Which One is the Dining Room Again?

So having a wheelchair in the house can present some interesting dilemmas. For instance, our family room (which was originally the garage) is two feet lower than the rest of the house. That's a dilemma. To get from one side of the house to the other, all traffic has to go through the modest dining room. That is a dilemma.

So yesterday we decided to set up the house not as it was intended but as it works best for us. The dining room table and chairs went into the living room, the dining room became a reading nook. It's a little weird but it is so much better. We are making better use of the space and Annie definitely has more freedom of movement in her chair.


This is the living room. The camera is standing in the doorway between the living room and dining room. The front door is on the left, the table and chairs are at the front-end of the living roo - AW DANG! It looks like I am picking my nose! (I am sure I am not - try to ignore that). To the right is the hallway to the bedrooms and to the extreme right - at the opposite end of the room from the dining set - is the fireplace.

The camera is in the same doorway between the living room and dining room, only looking into the dining room. The kitchen is to the left and the family room is straight ahead.

Again, it's a little weird to open the front door and have the dining room table and chairs RIGHT THERE, but on the other hand, we get to enjoy the fireplace during dinner and the dining room really does make a cozy reading room. Do what works!