During the planning stage we went back and forth several times with the direction of the vault. The porch outside the big glass doors is a gable and we played with the idea of having the vault run from left to right and through to the porch. We kept changing the proportions of the room to accommodate dining, seating areas etc. At the end we 'forgot' to change the dimensions back to 22 x 26. You look at the plans so much that you don't 'see them'. The room looks massive yet it is not long enough for seating and dining - and its too wide. I didn't notice it until the foundation was already poured. Originally we had planned that the room to the left of the main entrance would serve as a dining room. I was advised to put the dining table in the main room and so we made the original dining space smaller by adding space to the office. I'm old school and always liked a dining room and breakfast space in the kitchen. Now I'm building a very expensive house without either. Lesson: decide on the things that are important to you and stick to them. Ignore the advice of people who might live a different lifestyle than you.

Install TV on the stair wall. Many pros put all the TV gear in a closet under the stairs and out of sight. Arrange a seating area in that 12 x 14 area. A sofa and 2 chairs would work well. In the area by the sliders and kitchen peninsula, flank the window with a pair of chairs, perhaps with footstools) and a lamp for a reading area. Once you in stall curtains, a lot of the large wall between the windows will be covered by drapes. Between those you might consider a family portrait gallery with over sized canvases, or just a great piece of art you love.

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Too small for sectional. Go with a sofa and 2 chairs. More versatile