Living Dining Room

Living Dining Room

There was a time when living and dining rooms were separate in most houses. In today's world, however, a part of the living room usually becomes the dining space. This has led to an enormous change in how we live. In earlier times, the living room was a place where the emphasis lay on interpersonal interaction, and the dining room was the space where people could concentrate on and enjoy their food.

The dining room is a place that can be both cozy and formal, stylish and casual. But first of all, it is a place for you to enjoy your food - not only its taste, but also its structure, its textures, its decorations. On the other hand, the living room is also meant to be cozy/formal and stylish/casual, but it is an open, well-lit space meant for recreation and interaction.

If you are a bit limited for space and you decide that you will need a living and dining room combined you will have to design things a little differently than usual. We can take a look at the layout, storage areas and lighting.

The first thing to say is that the dining area should be as near to the kitchen as possible as you do not want to be carrying plates of food through the living area to get to the dining table.

It may be a good idea to choose a dining table that can also double up as somewhere to keep books or magazines when you are not using it for eating. Try to separate the two areas by means of a screen, sofa or small table if you can.

Try to arrange a storage cupboard in the dining portion for your meal related items like crockery and cutlery. It will make things a lot easier for you when laying the table

Living Dining Room