When we are creating a home, we have a determination to find spaces for all our lifestyle needs. An area to entertain and dine with family and friends is one that can be a challenge. Multipurpose thinking is the key when it seems a lifestyle need isn't possible in our home. Where we don't give up until we have exhausted all options.
The memories created around a dining table with family and friends is priceless. Even if those times are only several times a year or the every Sunday family dinner. The heart leaps despite an occasional desire to change an attendee or two. So how can one create a space in our home for this precious space. Most of us have mastered the art of multitasking on a daily basis - let's try our hand at multi purposing. Think about the dining surface and how it can be used for an everyday need that allows for it to be uncovered into dining anytime you want.
Why make room for only a dining area or a office area? Why consider the area behind our sofa only console-worthy when by adding another 18" you have a dining surface? Need a craft area or a place to stack your library? Why make room for only a play/study area or a dining area when one can serve both purposes?
Your multipurpose space becomes office/dining, play-study/dining, craft-dining, reading library-dining. Voila! Get those invitations in the mail, create your menu, select that signature drink for the evening, and bake your favorite desserts; because you have a dining area whenever you need it or the mood strikes to entertain.
Call it your superhero piece - the one that doesn't need a closet to change into its "cape" and pick up its superpowers. Living Room by day - dining and after dinner charades by night!
However, let's not ignore the obvious challenge that stills exists and that is where do the dining chairs go if you don't have the space to keep them around the multipurpose surface when it is not acting as a dining surface? And don't you dare say folding chairs, that's a cop out! Be inspired!
We are still in the multipurpose mode here. Think multipurpose for the dining seating. Those cool stools you tucked under the table are now dining seating. That occasional chair you have in your bedroom is now dining seating. That bench that is in your hallway is now dining seating. Get the picture? Multipurpose! Who's wearing the superhero cape now?
Play on your multipurpose talent by setting a mix and match table setting to add to the fun of your new found discovery. I think you will walk past your multipurpose dining surface in its day to day form and smile. Smile at planning your next gathering. Formal or casual - the opportunity for memories is reclaimed.
Rethinking the look of things is a way to never give up on the dreams for your home spaces. Consult a professional interior designer when you get stumped. Don't give up. "To him that wills, wais are not wanting". George Herbert
Sources: House Beautiful, Decor Pad, Atlanta Home & Lifestyle, Gerald Bland, Crate & Barrel, Pinterest
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