Finally! I have the dining room pictures ready. First, here's a picture of the room from the center of the opening between the living room and the dining room. All of the "before" pictures show how it was when the previous owners lived here. The "mid" pictures show how we had it before we started the renovations.
This second set of pics shows the view from what used to be the kitchen doorway versus what is now the view from the breakfast bar:
What we did:
- Knocked down a wall between the kitchen and the dining room. Both rooms were small, so this creates a feeling of more space.
- Installed a breakfast bar with seating on the dining room side and cabinet storage on the kitchen side. (More detailed pics will come when I post kitchen before/after pics)
- Painted the walls. Twice. The first was a light green, the second was a light blue.
- Painted the dining room table and chairs (green to brown)
- Re-covered throw pillows in the window seats
- Refinished the original 115 year old hardwoods
- Installed new base moulding
- Painted the trim, base moulding, ceiling & window seat the same color - "Cloud Nine"
- Took down the old brass chandelier from the 1980s and put up a new, modern brushed nickel one
I am not done decorating yet, but it's getting there. We don't love the dining room and chairs, but we plan to buy a bigger set when we move eventually. It's not something we want to invest in right now, plus the room is small and doesn't have space for a bigger set. (We'll probably be here for another 4-5 years.)
Here is a comparison of the window seat side of the room:
Here is a comparison of the breakfast bar side of the room:
And, of course, the window seat transition:
Taggie Minky Lovey Project
I am in the process of making 4 taggie minky lovey blankets, one for myself, one for my sister-in-law, and two for friends of mine and my husband's. They are approximately 20" x 27" each. I just love the minky fabric so much. I didn't love how this one turned out, so this is probably the one I will keep for myself. I need to iron the flannel after I'm done sewing so that it was a crisp look to it.
Here are some pics. (Two will have the brown minky fabric, two will have light green minky fabric.) The first pic is of the entire front of the blanket. The second one shows the back.
1 1/2 yard flannel fabric =3.37
1 1/3 yard minky fabric = 9.00
Ribbon = 17.16
Green thread = 1.87
Brown thread = 1.87
Total for materials = 33.27 + 4% tax = $34.60
Total for each of 4 blankies = $8.65 per blankie
Plus leftover thread and ribbon (and a little bit of minky fabric too)!
Updated 11/15/13 with a few more pics:
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