Kitchen, DR, & LR all 1 room

I am helping my daughter in law w/ their home. One big room is the kitchen, dining area and living room space. A small bar "seperates" the kitchen space from the rest of the space. The ceiling is pitched and high. I know some of you have such a plan. The walls and ceiling all one color; mocha is the name, maybe. So I want to paint the back kitchen wall a burnt orange. My dil is so busy with 2 month old baby and I love being the worker bee. A light hangs to one side of the space as a dining room light but if they had a big ceiling fan the heat would circulate better from the gas fireplace. Suggestions and pictures?