Shel K asked:


I have been saving my hard earned dollars and scrimping pennies so that I can build my dream home.
I grew up fairly poor (like upper lower class, way in debt, needin’ loans every month to pay bills, broke as a biatch, just barely getting by with food in our bellies and hand-me-downs on our backs) so I’ve always dreamed of having one of those luxury homes that feels like a hotel when family visits and my kids are proud to have friends over in.
Well, even though I’m not quite there yet, I’m on my way! And part of being halfway there is knowing what house I actually want. I’ve been going through all these floorplans and every time, I see a room labled “keeping room” and it is always directly connected to the kitchen.
Is it kinda like one of those little spaces to put the kitchen table and have informal lunches and dinners in? Or is it something else, like a minibar or something, since it is also right there near the dining room?
Help! I don’t want to pay for space I won’t use!
Ok, let me make this a little better clarified. There are already sitting rooms, breakfast nooks and dining rooms, some even have bars/pubs. It’s just there, connected to the kitchen…
And it doesn’t quite make sense to me to put gathering furniture (like a couch or chairs) in a room that is open to the kitchen…

Elaine

Sewing Enthusiast asked:


I am a sewing enthusiast. I have fabrics in all sorts: silks, wools, cottons, leather, jersey, etc. I now have it in boxes. When I need to find any particular one, I go through dozens of boxes and it is driving me crazy. It is especially exhausting when some boxes are in my apartment and some are in the garage. As space is at a premium, I don’t have the luxury of sorting and placing one major type of fabrics in one box. Thanks.

Heather