"Design on a Dime"

My oldest is turning 29 in a couple of weeks!

So...

in honor of her birthday, I decided to do a transformation of her dining room which was really driving her crazy.

First, like most young couples, she had a "hand me down" dining room set.

......that she hated....
It killed me, but hey, life moves on, right?
and....it WAS very 90s 80's
She did have some other pretty nice pieces, so we had a few things to work with
Anyway...

I had an idea.
First of all, it's amazing what you can accomplish in two days with a little hard work and a can a paint!

The before:

 we decided to keep the chairs and the hutch and ditch the table

 we painted those chairs white (that's Aunt Kim helping out) and that's the living that J turned into a playroom adjacent to the dining room (that's our next project)
We used Kilz to prime the chairs and a stark white satin finish

After the paint dried,  I covered the cushions in a burlap - like fabric. It is actually a silk burlap

 then we had this very, very old armoire, OH! almost forgot!  We painted the walls a slate grey!

 With Carlie (the dog) watching I white washed the armoire

check this out, from South of Market...Price tag? 8,900.00
ours?  I think I paid 100.00 for it 10 years ago!

J found this great bench (snatch) from Hobby Lobby.  Price tag? 111.00

she brought it home, painted it white and I recovered the leather

 she also had this darling table that friends of ours gave her as a wedding gift.  She always wanted to use it so here was her opportunity!

 Oh, forgot to tell you!!!  We took the hutch off the buffet and hung it in the playroom for a bookshelf!

We tried out one of my paintings, but I nixed it.  These were our paint choices.  We chose the top middle one

 and then I found this cool piece to go over the hutch!!!,

 brought in two slipcovered chairs to replace two dining room chairs. We felt like the room was too "leggy" and J cut fresh flowers out of her yard

 The chairs needed a little something, so I am making "chair runners" for them and J will be monogramming them!

Now we just have to decide on the fabric for the drapes....this?

or this!

I'm leaning towards the yellow print.  What cha think?

again,,,,before:

 and after

Have a great day y'all!

I'm heading to Mississippi to set up for a huge art show!!! More about that later!

xo

kb