Casual yet still compelling, the dining area provides a space to socialize, connect with the cook and enjoy 360 degrees of gorgeous views.

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Steps from the mudroom, the dining table may serve as a resting spot — for grocery bags or the day's mail.

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Although the kitchen, dining and living rooms share one open space, the ceiling design differentiates the rooms. In the dining area a three-part tray ceiling draws the eye.

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A console table with reclaimed wood top, crafted by Atlanta artist Jeff Jones, nestles next to a north-facing set of windows. "He is very much a recycler," says interior designer Linda Woodrum, who discovered Jeff's work at her favorite store in Houston before visiting his shop and selecting an original piece for HGTV Green Home 2012.

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