Odds and Ends

Today, I have a couple of pictures of odds and ends that will go into our house. The images are of not-so-great quality as they were taken with an iPhone, but I wanted to go ahead and show you. Because....well...I like them, it's Friday, and why not? :)

The first is the light fixture I bought at Round Top for my dining room.


I spotted it while waiting in line for a quick restroom break. If I hadn't had to wait in that line, I don't know that I would have spotted it. The clerk wasn't sure of it's story, but they assumed it had been in a bank or something once upon a time. Won't it look great with a neat ceiling medallion? I just think that glass globe is beautiful, and I can't wait to see what it looks like installed!

The next picture is of one of my grandmother's chairs that I want to have recovered and incorporated into the living room.


As you can see by the picture, they are currently stored at my parents' house in the playroom. However, they originally presided over my grandmother's formal living room covered in silk. By the way, I just love formal living rooms. They seem to always be still and peaceful. I remember feeling that way in my grandmother's, and perhaps that's why I feel that way about them all. I am so honored to have these chairs for my own home now. There is nothing better than beautiful pieces with personal stories!

And finally, I was flipping through the most current Pottery Barn catalogue the other day, and nearly died when I saw this:


I know this isn't going to mean much to you, because I haven't shown you a picture of my buffet, but believe me when I tell you, it looks like Pottery Barn snuck into my house and copied my buffet! I got mine at Round Top last year, and one of the only differences is that mine has a really neat latch for the bottom doors. The other main difference: Mine cost less than half of what they're asking. :)

Happy Friday, friends!

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!