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Are traditional dining rooms a thing of the past? Here's what designers say

"Truthfully, there will always be people who enjoy a separate dining room in their home for many different reasons," says interior designer Emma Kemper, author of new book, House Rules: 100 Ways to ...
Decluttering Mom on MSN

Is the traditional dining room making a comeback? Realtors say yes

If you've noticed fewer formal dining rooms in homes lately, you're not imagining it. For years, open-concept layouts blurred ...
Houston Chronicle

Many using traditional dining rooms now for exercise, office, play and more

Her hands encased in thick, foamy gloves, Neda Malkani jabs at the freestanding punching bag hanging in her home gym: left, right, left. When she tires of punching, the 40-year-old mother of four uses ...
Yahoo

Here’s What’s Replacing Disappearing Dining Rooms, According to Designers

Every room in the house serves a purpose: The bedroom’s for snoozin’, the living room is for schmoozin’, and the kitchen is undeniably the heart of the home. But what about the dining room? While it’s ...
The Washington Post

The Dining Room Is Back

The formal dining room, long considered a symbol of wealth and privilege, has been the subject of much debate over the past 30 years. Some declared it dead, a relic of a bygone era when families sat ...
Forbes

Don’t Use Your Dining Room? Here are 10 Ways To Repurpose The Space Instead

If the formal dining room is a wasted space in your home, you’re not alone. That said, it doesn’t have to be. Now’s the time to inject new life into that unused room. Not only can you reinvent and ...
PopSugar

11 Farmhouse-Style Dining Tables That Will Become the Heart of Your Home

While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review ...
Forbes

No Dedicated Dining Space? No Problem—Here’s What To Do Instead

Amanda is a home improvement and lifestyle writer with over 10 years of experience. In addition to her writing, you can find Amanda hosting national and local TV segments across the county. Her work ...
Los Angeles Times

Is the dining room dead? See the fun ways other people repurpose theirs:

Almost from the moment that the Cunninghams saw the Los Feliz home that they would eventually buy, they knew that they wouldn’t use the spacious dining room for its intended purpose. “There was a ...
Food & Wine

The 10 Best Dining Room Tables, According to Design Pros and Our Editors

Part of the appeal of a natural wood dining table is its imperfect look — color variations, uneven grain, and knots all add character. The weathered coloration of Crate & Barrel's Basque-inspired ...
Yahoo

Here’s What’s Replacing Disappearing Dining Rooms, According to Designers

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Every room in the house serves a purpose: ...