Anchor your dining room layout around a large window seat for a cozy feel. "This dining room is a dual-purpose space," says interior designer Heidi Feliz-Grimm of O’Hara Interiors.

Newman also suggests defining a central gathering point in the room, ideally in an area where the ceiling is eight feet or higher. “When the ceiling line shifts dramatically, it’s a great ...

You also have to consider the layout of where you work. Falsini explained that in-room dining travels very differently in a high-rise hotel than in a sprawling resort.

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By Marni Elyse Katz Globe Correspondent, Updated February 28, 2025, 1:41 p.m. Diana Pauro reconfigured the layout of this Cape-style home in Wayland. photograph by Lara Kimmerer; styling by Cait Gury ...