Is Gray Ok for a Dining Room ?? the Floor Is a Tile That Will Go with Absolutely Anything...?

Grey is an unusual color for a dining room. But with the right accents, there's no reason it can not work. Keep in mind that grey will give your dining room a very 'formal' feel.

1. Did you used to build forts with dining room chairs and blankets when you were little?

Yeah sure did

2. What color to paint a formal dining room?

Some rich tan with gold hues or deep red would look fabulous

3. Homeschool set-ups! Where does your child homeschool? What room? Dining room table?

I school in my room (I have a dresser with a fold out desk leaf). I school on the couch. I school outside. I school on my bed. I school pretty much everywhere. Part of why home school is fun. You can change around where you school. :-) Happy home schooling!!

4. What is your favorite place of the house to do your homeschool work?

I live in an apartment and share a room. With 630 square feet -and remember, that includes a kitchen and a bathroom- we certainly do not have a place for a school room. My room rarely works. I go to the library, or work outside. Our living room and dining room are basically the same thing, and our TV and stereo are in the living room. It's really not fair for me to say that everyone in the apartment has to shut up because I need to do my homework. Also, I have unusually sensitive ears, and the rest of my family can talk a bit loudly, so it's even more unfair for me to insist that they all rearrange things. They are not unwilling to, but I try to be fair. I would advise against setting up a school nook in your room. Are you familiar with the psychological concept of 'conditioning'? Essentially, you learn to associate certain places or objects with certain actions and/or feelings. Insomniacs are often advised to get out of bed if they can not sleep so they do not associate their beds with stress and awakeness. Your room should be where you sleep, chill out, talk to your friends, and whatever else you do to relax. Your school area should be where you work. Also, at some point, you need a break. I sometimes feel sort of bad for kids whose entire houses are schoolized. They have school stuff on every wall and in every room. It's one thing to be a nerd and have a geeky poster in your room. It's another thing to have the periodic table on your shower curtain. Is it possible for you to move your desk? EDIT: I would recommend ditching your desk and getting a replacement off of IKEA's website. Go to Staples or Office Depot and get yourself a better chair. For your sewing nook, get a clipboard to keep on your desk to smooth out your writing surface. Sometimes I am stuck writing on this bumpy leather desk, and I use a clipboard to keep my writing slightly less illegible. Your room and study area should be conducive to relaxing -for the former- and thinking -for the latter-. If it's not, you are just going to be handicapping yourself.

5. Breakfast Nook or Dining Room?

If possible I would have both. People like the idea of an eat-in kitchen for every day but also like a dining room for when they have guests. A great many houses now days have Islands with breakfast bars in the kitchen and dining rooms. You really need someplace to eat in the kitchen but you a;so need someplace to eat when you have guests. A breakfast nook is great for the family but not so good for company

6. My kids and I are going to paint our inexpensive dining room table...?

If I were going to paint a table I would : Do any necessary repairs such as filling any holes or cracks. Use a sandable wood fill. Let the repairs dry completely. Sand these repairs smooth by using 100 grit sandpaper, then sand with 220-grit sandpaper. (Do not sand the entire table just the repair areas.) Clean it thoroughly by washing with mild dish soap. It does not have to be wet, just wipe it clean. No rinsing needed. After the table is dry. Seal it with a primer. You could use Bin or Kilz. Follow manufactures suggestions. That will dry fast. Select what colors you want (use a good polyurethane or a good enamel paint, gloss or semi-gloss.) Follow all safety requirements and insure that you watch the kids. Sounds like a fun project. 8>) Jeff (weseye) Wesley