Do you have an architect? If so, that's the person to ask. Or if you have an interior designer, ask her/him.

If you have neither, then you will have to post your plans here in order to get an answer which fits the design of your house.

Good luck with your project.

thank you.. I do have a architect she liked the open idea high ceilings.. I am not sure I agree. thank you

There are services that will create a 3D version of your house that you can then look at in VR. This will give you a good idea of what the space will feel like TO SCALE.

I learned the program enough to build this for husband and myself and we "walked around" the virtual reality remodeled versions of our house using Iris VR program with oculus rift run on my husband's PC. Professionals can do an amazing job for a reasonable cost and should have all the equipment. I personally would 100% be willing to pay for this to see what the space would feel like in a few different versions. You should ask them to create at least both versions.

Just a quick video example because it's tough to verbally explain how incredibly helpful it is to visualize your house model before it's built.