That's a smart move going dual-function by default. Makes me wonder if supply houses are giving outdated advice on purpose to move older breaker stock. The real kicker is how this "permanent furniture" rule gets applied to open floor plans. Is a breakfast nook with a built-in bench now a bedroom? Inspectors are all over the map on that one.

Used to think they were fine, but that exact bread scenario broke me. It's like the machine wants you to fail.

My checklist has three specific sections for that.