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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Where do you 'live?' Some folks live in the kitchen. Others live in the living room. Some never get further than their computer desks. Personally, I have my guitar next to my computer desk, my 'small tools' cabinet on the other side of the desk, and use the rest of the house for storage. Except for meals, "I" live at this work bench/computer desk. My wife's life is centered around her table too. In Japan, one usually doesn't entertain at home. You use restaurants for that, so the living room is almost non-functioning for us.
"We" would do very well with a large completely open floor space, with a kitchen on one side, and that's about it. Using moveable dividers when needed, we could create spaces as desired, without being locked into permanent 'rooms.' And dividers don't need to be actual walls; a couch and a couple of easy chairs around a coffee table becomes a living room. An open backed bookshelf becomes a wall, as does a hanging tapestry. At the same time, with the upper area of the room NOT blocked off, the feeling of space is created even in a small area.
Stitchawl
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I would say I spend most of my free time in the kitchen (until 9 PM, then it's off to the couch), boyfriend spends most of his free time in the sitting area and I guess any future kids would spend time wherever their toys are. Probably also the sitting area.
We do entertain often, and when we do we spend the entire evening in the sitting area (or in the garden in summer). Not large groups of people, mostly just a couple of friends. Let's say three couples and their kids at most.
I have a large family, so there has to be room for at least 8 to 10 people at the dining table. And they all have to fit in the sitting area. We don't need a sofa that can seat up to 10 people, but they all have to fit in that area without it feeling too cramped.
Diet coke in my cup.