UncategorizedOur Dining Room – Before & After January 20, 2014I’m so excited that I’ve gotten to the point in Our Renovation Story to start sharing a little Before & After. I’ve learned that something is never really finished with me, but the rooms and areas I’m going to show this week have made a lot of progress and are finished…for now. Up today is our dining room. If you remember from our floor plans, we turned the old tiny, corner kitchen into the dining area. The Before view of the back of the house looked like this. Obviously, we ripped out the kitchen. I’ve had people see the kitchen before pictures and say that they really hoped we kept the new cabinets. It definitely looks better in photos. In person, the cabinets were really cheap, but they were also in really, really poor condition. You’ll also notice that the door you see in the before photo is now walled over. Now, it looks like this: The kitchen area looked like this: Now, it looks like this: As far as the renovations go in this area, it was much easier than some. We gutted everything out, smoothed sheetrock, put up new sheetrock where we needed it, and thankfully, there was original wood underneath the linoleum kitchen floor. So, it got re-finished with everything else. A little trim and some Benjamin Moore White Dove paint and we had a dining room. Our table is a little tight back in this nook, but I really wanted to keep using this one. Chris made me this table for our first Christmas. Plus, I really like having a table big enough to seat 6 or 8. I wanted an eclectic look in here with a mix of chairs. I love the farmhouse dining table, but wanted to make sure I mixed up colors and styles with the chairs. I was looking for contrast. The black deacon’s bench came from an Antique store that I got for $90. The white chairs are Tabouret Chairs from Overstock. And the mid-century end chair is a $15 thrift store find. I still love my DIY Buffalo Art back-mounted onto acrylic. And you can read about how we created that chandelier here. The mid-century hutch came was $69 at a thrift store. The broken antlers are one of my favorite things I own, just because of the story behind them. Read that story here. As I post them this week, I’ll finally be updating my Home Tour tab with Befores and Afters of finished rooms. Right now, you can see our holiday home for Christmas and fall, but the every day shots will be coming this week!
angela says January 20, 2014 at 11:41 pm That hutch! It is totally the find of a lifetime! Love your mix of chairs & textures! Just gorgeous! Angela @ Number Fifty-Three Reply
Jessica @ GG&G says January 21, 2014 at 12:32 am I mean, I’ve already “toured” your home a million times, but it’s as gorgeous as ever! Loving your renovation story and figuring out how it all “went” together. Makes me want to invite myself during the drive to Haven. 😉 Kidding…I’m not that rude. NOT kidding that I’d love to see your house in real life. 🙂 Reply
Gretchen@BoxyColonial says January 21, 2014 at 2:49 am beautiful! I love the mismatched seating. and, of course, that hutch! Reply
Jacqui Madsen says January 21, 2014 at 4:40 am Love what you have done! Love how you have made the ‘mismatched’ furniture work and look co-hesive! Jacqui http://www.brookeeva.com Reply
Julia@Cuckoo4Design says January 21, 2014 at 12:09 pm Such an amazing before and after. I love looking at photos like that and yours are especially good. Reply
Kristin @ bliss-athome.com says January 21, 2014 at 1:57 pm I love this space so much Lindsay! Such a great mix 🙂 xo K Reply
Jennifer @ Brave New Home says January 21, 2014 at 4:51 pm I loved the way you approached your reno with such an open mind. I find it hard to imagine a kitchen being a non-kitchen 😛 Loving how everything is coming together! Reply
Tania @ Run To Radiance says January 21, 2014 at 6:23 pm It looks awesome! I love the mix of chairs- so fun! Reply
emily says September 25, 2014 at 10:43 am I love this room! can you share where you bought the rug? thanks!! Reply
Kelly Dennis says December 2, 2014 at 10:14 pm That rug is amazing!!! Can you share where you got it? I’m looking for something similar color-wise and having a hard time! Reply
Lindsay says December 3, 2014 at 11:24 am Kelly, I got it clearanced at Garden Ridge believe it or not! They still had it last time I was there! Reply