Keeping room ideas

Sitting area in breakfast nook

A keeping room is a space adjacent to the kitchen where friends and family can gather to hang out with the cook while they prepare a meal.

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…

Recently I gave our tricky living room a quick refresh and wanted to share tips on creating a keeping room of your own!

What goes around, comes around.

AHT Interiors recently completed makovers to multiple areas in a client's beautiful home. Check out their master bedroom redesign and study makeover. Now we're excited to show you before and after photos of the keeping room. As you can see, the clients decided that they wanted to convert their keeping room into

Traditional keeping rooms date back to the 1700s and they’re making a huge comeback as a cozy hangout by the kitchen. A keeping room is a space adjacent to the kitchen where friends and family can gather to keep the cook company while they prepare a meal. After all, the kitchen is the heart of the h

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.

cozy keeping room. Extending my cabinets toward front of house

"Create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your living room with these cozy ideas, featuring plush seating, soft lighting, and personal touches that make the space feel like home."

The latest must-have room in your large or even not so large home is the “Keeping Room”. The name for these rooms originated in colonial times, before homes were 5,000 plus square feet. They were a multi-use room attached to the kitchen or open to it, complete with a fireplace for coziness and warmth. Now, it’s…

Many homes have a breakfast room that is used daily and a formal dining room that is used maybe twice a year. Consider converting your breakfast room into a keeping room and using your dining room for all of your meals. Keeping rooms were traditionally a family gathering room used to keep warm because it was near the stove. Here are a few tips for turning your breakfast room into a cozy family oriented keeping room. ComfortYour keeping room needs to be comfortable with durable furniture…

No matter if you call it a living room, family room, den, or keeping room, these decorating ideas will help you mix and match patterns, embrace bold colors, layer rugs, and so much more.

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

Have you noticed that many new construction homes refer to the room off the kitchen as the 'keeping room'? After several clients asked me about them, I...

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Here in the coastal South, an all season sunroom is a way of life! Creating a cozy space to relax in while enjoying the outdoors from insi...

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