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The Vermeil Room was originally a staff work room used for storage and later for the tasks of polishing silver. Theodore Roosevelt's 1902 renovation of the White House by architect Charles Follen McKim reconfigured the use of the house, finishing much of the ground floor for public use.
How to Create a Keeping Room. Many homes have a breakfast room and a formal dining room that only gets used maybe twice a year. Consider converting your breakfast room into a keeping room and using your dining room for all of your meals.Keeping rooms were traditionally a family gathering room used to keep warm because it was near the stove.Here are a few tips for turning your breakfast room into a keeping room. keeping room is a hang out space where you should feel free to put your feet up on the coffee table or take a nap on the sofa. Desk. Consider putting a small desk in your keeping room so your children can do their homework near the kitchen while you prepare dinner. The desk can also be used to store cookbooks.