Dining Room Makeover Finished

So here it is!  I finally am posting my completed

dining room makeover - 

and Purple Chocolat Home

has some much desired PURPLE in it!!

I swooned when I saw these gorgeous banquettes

and tufted chairs at Z Gallerie this summer and

knew that I was ready for some lightening up

in the dining room.

You know it all started with this remake of an

ugly green piece that I had in the basement

for plate storage.  After painting it, I knew

that I wanted it upstairs.  Now it stores

lots of plates and glasses, plus it looks great.

The bling on the knobs fits in perfectly with

the bling of my dining room chandelier.

I removed the red lampshades on the chandelier, and you

can't believe how much prettier the chandelier is now.

It pops during the day, but wow, it really pops at night.

Gone are the red rugs.  I am loving the travertine flooring

without rugs.  It just looks so much more open.

The other piece I redid is on the opposite wall, and

it provides great storage too.  

I love using both pieces

to display beautiful plates, ready for a dinner.

The bureau is decked out with a little fall glitz

like the buffet.

I ordered a table, and then was informed it was no longer

available.  I searched on Wayfair and found this fabulous

heavy table with two extension leaves that takes it almost

to ten feet!  Actually I had seen this very table at a gift

shop when visiting my sister Joni last summer, but they wouldn't 

sell it and didn't have any information on it.  

I couldn't believe my good fortune - not getting the

other table, so having to look again, and finding this

one I had loved.  It is a little hard to order online,

but since I had already seen it in person, I knew

I would love it.

I love the eclectic mix of the rustic and elegance.

A few gold bling pieces adorn the table.

The pineapple welcomes you into the new dining room.

The third wall has a little niche and this

storage cabinet used to have a red hand painted

door and lower drawer.  That got repainted

to a shiny silver with new silver knobs.

Red satin curtains were replaced with whispy gauze ones,

which again lightens the space.  I am in love

with the lightness and brightness of my new dining room.

Let's get together for dinner!

I will be posting this on

Tablescapes Thursday

Dining Room Makeover

You saw this beautiful piece that I redid for

the wedding in my backyard this summer.

After I finished the wedding reception, I said this

piece was too pretty now to go back into the basement,

so it takes center stage in the dining room.

I removed the red curtains, the red lamp shades and

the red rug and wow, the room is now so much

brighter!!  I can't believe the difference just removing

the lampshades made.

Taking the red curtains down also changed the look

of the room as they were replaced with gauzy white ones.

The table and chairs were temporary, as the table

was moving to the kitchen and the chairs 

came from the kitchen, but when my oldest

granddaughter walked in, she said, "This is too pretty, it

needs a tablescape!"  She proceeded to pull plates out of

a cabinet and did the whole table by herself.  

The pink and aqua pieces were ones I had purchased

from Pier 1 quite some time ago, but had never 

used.  

They were stored in this tall cabinet in the dining

room, which used to have a red front, but that

got a makeover also.

I thought it was so cute that she used just things

that were stored here in the dining room.

She chose the gold flatware also.

It is so fun to see the little ones learn to love the things

that you love, and then to experiment with them.

I will post the new furniture that completes

the dining room soon!  I was fortunate that my 

sister Jean was visiting when the new furniture

arrived, so that she and my niece helped us set

up the new table and chairs.  Can't wait to share it

with you.

It has been a crazy end of summer, running from one

thing to the next, but I am still sad to see it end.

I will be posting with 

Tablescapes Thursday