Originally Posted by Sarah CA
I'm trying to convince DH to move my sewing room to the living room because it is such a large room with lots of natural light. He says it's the first thing people see when they come over as it is right by the front door. My answer is anyone that comes over is a friend and they wouldn't care. And...who cares what other people think about how I arrange my house. Any thoughts out there on this?
This was my thought too. I figured we aren't planning to sell our house anytime soon, and it is OUR house which should reflect the owners - and as a quilter that room definitely does now, LOL We have people over all the time, and I think as long as I keep it fairly neat as I do our other rooms, why shouldn't I put the square footage to good use, vs. completely unused/unlived in space as it was before? Don't get me wrong, I really liked my living room furniture and it was a pretty room. But we literally never used it, our friends and family wouldn't have dreamed of sitting in there vs. our more comfy family room or finished basement...or even the kitchen where people inevitably end up, you know?
I have also had several friends drop by recently to meet our new baby and ALL of them have exclaimed over how nice the quilt room is and how it's definitely "me" and therefore perfect for our home. since it's in the front of our house, as soon as you have passed the entry, you have done just that - passed the room and really, when you go over to someone else's home, how much do you dwell on the rooms you've passed by vs. the room you actually spend time in? But once again, I keep coming back to the thought that this is OUR home, therefore ours to do what we want vs. worry about what anyone else thinks we "should" do with each room.
OK, stepping off my soapbox now, hah!! I say go for it! :thumbup: