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Help with Living/Dining room furniture placement

last year

Hello.

We have recently moved into a home which I am trying to furnish!

We have recently removed the pillars and (plan to remove) the half walls in this living/dining room. I will then have a long 26x 11.5 room and am trying to figure out how to use the space in the middle of the room.

I need to have a dining room table in here that seats 4 as the kitchen does not have an eating area.

I have attached photos. Please let me know if additional information would be helpful.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

last year

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Did you actully check to see if those pillars are load bearing? What space in the middle ? IMO just do more furniture in one space or the other I would porbably do a longer dining table for sure since you will have the space This is pics of a space almost exactly like yours We did not have a TV but the space where the FP was could easily have handled one

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HU-30326731
Original Author
last year
I did check! They are not load bearing, already removed. Thank you! I currently have furniture at one end of the and the other, once I remove the half walls, I'll have a gap with no furniture. I like your idea of a longer dining room table!
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ratherbeatthebeach
last year
I second the longer dining room table. Then on the end wall of the dining room, you could add a buffet or china cabinet. Or some big art and a floor plant.
elcieg
last year
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I would bet money that those were load bearing pillars. I like the half walls. Before you remove them, make sure the floor runs under.
kandrewspa
last year
I bet the floor doesn't run under the half walls so be cautious there. If it doesn't and you can't find the identical flooring to patch the gaps, take the half walls to the ceiling and create a cased opening between the two rooms.
HU-30326731
Original Author
last year
thank you all for your advice!!! Hugely appreciated. you are correct the flooring doesn't run under the half walls... I do have some extra planks I could patch with or as someone suggested bring the half walls to ceiling... Which do you think would look better? Walls to the ceiling or open? Should I start another discussion :)
ffpalms
last year
I think I would start a new post with your photo showing the way the rooms looks now that you have removed the pillars. I am confused by the box cornice over the dining windows. It doesn’t seems to relate to the drapes at all. Will that be removed?
ffpalms
last year
Here’s a helpful visual about furnishing a long narrow room. You could think of the Library Zone as your dining room. Since your space is only 11.5 ft wide, some creative thinking will be necessary.

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Amy Peltier Interior Design & Home
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