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Originally Posted by rockyisle
I'm so happy to read that many feel as we do about the dining area. We turned it into a quiet reading area. Replaced the lighting with a fan and light combination, purchased a corner heated fireplace. Put a love seat and coffee table in the area and use it for a quiet place to read. It's one of my favorite spots in the house.
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That also sounds like the perfect "sanctuary" for reading, resting, etc.
Often times the formal dining room rarely gets used nowadays.
As long as there is one table for meals........in my humble opinion, that is enough......plus the lanai table.
I'd rather have the extra seating which I know you will enjoy.
Love the fireplace addition......
Did you get one of those electric fireplaces or a gas fireplace?
We have a traditional woodburning fireplace with exterior red brick chimney in Vermont......I'd like to change it over to a "gas" fireplace as an alternate source of heat if our power goes out........and ditch the three cords of wood out back.
Our other home in Vermont had the traditional living room fireplace plus a Jotul kitchen woodstove on a hearth plus an oil furnace and companion woodburning furnace in the basement........plus a Jenn Aire Electric grill in the great room..........so we were set for all kinds of weather in the event of an Arab oil embargo..........back then.
Now, I think primarily of HEAT if we lose our electricity......as the oil furnace won't kick on............but we at least could burn wood....or use the propane gas for the gas fireplace (think it has a battery backup if the electric goes out).
So many people up here began using pellet stoves after the heating oil went sky high last year.......but we still like the convenience of just raising the thermostat to burning wood all over the house.
Again, your Florida sanctuary sounds IDEAL.....enjoy it.