The antiqued coffee is beautiful. That would be my choice if I was buying that table. I'd then get the sideboard in the antiqued black. I prefer to mix them up. To match-poo doesn't work for me. I think looking like a set "cheapens" the look, rather than each piece being able to stand on its own. Those chairs are nice and would really go well with the table. They would definitely create a much more formal atmosphere/look, though, than the casual you say you want. I really like this chair, although normally I don't care for upholstered DR chairs, but I think these are a beautiful hybrid of simple elegance and the heft that table needs. And they are Hooker, which makes very good furniture. http://www.horchow.com/Hooker-Furniture-Cecile-Dining-Side-Chair-dining-chairs/cprod124490008___/p.prod?icid=&searchType=MAIN&rte=%252Fsearch.jsp%253FN%253D0%2526Ntt%253Ddining%252Bchairs%2526_requestid%253D18818&grpId=cprod124490008&eItemId=cprod122250019&cmCat=search&focusProductId=cprod122250019 Really like this one too, the "Graham", same site

First off....I LOVE your rooster! That said....I applaud you for your decision to downsize. It seems like the console works well in the dining room. And if you really need a space to store your China and crystal, then it seems that the living room is the most logical place to put it. The question is...do you have the space? Perhaps you can post additional photos of that area for us to see? Where do you think it might be located? How will it relate to your furniture in that space? Is there a way that you can reduce your collection of crystal and china? If not....then show it off!!!! Please post more photos!

Thanks @celerygirl for the inspiration pictures! It's so helpful to visualize elements in the room! One thing though - I'd put the buffet on the other wall, on the other long side of the table since there wouldn't be enough room behind the end of the table. Thanks @Beverly for the link to the Atlanta house in Buckhead. Lovely!! The light fixtures are nice too and I especially like the first one! @Elizabeth Minish, we recently moved into a new home from a much smaller place so there are a few spaces that I am furnishing and decorating. The house was new construction, but we did not select the paint colors. I probably wouldn't have chosen Moth Wing for the dining room, although I don't dislike it. Other colors on the first floor are Accessible Beige in the great room/living room, Nonchalant White in the kitchen/family room (considering replacing with Sea Salt), Sedate Gray in the office, Comfort Gray in the 1st floor guest room, and Sagey in the powder room and other bathrooms (all Sherwin Williams). (I wish I knew how to make one of those floor plans that shows which color each room is painted!) I tend to like neutrals and darker wood for large furniture items and like blues and greens for accent colors. Despite the rising popularity of brass, I lean towards brushed nickel, silver, chrome, etc. I do like oil rubbed bronze and black for fixtures as well though.

White walls, neutral white oak wood floors. No rug yet! Room empty right now, floors being refinished so no photo…