"When we sat down for just a family dinner (me, my three kiddos, husband, mother, and father-in-law), there just wasn't room for all of us to sit comfortably. Alice is the founder of Oddessence, a blog where she showcases her home transformations through organization, design, and decor. When the formal dining room she set up didn't work for her family, she quickly realized what the room's purpose should be to benefit her home and her kids."
"I am a visual person and like to make sure I see what the final product might look like before investing in pieces. With the functionality of the room decided, Alice laid out the room in CAD and rendered it, as she does with every design project."
"Another trick she uses to combine antiques with practicality is by finding solid wood chairs with a flat seat and using them as side tables by placing a lamp on them. Plus, it adds just-in-case seating for guests. But just because Alice wanted her style of rich colors and curated antiques to continue in this space, it didn't mean that storage and toys weren't included."
Alice Kuaban, founder of the Oddessence blog, redesigned her formal dining room that couldn't accommodate her multigenerational family comfortably. The original space was impractical for family dinners with seven people. She planned the transformation using CAD rendering to visualize the final design before purchasing items. The redesigned room incorporates IKEA's JATTEBO Sofa alongside personal antiques, maintaining her preferred aesthetic of rich colors and curated pieces. Alice employed creative solutions like using solid wood chairs as side tables with lamps and implementing budget-friendly gallery wall alternatives using Zoroufy wall hangers and chains instead of expensive picture rails. The space now balances style with functionality, including storage and toy organization while preserving the antique feel she desired.
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