2012 Idea House: Farmhouse Restoration

These ideas from our first-ever renovation of a historic home offer inspiration for floors, ceilings, and everything else—including the kitchen sink!

Keeping Room
Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Keeping Room

Provide a hangout space. 
Just off the kitchen, a keeping room adds a family-friendly spot for TV, leaving the living room neat for company.

Add dimension. 
Using paint by Sherwin-Williams, artist Katie Hesse covered the keeping room in an overscale gingham pattern.


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