Keeping room off kitchen

Hello, dear friends. I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. The Mister and I have spent the past two days examining tile and marble slabs. We are in the first stage of renovating our master bath. Between you and me, the process would go a lot smoother if the Mister kept his opinions to himself. The first time that I heard the term Keeping Room was about twelve years ago. A decorator friend of mine bought a gorgeous large home for a song. The reason that she got such a good deal is that…

What goes around, comes around.

The keeping room is a Colonial colonial concept but unfortunately has become a code word for "open concept." Let's put the "cozy" back in the keeping room.

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Sitting area in breakfast nook

Have you noticed that many new construction homes refer to the room off the kitchen as the 'keeping room'? After several clients asked me about them, I...

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

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Ideas for decorating a keeping room off of the kitchen.