Keeping room in kitchen

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.

cozy keeping room. Extending my cabinets toward front of house

Hello, dear friends. I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. The Mister and I have spent the past two days examining tile and marble slabs. We are in the first stage of renovating our master bath. Between you and me, the process would go a lot smoother if the Mister kept his opinions to himself. The first time that I heard the term Keeping Room was about twelve years ago. A decorator friend of mine bought a gorgeous large home for a song. The reason that she got such a good deal is that…

What goes around, comes around.

Sitting area in breakfast nook

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

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…

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