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Article: OPEN UP DINING ROOM TO NEW USES.(Living)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 20, 1991 ;     620 words ......over, take a good look at your dining room. Is it used only for festive dinners...adaptive reuse of interiors, says the dining room is the least effectively used room in the home. The dining room has too long been regarded as a...

Article: NO ROOM AT THE RITZ MANY ARE LEFT FEELING EMPTY AS THE HOTEL'S GRAND DINING ROOM CLEARS ITS TABLES FOR GOOD
The Boston Globe;  December 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The last days of the Dining Room are winding down at Boston's Ritz...worked there more than 20 years. The Dining Room, which first opened in 1927, will...Waltham, said her memories of the Dining Room had always been of superb service...

Article: Make your dining room a total joy
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......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...fresco on the terrace or in the dining room with the French doors open looking...

Article: Versatile dining room again a focal point
Post-Tribune (IN);  April 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......table holds center court in this dining room.(PHOTO) (SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE...it comes to special meals, the dining room is the one to which we gravitate. My dining room is not large, but it looks out...

Article: Live it up when decorating dining room
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 28, 1999 ;     353 words ......suggested having our lunch in the dining room. It reminded me of what a nice...when we start to focus more on the dining room and the role it plays in our home. Here are some basic dining room principles: Designing your dining...

Article: Plan for a dream dining room.
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  April 23, 2009 ;     362 words ......entertainment space in your home, the dining room is a hub of activity for gettogethers...Before you start, however, on a dining room design or redesign project, consider...itself. Is this a key space for a dining room? If the room you have earmarked...

Article: Create a great dining room with these tips
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 21, 1999 ;     294 words ......when we start to focus more on the dining room and the role it plays in our home. Here are some basic dining room principles to keep in mind: Designing your dining room is in many ways a straightforward...

Article: So that's your dining room? ; It's not just for supper. It's also a gallery, a game room, a lounge.
The Boston Globe;  February 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......take their old Victorian-style dining room chandelier with them. "I hate traditional...coffee table in the middle of her dining room instead. For lighting, she put...paintings as video art. DeTemple's old dining-room table stands in the corner, ready...

Article: FIT CHANDELIER TO DINING ROOM RESEARCH EASES SELECTION OF FIXTURE.(AT HOME)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 1, 1997 ;     494 words ......final touch that makes an adequate dining room dramatic. It becomes a focal point...a mood or to light a task. The dining room chandelier should complement the...chandelier going into a separate, formal dining room or must it blend into space that...

Article: Admirable Production Of 'Dining Room'
The Washington Post;  November 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ......affecting scene of A.R. Gurney's "The Dining Room." These words echo throughout the...relationships. A single stately dining room is the setting for all the emotional...to recognize her own sons. The dining room set appeared to have been plucked...

Article: Dirt Cheap Decorator Dining room can be used for more than
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  April 17, 1999 ;     555 words ...Dirt Cheap Decorator Dining room can be used for more than eating...schedules after school. We only use our dining room about four times a year. This seems...enjoy it? Dee Dear Dee: The formal dining room, once a necessity, has become a...

Article: Let the (family) games begin; Denise and Will need a dining room made for entertaining
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  April 22, 2004 ;     686 words ......RINEER are ready to party. But their dining room isn't. Will and Denise haven't...who will transform their dull dining room in just 48 hours. Will, a 25-year-o...helpless," Will says. But their dining room - with its dim lighting, dangling...

Article: BANISH THE BLAHS OF A MURKY DINING ROOM.(At Home)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 26, 2005 ;     528 words ......amp; Garden Television Ruth's dining room boasted such wonderful architectural...was determined to take back her dining room. She dreamed of hosting intimate...with a plan to energize Ruth's dining room with drama, elegance and lots of...

Article: "THE DINING ROOM' IS A TASTY MORSEL; A.R. GURNEY'S COMEDY GETS A DELIGHTFUL TURN AT APPLESEED PRODUCTIONS PRESENTATION.(Weekend)(Review)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 24, 2003 ;     520 words ......Contributing writer In A.R. Gurney's The Dining Room, Tony, played alternately by Lanny...Aunt Harriet's (JoAnne Simiele) dining room and all its finery. He tells her that the dining room is a perfect setting for an anthropological...