le home tour of moi ~ dining room

Now that I have this new couch residing in my garage, I’m antsy to find a way to bring it in my home…but, since I just made some changes over the last few weeks I am trying to take a moment before I make any hasty decisions.
Like um, buying a couch from a thrift store when I already have a couch…but whatever.
So.
I was thinking that maybe I should attempt to clean up around here so that I can finally show off some of the changes, ya?
First of all, can I just say I SUCK at taking pictures? Or maybe it’s my cheap little camera, but either way….I am NOT at all happy with how any of them turned out. I need a professional ’round here, and I’m not talking about Jimmy.
Anyway, today we’ll start with the dining furniture in the dining room.
I wish I had a before picture with my old furniture, but after a lengthy search, I found nothing. So, just imagine a black pub height table, and a matching buffet table, with a beige and tan floral area rug underneath. And while I loved the table I used to have, it just wasn’t the safest thing to have with three clumsy kids…It seemed that at least one kid at every meal was falling off, so that wasn’t too much fun. Plus, with it being so tall, I felt like it blocked light from coming in off the back patio.
First I found this desk/buffet table at my thrift store for um, $15!!! 
  I know!!! 
 It’s hard to see back there…but you can see that the top of it didn’t really match the rest of it.
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But when I saw this picture on a blog somewhere (was it yours?) I knew I’d found my solution.
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So I….
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And then I saw this picture of Sarah Jessica Parker’s dining room and again, I was inspired.
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So, I set out on a search for five different chairs. So far I’ve found two from Ikea, and two from my thrift store for $3.75 each!!! I die. Lit-er-ally.
And now, things are complete…
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{table: 1/2 off in the As Is section of Ikea, clock: Dutch by Design filled with scrapbooking paper, owl bank: Target, vase: West Elm, flowers: pink gerber daisies – my favorite ever}

And when I say complete, you know I don’t really mean it.
I still need one more chair, and I’m considering an area rug.
Should I go round, not round, pattern, plain?
Oh the dilemma.
Tomorrow we’ll visit the living room.
See ya then.
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Comments

  1. it looks SO SO SO cute! you did an amazing job!! totally makes me want to redecorate my living room!

  2. It’s gorgeous! Can you come do my house? I’ll do all the work, I just need your brain for the ideas.

  3. I love when dining room chairs are NOT all the same, I think its more fun that way!

  4. So pretty Summer! It makes you want to come, sit and have a glass of wine.

  5. It looks amazing! I wish I had some advice to give you on the rug, but you are obviously way more talented in that area.

  6. I love the black and white! Stunning. And that IKEA cross-back chair? Those are what I have in my dining room! I’m thinking of painting them now. LOL

    For a rug, since you have white, black and tan, I’d do a round pattern rug in an accent color. Something that really pops.

    Good luck! I can’t wait to see more.

  7. The desk is gorgeous! 🙂

  8. Looks lovely! A++

    Kelly

  9. love the black and white theme. as for the rug, i say go round with print on it.

  10. You have done such an amazing job!! I can’t wait to see the rest.

    OMG. Sarah Jessica’s chandelier is LOVELY.

  11. I love your dining room! But you know what…..the thing that I like the most is the one thing you didn’t mention – the clock! Did you put it together on your own (ie. get all the frames and put the paper inside) or did you buy it that way? anyway, I love the black and white of your dining room. It looks elegant and sophisticated yet comfortable and approachable.

  12. Oh ya! The clock is from Dutch by Design….link is here: http://www.dutchbydesign.com/ukAccessories/Clocks

    I’ll add it in the post too!

    And then I just went to a craft store and bought scrapbooking paper and filled the frames! =)

  13. LOVE. love. Love.

  14. I’m thinking a round rug would look great, but what do I know.

  15. Hi! I stumbled on your blog recently and love it! Great job with the furniture! It looks great!

  16. So beautiful! This makes me realize how much my house NEEDS some work. You are my inspiration!

  17. I love your decorating!!
    I am the worlds WORST interior designing so I am not even going to TRY to offer any advice!!

  18. great work Summer, al the black accents work so well!! cant wait to see the rest!

  19. Oh I LOVE this!! Everything works together so nicely and I adore the idea of the different dining room table chairs! I can’t wait to see more of your house, how fun!

  20. Oh I love the look! You did a really great job. I would pick a bright color rug, but that may just be my taste. Red, orange, lime green…

  21. Gorgeous! love cheap furniture finds. I found some really old heavy duty dressers for the girls, they store so much and were made so well… (sorry I havent commented in FOREVER. I swing by most days, I just havent been very commenty anywhere for a while, just in a rut) Looking forward to seeing more!

  22. Everything looks awesome, but I’m LOVE-ING the clock on the wall!! Brilliant! I’m totally stealing that idea!

  23. Oh I love it! Totally love it. I need your talents in my home.

  24. What a great idea! I love how you just did minimal work and changed the look completely!

    BTW? I am a total Tracy Anderson freak too!

  25. I love the look! The clock is super creative!

  26. Summer, this is GOREGEOUS! So crisp and fresh and stylish. Beautiful!