Anita, I think the set you like is beautiful. However, consider this, legs like that table has will not allow for extra chairs. If the same table was a pedestal table you could get 2 chairs down each side. I had a Wicker table with a 48" glass top before this table and I had six chairs. I now have a 46" octagon table with 4 big chairs and two smaller chairs with low backs. Don't let those small chairs deceive you, they are full size chairs the seats are as high as the ladder back chairs, just the back is smaller. I can get chairs 6 around this table and have squeezed 8 around it in a pinch. I think 4 x 3 would work well, but like I suggested watch the table legs, they can hinder the amount of chairs you can use. I also had a bench at one time (inside the bay window) we were a family of 5 when our kids were growing up, so we had 3 chairs and a bench. This nook measures 9 foot 1" wide from the counter (with the bananas on it) to the end of the wall. . .The bay window is 8Ft wide. I took this tonight after I measured... from the center of the bay window to the end of the first glass pane on the french door the measurement is 8 ft. Also notice that the chairs are not huge and they fit under the table well. ( they can go in even further than the photo shows) This allows more walking around room when the table is not in use. I am a very visual person and use a lot of visual aids when doing or building furniture. I suggest you take your current table and add a faux top with wood, or cardboard or anything that would mock up the size table you want in the room, add the chairs and see what it looks like. Also consider a 42" round table (pedestal) with a leaf. It would give you a lot more room for everyday use for 4 people and when the grandparents come put in the leaf. We made this table 48" and when it was all done and we put the chairs around it I saw that if it was a tad smaller the chairs would fit under neath better so we cut it down to 46". Every little bit helps in a small area. Hope this helps. joann

Can't, sorry, I live on the other side of the country now. I did have 9' ceilings. If you are worried about how it will look IRL, do a mockup. Get a large roll of butcher paper (the brown stuff), and tape it to a wall. You can do it outside if you can't find a workshop or some other high space. Then draw the doors, a window, base, and crown. Better still is to have a carpenter do a mockup, with the real millwork, on a sample wall. The wall does not have to be more than a few feet wide. I would only do this in an expensive house, obviously. In fact, if you are getting this fancy, you probably should have a designer, and that person can supervise the mockup. IMO this is the only way for a layman to get a good idea of how the elements will relate in reality. My design was a "modernized" version of a colonial house, almost Shaker, with flat stock mouldings and a flat crown. That's probably not what you are thinking about, so it would not help you. Good luck.

I have transoms above every door on the first floor of my 1965 house. However the divider at the tops of the doors is very narrow. In the living room the effect is floor-to-ceiling and nearly wall-to-wall glass. They are standard 6'8" doors and the transoms have a glass area of about 11" high. Some antique houses here have fanlights as in your photo and eight foot ceilings although those doors are usually about 6'6" instead of the modern 6'8". So in my experience, yes, you can have transoms with 8' ceilings and a reasonable appearance.

I have an 8 foot slider just like this, facing the west. I have a pole rod with fabric panels at both ends and heavily-textured semi sheers in the middle. The rods extend just a bit beyond the doors on the sides so I can push everything out of the way if I want, or pull them all closed in the afternoon to shut out the sun.