Room for Drama · What is wrong with it
The route through a room is furniture you cannot see, and nobody ever allocated it any width.
7 pieces.
Narrowed to Dining room. Widen it back out
Same problem, one room at a time. Every one of these is a URL you can keep.
Practice
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Function and Flow
A reader is about to buy before understanding the room's actual failure.
What is wrong with it
Not sure which of these it is? Say it in your own words instead, or read the room properly and let it tell you which one is doing the most damage.