When Shane and I moved into our house nearly four years ago, I was quick to slap some paint on the walls and scatter them with photos and artwork, overjoyed to have a place where we didn’t have to answer to a landlord.  For the most part, we’ve been pretty happy with the decorating decisions we made in the midst of our new-homeowner eagerness. But now I find myself getting a bit antsy, ready for a refresh. With very minimal arm-twisting, Shane has jumped on board, and we’ve decided to to tackle our little dining nook. I no longer love the light green color of the walls, our old rectangular dining table has never fit quite right in the space, and the rug isn’t large enough for four chairs to rest on it.
So we’re doing a wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling update (a belated Christmas gift to each other), with a new table, new chairs, a new rug, new paint, new window coverings, and new artwork. Whew! Thankfully, it’s only a 9′ x 9′ space, so this can all be accomplished with relatively minimal time and money. I’ve been scouring our favorite furniture stores for a round dining table and new chairs, I’ve ordered a slew of rug samples from FLOR, and have tacked several paint chips on the walls.  Here’s what we’re thinkin’…
table: Grace dining table from West Elm; chairs: Klismos dining chairs from West Elm or Norvald dining chairs from IKEA; rug: Feelin’ Groovy tiles in Earthen from FLOR; paint color: October Bronze by Valspar;  accessories: Liquid Organic serving bowl from CB2 and White Wall Clock from West Elm;  artwork: ‘Porto’ by yours truly…
‘After’ photo coming soon!