While I try to resist that urge here are some lovelies from Pinterest......sorry people, it's all I got in me today!
Showing posts with label Dining spaces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dining spaces. Show all posts
Monday, May 21, 2012
Manic Monday
I'm so freaking tired.......I've been cleaning, folding laundry, painting, stripping wallpaper, sanding, priming, organizing baby clothes, contracting of course and dealing with my sons MAJOR bug phobia. Poor kid is terrified to go outside and we are kind of at a loss as to how to handle it. On top of that my computer has started acting up.....these pregnancy hormones, and hell who am I kidding my general lack of patience, makes me want to take it out into a field and re-enact "that" scene from Office Space.
While I try to resist that urge here are some lovelies from Pinterest......sorry people, it's all I got in me today!
While I try to resist that urge here are some lovelies from Pinterest......sorry people, it's all I got in me today!
Dining Room???
I seriously miss our dining room (not to mention our kitchen) at our old house. It had huge windows, 10' ceilings and plenty of room.
Pardon the night photo.
This is our "dining room" at our new house (shortly after we moved in).......all 4.5 square feet of it.
Okay it's not 4.5 square feet but it is tiny and our old table was not cutting it! You could hardly fit around the sides of table.
The boys had also beat that table up pretty good so it really needed to go. I've been looking for a round table for awhile now. It would be a much better fit for this space and if it had a leaf, would also work well with the banquette seating we plan on adding down the road.
Kind of something like these........
Last week I sold an end table on Craigslist for $25 and just happened to come across a listing for a round dining table with a leaf for $30.
I talked the seller down to $25 and this little cutie came home with us.
As you can see I finally got around to peeling the wallpaper from that wall and painting it. I also moved the bulletin board here since we do most school stuff and art projects at the dining table. My boys are so excited to have a place other than the fridge to display their art.
Pardon the night photo.
This is our "dining room" at our new house (shortly after we moved in).......all 4.5 square feet of it.
Okay it's not 4.5 square feet but it is tiny and our old table was not cutting it! You could hardly fit around the sides of table.
The boys had also beat that table up pretty good so it really needed to go. I've been looking for a round table for awhile now. It would be a much better fit for this space and if it had a leaf, would also work well with the banquette seating we plan on adding down the road.
Kind of something like these........
Last week I sold an end table on Craigslist for $25 and just happened to come across a listing for a round dining table with a leaf for $30.
I talked the seller down to $25 and this little cutie came home with us.
Without the leaf it's about 41" in diameter which is perfect for our family. When we have dinner guests we can just add the leaf.
The top is formica which I have to say is SO nice with two (almost three) messy boys. I may try my hand at painting it faux marble (like Danika did-GENIUS!) since it has yellowed some with age.
And while it's not the Saarinen that I dream of, I am loving being able to get my big pregnant belly around the table without hitting someone in the head!
Oh and I CAN"T wait to tear up that hideous carpet!!!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Chandelier update
My sweet in laws bought me this chandelier for my birthday (back in August).
I removed the glass shades, added a little Rub n Buff to it (it was much more silver than gold in person) and have been waiting to hang it in the dining room while I have searched for the perfect shades.
Enter this beauty.....navy box pleated, need I say more?
I actually got them for $15 a pair, they have since been marked back up to the original price of $50 a pair. They really are worth it though! They are beautifully made!!
I don't have the right size light bulbs yet so here is one shade balancing on the chandelier.
I can't wait to get this hung up!!!!!
I removed the glass shades, added a little Rub n Buff to it (it was much more silver than gold in person) and have been waiting to hang it in the dining room while I have searched for the perfect shades.
Enter this beauty.....navy box pleated, need I say more?
I actually got them for $15 a pair, they have since been marked back up to the original price of $50 a pair. They really are worth it though! They are beautifully made!!
I don't have the right size light bulbs yet so here is one shade balancing on the chandelier.
I can't wait to get this hung up!!!!!
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