Home DecorDining Room Progress – The New Farmhouse Table December 14, 2015This is a sponsored post by Arhaus Furniture. All opinions are 100% my own. I showed the first glimpses of our new dining room during Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours. You may remember from the fall tours that when we moved into this new house in September, we just moved in our old dining room furniture, while we figured out what we would do long-term. We had such a small dining nook (it really can’t be called a room) in our last house, so this small, round wire-spool dining table was the best fit. While this new space isn’t huge, it’s definitely bigger than the last. I know I’ve told y’all that the one thing I didn’t love about the new house was that it didn’t have a separate dining room. We’ve never had that and I really love the idea of a separate space, just for dining and entertaining. With the layout of this house, we ended up with more of an eat-in kitchen. You actually pass through the dining area from the front door to reach the back of the house. My goal, though, was to make this feel like it’s own space as much as possible. The initial plan was to build a banquette, which who knows…maybe we will still do that one day. But there are so many projects ahead of it on the list, I didn’t want to wait to figure out something for the dining room. The two main things I wanted for this space were a bigger, farmhouse style table and a cool light fixture. I did some searching and found this awesome and unique Sylvie Dining table in Milled Pine from Arhaus Furniture. I loved the lines of it so much. It had the farmhouse vibe I was looking for, but the turned legs and unique top made it really special to me. It has a parquet top, which I’ve never seen on a farmhouse table before. It’s the perfect backdrop for styling pretty tablescapes and centerpieces. I like for each room to have a rustic wood element and then really contrast that with the other pieces in the room. Once I got the table in, I really started trying to figure out what I wanted to go with it. Anything really could go with this table, but the problem with this house is with this being such an open concept, the other rooms’ decor does limit you a bit. You have to consider the entry, kitchen, and living room decor when designing this dining room. I definitely don’t want them to match, but they need to flow well. There’s a lot of color in some of those spaces, so I really needed to keep this room mostly neutral. I really considered doing some big, colorful, statement end chairs. I think this room itself could really use that. But, I’m going to get the kitchen done first and then see since they’re so close. I don’t want this room overpowering the other areas. For now, I stuck with chairs I already had, but that really give me the modern/rustic mix I love. The end chairs were purchased on Amazon years ago and the four metal side chairs were a Christmas present from Overstock. I love how the white pops against the dark, rich wood of the table! With the rug, I did have a bit of a dilemma. I wanted this room to have color so badly and my usual place to bring that in is the rug. But, again, the open concept limited me. The entry, kitchen, and living room have VERY colorful rugs. I really needed to temper those with a neutral, rustic cowhide in here. I have a long love affair with cowhide anyway, so I was happy to use it here. I initially struggled with the brown on brown of the rug and table, but I do like the mix and the chairs soften it to me. Just like with the end chair dilemma, I’m going to live with it awhile and see how I feel. I’m going to talk in-depth about the chandelier tomorrow, but I love how it turned out. It was the only other new thing in this room. I love changing out artwork, so my vision for this room was to have a wall behind the table that I could easily change out artwork on. Since this room is really neutral, my plan is to use the artwork to really change for the seasons. I love the rich colors in this thrift store floral I found years ago. For Christmas, I pulled a few of those colors out in the candles on the table and I love the punch that they add to the room. Designing this room was really good for me because it made me see how awesome a room can be without buying all new pieces. My creative nature, but also the nature of this job, means that you’re designing new rooms all of the time. I get tired of a lot of pieces when I’ve had them a long time. To be honest, I had grown tired of all of these chairs that I’ve had for years. But adding one new piece to the room really made me see the rest of my old finds in a new light! This room may change some as I live with it and finish the other surrounding rooms, but for now, I’m loving it just as it is! Check back tomorrow for details on the modern gold light fixture!
Austin says December 14, 2015 at 12:32 pm It’s so nice to hear that I’m not the only one who grows tired of what she owns and just wants to scrap it all and start fresh sometimes! Absolutely terrible, but true. Thankfully(?), I don’t have a budget that allows for such ridiculousness! The table is gorgeous, as well as that fantastic light fixture. Love seeing how you’re pulling things together in the “in between” instead of waiting for everything to be 100% finished. Reply
Lindsay says December 15, 2015 at 8:40 am Thanks Austin! Yes, I think that’s a good thing for sure that we don’t have completely unlimited budgets. It really makes you get creative, I think! Reply
Austin says December 15, 2015 at 12:16 pm Unrelated, but I don’t think your email from this weekend ever came through! Hoping it didn’t get caught up in my junk mail somehow. 🙁 Reply
Elise @ Cheers Y'all says December 14, 2015 at 12:46 pm Wow. That table has amazing texture!! Love it. Love your centerpiece. And you know I love your chandelier taste!!! The best. Can’t wait to hear more about this fixture! xx Reply
cassie @ primitive & proper says December 14, 2015 at 3:55 pm oh i love it! it is similar to my farm table from crate & barrel from 2004, but your top is fancier and i love it! Reply
Baileywife @ IrishmanAcres says December 14, 2015 at 4:53 pm I personally LOVE that brown and white cowhide paired with the brown and white of your dining set! Will make the artwork and centerpiece always take center stage! We have a large farmhouse table, but your top is so gorgeous!! It’s all coming along!!~Kim Reply
Lindsay says December 15, 2015 at 8:35 am Thanks so much, Kim! I really appreciate it 🙂 The cowhide and table is growing on me. Reply
Trina LJBaH blog (@LetsBuildaHouse) says December 15, 2015 at 10:57 am the top is my favorite part! It really has a different look than the other farmhouse tables. Beautiful. Reply
Mary says December 15, 2015 at 4:33 pm Your new table is cool. Love the top. I never think to shop at Arhaus. Since I’m in the market for a new table, I’ll have to check out their website. I wanted to ask you if your Eames chairs are comfortable. I’ve been thinking of getting some to go with whatever table I end up with. Reply
pam says December 17, 2015 at 4:40 pm love this space, especially the mix of styles. i have a separate dining room and have to literally force people in there when we have guests for dinner. it’s not formal… a rustic farmhouse table and slipcovered parsons chairs, so it’s comfortable, but people would rather sit at the kitchen table and island. pam Reply
Corinna - A Designer At Home says December 19, 2015 at 2:15 pm Ohmygoodness that table is drool inducing. Love the parquet top. I always have and always will be a fan of parquet. I’m also loving g the way it looks with your cabinets. They vibe so good together. Reply
Whitney Shortt says December 29, 2015 at 10:28 pm The top of that table is so cool! I’ve never seen one like it either. I also love the grey doors and that artwork is something I’ve admired for awhile. Great job on pulling this space together and if you ever ditch those end chairs, please ditch them my way! 😉 Reply
sylvitza says January 2, 2017 at 6:29 pm Love this table! I’m curious, after a year, how the table and it’s veneer have held up? Reply