A very personal home -- Contemporary design
We opened the wall between the former living room and family room to create a large entertaining area. Because the home's architecture made it impossible to recess new support beams, we were faced with dealing with bulkheads and posts. We decided to turn these into a feature and created a grid of angled archways to set the spaces apart from each other. The front hall closet was removed (left side of pic) and an opening cut into its back wall to allow natural light into the foyer. A built-in bench sits handily near the front door, with pullout storage beneath.
The former living room now serves as a large dining area for a 12-foot long custom table. The live edges of the wood slabs were located at the centre of the table, creating a stream-like opening covered in glass.
A lot like our front room?!!