Dining room to library conversion

Turning an unused dining room into a library with bookcases and comfy chairs

Formal dining rooms are starting to go the way of the formal living room—out of service. While many homes have dining rooms, the square footage devoted to them often isn't justified by the little use most families get out of them. And who wants to waste that much space? Instead of letting an entire room become a black hole for clutter, get inspired by these 7 ways real families have converted their dining spaces.

Discover creative dining room organization ideas to maximize space, declutter, and create a functional and stylish dining area. Get inspired to transform your dining room into an organized and inviting space.

Let's break down all the types of dining room built-ins and if they're right for your space. Besides adding beauty and storage, a benefit to dining room built-ins is getting rid of a big empty wall that is so common in builder-grade homes these days. Extra cabinets and window seats in a dining room or breakfast nook are great, but won’t work for every space. How can you figure out if they’re right for your room?

Empty-nesters turn a generic corner in their condo into a library-like dining room.

Our Brentwood project features an unused formal dining room that we transformed into a dreamy home library retreat.

Several months ago, we made the decision to utilize our formal dining room as a home office instead. We left off in Part 1 , where we...

Dining rooms that double as libraries.

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