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A drawing room or parlor is a room designed to be used for entertaining visitors and guests. A dining room may be used solely by the family or for entertaining as well. In many open plan designs, houses and apartments do not have a clear delineation between dining rooms and living or drawing rooms. There are many ways, however, for homeowners to create a division between the two spaces without closing them off.
Instructions
1. Install folding screens between the two spaces. Folding screens can have one design on one side and another design on the other to match the decor of the room they are facing.
2. Look for room dividers that allow both rooms to be visible while creating separate spaces. Examples include bamboo, glass or fabric dividers that are freestanding or slide along ceiling tracks.
3. Arrange the furniture in a way that promotes conversation as well as denoting separate spaces. One example would be to place chairs in front of the sofa in the drawing room, arranging the sofa so that the back is facing the dining room.
4. Install pendant lighting over the dining room table and table lamps in the drawing room. Separate lighting schemes allow the homeowner to light the room that is being occupied while leaving the other room unlit.
5. Use area rugs to define spaces. Some dining rooms do not have carpets or rugs to allow for easy cleanup. If there is a rug under the dining room table, install a coordinating area rug in the drawing room under its seating arrangement.
6. Use paint as a divider along architectural divides. If either room features decorative molding or niches, paint in a different or coordinating tone can be applied to the room to create a visual stop between the two spaces.
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