Fresh Start in the Dining Room

I've spent the past couple of week working on the dining room and I'm about ready to share the new look with everyone.

I didn't take any before images, but I looked around on Facebook and found these two old pictures of the dining room.  You can get a sense of the color and decor.

The black, laminate, 80s pedestal table with metal chairs and a broken down bench were the only furniture. Gary had a few pieces of coordinating wall art that weren't bad, but they reminded me of off the shelf, room-in-a-box type things that I had in my first apartment. He did have two great pieces of original artwork bought in Amsterdam that will be finding a new home in the hallway.

My goal was to bring a more modern style into the room. Here's my fresh start...  

The color is Woodlawn Colonial Gray by Valspar. It's such a clean palette and feels so open. My dining set is a great Craigslist find. It didn't come easy though, I browsed and searched practically everyday for weeks for the right pieces. I finally found this is incredible mid-century modern table, six chairs, China cabinet, and buffet for just $300!!!

I'm really excited to show everyone the finished product later this week...just trying to finish recovering the chairs so I can photograph the entire room.

(and you can see a sliver of the over-the-top aqua in the living room I mentioned earlier in the first photo...)