Article: Make your dining room a total joy

Dining rooms are back in vogue, and I, for one, am happy about this state of affairs. Of course, we're doing a multitude of other things in this room, but when it comes to special meals, the dining room is the room we all gravitate to.

My own dining room is not large, but it looks out onto a wonderful terrace that was here when we moved in. We installed two pairs of French doors where two windows had been; these doors open out onto the terrace, where we added an awning of durable dark green canvas.

In the summer, we line the terrace walls with candles and have dinner al fresco on the terrace or in the dining room with the French doors open looking out toward the candlelit terrace. I feel ...

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