i recently moved into my boyfriend's hse, and my dilemma is the layout of the hse. when u walk in the front door it the dining room with the table in front of u pushed up against the big wall and a wood stove in the left side corner , then to the left of the table iand wall is big open space of the kitchen, now to the right of front door is big open space to dining room, ok thats pretty much the layout.....now i like make this room more functional, maybe a sitting area, put a buffet table in make look more inviting, for entertaining or just cozy up by the woodstove , but he can be stubborn , cant put table in middle of room dosent want to walk around the table, he like big open spaces, i do to, but i like the coziness .....pls help...ty