Formal dining room open to kitchen

Greetings, friends! We're taking a break from fashion today for another room reveal! I debated splitting this post into 2 or 3 parts, but I ended up putting them all together, so it's a long one. These areas of my house are all open to one another, so I thought it made sense to group them together.

Casey Keasler on Instagram: "Our Seattle Dutch Colonial Project — and the case for not creating a formal dining room! 🍽️ Homes from the 1900s, while beautiful don’t always function the way a modern family might want, they are closed off and compartmentalized, even dark, and most importantly, lacking connection. There were versions of open concepts in the 70s but the kitchen was often tucked away behind closed doors. It wasn’t until the ‘90s the thought was pushed to extremes with the fully…

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Let's break down all the types of dining room built-ins and if they're right for your space. Besides adding beauty and storage, a benefit to dining room built-ins is getting rid of a big empty wall that is so common in builder-grade homes these days. Extra cabinets and window seats in a dining room or breakfast nook are great, but won’t work for every space. How can you figure out if they’re right for your room?

Sometimes just a coat of lipstick will make a big difference in a home, while others require a more extensive face-lift to imbue them with fresh crispness. A longtime client of Mathews Design Group designers Nina Long and Don Easterling was primed for a head-to-toe reboot on the terrace level of her home. Since it connects to the pool, spectacular property views, and boat pier beyond, she was focused on rooms that would speak to welcoming comfort for entertaining, whether for friends or her…

Discover 7 smart and simple ways to divide your living room and dining room in style. Create separate zones with ease.

Explore the use of lighting to create distinct zones in an open-plan layout. This pin covers how different lighting styles and placements can visually separate the kitchen from the living room, enhancing the ambiance of each space.

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of our before and after photos. Let me preface this by saying the before spaces are all lovely and we just put our own spin on them. We love this house and creating spaces that fit our family brings us so much

Today I thought I would end the year with a few "after" and "before" images of our kitchen and dining nook renovation!