Hello World! Welcome Friends! Happy Thursday and all that jazz! The dining room is in a season of change…kind of like the rest of my house. The plans are grand, but all we need is time and money. Bit by bit, it will all get done.
Here is a before pic of what she looked like after we moved in. Well, after we moved in, had a baby and she grew quite a bit. Basically, nothing had been done.
Before any paint. Look at my little bald babies.
Here’s a picture once I decided to go blue and white. The Dedicated Niece, Gabriella, dressing up as an 80’s aerobics instructor for Halloween. And, Camille popping in the picture.
Okay, isn’t she so flippin’ cute? See the sewing machine on the table? This is where all the sewing magic happens…or rather, where my Mom sits beside me and walks me through my sewing projects after I’ve called her and begged her to come over with the promise of food. It works every time! Mom, you better still come over for the curtains project after reading this. Kisses.
Here she is a bit cleaned up. The dining room furniture is my Mom’s. When I moved out to CA, I had a cherry table, chairs, china hutch, and a sideboard. The condo I was moving into could not hold all of the furniture. So, all my cherry furniture went to my Mom’s house. She then put her oak furniture in storage. When I moved back to Texas with The Dedicated Husband, great with child, I tried to get my cherry furniture back from my Mom. She didn’t go for it. So, we have the oak, which my Mom plans to sell. Don’t worry, she won’t sell it until we get a replacement.
The chairs have been covered, but I’m not completely happy with the paint job. The paint above the chair rail is the same as the paint color below the rail. However, above the chair rail, I brushed on a white glaze from top to bottom. Great quad workout going up and down the ladder with smooth steps while maintaining contact with the wall with my brush. The top portion I’m okay with. It’s the bottom portion I’m not happy with.
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Toodles,
Wow, love all the blues, the new/bottom blue will be great! Your mom's oak dining set looks like it's in great shape, lucky you! I've had my mom's old pecan table for twenty years. Only has four chairs, but I'm not quite ready to let it go.
Thanks Jill! Mom took really good care of her furniture. I hope to do it justice. I don't blame you for holding on to your mom's pecan table. I'm sure it holds special memories.
camille looks so cute in those sunnies!
Hi Kathryn! Love the blue and white. The softer blue is nicer. I like the chancy most of all~thanks for coming over and making the introduction!
Thanks Amy for popping in for a visit! Come back anytime!
Your dining room looks lovely, and I really like the chandelier.
Mary Alice
Can't wait to see what you have to show us tomorrow! 🙂
Stopping by via Debbiedoo's.
http://www.the-finishing-touches.net/
You are too cute for words. I see you linked up to my party. Would love if you added my link to at the end of your post with the others. Thanks so much!
What a difference some paint can make, love the blue and white. We can laugh at Gabriella now, but just wait until that looks comes back, LOL. Your little girl is so flippin' cute 🙂
Thanks for sharing,
Chrissy
Love the blue and white dining room! Love all those dishes you have on display in the china cabinet. Thanks for sharing your beautiful dining room with us at Gettin' Krafty! HUGS!
Your blog is so gorgeous and inspiring. Like your new condo. 🙂
Aileen C
Hi Kathryn,
I love the colors in your dining room.
Have a great weekend.
Debi @ Adorned From Above
your bald babies are lovely! ha! like the story.
Kathryn, your dining room is a beautiful place. I love the furniture and all the photos of it too. I also love blue and white. Many years ago we had our dining room blue like that, than it became pale yellow and now it's white since last year. Camille is adorable! Have a terrific weekend.
FABBY
Looks lovely!
Love the color blue – It looks stunning in your dining room with the oak furniture – looking forward to seeing what else you do! I appreciate you sharing with A Return to Loveliness,
Kathy
Love the blue color, it's my fave. the dark furniture against the lighter walls just pop. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!
Hi Kathryn,
Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/10/jasmine-body-butter-and-wednesdays.html
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
http://www.adornedfromabove.com
Your dining room is certainly a statement room now! I love blue and white. Thanx for joining THT!
Thank you for sharing yr livingroom at our linky party at. http://www.finecraftguild.com !
Kathryn,
WoW!!!
What an amazing Dining Room transformation, dear one!!!
Thank you for sharing and inspiring!!!
Happy First Day of Autumn!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Quite a transformation, Kathryn! Great job!
Love the cheery blue and strip !!! The room looks light and airy too. Good job !!!
Kathryn, everything looks lovely. I like the new bottom color! The furniture looks great in there! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann