After 19 years of marriage we have a dining room with furniture in it! The first townhouse we lived in (for 2 1/2 years) didn't have a dining room. But the Harbour Shore house that we lived in for 9 years and this house that we've lived in for 7 1/2 years both have a dining room. The purpose of the dining room in the Harbour Shore house was for our kid's toys. It got interesting when the triplets were toddlers and it was like a play ground in there. That dining toy room served us well. In our current house the main purpose of the dining room until about 2 years ago was a place to put our Christmas tree and presents in for the month of December. Then a few years ago we inherited Granny's piano and it became "the piano room".
The curtains, accessories and lighting are still a work in progress, but hey, we have furniture. The kid's reaction to it has been fun. We haven't eaten in there yet but when we do, it will be great. We moved the piano across the foyer to the study. It's a tight fit, and when someone is on the computer at the same time as someone is playing the piano it's a little much, but it works for now.
It was fun to unpack crystal, china, table linens, etc. that we had received as wedding gifts, but had not seen since Jan. 5, 1991. I learned that it's not a good idea to pick out a china pattern in the trendy colors of the day, a.k.a. mauve and light blue, because more than likely you won't like those colors for very long.
After 19 years of marriage we have a dining room with furniture in it! The first townhouse we lived in (for 2 1/2 years) didn't have a dining room. But the Harbour Shore house that we lived in for 9 years and this house that we've lived in for 7 1/2 years both have a dining room. The purpose of the dining room in the Harbour Shore house was for our kid's toys. It got interesting when the triplets were toddlers and it was like a play ground in there. That dining toy room served us well. In our current house the main purpose of the dining room until about 2 years ago was a place to put our Christmas tree and presents in for the month of December. Then a few years ago we inherited Granny's piano and it became "the piano room". 
The curtains, accessories and lighting are still a work in progress, but hey, we have furniture. The kid's reaction to it has been fun. We haven't eaten in there yet but when we do, it will be great. We moved the piano across the foyer to the study. It's a tight fit, and when someone is on the computer at the same time as someone is playing the piano it's a little much, but it works for now.
It was fun to unpack crystal, china, table linens, etc. that we had received as wedding gifts, but had not seen since Jan. 5, 1991. I learned that it's not a good idea to pick out a china pattern in the trendy colors of the day, a.k.a. mauve and light blue, because more than likely you won't like those colors for very long. 
6 comments:
your photos look like they are in a magaizine-good job photog! But I can't beleve you haven't eaten in there yet!!
yes.. good magazine pix, but we want to see these nice early 90s plates.
Ahhh. This post brought back so many great memories. I loved the "play-yard" dining room of your Harbour Shore home. It was great. Can't imagine it any other way.
I totally agree w/Julie & Troy; the pictures are fantastic!! Good job, Lis. And I've even seen this "magazine spread" in person. :)
Dad is talking to me. He says he wants to see the china, too. How about it?
wait, you're not really going to eat in there are you?
you should wait until your kids leave the house for that.
Thanks for the china pix. I still think it's classic. Perhaps it will be trendy again by time Allie gets married? :)
I love the china. It might look a bit dated 20 years out, but in 40 years it will look antique, and your grandkids will be so impressed. I still remember Cleo's china with sheaves of wheat.
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