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Jean Herman I think a family room would be nice, rather than duplicate eating areas. Would those windows cause too much reflection on a tv though?

jenkins2pdx I would probably have to put some more linen curtains up?
Thanks for your answer.

Jean Herman I love the paint color in that room!

Barnhart Gallery Awww, what a darling room! Feels like an old movie set. 1920's? I'm voting family room, so that you can watch all the oldies on TCM.

G3 Studios Decorative Painting I love the idea of waking up and having a cup of coffee as the room gets brighter with all of the windows letting in the sunrise. I think the color might be getting into my brain and making me view it as a breakfast area.

Jayme Hobbs Any thoughts of doing both? Use small scale, comfy furnishings, mount a t.v. and use a small table or removable tray tables for eating?

jenkins2pdx Benjamin Moore's Heavenly Blue (709)!

wmpj If you enjoy eating in this room, then how about converting the dining room into something else? We rarely used our dining room so I converted it to a library/craft area. We also have a small living room that never got used so now it's an exercise room.

jenkins2pdx Yes, 1920's. Can't do both Jayme, room has too many doors & windows...

Deborah Vanderzel Designs Its begging to be breakfast... what you can do is ....add a round table and 4 comfortable Arm chairs - mount a small TV on the wall, then you can watch and eat. Table can be used to work on your lap top or play cards/games. What a beautiful space... enjoy it
Cheers!

Barnhart Gallery I must say that once I fire up my Volkswagon Keurig for a cup of coffee in the morning, I pass my kitchen barstools and DR and head straight for the couch in the LR, put up my feet to stretch my bad back and watch the morning headlines. I can even manage my oatmeal/eggs/dinner leftovers in my lap in addition to coffee and remotes. And sometimes even a laptop. It's an art.

jenkins2pdx No walls to hang a tv:(
We'll have to find small console as its a walkway into the kitchen.
Round is too tight with doorways and built ins unless its a cafe size...

Darzy How about making it a lounge and dining and office space? Get a computer monitor large enough to view as a tv and have the table/chairs be a lounge as well. You can use one of the chairs as an "office" chair when you don't need for dining.

megmegmeg This says definitely says breakfast room to me, but I think a non-traditional one...instead of 4 chairs, put a long tufted couch (like a bench seat, but a couch with 6inch exposed legs) on one side that would fit 2 or more... A TV would be lost in this room. A couch (with pillows) to replace 2 chairs allows you to use it for other things.

mveasey Who said you cannot have coffee on a couch? It is your house!
Since you already have an eating area, but no TV, I vote for family room.could you put a TV into one of the built-ins?
Depending on how many family members would snuggle in this beautiful room together, you could do oversize chairs or a small bench and cocktail tables...?
By the way, your daylight is amazing! Maybe I am just having withdrawals from living here in the northwest at this time of the year.

Darzy Have you seen those coffee tables that raise up to table height? That could work nicely for you.

Jean Herman I love the idea of turning your dining room into a family room, and using this lovely space for eating all of your meals. If you use a round table with a pedestal you could fit 4-6 people around it. A glass top would keep it visually lighter. I imagine that your dining room is a standard rectangular space that would more easily accommodate a television and family room furniture.

Jean Herman Another thought along the same line...if you used chairs instead of a sofa in your dining room-turned family room, you could easily move them out and put a large folding table in there when you need a larger dining room for entertaining.

blindsdirectcanada I would put up white cellular shades with a top down bottom up option . It will allow you to control the light and privacy in the room .

http://www.blindsdirectcanada.com/blinds-toronto/shades-toronto/cellular-shades.html

cutecupcake27 I love the color