I'd open it above like a 'pass-through' and bring the table out in front of it with a bench under the opening.

Is the chair solid wood or is there any veneer? If it's solid wood, you can strip the old finish off and paint the chair a new color. What is the color scheme in your dining area? What color would you like the chair to be? Christi, on behalf of Thos. Baker

SJ , With due respect to your personal choices, for a family of 6 this is certainly looking over the top. I would suggest you to cut down the TV units to 2 or 3. You may not need 25 seats for a closely knit family it looks like we are trying to create silos in the home where everyone just sticks to their rooms, with separate baths, accent chairs, study and TV units. I would recommend you to convert the NE bedroom's bath as a common one with entrance from living. You can then do away with powder room. SE bath has a wardrobe inside the bath, I wonder why would you need that. It may not be a ideal placement. Thanks, Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore.

no matter fan is far away from dining just add little bit extra rod to give it fall from ceiling from dining top 4' gap is enough for ceiling drop lights you can get these online or ikea hope it helps