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the living room is clean and ready for us to use

We created a kitchen sitting room and it has become my favorite space in our home. This cozy sitting room is right off the kitchen and provides more space for relaxing in our small home.

a living room filled with furniture and pictures on the wall next to a door that says, what is a keeping room? here's why we can get behind this

While the keeping room has historical roots, its purpose couldn't be more on point for today. It's a small seating area off of the kitchen where family or guests can hang out to keep the person who is cooking company. Erin and Ben Napier, the couple behind the popular show Home Town, shared their country home in Mississippi with us, which had a keeping room just off of their kitchen. At the link, Erin discussed how this charming space is where the family spends so much of their time…

a large kitchen with white cabinets and marble counter tops, along with a center island

Gorgeous kitchen opens up into family room with vaulted ceiling, white box beams, white rolled-arm sofa, pair of white slipcover wingback chairs, ottoman, stone fireplace with flatscreen TV, bound sisal rug, white kitchen cabinets with marble slab countertops & backsplash, farmhouse sink in marble top kitchen island, high-end appliances, pot filler and Crate & Barrel Spin Stools.

a living room filled with furniture next to a kitchen and dining room table in front of two windows

Recently a friend gave me a tour of her new custom-built home. “And here’s the keeping room,” she said, gesturing to a cozy, window-filled nook off the kitchen. Before I could stop myself from expressing ignorance of something I should really know, I asked her, “What’s a keeping room?” She said, with a laugh, “It’s

a large kitchen with an island in the middle and lots of windows on both sides

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.

a living room filled with furniture and a chandelier

Our clients decided that they wanted to convert their keeping room into a dining area - check out the before and after photos at https://ahtinteriors.com/keeping-room-conversion/ #roommakeover #interiordesign #diningroomdesign

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