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Gurley, since you are still in the planning stages, note that the space off the kitchen is not 14x14 as shown, but more like 14x7. The walkway between the living room and mudroom cuts it in two. And by the way, it gives a great view of the mudroom and laundry room from the living room. Anyway, don't worry about it becoming more used than the living room because there isn't room for it to be. How do you plan to use the living room? There isn't much space for a tv, I suppose. It will go above the fireplace? But it is also a walkway from all the bedrooms to the kitchen and garage, and probably the laundry because it is a straighter shot than winding through the warren that is the front-left portion of the house. In Bedroom 2, consider flipping the closet so that the door is closer to the bedroom door, or somewhere along its wall. That gives the bedroom another usable corner, making furniture placement much easier. In the master bath, do you need a knee-hole vanity space? I'd go with one straight vanity with two sinks, it will be easier to move around. If you think you will use the room labeled Dining Room as a dining room, consider changing the kitchen around so that the two are better connected. In fact, the front-left corner is a bit of a rabbit warren as I said, do you plan to use it as labeled or would you like something a bit more efficient?

Hi Emily- Congratulations on your new home! The dining area is the space with the wood floor adjacent to the kitchen counter. I would remove the bench to ensure there is enough space to pull out the chairs and to walk on either side of the table. There should be three feet of space on either side of the table to ensure chairs can be pulled out and people can sit comfortably. As to your musing- " It feels strange for the dining room table to be on the carpet, so far from the kitchen but it also seems strange to have a breakfast nook on one side and a dining room table off the other side. " You are absolutely right. It is downright ridiculous that these days houses are designed with three places to eat so close together, a breakfast nook, counter space, and a dining are, all open to each other, and there is no real design thought put into it at all. I am not a fan of eating at a counter, find stools markedly uncomfortable, and not at all conducive for family meal conversations and appropriate table manners. Furthermore, I sure as heck don't want to be treated like a short order cook. Do you? Can people really not walk 3 more feet to the dining table and sit in a proper chair and face each other? I would get rid of the counter chairs and use the space where the chairs are for more storage. There are many things you can do with the "breakfast nook," depending on what your needs are. A reading room is a great idea, and if you put a table in there it can be your study/office. Another though is if you need a place for your children to work on the computer in the open while supervised, that might be a good place as well. That could be the homework room and reading room. You could get a comfy chair and ottoman for the wall opposite the door, a small low bookcase on the wall under the window and put it next to the chair and the top can serve as your "side table" if there is no room for a side table on the outside of your chair. On the far side of the bookcase you can have a table and straight chair for laptop use in front of where the outlet is. If you have two children you can get two tables and put the tables at right angles, one against the wall under the windows, and the other one at right angles to that. One chair faces the window. The other chair is at right angles but on the outside of the other table.

Ok, that info really defines what you might want to be looking for size wise. And, you’ve identified a possible space to store the table when not in use. It looks like you do use your current table for desk type work - looks like a calendar book sitting at a space. Maybe the way to approach your project is to measure the wall space so you know max width of table that would fit there. Start your online search looking for that width of fold down tables with casters / wheels for easy moving. Think about if you would use a table that could provide a work space for things like the calendar & maybe one chair could sit at an extended piece or leaf of table. Also, you said 3 at most so plan for table to seat 4! If your kitchen counter has an eat at bar, you’ve always got extra seating there. Wanted to say that your copper wall hanging over the audio system unit is beautiful.