In a larger space using different flooring materials in your living room and dining room can add dimension and character to an open floor plan.
Living room dining room combo floor plan.
In the dining area i added shelving for books on each side to make a sort of eat in library.
When it wasn t feasible to add beams to the dining room ceiling the homeowner carried the living room s tongue and groove board details to the dining room ceiling.
By placing the sofa in the centre of the room with its back to the dining area you create two separate spaces and the rug also helps with this.
I am going casual coastal.
The living area is small true but it looks out into the garden and the tv is placed on a media unit nearby.
Lay the same type of flooring in all areas and duplicate ceiling treatments whenever possible.
Open floor plans also benefit from a cohesive color scheme.
In this visualization of a combination living and dining room division is created in the space not by using walls or dividers but by drawing the eye toward the large floor to ceiling bookshelves that run alongside the living area of the open floor plan.
The dining area is 11 10 and i don t wsant to line everything up along the wall.
When you have a small dining living room the use of living dining room wall art will make the room look compact.
On the wooden floor place a red carpet and position the brown dining table over it.
I don t want it to look like a dr s office.
I really need help with my l shaped living room dining room combo.