Just before Christmas- literally Christmas Eve- I finished our formal dining area, and completed most of our informal dining area and repainted the living room. PHEW! Yes, it was insane. But luckily I got by with a little help from my friends. (A special thanks to Stephanie Keller and Jo Crawford- you girls are living angels!) Originally, I thought I would go with an orange and turquoise scheme. And while I still love these colors, I worried that I would tire of them too easily. My husband actually said that he would like to paint the formal dining room Navy?! Well it threw me for a loop since I had already purchased and created the slip covers, one of the fabrics featured black in its scheme. I know all the fashion rags say how chic navy and black are together, but we don't really live the "chic" lifestyle. Nor was anything I previously envisioned very glam, but after some gentle nudging from another couple of girls friends (thanks Andrea Wojiack and Jill Chambers) I decided to just go for it. After all, this was a room redone on a seriously tight and small budget, if I ended up hating the black on the chairs or the paint, it wasn't going to break the bank to fix it.
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| Redone Formal Dining Room: Projects include: Painting (Sherman Williams Naval Eggshell), Parsons Chairs (Six Slipcovers, 4 in Belgium Linen, 2 Captains in Plaid Kravet Silk- plz ignore the fact they still need to be hemmed!), China Cabinet (Refinished in Antique White Valspar, with a Dark Brown/Black Glaze and distressing) 2 vases with succulents ( sand from Hobby Lobby, plants from Home Depot) |
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| Two garage sale scones flank the redone china cabinet. ($4) I used two different patterns to create my own pattern for the parson's chairs. I found the chairs- all 6 for $60 on Craig's List. They are very 1992. I used the directions for making your own patterns from Bibbidi and Etsy |
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| Crate and Barrel Vases (wedding gift). I took two succulents from Home Depot, placed them inside the vase and with a funnel I carefully added the fine play sand from Hobby Lobby. |
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| Our table is a door off of an old mission. I filled the recesses with vintage liquor bottles. We topped the table with custom cut plate glass. Our table is always a conversation starter. |
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| I purchased simple cream pinch pleated drapes for the space. They are made by JC Penny's and I found them along with another set on Ebay for ($40 including shipping.) The hardware is off the shelf from Lowe's. It is a walnut finish which compliments our table. |
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| This baby took me months- literally- to finish. Mainly cause I would only work a little here and there. I still need to adjust one of the doors since after I painted it sticks shut, but this project is seriously close to being done. I left the hardware as is. I actually like the patina of the brass- it even has some greening which I think makes it look older and not as 1970's. |
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| I used a Cole and Sons faux grass cloth wallpaper (Ebay) to cover the back of the china cabinet. It is super hard to see here, but it looks very nice. |
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| You can see the distressing and glazing on the base doors of the hutch. |
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| This is my dining room before |
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| You can see the China Cabinet in its 1970s state of mind. |
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| This was the back side of the hutch, I wallpapered this in a faux grass cloth. |
So here are a couple of pictures and I will follow up with the projects and resources in the picture captions.
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