Great News! We received an offer yesterday! We played the game and countered, they came back and we have a signed contract for $510,000. Onto appraisals and inspections and hopefully house hunting for us! I know we're not out of the woods yet, but we're having a bottle of wine with dinner tonight!

Mom2SethC, I think you've found some good choices. Yes, the bench is a very Modern piece but the strong geometry of its base echoes the lines of your cabinets, the wood's color is a color that, via stain or a new table altogether, would go with the look in the photo you found, and the upholstery's grid picks up the floor tile. The chairs, too, were just what I had in mind, although Jejvtr is right about the scale of mine being a bit undersized. Like I said, those aren't cut-&paste items from Photoshop, they came straight out of my brain one pixel at a time, and by the time I got them done and realized they were too short, I didn't feel like spending another hour re-doing them. Obviously, you got the idea. Anyway, the shape & the clean lines of both light fixtures is good, and you could stick with a white shade, although I'd look for a soft matte-finish metal or go with paint rather than the shiny chrome, since four chairs' worth of legs is already plenty of sparkle. The suggestion to maybe try a custom shade color rather than white isn't bad, either. Like I said in my first post, white is what the area needed to give a little more life to it's dark & kind of murky palette, but you don't want too much of it in a small area, or, as was mentioned, it could look like somebody else's dining area got delivered by mistake. So, while I don't care much for that scrolling leaf pattern, that orange/red color might be a good alternative for a custom shade, to better tie the front grouping to what's going on behind it, and since you've got the actual red/orange/whatever accent pieces with you, you'll know best which color would be best for the shade. [And Alicate, on that other thread? You certainly don't need to apologize. Not, anyway, to me. Your follow-up question was perfectly reasonable and besides, I always like to give the benefit of the doubt to my fellow posters, and assume that don't have any bad motives. The hyper-sensitive taking-of-offense-on-behalf-of-other-people & the silly attempts at shaming posters for perceived slights & insults, and the attendant conunterattacks on the whiners that I see on other boards are the main reason I stay away from those places. That's schoolyard nonsense. It's nice being on a forum where people can have different tastes & express different opinions without all hell breaking loose. As the great decorator Elsie de Wolfe said, "Never complain, Never explain."] Now I gotta run, friends. Time to find some inspiration.

Here are a few tips: 1. Photos are helpful, but you have to provide a floorplan. We can't help without that. 2. Minor changes can be good - I combined my breakfast nook with my Kitchen (1920's house). But if you are thinking about big modifications - adding on, etc. then think about a different house instead. This house would probably fit someone else with a smaller family just fine.

Hi Diana Garcia , Wow, sounds like you're trying to juggle a lot! Let's see if we can help. Rug: Not sure having one in the eating area is essential. It will quickly get dirty & creates awkward movement of the chairs. You have beautiful floors & lots of natural lights - the right curtains would really frame the space nicely. Light Fixture: Painting the fixture has it's own issues b/w heat & chipping. The color is less the problem than the faux-candle light fixtures. A modern pendant would really spruce up the space. Curtains: Gray curtains would fade into your color scheme, making them look bland. Look for something more colorful & let your crown moulding be seen! You don't have to paint the cabinets - an update to fixtures & appliance would go a long way. Possibly the countertop if that's in your budget. For some low-cost options, please check out my video below. We could also share an ideabook here on houzz, hit me up on my profile. Thanks, -frank Build Beautiful Homes