With the popularity of minimalist life, the practice of "removing the coffee table" in the living room has become more and more common. Especially in the eyes of young people, the coffee table is the biggest "chicken rib" in the family.

However, from the point of view of practicality,The "coffee table" is an indispensable piece of furniture in the living room, after all, it will be used in all aspects.

Therefore, whether to place a coffee table in the living room is indeed a headache.

However, some families have done a good job of dealing with this problem. For example, it is becoming more and more common to use "dining tables instead of coffee tables", so let's take a look.

1. Why use "dining table instead of coffee table"?

To be honest, the function of the coffee table is mainly for the convenience of life, but there are many alternatives. For example, side tables, mobile trolleys, etc., can meet the needs of life.

However, among the many alternatives, the practicality of the dining table has been overlooked by many people, as follows.

(1) Free up the restaurant area

The most intuitive advantage of using a dining table instead of a coffee table is that it releases the area of the dining room and provides more variations and possibilities for the space.

In addition, this layout also cleverly avoids a series of embarrassing problems such as the original restaurant area is too small and the table is not easy to place.

Netizens @ Mu Yan:After moving in for more than a year, the least regrettable thing is to move the dining table to the living room. For the drama chasing party, chasing dramas while eating is really happy.

(2) The "savior" of the small household type

Not all units have two halls, and if there is only one hall at home, there is no need to worry about keeping the living room or dining room, and directly integrate the functions of the living room and dining room. Even if it's a small apartment, you can do what you want.

In addition, replacing the coffee table with a dining table not only saves the money to buy a coffee table, but also reduces the cost of two dining chairs, which is very cost-effective no matter how you look at it.

Netizens @hairball:It's not that there is no space for a dining table in my house, but the original dining room is at the entrance, once the dining table is placed, it will be particularly blocked, so I simply moved it to the living room, which not only does not affect the use of life, but also makes the space more spacious.

(3) The function is very flexible

Placing the dining table in the living room is not only for eating and storage, but also for different functions according to different living needs.

For example, children can study here, adults can work here, and parent-child handicrafts make the family atmosphere more harmonious.

Netizens @七七:Since putting the dining table in the living room, the children are reluctant to go to the room to do their homework, which not only makes them more focused, but also makes it easier for us to tutor at any time.

2. How should the restaurant be designed?

Now that the dining room area has been released, it is natural that there are more functional designs for families with two halls, as follows.

(1) It is changed to a bedroom

If you don't have enough room at home, you can use the dining room area and transform it into a separate bedroom. While meeting the needs of life, it also achieves non-interference with each other.

Netizens @Pippi:The home is a two-bedroom apartment, and considering that my parents will come to live here occasionally, I changed the dining room into a bedroom.

The interior is laid out as tatami mats, and a window is opened in the partition wall, which not only ensures privacy, but also expands the storage capacity, and does not affect the internal ventilation at all.

(2) Enlarge the kitchen

If the original kitchen area is too small, and you usually like to cook some food, then you can use the dining room to expand the kitchen to further expand the home life experience.

Netizens @172 FF:The most satisfying thing about the renovation is that the dining room has been canceled and the kitchen has been given an open design. While making a work area, it is used for cooking, and the partition bar in the middle not only makes the small home much bigger, but also has a lot of functions.

(3) Changed to West Kitchen District

With more and more small kitchen appliances, it is difficult for small kitchens to meet our storage needs. In this case, it is also a practical way to convert the restaurant into a western kitchen area.

Netizens @ a skinny wife:Don't want the restaurant to be really cool, just transform it into a western kitchen area + island. Every friend who has been to my house has said that this corner is very well designed, which can not only be stored, but also can be eaten casually, I like it so much.

(4) Converted into a cloakroom

For people with "storage anxiety", no matter how many sets of cabinets are made at home, they will feel that the storage space is not enough.

Therefore, it is also a relatively common way to use the dining room to expand the storage capacity of the home.

網友@也寶寶:Before the restaurant was renovated, it was called a mess, and I felt that no matter how I cleaned it up, it was not neat enough, and finally it was simply changed to a cloakroom, which was immediately much more refreshing.

Netizens @ artichoke:After living for a long time, there are more and more sundries at home, and I am reluctant to throw it, and I don't take up space if I don't throw it, and then I changed the restaurant into a storage room, which immediately relieved my storage anxiety.

Write at the end:

That's all for this issue. The practice of "replacing the coffee table with the dining table" seems to be a helpless move, but in fact it is also a pragmatic and wise way to deal with it. If your home happens to be small and the demand for hospitality is not high, then give it a try.