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Modern mcm dining room update or conversion help

5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago

Hi all, I'm looking for a change to finally update my dining room to a more contemporary/ modern/ mcm vibe to go with the house. My husband and I spend a lot of our time at the kitchen island on the other side of this dining room (on our computers and because it's at the front of the house yet central to everything). I have plenty of other sitting areas in the living room areas downstairs but sometimes I'd like to just be able to sit in this space instead. As it is now, I don't like the formality of sitting at the dining room table and the parsons chairs are too soft and often filled with cat hair. The only time we ever use the dining room is a couple times of year if we have a party or a "date night" dinner where the cats can't get on the table :-). Any time we have people over we sit around the kitchen island. I think it's the counter height relaxed feel people like.

So, overall, I'd like to give it a more modern look and get more use out of the space.

There current layout is a passthrough from the kitchen to the dining room and the buffet on the left is the same cherry cabinetry as the kitchen and it's attached to the wall. The extra island chairs are in here as well. The sideboard/buffet on the right side is more of a french country look. The furniture is solid wood, good furniture but I can possibly repurpose or sell them. The room opens down to the living area with a central fireplace.

Any ideas are much appreciated! Thank you!










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