Our
dining room is probably the easiest room in our house to take care of. We use it every day, but we keep it pretty
streamlined and clutter free. Like most
families the table is the stage for many things – online schooling, homework,
art projects, financial planning, doing taxes, family meetings, conversations
with friends and family, not to mention a
lot of really great meals and loads of celebrations. Our dining room is an important area of our
home.
In our
dining room is a table and four chairs and a built in china cabinet which
houses a large part of my Pyrex collection as well as the glassware we don’t
use every day. Recently I did a little
bit of a declutter and purged quite a bit from the dining room to make it even
more streamlined. I removed glassware
and dishes we do not use anymore and I’ve got a few items in there that my
youngest daughter wants for her own home (which is not very far off). Everything else was boxed up and placed in
our garage to take to the neighborhood thrift store for donation.
We make sure throughout the day, as well
as at the end of the day, that we put our things away and the table is kept
clear so it does not become a dumping ground.
Admittedly, this is one of those areas I really have to stay on top of
or it easily gets out of control. I
include the table and chairs as part of my daily swish and swipe when I do the
kitchen. It takes less than a minute and
makes a huge difference in keep it clean and tidy. As part of my regular weekly cleaning I
devote fifteen minutes, often less time, to cleaning this room and I keep track
of what I do on my housekeeping checklist to make sure I get everything
done. Not a lot of effort is required
and I really love that part. Having
everyone in the house participate in keeping things in order is key to our
success as well, even if it means I have to nag a lot. 😊
My dining rooms have been my favorite room in all of my homes. Currently, I have a kitchen/dining room combo, instead of the more common kitchen/family room. My dining room is large, and very sparse...table and chairs, buffet for the linens. It is my cutting table for quilts, as well as my sewing area when I machine quilt a quilt top, but everything gets put away at the end of each session. The dining room used to be a place for homework, but as the kids became older, they preferred to work in the privacy of their rooms.
ReplyDeleteI love the posts where you share pictures of your home! It's a lovely house!
My daughter has converted our dining room into her personal office, but she still uses the table as a desk. We have another table and chairs in the kitchen where we usually eat.
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