On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:45:28 -0500, Dee Randall wrote:

>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote
> >
> > As I posted earlier, 90% of the time we eat in the den on TV trays. The SO
> > usually gets home really late in the evening. He's usually tired, hungry
> > and wants to relax, eat and watch a movie. The dining room is seldom used
> > and quite frankly, I'd like to convert it into kitchen space.
>
> Then do it! I have a room with a fireplace adjacent to my kitchen. We
> never use a fireplace.

Why? If you don't need the heat, a 3 hour log is good for ambiance.

> But it is a friendly room with built-in bookcases and loads of windows on 3 sides.

Sounds cozy and wonderful!

> One could really consider it like a big
> side porch, but it certainly not built in that shape. In the last year I've
> moved some tables into this room and put kitchen things on them that I use
> most often in the kitchen. It is sort of a catch all for my overloaded
> kitchen and dining room. You know, a place to keep the foodsaver, and
> processors, mixers, etc. It's handy now and the room is being utilized.
> Would I care for guests' comments? No -- they live as they wish, and I
> will, too.

If you don't want to take the wall all the way down, why not connect
it to the kitchen with a 1/2 wall or if cabinets are an issue...
opening the space between the cabinets and counter? I'd make that
space an eating area in a heart beat.


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