I forgot to mention that I travel with an 8 year old boy! Do you mind if he tags along? He would love that pool! Your house is so wonderful, I'm so glad that you took the time to post pictures. I can only imagine the work involved but thank goodness you didn't tear it down! As for the chandelier, yeah, it may not matter what you put there! But, if you want to stay with that cottage cape cod feel consider finding something with more visual weight, and not so many lines. A lantern could be perfect. I don't know if you've ever seen the Currey and Co chandeliers? I love to go to their site just to look at their products, even when i'm not really shopping. This particular chandelier caught my eye for your room. Somethign simple, with some visual weight, although I'm not crazy about the black for your room. But maybe this will spark some ideas... Here is a link that might be useful: Currey and Co chandelier

Can't really tell from the pic, but I'm guessing it is an old table and therefore,if the shape is as appears, very, very worthy of the price. It looks somewhat similar to an old one of mine. Mine has a pull chain that raises another leaf out. Yours, judging by the center legs, surely has other leaves. Looks great to me. Not so keen on chairs, either, but chairs are not cheap and these can be nicely fixed with new seat covers and slips for the back. 200? That's a deal. Be sure and do a mock up of some kind and measure to ensure the space can hold the set.

malhgold, how've you been? Haven't seen your posts in awhile. Take those arm chairs near the fireplace and stick them on the ends of the table, just to see the size of a chunky arm chair there. If that looks good, then I would suggest you put something like that at the ends and put smaller chairs on the sides. Do your barstools come in chair height? maybe you could use something like that? I think the RH style really fits with this table. I also think that you could use a great upholstered bench in front of the fireplace-this way you can sit facing the fire or the kitchen. Maybe one of those benches with the ends that come up on both ends so you can lean on the sides. Geez,that's a crazy description....sort of like a couch without the back. What's going on with the tiles?

I'm not sure if any of these appeal to you but we bought our table here about 7 years ago. I love it. Ours is 6' with painted black base. It has held up extremely well to my family of six, with four kids eating all their meals here, as well as using it for homework, arts and crafts, etc. We have six chairs but only use four, with two one one side, one on either end, and a bench on the other side. However, when necessary, we can easily add a third chair to the one side and seat three on the opposite bench. Eventually I will replace the bench and only have chairs. Not sure how far you are from Annapolis, but it would make a lovely day trip. The shop is right on the main street into town, with loads of other shops and restaurants in walking distance so if you have time, it would be a nice outing for the day. Maine Cottage is a few blocks away, and though pricey, has some really nice furniture as well. Here is a link that might be useful: Annapolis Furniture Company