We are in the process of building a new house. The first floor has ten foot ceilings, the second has nine. The great room has a two story ceiling at 22'. While framing, the framer suggested we put 8' doors on the first floor. I have no issue with this except that our front door has been purchased and it is a 7' (or 6' 8") door, with sidelights, and has been framed as such. A transom is not an option on this door, because it's already frames, and there is a steel beam which runs over the door for support. In the foyer we have a closet beside the front door, and a few feet away is the entrance to the den. Directly in front of the foyer is a large opening to the dining room, (the dining room has openings on three walls, one of which leads to the kitchen). Should I just leave everything at 7 feet, OR should I put everything else at 8 feet, and try to hide the differences with the heights in the foyer area using different trim? For example, the seven foot doors get a large trim across the top, while the 8 foot openings would be trimmed in a simpler way I'm hoping that because the dining room openings are more of a large arch (not rounded), that this would allow for the two heights to appear side by side and not seem too odd? Please help!