Home Office May Replace Formal Living Room

Fri., May 21, 1999

Homestyles

The formal living room seems to be vanishing from new home design as we head into the next century. Allocating space to a formal living room and a large family room makes little sense as construction costs continue to rise.

Many homeowners are converting the formal living area into a study, usually adjacent to the front door where owners can greet clients if the space is to be used as a home office. The more time owners plan to spend in the study, the more elaborate they will want the room to be. This study features a fireplace, transom windows and plenty of built-in bookshelves.

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