Changing Over Your Formal Dining Room
Many families have a formal dining room that they only use a couple times a year. Typically holidays and the occasional formal party are the only occasions where this room is utilized. The rest of the time it is a forgotten room that just sits. If you are lucky enough to have a home large enough to have a formal dining room, you really should use them more often. Making the room family friendly could be a good start.
For those with a small family, a great way to make this room a little more welcoming is by adding round dining room sets. You can buy a table that has leaves that can be added to expand the table for larger dinner parties. But the smaller table will make the room less intimidating for families to use.
Transforming the rooms decor from fancy to a less formal look can draw people into this area. People feel less nervous about eating in the room and will grow to use it more often. Perhaps an informal party for your child is a good place to start. Baking parties are all the rage. Set up a kitchen hand mixer, some rolling pins and lots of goodies to decorate the cookies. Kids will have a tasty treat to take home after the party.
When you change your dining room to a less formal space, you can actually bring your family closer. Utilizing the good china and silver can be fun for children. It will also teach them proper behavior for dining out. Show your children how fun it is to sit together as a family and enjoy a fancy dinner in a room that is not often used.
Family dinners will bring families closer, even if you just get together a couple times a week. Because of busy and conflicting schedules, it may be hard to find time to sit down for dinner, but you will really see a difference in your family if you can manage a couple dinners together a week.
Many people already have fancy and expensive dining room table sets. This makes them weary to use them, especially when there are children involved. A good alternative to a new set is to purchase slip covers for your chairs and a tablecloth for your table. All are removable and washable when they become soiled. This is a great idea for families with small children or even clumsy spouses.
For those who cant bring themselves to transform their dining room into an everyday eating room, a good alternative is trying to eat in that room once a week or even once a month. Or perhaps make a date night with your spouse. Dress up and have a candlelight dinner in your formal dining room and enjoy some quiet time together. This is a great way to utilize a room that sees little action.
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