Thank you all for your suggestions! @Enduring I definitely can push the TV back on the stand. I don't think I have enough room to allow the back of the sofa to be a walk way. @Immcnitt I like the idea of a console table. I'll see about playing around with the layout over the next few days. I agree with the chair in the corner, it is a bit odd. I do think the layout is TOO open now and makes the table look far to small. Hmm. @Jamie Our ceilings are too high, would the new lighting need to be shorter? @Jamie I would love a new rug in the living room for sure. I hadn't thought about a rug in the dining room, maybe that would make that space feel so open now.

Is this for your everyday table needs? Or if it is for entertaining guests, how many do you want to seat at one time? How many people do you want to seat in front of the TV? That's a small table 42" x 30". If you imagine using a 24" width X 12" depth place mat for each person, you see that your table fits 4 people (one on each side) with a 6 inch space down the middle for serving dishes. There's no point in having all that bench seating if the table only fits 4. Consider getting 4 chairs - much more comfortable than bench seats. Be aware that living room side chairs sometimes have the wrong seat height to use as a dining chair. And if your table has a box apron all around, the arms may not fit under the table.

@3onthetree I have added full floor plans to original post -Front door is the one near the stairs. -Stairs are actually 17, if you count the 2nd floor as a step :) -9ft ceilings. -2nd story is kid zone: 4 kids bedrooms, 1 Jack & Jill bath and a playarea -Wedge for stairs measures 25" to its lowest point on the wall. (Picture below) -I'd love to put the stairs somewhere else, but can't figure where. -No basement, on slab. -I'd love to utilize that twin closet area, walls can be taken down, ceilings in both closets have the same height as the main floor.

You want your front door to open into your dining room? Practically, this has anyone coming to your door traipsing through a lot of your home as they are welcomed in. Do you use your dinning room daily? How many live in your home? Can your french doors be moved? Do you want to get into construction to make this move more balanced?