While we wait for the rug experts, just a thought. Can the table go the other way?

You will be asked for the floor plan with the measurements.

You might have to get a carpet and have it bound to a size that you need.

Many different styles are available nowadays.

Cute cat.

What's wrong with the rug? Turn the table.

The cat says it works for lounging! Rugs in the dining room should be 36-42" larger than the table so there is room for the chairs to be pulled out and sat in without falling off the rug. The rug should not run into baseboards or furniture placed on the walls. Get out the blue painter's tape and tape measure and do some practice runs to find out if you even have room for a rug. With the long rug shown, the table should be turned the other direction. The rug will still be too narrow for the chairs to have adequate pull/sit space.

Color of the rug is too similar to the walls but not close enough in hue to match. I agree with the others about rotating the table 90 degrees. I would also suggest a rug similar in shape to the tabletop/bar stand:

You have two competing color schemes. The green and ashy wood floor and then the warm wood furniture & tan walls. If you keep the dining chairs, some warmer hued seat covers might improve things.

These are approx. 5x7 +/- I thought a brighter rug might work better in the space.

Why do you need a rug in the dining room? The kitty totally coordinates!!!!

I think a retro design vinyl rug would be amazing in there:

https://hudsonandvine.com/collections/vinyl-mats

Turn the table the other way, or get a smaller rug. Actually that rug is way too long for that space. you need something about 2' shorter. width is ok.

don't care for the yellow/green color.

is that a Bengal?

How about keeping the rug and getting new drapes?

Mecca Printed Cotton Curtain Single Panel, 50"x120" · More Info

Put new fabric on the dining room chair seats

Piccadilly Cut Velvet Upholstery Fabric, Grass · More Info

Table cloth

Strands Tuxedo Polka Dot Wavy Striped Black White Upholstery Fabric · More Info

Runner for the buffet

Harrow Abstract Cut Velvet Upholstery Fabric, Emerald · More Info

Keep the cat

I was thinking you could put the reclining kitty poster over the mirror, but maybe instead:

Move the mirror behind the bar and hang this above the buffet

Vintage Lavoie 'Zoo 1' Canvas Art, 16x24 · More Info

I think the oval rug will be suit to your dining table. Maybe like this.

Or maybe you can see this tips : Rugs size for dining table from designchikee.

I think it will help.

https://shrinke.me/DiningRoomRugSizesTips

Thank you all for your comments! That is Archie on the rug (Egyptian Mau). He approves everything and isn’t much help.

A lot to think about and research ! I would like to post what the dining room looks like a little further out (open concept house). Some opinions may change..I will post this evening!

archie is beautiful! (and doesn't miss too many meals!! i have a chonk too)

Thanks! He and his brother Remi (also EM) keep us very entertained. We are working on lessening the meals but he manages to fool my husband everyday that he’s just starving. Cat game. Never win. :-D

i hear you. with fat male cats comes urinary blockages. mine had quite the emergency. they said he needed to diet. yeah, he lost a pound, and then a month or so later managed to gain that back, plus another pound for good measure. (sounds like my diet!) and this is on the special cat food! of course he's always snacking.

you're the first EM owner I've seen.

Aw poor baby. Was he having trouble urinating is that how you caught it? He really doesn’t look overweight!

his fat is spread out in that pic. lol. (he's 17 lbs, but he is a naturally thick cat)

yes, he was completely blocked. I've been through it w/another cat so I knew the signs. straining in the litter box and trying to go but can't. they say it's more prevalent in overweight cats. he had a build up of Struvite crystals that were completely blocking his urethra. If not cleared, they will die within a day or two. very common w/male cats because of the longer urethra. luckily he didn't have stones, just the crystals. they flushed him for a few days and cleared out his plumbing. a change of food works to keep his pH lower. so far, so good!

Can you post a photo of the dining room n relation to the rest of the house? And the trick to rug shopping is to buy the smallest size of a style you’re considering so the return package is easier. What is the style of your house- other than Cat Kingdom? (We have a horse farm with 6 cats and only one lives inside the house. ( our gorgeous inside Tuxedo takes all the attention in a photo.)

aw, red, he's so cute! lucky you w/your horse farm! the others are barn cats? I also have 6 but only one stays outside. (and one goes out for daily rounds)

Jess sorry for the cat side-line!

This is my dining room now with its current rug I’m trying to switch out of. I love my mid century, all of my furniture is from 1940s-1970s in the house. I would like to keep it that way (mcm). The dining room chandelier will be replaced so please excuse that.

(Tuxedo is a handsome fella!)

(Ignore the big black thing...it is a cat wheel)

I vote for no rug, and for moving the angled chair flush against the wall, no angle

wide stripe curtains, or curtain panels in a dark color or design to alternate with your existing neutrall one.

New placemats, or a table cloth other than orange. Recover the seats in a bright color or design if you choose placemats.

No centrepiece unless it reflects the chandelier.

You might get a little something whimsical for over the bar