If that's a baby gate, then I would skip the rug. But then I'm all about avoiding cleaning, maybe you aren't!

What's to the left of your photo?

M Riz- Thank you! To answer your question-we are moving from an apartment so we don’t own a dining table yet. Starting from scratch! (So I wanted to order the right size table, to best fit the space, if that makes sense). I appreciate your help! I will start with the light as the center point.

latifolia-Thank you! Yes it is-but it was left by the previous owners. =) We have an older child and a dog. But Im with you on the cleaning part! Haha! A rug seems a little scary to me!

PS) To the left is the kitchen. It’s all open.

Maybe if you posted a floor plan of the area, you might get a better idea of what you could fit there. It looks as if there is a lot of room but you cant really tell from that pic. Congrats on your new home!

M Riz- thats a good idea! I’ll try to do that soon. Thank you!

What are you asking . ??

You don't need a rug under the dining table, especially if it is used frequently. It is more difficult to move chairs and more likely to get dirty from dropped food.

Dining tables usually come with leaves to extend. Normally they come with six chairs.

For the measurement, start with the wall with the glass doors. Measure the wall in feet and inches. Then indicate where the operable door is and its measurement. Then work to the right around the room. Measure each wall and any openings. You can then do a scale drawing where one inch equals one foot. Post the drawing and you will get good feedback on table size and placement.

Good luck!

Congrats on your new home! to help with scale when buying a dining table you can use painters tape to outline table dimensions and then put chairs around it so you get a sense of how everythjng would fit - boxes can help too.

I personally would want a rug to define the space and would choose a super simple indoor/outdoor rug that can be wiped down - there are lots of fabulous ones out there (Ballard has them so does Annie Selke, Ruggable etc)

I would likely center the table on the chandelier to start with and then see if that gives me enough room for the table size i need, and adjust from there.. I’d proabably be tempted to get a bigger fixture once i had the furniture figured out - congrats again!