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Article: Dining room's more usable with just a few alterations
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 17, 1991
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At the turn of the century, many homes had a "parlor," a special
living room that was seldom used and often was furnished in Victorian
decor, with heavy draperies and upholstered furniture. It sometimes
was cordoned off with a posh gold rope. The room was used only on
special occasions: for weddings, funerals or entertaining the clergy
or other important guests.
Today, the seldom-used room in most homes is the dining room;
everyone congregates in the family room. Dining no longer includes
good conversation and the interchange of ideas, because the family
partakes of their nourishment in front of the TV.
However, you can give your dining room a new function by lining
the walls with ...