Do you have room in the plan for something on the floor between great room and kitchen (small freestanding divider, large potted plant, cardboard cut-out of the Terminator etc..) that would let you hang a QS8 down from the ceiling above it without creating a head-banging obstacle ?

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8