Thank you urbanhousedesign! This is a split level hpuse, so to the left of the wall opposite the fireplace is a short stair step leading to the bedrooms. The window on the right is actually a bay window so I'm not sure about putting drapes there? We will be fully moved in by this weekend so I will post photos of the setup once we have the furniture moved in. Again, thank you so much!

Here is also a photo of the room to the right of the main entrance to the house. It's currently carpet, but we plan on replacing this with laminate flooring in the future. I was thinking of using this as a formal dining room option with a sitting area, I just can't quite picture the layout. I was hoping I could get some of your feedback and opinion :) The other side of the wall is the kitchen with a more open concept (pictured posted previously). Nothing I can do about the fireplace wall. The house has three fireplaces and they all share the same chimney. Thanks!

Hello! From the photos, I see two entryways into this room: one is from the kitchen and if you enter this way, there is a window on the left wall. The other is from your foyer, and if you enter this way, there is a wall facing you, then on left wall is the fireplace. If this is correct, and you definitely want to use this as a formal dining room, I'm thinking a couple of things: The dining table should be floating in middle, centered to the room or centered with the fireplace. (It's tough without dimensions to know which would look better). Since you have the baseboard heaters, I wouldn't put any furniture against that wall, but matching pairs of drapes on all three windows (hung floor to ceiling) would look great. Instead of another seating area, I'd put a buffet on the wall that is to the left when you enter from kitchen. Only reason I say that is because you might need a serving table since this room isn't open to the kitchen. Also, you could put a second seating area in the open concept that is on the other side of that fireplace. However, if you do need additional seating in the formal dining room, then instead of the buffet you could put a nice long upholstered bench under that window..

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Do you have a layout that you can post. It is hard to determine furniture layout. Where your husband wants to place the couch and TV will eliminate having the fireplace as a focal point, but it does not appear that you can avoid this.

Urbanhaus and shirlpp thank you for your feedback. As soon as I get access to my desktop computer, I will post a layout/graphic of the rooms with dimension. Thanks again! :)

Urbanhaus, the space opposite the closed door is a small walled off area. We have 2 dogs so more than likely this will serve as their eating area. The closed door leads to our side covered patio.

Hello again. I was finally able to sit down and do a quick layout of the main floor rooms/areas. Basically, from the entry way to the right is a carpeted area with a huge fireplace rockwall. On the other side, is the kitchen with another open area, with another brick fireplace the same size as the one in the other room. And finally, there is a other open area towards top of the drawing with two doors on either side that leads to the covered patio (right) and the deck (left). I am in need of some design ideas for these open areas. Right now, I have our dining room table in the room to the right of the entry way. The area next to the kitchen is completely empty, which my kids are loving at the moment lol. And then the other area has our tv and leather couch at the moment. I'm really open to any design ideas at this point. I hope the drawing helps? Thanks so much in advance!