I don't think it would be out of place in New England to find a ceiling fan in the living room as long as it 'fits in' with the decor. In our old house in MA we had two ceiling fans in a large downstairs L shaped room (originally designed as a formal living room/dinning room but we used it as a game room.) We used the fans in the winter in the reverse direction to pull the warmer air down back into the room. I wouldn't worry about how it might affect resale, a ceiling fan is an easy fix even if it does end up looking odd (which I don't think it will).

lol. Ok, the island was a bad idea. I got carried away and forgot that I'm design-challenged. But if anyone has a counter height table to sell, I'll take 2. bmore, I get the message. I'll take a few pictures of the space and try to post them by the end of the weekend. To answer the questions: The little piece of wall only juts out about 2 1/2" so it's not to scale in my drawing. It's actually one wall that runs the entire length of the living room and the kitchen. It juts out that way to create a small alcove where the large window is. A picture would definitely help :o). The slider door opens from the left side, not the right. Yes, it would be possible to switch out the slider for a French door and window if we decide to include walls and windows in the remodel. No dining room, unfortunately. The fridge swings the way angie drew it in her layout, which I like for the reasons lavender mentioned. It follows the rules so DH will love it. Thanks for your layout, angie. lavender_lass - thanks for the advice. We've been slowly renovating over the last 10 years and last but not least is the kitchen. We're happy here but DH thinks we could use an extra bedroom, which is why we'd consider moving. DH and I will firm up the scale and budget for this remodel now instead in January. It'll be so much easier to choose the direction we want to go in with these layout options. I'll have an update real soon....

Hi Beverly. I have heard also that people tend not to like ceiling fans in foyers, much less in dining rooms, but I live on the top floor of a New York City apartment and I am not a huge fan of full blast AC, which is why I would like ceiling fans in all three spaces. The ceiling height for the living room and foyer is 105” and the raised dining area is 99”. All three spaces have high hats (I’m OK with overhead lights in the dining area). All high hats are spaced to give the ceiling fans enough room, to avoid the strobe effect.

It’s two full sofas. The existing fireplace I will be removing and putting one where the tv is located with builts in. I just don’t know what color of ceiling fan to go with or coffee table.