I Flipped Our Living Room and Dining Rooms

I had this crazy idea to flip the living room and dining rooms. I mean, its already one big room, so flipping them wasn’t really a big deal. Except for the fact that I needed Mike’s help moving some big pieces of furniture! (That took some sweet taking). The picture below shows what the dining room looked like before the flip.

The seating space around the dining table on one side (next to the big white cabinet) was tight and there was a lot of “extra” space on the other side. All because I am a little OCD and insisted on having the table centered with the windows and under the chandelier. It looked fine, but didn’t function well.

I’m not gonna lie, we eat at this table once a year, ok – maybe twice, but still…it needs to function! And, who am I kidding, I just felt like a change. You can read more about this beautiful farmhouse table here.

This is the same view after the flip! Flipping these rooms also meant that I needed a new chandelier in the living room, because the one we had over the dining table hung low enough that even I could bump my head on it. I found this beautiful antique chandelier on Facebook Marketplace and Mike hung it for me. We will change out the dining room fixture once I find one I love. For now we will keep the ceiling fan.

Pictured above you can see a before photo of the living room with the fireplace. When I shared my idea of flipping these rooms over on Instagram, so many of you said it would be weird to have a fireplace in the dining room. Well, I personally love it! Look how cozy it is. Maybe Mike and I will have a romantic dinner……………….haha, ok, probably not.

Craziest part of this whole flip, both rooms feel so much bigger! And the best part, I LOVE IT! What do you think?