NOTES FOR CJ
This was Ellen's original concept - a balcony off of the master bedroom that creates the hallway roof and porch overhang. We've amended this to being JUST the porch overhang - extending the hallway room out to match the roof of the dine-in kitchen, connecting to the exterior of the MIL Kitchen/eat-in space.
There weren't a lot of great examples - this one comes closest. Flip the orientation (tv-fireplace on the other wall), add a door to the window wall, and ditch the skylights. Otherwise this conveys the basic concept of the MIL Great Room.
Q