Denleigh
This would be the view from the steel beam at utility room. Wall of glass on left, seating, you could do a gas direct vent fireplace and tv..the storage here is critical. Behind the cupboards you could have deep pull out shelves or just deep pull out drawers, like one would have in the kitchen. There is where you could keep the legos/games/puzzles/school supplies. Also a throw or two. The balance here would be to get the tv at the proper viewing angle, possibly a long narrow fireplace (modern will find pic) with tv above.
This is the perspective that others suggested on houzz thread, would be the view from inside the dining room into the kitchen if you moved the kitchen on the same wall, lots of potential here, keeping windows and fireplace on rt wall of dining room, defining space will pillars, on left of dining room across hall is utility room. Kitchen would be open to seating area on left across from island.
view here from utility room door walking into space, far wall has the counter w/ door idea that i mentioned in previous picture, plenty to view seated from island, fridge should be to left of range or on utility room wall by door, do think island is a bit to far from range...door out could be anywhere on wall, then sink/counter, then wall (focal point for when you enter room from hall then expanse glass on left.
way to do fireplace / tv / storage
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