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Dining Room Arrangement

2 years ago

What to do with the huge empty wall

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  • 2 years ago

    I think your hutch would look less crowded on the opposite wall, although it's hard to tell without more pictures. You might even be able to change the table orientation if you tried that. the clock could go where your artwork is possibly.

  • 2 years ago

    Can you add room and furniture dimensions? The table looks like a different size in the pics you posted. Is it possible to move the hutch on the wall opposite the windows, and move the clock elsewhere in the house?

  • 2 years ago

    The room is 20x14 … no where else for the clock. The table is 8ft long. The opposite wall is open

  • 2 years ago

    Id switch the hutch and clock and make sure to center the hutch

  • PRO
    2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Move the hutch

    Take that grandfather clock out of that room. Place it in a foyer, living room or library

    Replace the dining room fixture

    Take down those valances and install drapery panels

    Add art to the back wall.
    What's with the tablecloth. It ruines the appearance of the room.


  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Here are Gustavian Dining Rooms for your reference if that was the direction you were headed for your room.





  • 2 years ago

    Can you swap the clock and the hutch? Hutch centered on the large wall and clock in the corner where the hutch is now.


  • 2 years ago

    Is that a clock that can only go in a corner? or can it go flat against the wall where the hutch is now. Kinda looks too tall to be in a corner and too close to the window.

  • 2 years ago

    The clock is not cohesive in this room. Put the cabinet on the largest wall. Get curtains like in your living room for the windows. Try out a different orientation for your table after that and see what's needed.

  • 2 years ago

    Thank you for these suggestions. The house is small and it’s been challenging. The clock is tough because my husband is attached and there is no other room to put it in.

  • 2 years ago

    It's a very pretty space! I agree about switching the hutch and grandfather clock. Center hutch on that big wall. For the clock I would have it face the room but center it to include having 2 pieces of art hung vertical next to it, something pretty like your other piece of art between windows. But perhaps with black frames to compliment with your lighting. When budget allows, get full length curtains and hang higher above the windows and show more of the rod, which should be same finish as your light.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    Usually the perfect spot for that clock would be in the entry hall.

  • 2 years ago

    Just curious but would the hutch fit between the two windows?

  • 2 years ago

    The clock is a misfit for sure, an Angus bull in a pen with lambs. Could it be moved to another less-visible corner of the room?

  • 2 years ago

    Is the big empty wall the same as the wall on which the hutch currently stands? To me, they look the same, so I am curious why everyone is suggesting moving the hutch from one large empty wall to the opposite large empty wall.


    I bet if we could see the entry, we could find a spot fornthe clock. I understand keeping a clock like that. We just have to find the right spot for it.

  • 2 years ago

    I have my mother-in-law’s Grandfather clock, too. And my husband is attached to it. I have it in a corner of the great room where you really don’t see it until you’re inside and turn around. It’s difficult when you have a fairly large inherited item. Think creatively about a different corner for the clock somewhere in the house.

    And mine can’t go in our entryway either.

  • 2 years ago

    Clock doesn’t belong. The rest of the room is lovely.

  • 2 years ago

    I wouldn't try and relocate the grandfather clock, it's your husband's pride and joy. But perhaps move it to the dining wall immediately to the left when looking into the room so it's not as visible until one is actually in the space. Assuming each end wall is the same width, you could leave hutch where it is and then hang a couple pieces of art that are vertical in shape, that compliment the space.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Moving the hutch to the large wall accomplishes: it not looking squeezed in on a short wall, answers what to do with the long wall and the clock would actually be better in the opposite corner with art on the wall on right to help off set/balance. (We inherited a 150 year old grandfather clock and whenever we bought a new home had to take into account an appropriate location. It’s now in our dining room and we love it there.)

    Suggest though heading a little less delicate in the room - drapes, table runner (placemats when needed) and art, which will help integrate the clock a bit better.


  • 2 years ago

    Can you post a photo looking directly at the hutch? Is there a door way next to to the hutch or is it a full wall?

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  • 2 years ago

    There is an opening. The wall where the hutch is 1/2 the size of the other wall. We were thinking of adding a mantle to the large wall.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Move the hutch to that wall. Add great art around it to connect the color of the wall to the other three.



    From the old days, clocks were in the front hall...let the entire house know the time. That was long before smart watches and bed side alarms.



    No valances....(eyebrows). Either leave the windows bare or do @Maureen's window treatment suggestion.

  • 2 years ago

    If the hutch is on a half wall, then the full wall would be the best one for the hutch. The hutch looks too big to be on that half wall. It needs to be centered on the large wall with art on either side of it. If you do not have another home for the clock, then it should be hidden from view and belongs centered on the narrow wall.