather like the chairs flanking the fireplace (pictured above). I wonder if you would consider painting the fireplace brick a cream color. If you also removed or lowered the mantelpiece and added a fairly large piece of art, I think it would tie it all together. Sorry... I know that you are working on the dining room, but as in most interior design, one room informs another and the domino effect begins!

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