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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
George, we have a formal dining room. It has my grandparents old antique formal table and the chairs in there. Along with other antiques. We have had dinner in there just a handful of times since we moved in 20 years ago. We can get out the fancy dinner ware, and silverware but what the heck for?
It is just a pretty space to impress guests. I agree it is useless. My wife will disagree with you.
Happy wife = happy life. End of debate.
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I can so relate.
Years ago (maybe 20) when playing with some early concept designs for our own modest "dream house" I showed my wife a scheme that had two arm chairs in front of a fireplace. I explained to her the history of the parlor, a room that later became known as a "living room", and said it was a place to greet a guest without walking though the rest of the house. And all you really needed was this small space so that the family room that we would actually use could become much larger.
Toughest client ever, no sale made.
25 years later in the same house with no living room at all, just a family room you would think she could admit something, like that design was fine at least it had a living room.
We lived 25 years without one, and it still isn't enough evidence for her.
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