dining room
Banquette with the Trip-Trap chairs. If we did a storage bench, perhaps with storage behind the back, too -- we could contain all the art/homeschooling supplies. For example, if we used Ikea shoe shelves, and put cushions on the tilt-out part, with a bench with a seat you can lift, like a toy bench, it would provide storage, but take up less room than the current cubby system.
This room has the makings of a great, kid-proof design. If one made an oilcloth slipcover for the cushion, and skipped the loose throw pillows in favor of some more stable ones that stand up on their own, and fit together so they aren't jostled about, the rest of the ideas are already well on their way to suitable for small children. Note: high shelves, so you can put fragile decorative items out of reach, molding with easy-to-clean glossy paint, easy to sweep hard floor, lovely curvaceous table with no pointy corners to injure little heads.
I think moving the dining room table into the corner would do wonders for our space considerations. We could do it if I could get the china & glasses collection down to the size that would fit in the cabinets we're putting in.
Ikea has a new line of living room shelving/cabinets, some of which are nicely shallow. We could do a built-in look like this, with those, and it would save significant space, compared to the China cabinet.
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delightful chairs
If we can't do a full-on knock-down of the wall, perhaps a pass through might work for us.
corner cupboard with the inside painted a bold color
Corner cupboard with a little surface for serving, also the chandelier
I LIKE the clear, Wonder Woman-esque chairs and the banquette with hidden storage, the chandelier, the neat table.
colorful, fun, casual
There is something so Manhattan, so Aunt Billie-like about this room. Cool ceiling!
dining room chairs
I have cushions in this shape for building a banquette for the dining room.
mural, or is it a tapestry? Very cool. Love the chairs, too.
clear chairs
I COULD have bought that same lantern, dadnabbit!
this is a very pleasant space
table looks kid-friendly, easy to fit lots of chairs around
wow! This looks like the kids would love hiding behind the little walls. The ikat fabric is cool, too.
narrow space, upholstered bench
clean lines, unobstructed views, banquette/daybed, palette
curtains
I like the floor-to-ceiling cabinets, with some hidden, some display.
I like that cabinetry wrapped around the wall.
green is pretty
fun
cool ceiling
Could make a shower cap style tablecloth for the table out of plastic-coated fabric.
colors
table WOW!
hot pink embossed vinyl chairs
Love me a banquette!
STOOL BOOM! Love the hot pink and the blue wall, and the stools are cool.
inspiration for view from the kitchen. I like the curtain rod, too.
when we win the lottery, we can use a table like this -- giant circle with a lazy susan
floor, china cabinet
glass table top sure would help us not wreck so many tablecloths
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pleasant, functional, uncluttered, pretty
Is this room octagonal like the breakfast room in Monticello? How delightful!
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