Alternative to dining area

[amybelles]

Hello,

We are closing on our designer home this coming Wednesday and will begin the process of buying furniture gradually, as we sold most of our furniture "up north" to find a new style. Originally we wanted to buy an Aspen, because we did not want to have a dining room table.But we ended up with an Iris with the long living/dining area, because we fell in love with the lot and lanai. Now we have to figure out what else we can do with the dining room spot. Has anyone done this? If anyone has pictures to post, they would really be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!
Amy

[jebartle]

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae278/jebartle1/th_tvroom.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/jebartle1/media/tvroom.jpg.html)

This is our current dining area and it suits our lifestyle because we are NOT formal entertainers.

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae278/jebartle1/th_dinrmampbar.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/jebartle1/media/dinrmampbar.jpg.html)

[rockyisle]

We bought a corner fireplace and have made that area a quiet reading spot... when we have mega company, we simply slide the loveseat into the open living area..
We have a Whispering Pine which has a large, eat-in kitchen. We can seat 6 comfortably there... why have two places to eat when 95% of the time we are alone or with just another couple.
Hope you have fun with the configuration....

[amybelles]

Thank you so much for these ideas. They were very helpful and look great!

[jdsl1998]

Here is a post that had LOTS of ideas. If you add a comment to this posting it will bump it up to current and perhaps we can get even more ideas. We closed on our Ohio home last night and are moving into our Whispering Pine in January. We are still looking for ideas too.

www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/what-do-dining-room-63518/

[graciegirl]

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae278/jebartle1/th_tvroom.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/jebartle1/media/tvroom.jpg.html)

This is our current dining area and it suits our lifestyle because we are NOT formal entertainers.

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae278/jebartle1/th_dinrmampbar.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/jebartle1/media/dinrmampbar.jpg.html)

Oh Jeannie. This is so gorgeous. You have such a creative and beautiful touch.

[Happinow]

We turned ours into a lovely sitting area complete with electric fireplace. We have an area rug, a love seat and two chairs with side tables. I will try to post pics later but since I switched to Icloud I can't post pics any longer. We just love the space and it is warm and cozy for reading or just relaxing.

[jebartle]

Thanks Miss Gracie, but after seeing your lovely home, we are living in the dog house...giggle