New Dining Room

As you may recall (because I freaked out about it a fair amount) I finally sold my father’s mobile home last January.  Dale and I decided to take some of my rather small inheritance (most of it went to Hannah) and invest it into our home by redoing our dining room.  At first we were just going to paint.  Then we decided new furniture might be nice.  By the time we finished the room was completely different.  Here, let me show you.

dining-room-before

This is the dining room when we started.  My grandmother’s dining room set, busy wallpaper, ugly carpeting.  Please note that it wasn’t usually messy – we have started work and that’s why there’s stuff all over the table.

stripping-wallpaper

It took two days to strip all that gawdawful wallpaper.

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And then the carpenter came.  He installed birch paneling on the walls and picture frame molding on top.  He also put new molding over all the existing woodwork.   It really dresses up the room and goes well with the age of our house.

green-walls

We spent the weekend after the carpenter finished painting all the woodwork white.  We painted the upper walls a beautiful sage green.

The following week the carpenter came back and installed vinyl plank flooring.  We bought a patterned area rug and Dale installed a new light.  Then we waited for the furniture to arrive to complete the room.  I suppose you’d like to see that, too, right?

finished-dining-room

From the mudroom looking into the dining room.  The Canadian Production Wheel is a nice touch in here, I think.

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And from the living room looking into the dining room.  My Wheaton College rocker looks really nice in here now.

dining-room-hutch

I love this hutch so much!  I’m not sure yet about the stuff in the cabinets but I’m thinking on it.

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And, finally, you can see how nicely this room coordinates with the newly finished bathroom.  You can also see more of the picture frame moldings in this photo.

The final verdict – we love it!  This is our main entrance into our home and it’s really wonderful now.  Now bring on the dinner parties!

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  2. Absolutely beautiful!!! I love the green. You can come decorate my house any time!!

  7. The ceiling looks at least two feet higher and it has a such a colonial feel with all those clean lines! The (whatyoucallit?) wainscoting (the stuff under the chair rail) stands out beautifully. You’re right, the wheel is the perfect touch.

  11. The room looks bigger w/o the wall paper. The furniture looks very nice…. great job! So, what time’s dinner? lol

  17. Really stunning! I think I might have needed sunglasses at breakfast for the wallpaper that is no more. But, sometimes we have to live in a space to learn what it can become. Wonderful job!

  18. wow – what a difference! You guys did a great job. I love the furniture. Did you buy it locally or order it online? It looks well constructed.

    Let me know when dinner is – LOL!

  20. Carole, it’s fabulous! You did a great job. I love the green, the paneling, the furniture – all of it!

  21. I saw it myself three days ago – it’s even nicer in person! ;o)

    By the way, when are you going to put the pictures back up?

    /runs

  24. Wow – what a transformation! It looks so “stately”! What time is the party and what can we bring?

  28. It’s beautiful I love the furniture and the colors, and am a huge fan of using woodwork to dress up a room. You did a great job!

  29. Oh Carole, what an update! It’s so beautiful, and very classic, I think. Paneling like that is one of my fav things ever, and A++++ on the sage paint!!

  31. Love, love, love it! But I do miss the old dining room set. You know how much I always loved that one!

  32. Your house is starting to look like a period piece, museum quality. It’s fabulous and looks so livable. Beautiful attention to detail!

  34. How wonderful!!! The diningroom reno looks fabulous ~ well done. I especially like the colours and furniture, the new wood work really suits your house.
    Bravo!

  36. What an incredible transformation! Beautiful. I like the moldings a lot. The table is very elegant…where did you find it??

  38. That is truly gorgeous! Removing wallpaper is such a hard job, but worth it. I love the new paint color and the furniture goes perfectly. I bet you feel like you have an entirely new home!

  42. stunning – gorgeous – Wow..
    I love the sage green walls over the white…. oh and that dining room set is glorious too……..
    I know that I would want to sit in that rocker and knit all day – so beautiful 🙂 What a great job you and Dale did!

  45. I love it! What a great transformation and the colors you chose work so well together and give the room such an updated, yet traditional feel.

  46. The new look is awesome! I’m about to move to a new place…well…at the end of May, but still…and I am so excited to play around with new space. 🙂

  47. Wow, Carole, that’s a BIG and wonderful change! The carpentry and new furniture make that room. I’m sure you must be really comfortable in there now. Well done!

  48. Wow! What a difference! You two do amazing work 🙂 I’m really loving that wall color you chose…eying my own dinning room now and getting all twitchy.

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