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Disneygirl
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What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
The house we just bought has both a FDR and an eating area in the kitchen as well. We're not big entertainers and when we do it's always an informal thing plus the eating area is big enough to hold a large table anyway. I'm looking for suggestions on what to use it for. It's the first room on the left that you see when you enter so I don't want it to turn into a junk room.
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
what about a nice sitting room..you could get a electric fireplace, and a nice small couch, and 2 chairs
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| Posted 12/31/08 6:37 PM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
library
home office
sitting room
pool table room
home gym
craft room
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| Posted 12/31/08 6:38 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
It is just there and it looks pretty 
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| Posted 12/31/08 9:07 PM |
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kristinel
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
You can give it to me.  My house lacks a dinning room. 
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| Posted 1/1/09 8:06 AM |
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by Tine73
It is just there and it looks pretty
 Same here
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| Posted 1/1/09 9:09 AM |
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Disneygirl
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by Tine73
It is just there and it looks pretty
Great idea I always wanted a "pretty" room.
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| Posted 1/1/09 12:10 PM |
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by want2beamom
what about a nice sitting room..you could get a electric fireplace, and a nice small couch, and 2 chairs
I agree..I would set it up like a living room..with couches and maybe a love seat...just no tv
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| Posted 1/1/09 12:28 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by Disneygirl
Posted by Tine73
It is just there and it looks pretty
Great idea I always wanted a "pretty" room.
ITA, I like having the formal room regardless
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| Posted 1/1/09 2:06 PM |
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lululu
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Disneygirl
Posted by Tine73
It is just there and it looks pretty
Great idea I always wanted a "pretty" room.
ITA, I like having the formal room regardless
I agree but if you really don't want it and won't use it, I would make a really nice home office, with built in bookcases and a nice big desk. Maybe even put french doors on it so that it doesn't seem like it was supposed to be the dining room.
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| Posted 1/1/09 2:15 PM |
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bigspender
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by kristinel
You can give it to me. My house lacks a dinning room.
me 2
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| Posted 1/1/09 2:36 PM |
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Kristin616
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Disneygirl
Posted by Tine73
It is just there and it looks pretty
Great idea I always wanted a "pretty" room.
ITA, I like having the formal room regardless
Same here. When house hunting a formal living room was a must!
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| Posted 1/1/09 4:51 PM |
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Jackie24
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Office
sitting room/ formal living room
Play room
good luck!
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| Posted 1/1/09 5:41 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Ohh...I was just thinking about one of my friends parents house. They had a formal DR, but when you walked into their house there was a room on the left where they put a few nice upholstered chairs and a baby grand piano. It looked really nice.
Could you add french doors and make it an office or a play room. That way you could close the doors if it got messy and you would have to see it right when you walked in?
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| Posted 1/1/09 8:11 PM |
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cindy104
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by want2beamom
what about a nice sitting room..you could get a electric fireplace, and a nice small couch, and 2 chairs
I was going to say the same....a sitting room is perfect and with a fireplace is even better!!
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| Posted 1/1/09 8:13 PM |
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RocPin
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by lululu
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Disneygirl
Posted by Tine73
It is just there and it looks pretty
Great idea I always wanted a "pretty" room.
ITA, I like having the formal room regardless
I agree but if you really don't want it and won't use it, I would make a really nice home office, with built in bookcases and a nice big desk. Maybe even put french doors on it so that it doesn't seem like it was supposed to be the dining room.
I really like lululu's idea
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| Posted 1/2/09 10:08 AM |
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JldDolphin
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
I think the sitting room with French doors or even a home office/library.
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| Posted 1/2/09 10:36 AM |
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Disneygirl
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Thanks for the great ideas. We'll probably go with the sitting room idea. I already have the french doors with the home office idea for the formal living room which is right across from the FDR.
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| Posted 1/2/09 1:00 PM |
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Sneezy
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Re: What to do with a formal dining room when you don't need it
Posted by Ik1
Posted by kristinel
You can give it to me. My house lacks a dinning room.
me 2
Me 3! I was going to say the same thing.
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