Is It Time to Ditch Your Dining Room?

Not surprisingly, more and more homeowners are ditching their formal dining rooms in favor of eat-in kitchens and expanded living spaces. With formal dining areas on the way out, what should go in their place? Here are a few ideas:

Super-Size Your Kitchen

A popular choice for many homeowners is an expanded kitchen. Given the fact that the kitchen is increasingly becoming the hub of activity in most homes, it makes sense to remodel this space to accommodate today’s changing lifestyles. Whether it’s adding an island, creating an eat-in kitchen or building your dream kitchen sacrificing your dining room to get a more functional kitchen is worth it.

Go With the Flow

In older homes, the formal dining room is generally a separate, walled-in space. While a closed-in room helps create a more intimate space, it can also make a home feel compartmentalized and claustrophobic. One of the best ways to open up your home and increase your living space is to knock down the walls that separate your living and dining rooms.

P.S. Don’t knock down walls yourself. Leave any structural changes to the pros.

Load Up on Living Space

Family rooms are great for getting everyone together to watch movies. They’re not so great when you want to relax with your book or focus on work. Transforming your underused dining room into a sitting room or home office is a great way to boost the form and function of your home without spending a ton of cash. Just remember to make sure you have the right lighting and proper electrical setup in place.

Ready to upgrade your dining room? We can help you find the designers, architects and home pros that can help you find the solution that makes the most sense for your lifestyle, layout and budget.