Article: Dirt Cheap Decorator Dining room can be used for more than

Dirt Cheap Decorator Dining room can be used for more than eating Dear Molly: We live in a traditional two-story house with four kids.

My husband and I work full time and the children have active social schedules after school.

We only use our dining room about four times a year.

This seems like a waste of space in our crowded house.

How can we best utilize this room so the entire family can enjoy it? Dee

Dear Dee: The formal dining room, once a necessity, has become a catch-all room in many homes.

Modern families with both spouses working and children engaged in extra-curricular activities barely have time to sit together for a home-cooked meal.

Because the dining room is usually ...

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