If you already have a formal dining room, use this area for a game/snack table. I like the idea of positioning the sofa in the L shape configuration. If anyone wants to watch the TV, they must turn all the way to the side. Adjoining rooms are hotel rooms that are connected to each other and able to be booked together to make one larger entity. The colors in the stone also pick up the tones in the wood which makes the two materials look good right next to each other. @ManyFloral No because it's rented so there's not one attached on the website @yousignup People do that? I love going there! I can count the number of times that the table in our dining room has been used on one hand (since 2009), we always use the kitchen table as it is a much more sociable experience.I reckon two sitting rooms would work quite well for you in your position, as long as the kitchen is big enough to seat the number of people you will feed at the table. Looking for a bit of inspiration. Layout help & design help, Need help with paint in almost adjoining rooms. If the dining room is a decent size, put a table in it and you can possibly get a Home office unit in there as well. I think a great sectional could work in that configuration too. Mark off each area (either physically or mentally… whatever works … Teenage sister just spends most of her life on her laptop haha! Leave the piano where it is, but try placing it at a 45 degree angle to the wall. Anchor your living room with two sofas, and then you can feel free to be adventurous elsewhere. If so, bookcases in one with good reading lights would suggest a library. I don’t like my brand new kitchen. Having symmetry in your home—be it a pair of matching sofas facing each other or a set of pendant lights framing your bed—allows you to be more playful and off-kilter with your arrangements of other art, accessories, and accent furniture. Sure we could have turned this into a dining room and boy did we consider it, but then there would be two sitting rooms next to each other (a living room and a family room), which could have worked but we made a choice. It’s also known as a front room. I've a larger sized dining room. They're outdoor cats and we don't have a catflap where we are now. An above view of a contemporary living room with a cowhide rug. Other options are tables for board games and jigsaw puzzles, atv/game lounging area, a music room with the piano and good speakers and furniture facing the piano to get ready for a sing-along. We are moving to a house with a big farmhouse kitchen plus two other reception rooms. Sidle up to a ranch. You can put solid bamboo or cane roman shades under the drapes. She kept losing her DH They did this:Small table in the kitchen with 2 chairs there all the time; works as additional worktop space and place for quiet coffee. Excluded from family because we didn’t go for Xmas lunch, Todays u-turn from DfE, key workers working from home should NOT send kids to school. The living room opens up into the dining space and pulls both spaces into each other. The second one has DS and DD's playstation in and a TV so they can watch the kinds of programs that interest them. Bring your chair and footstool into the conversation group facing the long sofa and wall. Normally I hate the idea of "blocking" entryways in any sort of way with couches, but this may work for your layout. When it comes to hanging art on a wall, design experts will always suggest that you decorate in odd numbers because they naturally promote interest. @LizzieMac Oh wow that's a really lovely idea! @ElanorGamgee I'm not sure if the table will fit in the kitchen but I agree that kitchen tables work better than a dining room. Yes that's the current plan for the bedrooms. Not me, but there is a poster on here who has seasonal sitting rooms. 2) Open curtains, turn on lights, put the chips near the floor. If so, how to position? Learn more. Adjoining living and dining rooms needn’t be decorated alike just because they are next to each other. Is it dated ? Most of the time, they are also adjacent rooms, with a door or entryway connecting the two; however, they may be adjoining rooms without being adjacent rooms, perhaps through the utilization of a hallway, stairs, or some other passage. I have two living rooms and two dining areas plus one in the kitchen so we have space. We have two living rooms, one with DP's playstation and TV in so he can watch lots of History programs and News etc. The clock would look great on the wall left of the kitchen entry. You could put that in the fireplace room along w/a nice sitting area in front of the fireplace. Better? Then you won’t be cramming a small table in the kitchen but would easily get a table and settee in the new opened up room. There's also a piano at the back of the room. I've always wanted a proper piano, that would be amazing! I think your spaces need definition. The pictures left over would make a great gallery on your stairwell. The coffee table should be about 18" from the longer sofa, so it can be reached by those sitting there.