A keeping room is a space adjacent to the kitchen where friends and family can gather to hang out with the cook while they prepare a meal.

What goes around, comes around.

Sitting area in breakfast nook

While the keeping room has historical roots, its purpose couldn't be more on point for today. It's a small seating area off of the kitchen where family or guests can hang out to keep the person who is cooking company. Erin and Ben Napier, the couple behind the popular show Home Town, shared their country home in Mississippi with us, which had a keeping room just off of their kitchen. At the link, Erin discussed how this charming space is where the family spends so much of their time…

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Traditional keeping rooms date back to the 1700s and they’re making a huge comeback as a cozy hangout by the kitchen. A keeping room is a space adjacent to the kitchen where friends and family can gather to keep the cook company while they prepare a meal. After all, the kitchen is the heart of the h

cozy keeping room. Extending my cabinets toward front of house

The keeping room is a Colonial colonial concept but unfortunately has become a code word for "open concept." Let's put the "cozy" back in the keeping room.

AHT Interiors recently completed makovers to multiple areas in a client's beautiful home. Check out their master bedroom redesign and study makeover. Now we're excited to show you before and after photos of the keeping room. As you can see, the clients decided that they wanted to convert their keeping room into