Hi analisa86 checked out your previous thread and it seems as though you'll be using this room just for adult time as the rumpus room is right next door. Your sofa-chair-ottoman arrangement is pretty formal, and your sectional layout way less so. If your adult time is sit up conversation drinking wine then your first plan would work best for you. If your adult time is blog out recovery on the sofa watching movies then your sectional would work best. Not in Sydney so can't advise stores!

I have too many questions. What is the main purpose of the room? I can see another living area though the doorway. What is on the fourth wall? do you use it in the day, at night, and normally how many people on a daily basis. What are the gatherings for? To watch tv, have large meetings, activities in the open space. Do you need some intimate spaces - With the current layout you can really only talk to the people on the same couch as you. Think about how you really use it regularly and layout to suit. Definitely missing some tables and rugs. If people are chatting in groups, create some more intimate zones. Eagle needs company, on that size wall maybe two more complementary pics that size, or to be feature of a smaller zone. At least move him to the right on that big wall. Mirror, I do love the mirror but - sideways over a fireplace mantle, in an entry or upright in a bedroom, It's not needed in a large living area unless you all like standing in front of it. The urn- what is its purpose? It looks like it's the uncle that no one really talks to and hasn't gone home yet ;). Maybe the hallway where he can be a standalone feature, that people can say hi to on their way past, supported by a picture on the wall to add interest. It doesn't cost anything to move some things around, so give that a go first.

based on guestimated measurements my initial suggestion include the ens wiw and pantry space with a hallway (deep enough for bookshelves and/or desk) and wide enough to allow for the big pantry and more privacy between bathroom and public areas and these new dividing walls could have open fretwork above door height to maintain ventilation and avoid spoiling the existing ceilings..the new front entry would need stairs to be rearranged but more info is needed to be more specificanother option would be to rearrange the back stairs for better access and also allow the old dining area to be the new kitchen opening directly onto the deck and have the pantry in the old kitchen??

My Suggestion is a little different. I would begin by getting rid of the the pantry and wall/door from the entry to the family room. this gives you a big open space incorporating the kitchen and family room. then, block off the door from the kitchen to the dining room and this now gives you an amazing space in which to create a new master suite with bedroom, bathroom and walk in robe. This gives you privacy and space from the other bedrooms. The kitchen/family area can then be redesigned as follows: put the kitchen cabinets around the walls in an L shape, extending along the wall with the rumpus room to the doorway. There's space on that wall to put cabinets to the ceiling, incorporating a fridge and pantry, and still leave you with plenty of bench space. you should be able to keep the sink where it is and centre the stove on the shorter wall that used to house the doorway to the dining room. This leaves you plenty of space in the family room for dining and you may even fit in a small island in the kitchen. I also suggest block the laundry from the new dining room, reinstating the original doorway from the laundry into the rumpus area and adding a new external door out the side of the laundry. This will only work if you suitable space at the side of the house. To give you more usable wall space in the new dining room, block off the linen cupboard and convert the space into an extended robe (or built in desk?) for Bed 2. You could do a similar thing with the linen closet in the laundry, giving you a longer wall space to build a bigger linen cupboard. Of course, if you have the money to move the plumbing for the kitchen, you could redesign that entire kitchen/dining space however you wanted, What I like about removing the pantry and the entry wall is that you can now see through to the back of the house as soon as you enter, and this gives a great feeling of space.