Thursday, February 10, 2011

My dining area

This is how it looks today...












The light fixture that started it all.

Check out my table...only $80. It was a horrible shiny brown. I sanded it down, painted it, and distressed it. A while later I decided I would sand the paint off the top and stain it. Love the way it turned out.





framed plates...


One day as I was going through my house, trying to get organized, I came across a large print that I had stored under my bed. I thought that I would paint the frame, get a new mat and hang it on the wall by my kitchen table. Well, my sweet boys decided it would be fun to throw a ball at my picture...the glass broke. I was a little mad, but am happy with the end result; a frame without glass, perfect for my plate display.






I have seen numbered chairs in magazines and on blogs a lot lately. I really like the idea, so I got a stencil and painted numbers. I tried them in black first, a bit too stark for me, so I went with the same color as I have on my walls, "Monks Cloth." After the paint dried I went over the numbers with sand paper, just to give it a bit of an aged look.

My chairs...the one on the left has a brown glaze. After looking at the chairs side by side for a few days, I decided to go without the glaze. Although it does bring out the details of the chair a bit more, I thought the brown interfered with my wall color too much.






This is my textured wallpaper that I got at Lowe's for only $20. It was my first wallpaper project and it turned out surprisingly good. After I got it on the wall, I hung some chair rail, painted it (wallpaper & chair rail) "pure white" in semi-gloss, and love it! And that darling little pillow...got it at a little antique/consignment store back East for a mere $4.








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22 comments:

  1. Your doing such a beautiful job transforming your home. Love your style. Martina

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  2. I love what you've done with your dinning room! Great job!

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  3. Just beautiful! Love the numbered chairs (and highchair!).

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  4. Just a great look. I painted numbers on my chairs too. I sold a table and chair set like your...now I wish I would have kept it and just painted it.

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  5. I think you made the right choice on the chairs. They "pop" a lot more against your brown wall! Love the numbers, too!
    Thanks for visiting Red Hen Home!

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  6. Your dining room is beautiful! Love the table and chairs, and your framed plate display.

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  7. Love those chairs and the numbers on them!

    Rondell

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  8. Love your table! Thanks for sharing!!

    I'm your newest follower!

    Hugs ~~ Suz
    www.inspiringcreativeness.blogspot.com

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  9. Found your blog through Whipperberry's Linky Friday - what a lovely table! So inspiring for me to get started on my dining room....

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  10. Oh, how inspiring!! Beautiful!

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  11. *gasp* I LOVE YOUR HIGHCHAIR!!! I've always wanted a wooden highchair, I'm going to continue perusing craigslist for one!

    And LOVE your table, I am trying to work up the nerve to do ours! It's the same table, with the leaf. GREAT JOB!

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  12. Looks fabulous...everything! Love your colors and how smart you are for watching your pennies!
    ~Pam
    pamspaintparlor.typepad.com

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  13. I love the frames plates. Great idea!!!!
    ladeedacreations.com

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  14. Looks great! I am working on my dining room table right now. I love your plates on the wall. :)

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  15. Adorable! Found you through Thrifty Decor Chick. I love how you framed your plates!

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  16. I'm new to your blog (came here from Savvy Southern Style) and I love this transformation. You are one talented woman!!

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  17. That is simply darling! Great idea with the framed plates too!

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  18. I have been browsing your blog for the past hour or so... LOVE it!!!

    I have some questions if you get a chance... how do you install the molding to the tops of the cabinets? We just finished painting our white and I have been wanting to add to the top. I just read your molding post, but how do you actually attach it? And does it follow the crown molding steps? I think ours would be pretty simple.. one long piece that turns (90 degrees) to the wall on one side... and one short piece that does the same.

    Also, how did you paint your table? That's my next kitchen project and our table and chairs are very similar, but I want to do it right! And I love how you stained the top, I never thought about that but might do it instead of painting the whole thing white! It adds so much! Thanks in advance!

    sarah8914 at gmail dot com

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  19. Love your chandelier! It goes perfectly with the table and radiates a regal ambiance :) Appetizing!

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  20. come on over and visit....we have the same kitchen table!!!...Mariaelena

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  21. This is my favorite! I am going to try this project myself. Off to the thrift store I go!

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