It took me a while to settle on a design for our dining room. I lived with neutral taupe walls for almost two years before I couldn't stand the bland and went looking for colour! I've taken the time to listen and learn each room's personality and I'm really happy with the results.
At first, I thought I'd paint the dining room red. Wrong choice. After finishing our Andalucia Living Room this summer, I wanted a design that was complimentary, but not matchy-matchy. Our home is not open plan, but these two rooms do flow together. The lovely yellow paint in the living room looks sunny and fresh and I wanted to keep that feeling.
Once I saw Spa (500C-3, on the left) by Behr, I was hooked. I painted the walls in Spa and the alcove in Jamaica Bay (500D-4, on the right). Later on, Mr. Friday and I are going to custom build a buffet for the alcove space that suits both our needs and the look of our home.
Once the wall colour went up, I thought I'd go for an aqua and chocolate scheme, based on Mr. Friday's preference for this fabric. I lived with it draped over the chair and didn't fall in love with it. Not for the dining room, anyway.
Then I ordered a bit of Patty Young's hummingbird fabric in turquoise from her new collection to make Miss Friday a dress. When it arrived, I knew immediately that I wanted to use it in the dining room. I imagined this as a slipcover for a classic wing chair; a multi use chair for our multi purpose dining room (it's also my office). One trip to Etsy later, I had the necessary yardage and one phone call from my mum and I had a free chair! (Thanks, mum!)
One of the things on my 2010 To Do List is to refinish my dining room table and chairs. I've been reading a lot about it and thanks to Miss Mustard Seed and feedback I've received, I'll be spraying the chairs and table pedestal an antique cream and the top a deep chocolate. I need to wait until the warm weather to do that, plus make a spray booth. Canadian winters + spray paint = disaster!
The soda bottle artwork came from AllPosters.com and the lovely flappers came from flapperdoodle. Kate's having a $1 sale on her mini prints. Click here to shop. I have quite a few of Kate's pieces in our home and love them. They are fun, whimsical, and people always comment on them.
So, that's the plan. Onwards, MacDuff, as they say...
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2 lovely comments:
I love the plan for your dining room! The furniture is more classic, the the colors and fabric are fresh and fun. It is going to look fantastic and I can't wait to see the result. So, you're going to have it done this weekend, right? :) Thanks for the mention. I'm always very flattered to hear I've inspired someone. I am crazy about the cream base and a dark top and will be doing the same to my dining room table. Keep me posted on yours progress!
I love that fabric - I have a new fascination with red and turqouise :)
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