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Formal dining rooms are not for everyone. Sometimes it makes more sense to redecorate or remodel the space and turn it into a different space. Get inspired by these 7 ways real families have converted their dining spaces.

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an open wooden door with glass panels on the front and back doors, in a white room

This post is in partnership with Lowe’s Home Improvement. More and more, homes are seeing a need for a home office. “Virtual learning” and “working from home” and phrases that come up in every conversation these days. I have worked from home for almost 7 years now and have never had an official home office. […]

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the dining room and office are in this house

Should you ditch the dining room and opt for office? Coversion of a traditional dining room into a coastal office.

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the before and after of a turned home office

*Dining Room turned Home Office* Is your formal dining room sitting empty and un-used most of the time? Mine was, too! So, we transformed it into a home office that was used on a daily basis ~ but could be quickly turned back to a dining room again when necessary. Click to see the steps to get it done.

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the dining room table is surrounded by chairs and shelves with plants on them in pots

The dining room with layered textures and muted tones feels both grounded and stylish, ideal for gatherings of all kinds.

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a dining room table with chairs and bookshelves in the background

Let’s face it: as much as we’d all like to think of ourselves as the sort of people who throw dinner parties all the time, the formal dining room is mostly obsolete. So what’s a modern family to do? You can set up a dining table and chairs in there and then let stuff collect on the table (I’m pretty sure this is the default), or you can take it one step further and transform your dining room into a multi-purpose space that you’ll use every day.

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a kitchen with the words, this to that above it and an image of a window

Let me start by saying I am in no way an expert carpenter or interior designer. I’m just really good at monkey-see-monkey-do and Pinterest. So, if I can figure out how to renovate an old dining room into a glorious pantry, so can you. I firmly stand by this decision to dedicate an entire room to a pantry space, and really, how many of us still use a formal dining room with any regularity? As a pantry, this room is now obviously one of the most used rooms in our house on a daily basis. It’s…

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a living room filled with white furniture and windows covered in drapes, plants and curtains

Desirous of a lounge type living room, Rebecca creates a comfortable conversation area with 4 upholstered chairs facing each other. The casual jute ottoman

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a woman standing next to a wooden table in a room with black walls and plants

This formal dining room in Durham, NC was begging for some modern drama. By layering lush fabrics, rich paint, statement metallics, and one-of-a kind art pieces this cozy yet bold space welcomes family and friends around the table to linger just a little longer.

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the video shows how to make an office desk with built - in bookcases

Kathryn Chiampi on Instagram: "Let’s build an office!! This week we decided to turn our unused formal dining room into the home office we desperately need! If you’ve been here for awhile you know I love a good ikea hack so it was only fitting I went with my favorite Billy Bookcases for this built in office project. I’m loving how this is coming together but we are far from done, up next is trimming out the sides of the built in, wallpaper on the other 3 walls and the best part…

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an open door leading into a room with a desk and chairs

The most emailed questions that I get are about my Dining Room that we turned into my Office/Craft Room. It’s one of my favorite rooms in the house and definitely the room I spend the most time in. So I thought I’d write a little post about what we did! Before it was a plain...Read the Post

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a living room with black and white checkered flooring in the middle, and text overlay that reads how i reamped my formal living room into a home office

Today I am sharing how we revamped our rarely used Formal Living Room into a Home Office that is now one of my favorite spaces on StylishRevamp.com

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