Turning Formal Dining Room Into Library

Rug can help to define a space. Dining room turned library finally.

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The wall on the right was an obvious wall for a china cabinet but it felt too oppressive.

Turning formal dining room into library. Instead we surrounded the windows with built ins which provided storage below sill level and display above. Oct 8 2014 - Explore Karen Allens board Converted formal dining room followed by 128 people on Pinterest. I suggested turning it into a conversation grouping.

Formal dining rooms tend to be long and narrow so youll need a bookcase with less. Id like to convert it into a reading roomlibrary and would love your ideas. See more ideas about formal dining room home decor home.

Enclosing it bringing it together. Put a small table between. It was so much fun treasure hunting for cool things to decorate the shelves withhour glasses pretty handled magnifying glasses interesting antiques etc.

The room below is another client that had a dining room they did not use. I turned my unused dining room into a library and it was the best redo I ever did. They wanted a quiet space to.

The wall you are looking at is a mirrored wall floor to ceiling that gives the allusion of doubling the space. The notches in each top are so the curtains can hang down without bending around the desk top. Weve made a big stride in finally transforming the dining room to a library space that Ive talked.

Turn the kitchen space thats designed for a casual dining table into a perfect reading area. A specially defined area just for books and reading. Using bookshelves built-ins or wall-mounts to turn your dining room into the library you always wanted and never knew you had.

Having all walls covered in book cases gives a sense of being in a library. For the top I laminated a 34 inch sheet of walnut plywood to a cheaper one to create a 1-12 inch sturdy desk top. When a kitchen addition with a dining area made the formal dining room redundant in her clients Westwood home Nina Seed suggested turning it into a library.

See more ideas about home libraries home library interior. Jennifer enlisted the help of her friend interior designer Autumn Clemons to revamp this beige box and turn it into a dark dramatic and ultra-modern space. The dining room was turned into a library and dining room.

Choose task lighting that can also create a great feature at night. I applied iron-on walnut edge banding to hide the plywood edges. Books papers and even printers can be stored on bookcases where theyll be out of the way yet always within reach.

The lesson Ive learned from this Before After is that if formal dining isnt your thing you can turn your dining room into an awesome home library thats a valuable lesson in my book. Dec 30 2016 - Explore Cas Monacos board I turned my dining room into a library followed by 658 people on Pinterest. Hope you have a fun or just relaxing one planned.

I put my piano and the banjo and guitar I inherited from my Dad in there as well. While I like the idea of using the dining room as a library as well its important to keep your books and bookshelves attractive like in the Charles Faudree photo. Hello my friends and happy weekend.

When youre turning your formal dining room into an office finding a set of shelves that fit perfectly into the existing space can be a challenge if youre limited to the selection available at the big box stores. Bailey Davidson Photography middle cabinet and shelves either side. Ill probably paint the walls grey as well.

Its an open floor plan opening both into the foyer and the adjacent dining room which is behind the fireplace in the photo. Place two reading chairs in the corners turned inward toward the center. Its hard to see from the photos but when the books are not stacked attractively or they are overflowing with books placed in all different directions it definitely is not a room I would also want to serve a formal meal in.

This lounge is a CAD photo of a dining room turned into a wine reading lounge. Save Pin It See More Images. A dark library and a wonderful place to dine from Bo Bedre.

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