Comments on: Adding A Dining Area To Your Living Room http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah Jane Nelson http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-756909 Sarah Jane Nelson Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:37:02 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-756909 All I can say is WOW! This is amazing and inspiring. Not only do you have wonderful decorating taste with color and composition but you are teaching us to think outside the box about small spaces. The dining room in the living room is fabulous and that extra bedroom out of the dining room is genius. Wow. I'm gonna surf around other pages on your site now! :) :) Sarah Jane All I can say is WOW! This is amazing and inspiring. Not only do you have wonderful decorating taste with color and composition but you are teaching us to think outside the box about small spaces. The dining room in the living room is fabulous and that extra bedroom out of the dining room is genius. Wow. I’m gonna surf around other pages on your site now! :) :) Sarah Jane

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-467022 YoungHouseLove Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:31:51 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-467022 It's Glidden's Gentle Tide (discontinued but they can look it up for you at the desk and make a gallon for you). xo, s

It’s Glidden’s Gentle Tide (discontinued but they can look it up for you at the desk and make a gallon for you).

xo,
s

]]> By: Joan http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-467015 Joan Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:29:01 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-467015 What color green did you use in the updated kitchen? It's so light and airy! Love it. What color green did you use in the updated kitchen? It’s so light and airy! Love it.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-365200 YoungHouseLove Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:22:15 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-365200 You can make anything the focal point! A nice reflective mirror hanging somewhere will make the room feel larger and be a nice focal point. Or a gorgeous chandelier hanging above the table would be great! Good luck. xo, s

You can make anything the focal point! A nice reflective mirror hanging somewhere will make the room feel larger and be a nice focal point. Or a gorgeous chandelier hanging above the table would be great! Good luck.

xo,
s

]]> By: yvonne johnson http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-365195 yvonne johnson Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:20:45 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-365195 I added how to add a dining area to the living room and read your ideas. They are great. You living area is structured like mine a little. I walk into the front door into my living room somewhat like your room is designed. In my case the dining area will be in front of me with the living area off to the right. What should be the focal point when entering the room? The table in order to fit will be sitting along side a wall and will be longer then wide so I kind of feel like I don't want it to be the focal point upon entry. Not sure this makes sense. Thank you! I added how to add a dining area to the living room and read your ideas. They are great. You living area is structured like mine a little. I walk into the front door into my living room somewhat like your room is designed. In my case the dining area will be in front of me with the living area off to the right. What should be the focal point when entering the room? The table in order to fit will be sitting along side a wall and will be longer then wide so I kind of feel like I don’t want it to be the focal point upon entry. Not sure this makes sense. Thank you!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-356303 YoungHouseLove Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:11:41 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-356303 Nope, we actually don't think we hit any studs or we wouldn't have been able to get those anchors in as easily (since we wanted the shelves to be centered, and the hanging zones didn't line up with any studs, we had to be ok without them). But since we used heavy duty metal anchors and we have plaster walls they held plenty of weight being hung that way. Oh and we put in four screws per section, just to be thorough. Hope it helps! xo, s

Nope, we actually don’t think we hit any studs or we wouldn’t have been able to get those anchors in as easily (since we wanted the shelves to be centered, and the hanging zones didn’t line up with any studs, we had to be ok without them). But since we used heavy duty metal anchors and we have plaster walls they held plenty of weight being hung that way. Oh and we put in four screws per section, just to be thorough. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

]]> By: Tracy http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-356302 Tracy Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:08:04 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-356302 When you put up your floating shelves did you use at least 1-2 screws into a stud? I saw that you used drywall anchors but am wondering if you also had a screw in a stud. Also did you put a screw in each hole on the bracket or just 2 per side? (There are typically four per section on the bracket) I am putting up my shelves and these were just questions I was wondering about! I hope that your unpacking and settling is going well in your new home and appreciate all your tips and help in advance. You guys are awesome! When you put up your floating shelves did you use at least 1-2 screws into a stud? I saw that you used drywall anchors but am wondering if you also had a screw in a stud. Also did you put a screw in each hole on the bracket or just 2 per side? (There are typically four per section on the bracket) I am putting up my shelves and these were just questions I was wondering about!

I hope that your unpacking and settling is going well in your new home and appreciate all your tips and help in advance. You guys are awesome!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-242222 YoungHouseLove Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:25:08 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-242222 We have the equivalent to a 100 watt bulb in there (it's a compact florescent) and it works like a charm. We also have two table lamps in the living room area, but that's all the lighting we have in the entire space, but we do have a large 5' opening to the kitchen (which has tons of light, so when we'd like the adjoined living/dining room to be more illuminated we turn on those lights as well. Hope it helps! xo s

We have the equivalent to a 100 watt bulb in there (it’s a compact florescent) and it works like a charm. We also have two table lamps in the living room area, but that’s all the lighting we have in the entire space, but we do have a large 5′ opening to the kitchen (which has tons of light, so when we’d like the adjoined living/dining room to be more illuminated we turn on those lights as well. Hope it helps!

xo
s

]]> By: Y http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-242212 Y Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:56:03 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-242212 I just purchased the CB2 pendant for my dinette area in my new house - not living there yet. My contractor said 100 watts will be too dim. I don't have the exact dimensions but I think it's either the same size as your dining area or even smaller. Can you tell me exactly what kind of bulb you have in there and if you feel it is bright enough, particularly at night? I feel like it may work, but I'm told I need at least a three light fixture there. I really love it and want it to work; please help!! Thanks!! I just purchased the CB2 pendant for my dinette area in my new house – not living there yet. My contractor said 100 watts will be too dim. I don’t have the exact dimensions but I think it’s either the same size as your dining area or even smaller. Can you tell me exactly what kind of bulb you have in there and if you feel it is bright enough, particularly at night? I feel like it may work, but I’m told I need at least a three light fixture there. I really love it and want it to work; please help!! Thanks!!

]]> By: Jen http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/06/adding-a-dining-area-to-your-living-room/comment-page-2/#comment-230559 Jen Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:49:26 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=12343#comment-230559 I would LOVE to add a dining area to our living area. Our house was actually built for that purpose. But, we always just used a really small 2 seater patio table in our kitchen. Then we had triplets and added our HUGE dining table to the kitchen and the dining area to a playarea. The whole space is carpet, which I hate. Really hoping to finish our basement (needs sheetrocking and all that), so we can move the office downstairs, the playarea to the office and add the dining area to our living area. Maybe one of these days :-) I would LOVE to add a dining area to our living area. Our house was actually built for that purpose. But, we always just used a really small 2 seater patio table in our kitchen. Then we had triplets and added our HUGE dining table to the kitchen and the dining area to a playarea. The whole space is carpet, which I hate. Really hoping to finish our basement (needs sheetrocking and all that), so we can move the office downstairs, the playarea to the office and add the dining area to our living area. Maybe one of these days :-)

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