Do you plan to move to a cooler climate? Or just really hot, right now? I get the same way in early March...but I'm so tired of snow! LOL Here's a sketch of the dining room, to show the table, in relation to the fireplace. The rest of the spaces are still a work in progress...but I'm much more conscious of universal accessibility, since my husband's illness. From Lavender Lass farmhouse pictures This post was edited by lavender_lass on Fri, Sep 27, 13 at 12:50

annakendo's kitchen has something like that. I think it looks nice: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0221530014284.html I also have a houzz idea book with some island-table inspiration pics that might inspire you as well! Here is a link that might be useful: Houzz island-table ideabook

I love RH style, however you should really investigate their products before purchasing. We have had to remake a lot of table tops for peoples RH's tables. They do not put a durable finish on them so they will not hold up to day to day use. Best of Luck

I have a rectangular dining room with a large window at one end. There is an opening on a perpendicular wall right next to the window wall, to the foyer. Across the room on the other perpendicular wall there is a door to the kitchen, with just 3 feet between it and the window wall. This means that there is a natural walkway between the foyer and the kitchen on the window end instead of going around the long way through the hallways to get to the back of the kitchen! Because of this, I did not center my oval dining room table in the room and it fits fairly well in the area beyond where the doorways are, and the light fixture is then centered over the table but not centered in the room. I put a bench in front of the window and with that and a few baskets the dining room is now a dining room/landing area and suits us for every day life. But I want to make the room a little more dramatic and elegant and also have more people to dinner! I started thinking about adding leaves to the table at least occasionally; I have two to add. But then what happens to the light fixture? It is convenient to our lifestyle to have the table, when smaller, set back. But not to have a centered light fixture would be very unsettling for me. Is there a light fixture that could actually be angled or adjusted somehow so that I could center it as needed? Any advice?