Thursday 10 June 2010

A new lease of life for the dining room.


Traditionally homes have been built with a separate dining room. Families would gather together at meal times. Things are changing and the dining room is used less and less for regular meals. There is a less formal attitude toward dining these days. Many are now happy to have ‘TV Dinners’ in the evening.

There has been a recent trend in people wanting to eat close to the kitchen. The close proximity of the dining table to food preparation area offers practicality and convenience. In addition, the person preparing the meals is not isolated from family or guests. Even when entertaining, this arrangement makes sense.

New homes are being built to reflect this change by creating space in the kitchen for a dining table and not including a formal room for the purposes of family meals. And many homes are now able to offer a study built in where the developer has created a kitchen/diner.

Many people are extending their kitchens to create a dining area. During the recent decline in the housing market people were not moving home, there has been an upsurge in home extensions.

Dining rooms are finding a new purpose in the home and are being turned into a multi functional room, which invariably includes an office or computer area. With quite a large space available there is the opportunity to create additional storage. Moltons have been involved in many such conversions were a desk and chair just enough. The chance to have more storage space is always welcome and incorporating storage space into the study area makes perfect sense.

Painted home office furniture gives a room a softer and less utilitarian feel. White home office furniture offers a contemporary while not looking like the office in your home. The choice of furniture style really depends on your own style preferences. If you want the room to feel functional and purposeful, then Beech will give it that. Choosing a style that is not Beech gives the room a feel of being fitting in with the rest of the house.

Home office furniture can vary considerably in price. From the simplest solution of a computer desk to a fully fitted bespoke installation Moltons have a solution. Check the Computer Desks section for pricing. Check price guides on fitted home furniture and check the ready made section for modular home office furniture units made from solid Oak.