Here's How Designers Zone a Dining Table in an Open-plan Space

On either side of the seating unit are full-height cupboards filled with pull-out baskets – one cupboard for each daughter and her own craft supplies. The storage beneath the bench was made by a joiner. “They’re very small cupboards but very useful,” Cathy says. “There are data sockets inside, so Katie can plug in her ethernet cable and edit photos on her laptop at the kitchen table.” https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/kitchen-tour-a-petite-terrace-gains-space-without-being-extended-stsetivw-vs~129347801

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A Scandi-style dining table and chairs sit under a double-height space. “You can see the slightly unusual architecture – a big atrium – above,” Garry says. “We couldn’t have a light hanging down here, so a double articulated-arm wall pendant is there for that reason.” https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/houzz-tour-a-grand-edwardian-house-becomes-an-inviting-home-stsetivw-vs~127777285

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