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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ you are stalking open houses, right? Great to see how others have tackled the space. Check out Baltimore real estate as well, only because there are so many row houses being renovated [/quote]

Yes, I've been going to a ton!

For example [url=https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/35-T-St-NW-20001/home/10048197]this house[/url] is a very similar layout (with the peninsula and the peninsula even extends further along the rear wall). But as you can see, there is quite a lot of space around the dining table and compared to the "dining room" space, the living room area is really small. If you put the living room in the front (which is how I frequently see homes staged) where on earth do you put the tv? I'm not going to pretend we don't spend most of our time in the living watching tv...

[url=https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/43-U-St-NW-20001/home/10048920]This house[/url] is also a good example, they haven't torn down the walls between the living/dining, but you can see how the space I'm using for dining is really small! They've just managed a loveseat and one chair. Then in the much larger dining space they have that weird couch across from the dining table?

[img]https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/235/mbpaddedwide/558/genMid.DCDC427558_3_3.jpg[/img]

I've used [url=https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/2029-Flagler-Pl-NW-20001/home/10048852] this one [/url]as a rough guide for my kitchen, because I [b]love[/b] the look of the back french doors and surrounding windows. Its fridge/sink/stove placement is fairly similar to mine, although the house itself is about 10 feet shorter. The living space is still fairly small although at least you could put the tv on the brick wall (because there is no fireplace, if my living room went there, the tv would need to be mounted high above the fireplace?).

[img]https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/235/mbpaddedwide/926/genMid.1009998926_2_2.jpg[/img]

In most of those examples the stairs still have a turn in them (which makes the living room space larger since the stairs end sooner). For example, see [url=https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/128-Bryant-St-NW-20001/home/10050292]this house[/url] which has stairs that go straight down and very similar dimensions to mine. You can see how huge the middle space is (they've managed to put a table and a couch and chairs). But, again, where would I put a tv?! In the house I'm renovating, which is roughly similar sized, wouldn't it look silly to have just a table in that space?

[img]https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/235/mbpaddedwide/077/genMid.1001383077_4_0.jpg[/img]

Also a good example, [url=https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/2315-1st-St-NW-20001/home/10049973]this one[/url] is what i'm using as inspiration for my fireplace and built-ins! They managed to put a couch and two chairs. But meanwhile there is so much space around that dining table! They've got that weird little bench against the stairs but otherwise just space! Maybe I just like to have a lot more seating in the living room?

[img]https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/235/mbpaddedwide/719/genMid.1001392719_3_0.jpg[/img][/quote]

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