Only one piece of art over that sideboard.

Thanks. If the rest of the wall looks too wide and plain is there a way to fill it out a bit? Just leave the floor lamp there?

can't see all your room but I would try bench along opposite wall pull table a little closer away from door use sideboard as a serving table or drinks put large art by bench wall and put palm pic by sideboard light up and add some greens and Christmas balls on light or spend money on bigger light fixture nice room you can spray branches use real greenery add alot or keep it simple so much fun

I would hang your two pieces of art on the long wall, with the floor lamp. Then move the buffet to the end of the room under the palm trees. Remove the wood framed mirror. An alternative would be to use the two art pieces on the smaller back wall, and get a simply framed mirror, just slightly shorter than the buffet, to use over the buffet and reflect the light from your sliders.

I don’t care for the lamp. It looks . . . . temporary, I guess. I prefer beefier, sturdy items. Including furniture, wall art, and doodads. Actually, I don’t like doodads much at all. I struggle with forcing myself to spend the extra money to get a substantial, classy piece of decor. I’m always happier when I do.

If you think there’s too much wood, get the rug. Is it big enough to set the table and bench and chair(s) all on it?

As Carol Jean suggested, I moved a few things around, including the dining bench and the art (not yet hung). I think it balances the room better and makes it look bigger, but now I’m also noticing the blah sliding door blinds and wanting curtains, which I don’t have the time or budget for right now, so I may try to get the rug (yep, it fits under the entire dining area with at least 24 inch clearance) and maybe put a decorated buffet or a pot plant along the far wall to draw the eye away from the blinds/window.

Ideally, you need a rug more like 36-42" larger than your table itself for adequate coverage.

The rug will be 3-4 feet wider than the dining set on the near end of this photo. Once I centered the dining table under the chandelier, the rug is only about 26 inches wider than the far end of the table, but I figure it’s harder to see there and also if I put a sideboard along that far wall, I want the sideboard to not touch the rug but still be 18-24 inches deep from the wall, and it can be.

Your chandelier looks awfully high. How much distance is there between the bottom of it and the top of the table? It should be about 32”.

What are the dimensions of the rug? What are the dimensions of the table? What’s the distance from the center of the table/chandelier to the edge of the floor register?

Too much like your art ?!

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HI -- Oh dear ...your trying to sort out a hodgepodge of different things ...nothing goes together and most of it is too small . put the small console on the small wall with the floor lamp beside and under the palm art. . Lose the mirror and the little cart . On the left long wall make a long buffet with a plywood board on legs or saw horses or a folding leg table or dresser of some kind and cover it with the biggest tablecloth or fabric you can find ...canvas drop cloth or a queen or king sheet to the floor . Top with a pretty runner or smaller table cloth if you need. Hang one or both pictures above . Now you have a buffet for serving and Christmas decor . Also have a lamp or two on it . Take away all small items . See if you can find maybe rent some matching chairs and use the bench and odd chairs elsewhere . I don't really care for those two paintings and think a big wreath would look better . Good Luck ..you don't have much time before Christmas . Happy Holidays !

Thanks, everyone. These are helpful suggestions. Yes, the chandelier is too high. It’s about 48 inches above the table. That “Merry Christmas” sign is actually attached to the bottom of the chandelier for the holidays and it closes the space up a bit, but it’s still too much of a gap between it and the table - it’s about 36 or 38 inches. i’ll probably get a larger, lower and more modern light fixture when we can prioritize it. I’m looking át 9x12 and 12x14 rugs, which cover much of the room but don’t touch the floor below the furniture along the walls. I will likely use my outside table with long tablecloth in the room and figure out painting sideboards in the new year.

check out drop cloths for painting some poeple sew curtains out of them till you can afford nice curtains and sheers are pretty reasonable I love your furniture and art

I think I’m going to keep the layout that Carol Jean suggested. To break up the expanses of wood and create more contrast, I am going to use either a white tablecloth or white runner on the table, which will also help the evergreen/metallic ornaments/candles tablescape to pop more. Because I probably don’t have the budget for an area rug, I am now considering bringing in my other two mid century white dining chairs (removing the two mismatched ones) and keeping the bench and the four mid century chairs, but either spray painting the white mid century chairs black or putting some painters’ tape on them on a diagonal and painting the top parts of them black and leaving them lower parts of the chairs white, to create more visual interest. I would also love to try to paint the bar dresser in a grey chalk paint but we will see how it goes with time and money.

Move the mirror over the sideboard and the canvas to the back wall.

Your room needs a much larger light fixture

A tree in the background would add texture.

Since the room is so large I would consider adding a patterned rug to the room.

What's with the apricot wall paint????

BeverlyFLADeziner, the walls are actually a fairly agreeable whitish/cream, it must just be my iPhone camera and the lighting.

Does that far wall need to become a feature wall, with a grey paint? It’s the wall you see when you step around s from the entryway and living room to the family room, kitchen, then this dining room. But it has a door. Do you make a feature wall out of a wall that has a door. Also, I don’t have a picture rail or anything - would a feature wall look kind of random? Should I just paint the bar dresser on that wall a grey tone instead and add gold hardware?

I like Bev's idea with the mirror above the bar and the abstracts side by side on the back wall. No you don't need to paint a wall nor get a new chandelier. Maybe eventually, but for X-Mas? This seems like a tall order. Your 4 year olds art work is fantastic. Maybe to the right of the bar where Bev has a tree, you could instead make a two above two gallery composition of the kinder-masterpieces.

The wall mirror above the bar - don’t you think that’s a bit too much wood in one spot?

Not a pro - but to me no, the wall mirror over the bar balances off the table, and makes your room look more pulled together.

No gray accent wall, and no gray bar. Leave it stained.

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What does everyone think about me getting some faux hide fabric and cutting out a faux hide rug to peek out from under the dining table and break up the floor/wood a bit? If so, what color/s? Some ideas:

Not too much wood in one place to have mirror above the bar. Nice focal point.

May I suggest putting big changes on the back burner instead of rushing “to do” by Christmas? Allow plenty of time to come up with a big picture plan and implement it in logical stages. If I still had a 4 year old I’d be playing Christmas!

No fabric on the floor. That is a huge tripping hazard. Either get a full sized rug that allows you to pull all the chairs out, or leave the floor bare. With a limited budget, a rug isn't necessary - your floors look nice.

I put a black and white abstract artwork on that wall to provide more contrast and added a chair next to the bar to balance it a bit. I am now playing around with the tablescape. I may incorporate some red in with the silver and gold on the table. I’m also considering adding some peep and stick grass cloth wallpaper behind the abstract art in either light grey or tan or beige/gold. Thoughts?

Oops, meant to add a photo:

And possible grass cloth peel and stick wallpaper for just a rectangle area right behind bar (not the whole wall, but wider and taller than the artwork):

Or this. Thoughts?

Or maybe just break up everything by putting up a colorful patterned piece of peel and stick paper then repeat that color somewhere else in room.

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