When walking into the front door of my home, you are met with an open space that includes part kitchen, dining area, and living room. The large room has a cathedral ceiling, leaving a very large wall with no windows and is not cut down the middle where the ceiling comes to a point at the top. I do not know how to devide this area with 1/2 being the living room and the other half being the dining/kitchen area. Do you have any ideas? I have a clean slate to work with since there are no colors used except a hedious green carpet that will be replaced. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Helpless in Columbia, SC.

 

Your not "Helpless", some of us are just a little slow.

Now I don't know if you are looking for a physical seperation, or just a visual change of planes. How about building up the area for the dinning room two steps, and erecting a railing around it?
A couple of cosmetic beams perhaps, and effective use of lighting...

Waduhthink?
Jack