Consider the advantages of using a space that was a restaurant before, with kitchen and dining room in place.
While there are separate entrances, the two generations share a kitchen and dining room, one floor below ground, with red leather chairs around a simple table topped with an antique, three-piece candelabra set.
Mr. Rudey, for example, had plans drawn up to design a kitchen off the dining room, as the main kitchen is in the basement, which was part of the staff quarters.
The kitchen and formal dining room overlook the building's private garden and there are other views of a landscaped churchyard.
Containing distinct studio and living spaces, the home exemplifies the functionalism of Aalto's early career, with such practical features as a walk-in closet in the bedroom (unusual at that time) and a two-sided china cabinet that is accessible from both the kitchen and the dining room.
As your outdoor room setting will probably be further away from your kitchen than your indoor dining room, a collection of big trays and a trolley come in handy.
Painted chairs are a great way to inject color into a kitchen or even a dining room.
Ms. Markatos Lowe also integrated the kitchen better with the dining room, painting the dark cherry cabinets a cream color.
She knocked down several walls to create a 2, 000-square-foot "great room, " turning the kitchen area, living room and dining room into one space, with wood-beam ceilings.
"We have four bedrooms, a study, living room, dining room, kitchen, " Rajanna Sreedhara says.
Mr. Garten wants to make chandeliers (or "lighting sculptures") for the dining room and kitchen.
On the ground floor, there is one large space for the living room, dining room and kitchen.
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Gettle likes a 1950s palette, so she chose robin's-egg-blue paint for the main hallway, pale yellow for the kitchen and pink in the dining room.
In addition to a grand, two-story living room, enormous dining room and kitchen, the compound includes a pool, tennis court, paddle tennis court, gym and library.
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He created 3, 500 square feet of ultra modern, zen-inspired indoor living space that includes a glass-paneled kitchen, remote-controlled dining room table and master bed, and a living room atrium open to the sky.
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But soon Rich had begun working on it, learning carpentry, building a wing for two new bedrooms and a bathroom and another wing for his study, turning the original house into an open-plan living room, dining room, kitchen.
It boasts five bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a fitness room, a media room, and a decadent kitchen that leads to a 12-person dining room.
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Though Zynga's food setup is currently makeshift with the kitchen nine blocks down the street from the dining room, the company is in the midst of planning a new corporate cafeteria with a roomy kitchen when it moves into a new office next year.
Mr. Anastasia says his client plans to renovate the kitchen and family-and dining-room areas to open them up and bring in more light.
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The 7-bedroom, 9-bathroom home sits on one acre and features a spacious living room, media room, dining room, gourmet kitchen, gym, motor court, and large, outdoor swimming pool.
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The second floor was divided several big rooms, including a living room with large glass doors that open onto the front lawn, a dining room and an open kitchen centered around an island topped by a thick slab of lapis lazuli.
While Sall made herself busy in the kitchen, I would sit in the dining room with the paper spread out on the table, or I would listen to the radio, staring out at the garden and fiddling with the dials to get a better signal.
At Lincoln, ingredient-driven dishes are served in a bright, vaulted dining room attached to an open kitchen.
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With 4, 800 square feet of living space, the home sleeps 12 comfortably and includes a formal living room with baby grand piano, family room and kitchen that each open out onto the courtyard, as well as a library and dining room.
Mr. JOHN WASHINGTON: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a dining room and a living room and a kitchen.
On its lower level, the estate offers a formal living and dining room, large family room, and gourmet kitchen with large center island and state-of-the-art appliances.
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The endless layout includes more than 50 bedrooms, a series of intimate drawing rooms and a regally appointed dining room with an underground passage to a separate kitchen building.
The upper duplex consists of a sunny living room with wood-burning fireplace and sweeping staircase, powder room, dining room with another wood-burning fireplace and a renovated kitchen with laundry.
The third floor, which is oriented toward the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains, has tall ceilings, walls of glass and open rooms, from the great room with its living and dining area, to the kitchen.
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