"Kitchen" table in the living room?

PasturesNew

Tell him you'll trial it - and if he's not happy by December it'll be moved when you do the Xmas decorations/sort out.

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I used to have a circular table in my sitting room,but it took up too much space and as there is only me to eat as a rule it went off to the chazzer shop.I replaced it with a drop-leaf table with two fold up seats that store underneath when folded.Great idea as it gives me a bit more space.I live in quite a small cottage. In the summer its in my sitting room in front of my windows, come the winter it gets moved to my kitchen as it is blocking the heat from my radiator which runs beneath my sitting room window.In the kitchen It's great as I can use it for cooking etc , but in the sitting room its only used for eating at.I am one of those people who like to sit at a table to eat and I'm not keen on food on a tray on my lap.

moneyistooshorttomention

FrugalWorker wrote: »

I heard someone young over here (Ireland) saying you have to have a good room, you need a room to be laid out in :eek: (this is for waking purposes for those not familiar with terminology).

Now that does surprise me - and what an :eek: thought too (ie of keeping a dead body around). I can understand that the logic behind that was probably for a variety of people to conduct an informal check to make sure the person really was dead - and I struggle personally with how (in this day and age) to ensure my body is left alone for several days afterwards to be sure of the fact. But its still rather _pale_ an idea.

I thought people had stopped doing that before I was born (and I'm in my 60s).

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On a cheerier note - the second I spot a fridge or freezer in A.N. Other Room (ie not the kitchen or a utility room) then I instantly check the kitchen measurements and photo and...yep...its invariably too small.

A friend of mine is househunting at the moment - and sends me the details of places. As soon as she sent me details of one place I was straight back commenting with "There's a fridge in the 2nd bedroom - the kitchen is too small. BTW - that will likely mean the house is very short on storage space all round. Don't have that one."

carefullycautious

I have a square table and dining chairs under my lounge window (kitchen too small to accommodate) We love eating,chatting and watching the world go by.


If you don't want it on show have you the room to put a dividing shelf unit so that it screens it?

Petula

The OH will give it a trial, and I think he'll like it btw which is all I am concerned with as he lives here too :rotfl: I don't give a toss one way or t'other what people may think.

I was just curious if I was in the minority of those who would choose this set up rather than in a kitchen or dining room if you have one. As our living room/lounge is just about 13x14 it will take a bit of working, but I do love a challenge!

missyrichards

FrugalWorker wrote: »

I heard someone young over here (Ireland) saying you have to have a good room, you need a room to be laid out in :eek: (this is for waking purposes for those not familiar with terminology).

Yikes!:eek::rotfl:

Kim_kim

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Now that does surprise me - and what an :eek: thought too (ie of keeping a dead body around). I can understand that the logic behind that was probably for a variety of people to conduct an informal check to make sure the person really was dead - and I struggle personally with how (in this day and age) to ensure my body is left alone for several days afterwards to be sure of the fact. But its still rather _pale_ an idea.

I thought people had stopped doing that before I was born (and I'm in my 60s).

Can I just clear this up, in Ireland the burial is usually within a day or two of the death, so the body is not "kept hanging around", it's usually one night. The family would take turns to sit with the body & pray, hence they are awake - where having a wake comes from.
Of course the "best" room in the house would be used, it's respect.

pickledonionspaceraider

I prefer a kitchen/diner OR lounge/diner as opposed to a separate dining room.

We are in the process or reconfiguring our home, so not for much longer, we have a separate dining room. It gets very under used for its intended purpose - and seems like a huge waste

maman

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

I prefer a kitchen/diner OR lounge/diner as opposed to a separate dining room.

We are in the process or reconfiguring our home, so not for much longer, we have a separate dining room. It gets very under used for its intended purpose - and seems like a huge waste

I suppose it depends how you live. We eat in our dining room every night of the week. It's also got a large bay window with an easy chair in it that's a lovely light spot for sitting and reading.


I've had a lounge diner in a previous house but much prefer separate spaces.

Drachenfach

I much prefer having the table in the living room. Hate sitting with the dirty dishes in the kitchen and the smell of whatever I burnt onto the hob (I am not a tidy cook!)

My parents have their table in the conservatory, which makes for nice views in the mornings over breakfast but is blooming perishing in the winter!