Formal living rooms and dining rooms

[adele]

Do you need them?
It seems like the formal living room is fading away fast.
But most homes have a dining room.

What is your preference?
Both dining room and living room?
One or the other?
Neither?

 

[adele]

Personally, I like to entertain a little, and a formal dining room is very pleasant either for dinners or to offer a buffet.
I want a butler's pantry, too.

 

[Chuck Finley]

I like both. I want French doors on the living room so I can use it for my home office.

 

[Alexis Cooper]

I also like both, but the french doors are amazing.

 

[Molly byGolly]

French doors are great. I like openness, but sometimes I like to be able to have some privacy.
I like barn doors, too.

 

[rabbit]

We have my great grandparents' dining room set.
It deserves a room of its own.

 

[Molly byGolly]

We have my great grandparents' dining room set.
It deserves a room of its own.

We have a 140 year old set. It is beautiful.
I want to put it into a nice dining room with a sunny bay window.

 

[Mike Jaquish]

We have a 140 year old set. It is beautiful.
I want to put it into a nice dining room with a sunny bay window.

I love the image of a bright sunny dining room.