Before/After- The Dining Room
Get ready to get into a time machine back to 1990. Warning, you might need some sunglasses....
Before:
Aren't those sexy curtains? And the almond outlets look nice on the white. You can also see how bad of shape the wainscoting was in.
Before:
Red is my favorite color but this shade is so wrong on walls. Paired with a pink and blue border, stylish brass, and a glimpse into the hip oak kitchen made it cringe-worthy. It poses the question-pink, blue and .....red?. Interesting.
Aren't those sexy curtains? And the almond outlets look nice on the white. You can also see how bad of shape the wainscoting was in.In Progress:
Trying out some colors.....left is Sherwin-Williams Uncertain Grey and right is Foggy Day. I was going for a bluish-grey in this room with the emphasis on the grey. And once the room was complete, it was more blue. But I still love it. And saved the true grey for another room....
Trying out some colors.....left is Sherwin-Williams Uncertain Grey and right is Foggy Day. I was going for a bluish-grey in this room with the emphasis on the grey. And once the room was complete, it was more blue. But I still love it. And saved the true grey for another room....The First “After”:
That is correct….this is round 1. We went with Uncertain Gray on the walls and Foggy Day on the ceiling. The windows and trim all got new paint and the outlets got switched out to a nice matching white. Oh yeah, the old brass chandelier also got replaced.
The taller hutch is more traditional and I am somewhat second-guessing that decision, but since we registered for china at our wedding I wanted a place to keep it all on display. And enclosed because dusting and I are not friends.
And after living with this after for awhile, I was ready to switch things up. Like the ceiling and the chandelier. Red wine may have had a hand in this decision.
The “Real” After (for now at least):
So I changed up the painting scheme on the ceiling as detailed here. And then I switched out the chandelier (again) because the new paint was looking funky . And here we are now:
Where we got stuff:
Curtains- Bed Bath and Beyond- silk on clearance- $20 a panel- score!
Sconces- Home decorators collection- X-mas gift from mom
Chandelier- Overstock
Curtains- Bed Bath and Beyond- silk on clearance- $20 a panel- score!
Sconces- Home decorators collection- X-mas gift from mom
Chandelier- Overstock
Dining Set- Local furniture store
Centerpiece Bowl; IKEA
Wine hutch: so old I am not sure, it just happened to match the dining set and fit perfectly in the space. i am thinking maybe that it was another Bed Bath and Beyond purchase?
But is a room ever really done? I am thinking it may need some more tweaks in the future. We will see….