Article: HOME DESIGN YOU ASKED FOR IT! READERS RESPONDING TO OUR SURVEY WANTED A TRANSITIONAL BRICK HOUSE WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FAMILY ROOM, BIG BEDROOMS AND THE KITCHEN.(HOME)

Article: Three times as big, but that's not all; new master suite, ...
Sunset;  June 1, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... master bedroom suite, formal dining room, informal sitting or family room, and entry hall without overwhelming ... the existing carport with a dining room. Opposite this wing, he ... shoji panels, lies the new family room, which opens to the garden ...

Article: How to design a better dining room. (Design Lab, ...
Professional Builder (1993);  July 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... the East Coast, want a formal dining room. However, according to Professional ... buyers prefer a great room with a dining room because it does not take away from the size of the family room. Whatever dining room you build, keep in mind these ...

Article: So that's your dining room? ; It's not just for ...
The Boston Globe;  February 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... sits down together in the formal dining room for leisurely Sunday dinners ... hunch over the coffee table in the family room, preferring to eat in full view ... family room and kitchen. The formal dining room, meanwhile, is being repurposed ...

Article: Return awkward office to its dining-room function
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... find the living/dining room area particularly ... although we have a family room for that purpose. The adjoining dining room is under-used ... shaped living/dining room in your old house ... television to your family room is a wise move ...

Article: Some builder say death of the dining room not ...
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  June 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... breakfast room is to the dining room what the family room is to the living ... the living room and dining room can fill that function. "Where the family room is decorated primarily ... comfort in mind, the dining room -- set at the front ...

Article: Dirt Cheap Decorator Dining room can be used for ...
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  April 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... room. Many homes have no family room. If this is your situation, then the dining room becomes the logical room for a family room. A house with a tiny kitchen can be expanded into the dining room. Homes with large kitchens ...

Article: Dining room's more usable with just a few ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 17, 1991 ;     700+ words ... ... room in most homes is the dining room; everyone congregates in the family room. Dining no longer includes ... However, you can give your dining room a new function by lining ... in your family. If the dining room is large enough, it can ...