Dining Room

About the only room I feel pretty settled on is the dining room. This house does not technically have a formal dining room, but it does have a breakfast room that is separate enough that it can be used as a formal dining room so I want to dress it up a little. Here is what I'm thinking (I am sure I will get better at this whole virtual decorating thing as this goes along...bear with me!):

The Room:


I apologize for the poor quality of the picture. It was taken in a hurry the first time we looked at the house.

Second, you need to know the room is inspired by this dress, which you've seen before here:

I am in love with this dress.

Continuing on.

Wall color:

Maybe something along these lines.

Furniture:

I have an antique draw leaf table that is square and has seating for four at its smallest. When it is extended, it can probably seat six to eight. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures of it right now. You're not really missing much because it needs a bit of refinishing, which I will work on when I have my very own driveway and garage(!). I would say it has kind of a similar feel and color as the dining table in the original dining room/breakfast room post. I don't want to distract from the room I'm describing here, so I'll just show you that the color of the wood is probably about like the picture below. I also have an antique buffetish piece that is fashioned from an old store cabinet that will probably go in the room as well. It has some neat old hardware on it and looks great with the table.


I have two different styles of antique chairs, but both are still about the color of the table. Four of the chairs DESPERATELY need to be recovered. The other two are already covered in a red and gold striped fabric (my grandmother had them refinished and recovered for me when I was in high school). The first four I am thinking of covering something like this Joel Dewberry pattern.


Maybe not this specific pattern, but it gives you the color idea.

Lighting:

I am still loving capiz shell chandeliers, and I've been looking at this one from West Elm because I like the rectangular shape.


Square might be better for the room, but, again, you get the idea.

I also like this lamp from West Elm. I think it would look good on the buffet.


Other:

The flooring is a neutral-colored linoleum in there right now, which will come out eventually in favor of wood or tile. In the meantime, the linoleum is in fine shape, so we'll deal. Maybe a rug is in the dining room's future?

Not sure about other accessories and wall art. I definitely want to display some of my crystal and china - probably in some neat antique cabinet on the wall (can't WAIT for Round Top in October). I just wanted to get the big ideas in my head for now.

There you have it! I hope you're having a great week!

Progress!

We are officially under contract as of yesterday! Because the house is a foreclosure everything was moving a little more slowly through the process so we didn't expect this for another week or so. Also, we had our inspection yesterday, and that went great as well. We will need to do some maintenance things here and there, but there are no major problems (no roof, foundation or termite issues, etc.). We are so excited! The next hurdle will be the appraisal process, which I've heard can take a couple of weeks in itself. Not to mention the possible issues we could face caused by the government changing some rules. They seemed to have fixed one problem but created some others in the process. Oh well. We are excited to see God's plans for us and the lessons He will teach us in this.

It is hard to know where to get started on things around the house. Over the weekend I plan to start making a list of things I want to do/buy so I can then jot down some estimated prices. From there I want to prioritize the list and start thinking about a rough timeline for different projects and purchases. I know "the best laid plans..." and all that, but the hope is that the more organized I can get now, the easier it will be for me to deal with the tangents and unknowns that will pop up later.

I do think I want to buy (or borrow if possible) a paint fan deck. I'd like to see ALL my options for color. I had some ideas in my head, but of course after seeing our house, all my ideas have started getting cloudy. This is going to sound a little weird/lame, but I want to consult with the house and let it have some input in my choices. Right now it has all white walls and all the builder fixtures. It's probably excited that it finally gets to show off its personality, too! Ok, enough house personification for now...

I promise as soon as there is less creative chaos in my head, I will let you in on my ideas. For now here's a view of the downstairs that gives you an idea of the lay out.


From right to left: Just out of the picture to the far right is the front entry. Next to that you can barely see the doorway into the study. Then, of course, is the stairway then a coat closet. Then kitchen, which is bigger than it looks here. Lots of good cabinet space. Far left is an archway into the breakfast room/dining room. The little hallway you can see leads to a powder room and the laundry room/entry to garage.


This picture better shows the entry and study.

Well, there's your first peak of the layout. I can't wait to share more with y'all as it comes to me! I hope you're having a great week in the meantime!

Lucy, I'm home!

Let the neighbor(dog)s know



we're (hopefully) moving in!!

We found out last night that the seller accepted our offer! We have a long, (hopefully not too) bumpy road to closing, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that things will work out. Please keep your fingers crossed, too!

I would LOVE to post a bunch of pictures of the interior and give you a tour of the house, but I'm trying really hard to pace myself, so I won't start posting those until we're under contract. But you better believe I'm going to be virtual-decorating up a storm soon. :)

Thank you for all of your prayers and good thoughts. They have paid off thus far, so please keep them coming!



:)!

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No word on the house, yet. *sigh*

In the meantime, this picture makes me smile.


The garland project itself is more than I am interested in tackling right now, but it's fun all the same. You can find it here.