| If you have a family, planning home
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| | furniture, a potting bench for plants, a
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| improvements should be a family matter.
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| | place for the pets when the family has
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| Still, you want to stick to ideas that
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| | guests. I've seen all of the above work
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| work.
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| | well alone and in a variety of
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| Ideas That Work
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| | combinations.
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| We've all seen families who get along
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| | Many modern homes have a "formal living
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| well most of the time and families who
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| | room" that is too small to really work as
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| are constantly at odds with each other.
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| | a living room. It can be set up and
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| One common denominator among families who
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| | decorated as a library or study and be
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| get along are homes that work for them.
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| | the perfect place for a parent to do some
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| Let's talk about ideas seen more than
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| | serious work and not be interrupted too
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| once in homes that work. It may help you
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| | frequently.
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| explore what will work for you.
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| | Master bedrooms are getting larger and
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| Many families with school age children
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| | larger. They often have a small seating
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| have a computer and homework area near
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| | arrangement included in their design.
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| the kitchen. It's often a computer desk
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| | This can be a parental retreat for quiet
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| and the breakfast area table. This is
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| | conversation.
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| usually sandwiched between the kitchen
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| | Master bedrooms can also provide a quiet
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| and family room, and all three areas are
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| | corner for a computer desk and work area.
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| open to each other. It's an easy area for
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| | If looking at work space isn't relaxing
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| parents to make themselves available to
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| | to you, you can always shield it from
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| help and supervise the children while
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| | view with a decorative folding screen.
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| they themselves perhaps cook, talk, read,
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| | Don't forget the importance of family
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| or have a cup of tea (or other beverage)
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| | dinners. Studies show that children of
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| before or after dinner.
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| | families who have dinner and conversation
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| Family rooms are also great for TV,
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| | together several nights a week, week in
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| movies, and computer games. A finished
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| | and week out, tend to be more successful
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| basement provides an ideal place for a
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| | and happier than those who don't. It can
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| "home theater" for the same sorts of
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| | be at the kitchen table, in the breakfast
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| things, but supervision becomes tougher.
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| | area, or in the dining room, but plan for
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| Unfinished basement areas can be just
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| | it and make it happen if you value the
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| what's needed for a workbench, an
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| | success and happiness of your children.
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| artist's studio (especially walk-out
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| | Every home is unique and so is your
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| basements with big north facing windows),
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| | family. When improving your home, look
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| a sewing area, a place to practice a
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| | for ideas that work.
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| musical instrument, a place to refinish
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