dining room is done

Yay! Finally got the dining room makeover project finished! Wanna take a look? First, let’s do a little recap of my original ideas.  I wanted a more modern vintage look for this room.  I also wanted to spend as little as possible because 1) I’m cheap and 2)it just makes it more fun this way and 3)you have to be a little more creative and open-minded.  So, here’s the before:

I had already moved the bench at this point to start painting. The walls were a cream color.  The table was a little rickety and always had to have a tablecloth on it-not good if you have a 14 month old ! There was also just too much dark wood in the room.

Here’s the after:

First, the walls got a fresh coat of white paint(leftover from other rooms). Here’s the breakdown for the rest of the room: The table was $24 at Goodwill.  The chairs were free from my friend, Sara.  I did buy white spray paint for them though-that was $20.  The fabric on the chairs was a clearance tablecloth from Target for $6.  The chandelier got a fresh coat of yellow paint for the price of 97 cents. The turquoise banding fabric on the curtains was 49 cents at Goodwill.  It just happened to be the perfect match for the chair fabric!  The black and white fabric was already in my fabric stash-yay, for hoarding!  We already had all the art,  it was just in other areas of the house.  I decided to do an art wall above the bench.  It really changed the feel of the room! The large blue pillow on the bench was $7 from Goodwill and it has a down insert!! So, total for makeover: $58.46!!  Not bad! And, if you’re wondering what Ollie does while I’m recovering chair seats, maybe this will answer your question.

Doesn’t he look happy that he figured out how to get in there? Getting out wasn’t as easy!! Would you like help with any of your problem rooms?  Send me an e-mail, I’ll try and help! -amy