With the doors open, the office is a sculptural divider between the living-dining area and the bedroom.

The sink and cooking range are placed so that people preparing food can face directly into the living-dining area.

Q. Our 25-year-old house has a large living-dining area with an attractive hardwood floor that is in good condition.

Two slide-out walls expand the living-dining area and the bedroom.

"Yeah," Pappy said and walked out of the living-dining area.

There are large stone fireplaces in both the family room and the open living-dining area with a French door that opens to a brick patio.

The living-dining area, though small, has three generous windows, which overlook the garden and flood the space with afternoon light.

(The kitchen, which connects to the living-dining area, is where it always was, on the main floor of the tower.)

Instead of the kamoi, they got a Western living-dining area and sliding glass doors facing a garden.

There are an open living-dining area, two bathrooms and an elevated walkway to an observation deck.