ORC Week 6: MY DINING ROOM MAKEOVER REVEAL!
ONE ROOM CHALLENGE WEEK 6: MY DINING ROOM MAKEOVER IS COMPLETE!
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One Room Challenge reveal day is here!! The past six weeks have FLOWN by and I’m SO excited about how this makeover turned out! Before I get into the photos, I want to thank Linda Weinstein (creator + owner of the One Room Challenge) as well as Better Homes & Gardens (official media partner of the event). This was my second time participating and both times have been a blast!! If you’ve been considering participating, I 110% recommend just going for it!
I cannot even put into words how happy I am with our new dining room!! Everything about it just feels so “me”. I love walking into our home and getting a glimpse into it from the living room… the living room and dining room flow so well together now!'
Let’s start with some before & afters:
The furniture we have now fills the space so much better. I love how the console table still offers storage, but the open base keeps it from feeling too heavy. And while I’m talking about it- HOW GORGEOUS IS THIS CONSOLE TABLE?! It’s so unique + modern, yet a little rustic at the same time. The wood is incredibly beautiful in person! It was sent to me courtesy of the amazing people at Scout Design Studio - an awesome shop located in Dallas!
For real though - look at the detail here!!
That fun little black + white art pictured above is also from Scout Design Studio — they seriously have the coolest stuff!
Here’s another before + after:
One of the main things that always bothered me before was the light. It was a little farmhouse for my style, and I also didn’t think it made a big enough statement. Our new chandelier from Mitzi is absolutely perfect though!! I love the size and how it’s a different twist on the classic Sputnik style light.
Also - that awesome table lamp is from Troy Lighting… it is seriously the coolest lamp I’ve ever seen!! It has a one of a kind vintage vibe going on and I’m obsessed!
My goal was to always create an eclectic style room that combines my favorite interior styles: modern, beachy/boho, organic, + global. I have a tendency to accidentally go all in on one particular style - and then it ends up not feeling like “me”. So when this room started leaning towards too modern with the chandelier and the table, I knew I needed another element to add in. Then I saw these chairs from Noir and I knew they’d be perfect! The pictures don’t do them justice- the teak frame and rush seat/back are incredible in person! They were exactly what this room needed.
I created those little mudcloth wall tiles out of remnants I bought on Etsy and some wood squares from Michaels. The cool thing is that I attached them to the wall using command velcro strips, so I can switch them around if I want and not worry about messing up the wall!
Also in this shot is the DIY wall bar cabinet. OY VEY. It is not at all how I originally planned- I had wanted to do wood paneling on it but that didn’t work out. Then I came up with what I thought was going to be an even better plan B option! I ordered “grasscloth” peel and stick wallpaper from Amazon. WELLLL that came in yesterday and ended up not being grasscloth at all - it was basically contact paper with a picture of grasscloth printed on it {INSERT FACE PALM EMOJI}! I kind of had no other option but to just go with it though! So I wrapped up my cabinet in contact paper and here we are! I’m definitely going to put real grasscloth on it at some point though.
My original plan included a brown table. I am SO happy I ended up choosing this one with a white top though (from Apt2B)! I also love the oval shape - it’s a little unexpected!
Here are a few shots that show how the dining room and living room work together:
I am SO in love with our new dining room- the view walking into our home automatically puts a smile on my face now! I love how the living and dining rooms finally feel cohesive. There are definitely still a couple of things that I need to work on- but that’s just how it is when you design a space in 6 weeks!
I am so, SO grateful to the amazing companies who provided me with the products that helped bring my design to life!! Thank you all so much!
PRODUCTS / SOURCES:
Rug: RugsUSA / Chandelier: Mitzi / Table: Apt2B / End Chairs: Noir / Console Table: Scout Design Studio / Black + White Wall Art: Scout Design Studio / Table Lamp: Troy Lighting / Black Chairs: Target / Blue Water Art: Meredith Lynn Designs / Mudcloth Tiles: DIY (remnants from Etsy) / Stools: IKEA / Floor Plant: Michaels / Floor Planter: TJ Maxx
I hope you’ve all liked following along! Be sure to check out all of the other reveals by heading the ORC blog!! I’ll be enjoying my new dining room, thinking about what room I can makeover next!!
P.S. I might be planning a little giveaway over on my Instagram account soon involving that art that’s above my console table! :) Make sure you’re following along with me so you don’t miss out!
