| Dining rooms were once spacious, elegant | | | | |
| examples of dining design. They have been | | | | Old-fashioned table had the cutlery drawers |
| gutted and, frequently combined with other | | | | built into them. You pulled them open and you |
| rooms, leaving you unaware f where the living | | | | had easy access to the necessary knives, |
| room ends ad the dining room begins. If you | | | | forks and spoons. To adapt your current |
| are fortunate enough to have a separate | | | | table, attach one or more shallow drawers to |
| dining room and not just an area, what | | | | the underside of the table, making sure they |
| follows are some tips for storage. | | | | do not rub against or hit the knees of anyone |
| | | | sitting at the table. These can be used to |
| There are two basic furniture requirements in | | | | store the cutlery, linen and other items used |
| a dining room: a table with chairs and a | | | | regularly at the dining room table. |
| display cabinet for special occasion china | | | | |
| and cutlery. If you are pressed for storage | | | | Also to be considered for possible storage |
| space, utilize the available furniture as | | | | purposes is the china cabinet. This structure |
| much as possible or replace it with more | | | | may be free standing or part of a larger unit |
| functional and adaptable pieces. | | | | with drawers. Make sure you use every inch |
| | | | carefully. If necessary, clear it out, sort |
| A skirted table can hide a myriad of things. | | | | everything, discard nonessential and |
| For this trick, you'll need a tablecloth that | | | | extraneous material or items, and replace the |
| goes to the floor. You can cover the table | | | | items. Add or build extra storage units |
| with something simple or layer it with | | | | within the larger unit if you feel it can |
| different length cloths. One time conscious | | | | help in the fight to achieve maximum storage |
| person has suggested you multi-layer the | | | | capacity. |
| table with several of your linens. When one | | | | |
| is used, you remove it to reveal another | | | | Do not forget to look up. See if there is any |
| layer. This serves two purposes: a storage | | | | room above the cabinet to locate tasteful |
| place for your linen and as a means of | | | | baskets or boxes filled with stuff you are |
| keeping them wrinkle free. If you adopt this | | | | not currently in need of using. |
| practice, remember to cover the good linen | | | | |
| with a see through plastic covering to | | | | Another viable way to store material is by |
| protect it and all the layers from spills. | | | | building shelving units. These can be placed |
| | | | unobtrusively around the room or in obvious |
| Another possibility to decrease the amount of | | | | places. You can display some objects in plain |
| wrinkles and increase storage space is to | | | | view while you covertly hide others in the |
| attach a dowel to the back of a cabinet or | | | | background. |
| closet. It makes for easy accessibility while | | | | |
| minimizing creases and lines. | | | | There is one thing you should really remember |
| | | | when finding or creating storage in any room |
| Another means of turning the dining room | | | | of your house, including the living room. Try |
| table into extra storage space is by | | | | to make sure the items stored in each room - |
| returning to an old-fashioned kitchen table | | | | excluding garages or attics, pertains to that |
| style. | | | | room and that room alone. |