Oh man, other than the color that set is pretty much like one we got for our home. Our dining area also opens to the kitchen and living room, it's 11 x 10 so similar in size as well. I returned it. The height over powered the space and I hated the way it looked. Our set was white, and I would imagine the darker set would close in the room even more. I would urge you to really rethink it.

I have a DR that is almost 13' square so mine is close to your size. My DR table (without leaves) is almost exactly 56" square. It looks great when no one is eating at it, but even without putting in a leaf (it will seat 5 a bit crowded, 4 better), it is hard to get around. I have a small sideboard on one wall, a chest on another wall, and no furniture on the 3rd/4th walls and it's still crowded. Serving is a nightmare as I cannot get behind the chairs to go around the table. If I put in a leaf (my leaves are about 24" wide), I can seat 6 comfortably. One Christmas, I had to put in 2 leaves, and the people at the end, well, one had his chair practically in the entrance into the LR, and the other was up against the french doors that lead to outside - it was awful and this was to seat 9 people! I cannot imagine how you can possibly use your table in this room, or any other table and hope to seat 10 people. It's just not big enough. It takes a BIG DR to hold a table that can seat 10 comfortably. My DD has a DR that is 15' x 16 1/2'. Her table is 52" wide and if she uses small chairs, she can seat two at each end and with two leaves in her table (a triple pedestal table), she can seat 4 down each side, thus 12 in total. One time, she seated 14 - it was very cramped - no b&b plates, single wine glass in the table setting.

Keep in mind the length/width of a table is not just based on chair size...it's also based on the fact that you need 24" of linear space per person and 18" of clear leg space for each person...on the sides as well as the ends which means you need the leg space for the end people to not overlap w/the leg space of the people on the sides. [NKBA recommendation is a minimum of 24" per person linear space and 18" of clear leg space for each person (table-height seating).] Caveat: If you have everyone sitting on the sides, then you need only worry about the leg space for those sitting on the sides....but remember that if you have table legs in the corners or rounded/curved corners, the space needed for people is in addition to the space needed for the legs/curves. Our 6-person table is 78" x 42" and the chairs are 19-3/4" wide. There is some overlap of leg space at the ends b/c there's not quite enough room for both the person at the end and the people 90 degrees to that person to share the same leg space. Ideally, you need 84" in length for a 6-person table b/c you need to figure 24" per seat on each side plus 18" on each end...so 18" + 24" + 24" + 18" = 84". In reality, I think our 78" is OK if everyone "plays nice" under the table. I think the depth of the table also helps...ours is 42"...so there's more room under the table overall compared to 36" or even 39". But, I would not want to go any shorter than 78"...at least in my experience...if you want a comfortable and "stress free" dining experience! We only occasionally have 6 people at the table, though, so we've taken out the 18" leaf for when it's just the 4 of us. The table is then 60" long and seems perfect for the four of us w/very little "his/her legs/feet are touching me!" arguing at the table! [That's the stress I was referring to above!] Finally, remember that even if your children are small now and a shorter table works, it won't in a few years! Right around the "tween" years (10 - 12 years old), children begin to need adult spacing...and that will last the rest of their and your lives...whether they're living at home full-time, living at home in the summer, or visiting for Sunday dinner and holidays. So, plan ahead...don't get stuck with a space (and table) too small for the future! Good luck!

I agree with Patricia. There is so much gray/white/metal going on you need some warmth or color. Look into natural wood stains or stools that have a pop of color (even colorful metallic ones would work).