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This is my current dining room above. The chandelier is from Wayfair, the table was made by my husband, and the chairs are the Serena & Lily “Tucker” chairs in black. The new floor covers an old linoleum that was here when we moved in that only be described as “giraffey.” The picture below is how it looked the day we moved in, old fashioned chandy and all.
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| 2014, move in day |
We’ve lived in this house for almost 9 years and this is the
third dining table we’ve had, the second set of chairs, and the fourth
light fixture for this space. The walls were wallpapered to begin with and we spent weeks steaming it all off and then repairing plaster. After all that we promptly painted the walls orange (on purpose!) and then we left the cottage-y wood valances above the
windows (I'm not kidding when I tell you my husband begged me to keep
them).
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| 2015 |
The photo below is probably two mini renovations in, we now had gray walls and a more farmhouse style light fixture (that was too small for the room I might add) and some impossibly heavy restoration hardware bistro chairs. The original linoleum floors were still in full
force, the art was tiny, and yes, I had an
“Eat”sign in my kitchen (sorry, not sorry. I do eat in my kitchen). Let this be proof that many average folks like myself have
several stages of renovation in a room before calling it good!
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| Gray walls, 2017 |
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| 2020, new floor and table! |
The real MVP of the final makeover however, is the
black accents. Ive heard many designers claim that every room needs a
touch of black, and I would have to agree. In this case I went big with a
much larger chandelier, and all black Windsor style farmhouse chairs.
There is also a mirror on the wall to the left of the table that is
rimmed in black, giving a modern feel to the whole space. See the first before and the latest after below:
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| 2014 |
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| 2023 |
Besides adding a touch of black I think two of the major transformers
in the space are the plants (hello, who doesn't love plants?) and the
larger more modern chandelier. I mean getting rid of the old-west style light and the ducky border wallpaper probably also helped.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention these Helo Birdie
art prints also, as they really made the room come alive. When going for that coastal boho feeling you really have to go all in and introduce some color. This isn't just a farmhouse y'all, it’s also a plant
loving technicolor beach cottage, ok?
Next time Ill share the rest of the eat in kitchen and some of the
diy projects currently on our list, including a tongue and groove
bead-board ceiling makeover! Stay tuned...
