Turning dining room into playroom

Playspace in dining room

Turning our dining room into a playroom. Why it just might be the right move for you.

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Baby B's mom wanted to make him a playroom. The dining room was a room they don't use much. It seemed like the most likely place since it's right off the kitchen and family room. Here is the *before.* Here are some of the *afters*. Cute, huh? We painted the panels with magnet/chalkboard paint. They still want to hang some canvases and alphabet letters and curtains. But, Baby B loves it already!

Formal dining rooms are starting to go the way of the formal living room—out of service. While many homes have dining rooms, the square footage devoted to them often isn't justified by the little use most families get out of them. And who wants to waste that much space? Instead of letting an entire room become a black hole for clutter, get inspired by these 7 ways real families have converted their dining spaces.

When we set out to design the perfect kitchen remodel for the Project Tree Lined , it had to be a highly functioning space to meet the needs of the wife who’s a passionate cook, and for the family that host lots of get-togethers with family and friends. Given all that, we made sure in the design t

Stephanie Larbey on Instagram: "The best space we made ❤️ Don’t get me wrong if we had the space for a playroom I’d love to create one! But I’m so glad we used this space in the dining area to create a play area for Theo. He really loves it and we’ve found it so useful! The mats were from @gusandbeau_ and the units were @ikeauk Home interiors renovation room transformation ❤️"

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Finally completed this art corner for the kids to use in our dining room!

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