Do you want to see/hear the TV, while you're working in the kitchen? That answer would probably help me make a decision. As for dining/study, you could combine those functions without closing off the larger living/dining room, if you do decide to move the TV. If you leave it open, you can expand your dining table for family/holiday dinners and still have room for the study. In fact, if you choose a durable dining table (dress it up with a table cloth) it could also be a craft area for the kids. Some cozy upholstered chairs at one end could be a reading area and homework could also be at the table. If you decide to keep the TV in the 'media room' you could still combine the dining/study area in the current family room. You have two nice spaces, so IMHO you have a lot of options! Hope that helps :)

Thank you and good point. They are both in the same room, however the ceiling will be a divided tray - meaning a separate tray for the couch family and a separate tray area for the dining area also close to a large archway entering to the kitchen. In other words, the fireplaces are both in one room, however the dining and couch areas will be somewhat defined by two large area rugs and two defined tray ceiling in the same large room. Hope this makes more sense.

oops, hit submit too quickly. In the kitchen, which was open to the breakfast room pictured above, we had SW Svelte Sage. The two went together very nicely.

We are actually days away from making 2 separate rooms, and doing a whole house remodel. We designed our addition to work for now and the future. We have 3 children 11, 8, and 5, who will get bigger and so will their friends and my father will be moving in with us, as he is lonely since my mother passed. I want our home to be a place the kids feel comfortable bringing their friends without being cramped...which is what we are now. Our current living room is about 20 x 15. We've decided to open the wall to the garage with large french doors and make it a rec/family room. They will still be two separate rooms, but we'll have the option of keeping the doors open or closed. The room was supposed to be a substitute for a basement play/fun area, but then our architect came back with the drawings and there was a large playroom upstairs for the kids. We still thought the family room would be great since we have large outside family/pool parties (60-80 people) three times a year, and one of these times it's going to rain. We will probably have several smaller gatherings now that we'll have the room. I figured the french doors would allow privacy, but not too much - thinking of those testosterone filled years. ;)