Reuse and recycle everybody gets. Reuse the grocery bags. Put the plastic bottles in the bin for recycling where they are reinvented in a multitude of ways. Re-purpose can get lost. What if all of a sudden, everyone realized they have 15 percent of their money they aren't using? Woo hoo, a spending spree would be on the horizon! (Yes, husband, a savings spree would be a better answer - don't make me bring up the shorts - previous blog). But the average home has a formal Living Room is never or rarely used. If your home is, (for simplicity's sake), $1 million, and you simplify the square footage of space the LR is to 15 percent - that's $150,000, you are wasting! (not to mention the heating/cooling, furnishings, etc. . . .)
The builder knew everyone expected a formal Living Room, so they built you one. He/she will not stop by and check to see you are using it as they intended. What could you do with the space? That depends somewhat on your floorplan and that's what I do - help you discover what would work best for you. I can think outside the box, because I haven't seen Hanukkah in that room for 10 years. . . . Not in order of choice here . . . a pool table; home theater; swap the DR and the LR; expand the kitchen; a music room; a formal office; a guest room; swap the FR and LR; etc. It's your home, do what makes you happy!
AC Gunther Design, where 'It's Your Style, by Design'
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