@Flo Mangan sorry for the delayed response. I now have the measurements to provide. The room measures roughly 20 feet long and is 17 feet wide at the widest side, where the entrance is. But the rest of the room is slightly more narrow. The patio doors measure 6.5 feet wide. I don’t have the window measurement but I want to say it was about 2 feet wide. I’ve attached the completely amateur measurements I took the last time we were in the house, and also another photo of the room from a different angle.

Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions! HU... I plan on a maple tree on the right and dug the hole for it so that the neighbor had a chance to complain about it before I spend money. We shall see! And I have been looking for furniture. Picky me can’t find what I like! Shivece .... great idea! I had also though about that but the winds off the lake are incredible and not sure a trellis could withstand them 😕 Sarah... the documentation is very long... started out with us having a ladder sitting in the side of our garage.... then over a peony and spiraled from there. We got a survey after the flower incident and he went crazy over that! Strung a line, pained orange markers everywhere.... we are legally allowed to have anything we want. But are kind of afraid 😱 I am thinking about a hedge though. I just worry he will kill them... Garden gal... no legal reason I can’t put up a fence. His issue is he only has about 6 inches past his heat pump to bring things to his backyard without coming on ours. I thought fences make good neighbors but can’t with this one. When the fence guy was here he yelled at us in front of him saying “you are going to regret this you mother f’rs”. And went absolutely berserk for 5 hours... And mind you he is 70 years old. Kitasei .. all true about the other kinda of neighbors. We are a small cove, 11 houses. They all know they are crazy but at least he tolerates them. We are the new people... the other neighbors love us and know what they have been doing and hate the war. One who is a judge even tried to mediate the situation but the neighbor would have no part of a mediation when we were more then willing to try. Rachel.... we looked into that but it would require a permit and variance which he would likely fight with the town 😕 Joseph... thank you! Looking into that. Embothrium... you hit the nail on the head. Anything we do is going to bother him. The cops had been called by others in the past but nothing changed. The neighbor who tried to mediate told him he will be the one who ends up with endless lawyer bills and fines if he doesn’t stop his crap. He hasn’t been violent since last year but the staring, giving the finger to our camera everytime he walks by, driving very fast by the house etc etc... is almost as bad. So that’s the situation.. This house was a 100 year old uninsulated shack when we bought it. We have had a lot of construction going on the past 5 years but only to make it better and will definite increase the property values. Thank you again for all of your response! Have a great Tuesday.

@Jilly - I am also kind of curious why everyone you know would have the same preference. I have found that people who live in older homes seem to like the yellower lighting while more modern homes like whiter lighting, but that is just local observation. It does seem to make sense to me. My MCM home has all the clean lines large windows and is brightly lit and most of the homes that are 100+ years old are darker in general. Window tax of the time created the row homes with windows only on the front and back of the house and many of the homes were built prior to public electricity, so the limited number of outlets and lack of ceiling lights is also common. They don't feel like they were supposed to be light and bright and the whiter light may feel quite stark in those homes. Most homes built from the 1970s forward seem to have the lighter brighter feel although they may not be as light filled as the MCMs, they are much lighter and brighter than the older homes.

Charming area for dining. I can see why you wouldn't want to block much of any of the view. When living on the lake, we went without curtains for several years, but once we added, they brought so much to each room. I think you will enjoy the addition of the cafe curtains you ordered. One thing no one has said is they believe the current art is too large, so distracts from the view. I would add a wood or stone shelf over the radiator for a lamp and bowl, then arrange art above and on the other large wall. Anything that goes on the window wall should be smaller, light and airy so the eyes are not stopped from being drawn outside. A pair of single non-electric sconces (like ones used by others here) would cast a nice glow. If not slipper chairs, which do not have arms for comfort, of the two possibiities you posted, I like the one on the right. It looks more comfortable and mroe like a dining chair. The chair on the left leans more office waiting area.