Open plan living room with vaulted & flat ceiling
Hi All, in our place there's a strange little sunroom which comes out from the lounge area. We want to open it up so the sunroom becomes part of the lounge space. However, the lounge has a vaulted ceiling, whilst the sunroom is flat. To redo the roofline would cost $45k which I'm not prepared to do. I've included a photo looking through to that space. The other option is to make the entire living space with a flat ceiling, but I think this takes away from the space. Any solutions how I can tackle this? I'm familiar with ideas of "zoning" and making it seem like it's done that way on purpose, however all we really want to fit in the whole space are couches and a tv unit. Thanks in advance!
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