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Meal room suggestion.

Abeera Sivapalasingam

2 years ago

Hi guys,
We need suggestion for our meal area which is exposed to front door.
If anyone enter can see our meal area.
So I thought to put 2 arm chairs in meal area and will use dinning table as our meal area.
Any thoughts?

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bigreader
2 years ago
You have room so I’d consider adding a door way to the gap into the living area opposite the entry door. It will give that whole back area privacy.
Abeera Sivapalasingam
Original Author
2 years ago
We thought about it then there is small opening adjacent to the family living. So not sure how door will suite.
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dreamer
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Agree put a sliding door at the wall into the family area. The door will SUIT the position, because when closed the niche in the wall is open.
Or even close up the niche, when you are installing the sliding door. You have so many rooms already, yes of course use your DINING room for your DINING table, but then use the family room , because the DINING room is a long walk from the kitchen for everyday meals. Therefore a sliding door would be beneficial.

You have so much space to use, it doesn't have to be used as per the words on a plan.
bigreader
2 years ago
You can block the niche or use a double door that opens inwards and will have minimal impact on the room.
Kate
2 years ago
I don’t see the issue with seeing the table, but use the rooms as it fits u. A reading nook sounds great. The room labels really are meaningless. You have a very large house. I would put some doors in, these could be glass.
macyjean
2 years ago
What exactly is the gap? Is it wide enough for a doorway? Then you could block off the other opening. But I agree you have a lot of space so use it the way it suits you.
Abeera Sivapalasingam
Original Author
2 years ago
Option 1
Abeera Sivapalasingam
Original Author
2 years ago
Option 2 we have casual living adajacent to kitchen. Other living room as versatile room with kids toys. Living space with bar as formal living.
I like this so we need to open the guest, dinning and formal living only when we have guests. Otherwise we can use other areas.
But only issue meal area exposed to front door.
macyjean
2 years ago
What's the problem with the meals area being visible, and can't you just move the door it if bothers you? What I'm also thinking is how your options work with power points and tv aerial connections.

Option 2 makes sense to me. It has a place to eat, a place to relax and watch tv, and a somewhat segregated place to let the kids spread out their stuff, and it's convenient to the kitchen. Formal areas for entertaining are separate.

Option 1 reduces useable spaces so that you can display two arm chairs for people coming in the front door?
Kate
2 years ago
I like opt 1 best. Somewhere nice to sit and have a coffee.
dreamer
2 years ago
Because of the expanse of space, I calculate there is about 16 metres!!! From front door to the meals area. If people you don’t know can see all that is going on over 16 metres then they have good eyesight. Install a sliding door if that is a problem.
Abeera Sivapalasingam
Original Author
2 years ago
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C P
2 years ago
Yeah I don't get the big deal with sight line to diving table unless you eat in the nude. And even then someone's going to be getting up to open the front door.
macyjean
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I don't understand the smiley face reply. Was the question a joke?

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