Doh! Just saw your BR study pix! I wouldn't personally want to repeat the same area, but if you love it, you can. I'd want art. Even black & white art or photos. Something that speaks to you personally so your home doesn't look like a showplace - but like your Home! lol My only other thought is that you don't want it to look too safe - like you couldn't make any decsiions so you just did everything in either black or white. You want the design to look purposeful. Search Houzz for black & white living rooms & you'll find lots of inspiration (which you probably have doen already!). Just for fun, I've attached a couple of pix of an arc lamp we have in our apartment. The globe is glass & my DH hit his head on it & broke it once. That's why it's not really properly placed but is too close to the wall! lol Live & learn! That's the only way to make it in life!

Not sure if you can make you current table height adjustable and what's involved with making the banquette wide enough for lounging but here are some pictures. Places that fit out caravans etc might be able to help with the mechanism for the table and don't forget that stools can double as seating and tables too for added functionality as per this recent Houzz article..[Ultimate secret decorating weapon[(https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/is-this-the-ultimate-secret-decorating-weapon-stsetivw-vs~55543429).

It really is all about the rug isn’t it. Really sets the tone of the room but must must must be large enough the old standard 160x230 is really a bathmat. Then the art. Thank god I’ve done the rug part in most of my house it’s one of the hardest parts of putting a room together.

I love the way the specific needs of the family was the considered starting point - no apron on the dining table to accommodate long legs, floor cushions for the little ones - genius!