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Home Decorating Design Dilemma

What to do with extra rooms (Dining and sitting)

5 years ago

Hello all,

We recently updated our family home, and with us being empty nesters, we decided to forgo the formal dining room (never used) and a piano room. Both rooms are at the front of the house and almost never used.

With that, looking for creative ideas for what to do with the rooms. I am a big board gamer so was thinking of making one of them a game room, but the old dining room off the kitchen, no ideas there. Maybe a chill sitting room, not sure. Looking for some ideas others have had for a old dining room.

Thanks in advance!

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Lil S

5 years ago

How about a library? Although, it could be a library & game room in one.

Comments (6)

sandi125
5 years ago
Have you thought about library or office? Good looking desk or shelves with reading chair and lamp?
Rita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
5 years ago
How about a library? That could actually work for board games too.
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Nick
5 years ago
I guess it depends what your other interests are. A room off the kitchen might lend itself to wine storage, whisky tasting, a bar, but not if you're never going to use them. I would probably want open up the two rooms so that you have a kitchen and chill are in one room. That would work for us as it means we would both be in the same room together. It might not work for you. [Actually, I would keep the dining room, but that's because we do use one].

It also depends what other rooms you already have. A lot of houses have a utility room/laundry room or a pantry off the kitchen, but you might already have those.
Rob Bonner
Original Author
5 years ago
That is a great idea!! We could turn our little nook in the kitchen into a chill area also and turn the dining room into the eating area again, just de-formaling it a bit. Thanks, you have us thinking.
Rob Bonner
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5 years ago
The library idea has legs also, would turn the room into something super interesting.

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