Italian Restaurant Interior Redesign

We have a 10,000 square foot Italian restaurant and pizzeria that we are currently wanting to redesign. The overall goal is to make our establishment more intimate. The design should be very cozy and comfortable but still family friendly. Olive garden, Carrabbas and other conventional Italian restaurants are a good start for inspiration. The designer must be able to work with the space that we currently have. We will not be moving or removing any walls; however, anything other than walls can be removed, or moved accordingly. Keep this in mind when you're redesigning. The restaurant is currently an open floor plan with high white tiled ceilings with recessed lighting. We are unhappy with the currently lighting which doesn't really give much ambiance, so lighting will be a factor as well. Adding wall sconces and or other lighting design should be kept in mind. One of our main goals is to make the place more intimate and cozy feeling, while not going too fine dining. One way that I think to do this might be breaking the open design into smaller sections. This should really help by creating more intimate areas. We do not plan on replacing the tables and chairs. The tables and chairs are currently all black, so you must design with this in mind. Textured walls, brick veneer or anything similar isn't out of the question, so don't be afraid to get a little wild. We are looking for designers that know how to make a dollar go a long way, because anyone can throw cash at something and make it beautiful. If your submitted design will take us a huge amount of cash to bring to life, please do not bother bidding! The end result of this project should be high quality 3d rendering or drawings, blueprints, and an outline in full detail of the design work needed to be done. I need to be able to look at what you give me and know exactly how it will look if it was real. Generic or vague layouts and descriptions will not be tolerated. I will be able to give you photos of the current restaurant interior and measurements of the dining areas that you will be redesigning.