Struggling to find a working design for our dinning room
Our baby has recently started eating solids, and we've had to make space for a third chair at our dining table! While this was exciting, we quickly realized that our dining room is not really designed for too many people. We changed the dining table a couple of times, and even tried a round one, but the place still seems clunky... Even worse, when we have guests it's almost impossible to go around the table to find more seating.
We considered removing the wall between the dining room and the kitchen, but that would be a rather complex project since the wall is load-bearing. We've had two other ideas based on what we've seen from Daniel's videos:
- adding benches along a couple of walls, though the radiator below the window makes this awkward.
- replacing the dining table with some sort of wall mounted breakfast bar (perhaps L-shaped)
We still have these two large IKEA Metod (I believe) wall cabinets behind the door, which are now full. (In fact I'm often working from one of these cupboards nowadays, as I've been having some back pain and had to try standing more...)
Ideally we want the space to be suitable for hosting small dinners, working from home, and storage. This might be a big ask!
We'd appreciate any input on this!