looking for advice on curtain colors and chandelier for formal dining
stearns15
6 years ago
Purchased antique white formal dining room set. Walls are painted dark grey. Looking for advice on curtain colors and looking for a chandelier.
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Advice and opinions on formal dining room update please!
Comments (16)Not sure this product is available everywhere, but here is some general info on limewash. It will provide a very matte finish, unlike most faux finishing techniques, and is perfect for walls that are not perfect. Applied with a large brush. This is how walls used to be painted. Provides a visual texture to the wall without actually changing the surface of the wall Try googling it for videos so you can see how it is applied and locate a supplier in your region. You might find it at the local independent retailer that carries Benjamin Moore. 'Interno Lime Wash is a unique lime based coating which is designed for interior use, and replicates the soft weathered patina of a traditional lime wash. Its unique formulation allows the lime to gently 'bloom" through the paint, creating soft tone variations which add depth, texture and that Mediterranean look without the necessity of exposure to the elements." Here is a link that might be useful: Limewash paint...See MoreWhat color paint? Pic of dining room,foyer, formal living room
Comments (11)Thanks everyone! We are installing hardwood throughout the entire downstairs.The revere pewter is actually through french doors off of both rooms but you can't really see itwell from either room so I am not so worried about that going with the other rooms as much. It is mainly this view I want to flow well. I considered van cortland blue for the formal living room but it might be too dark/bold for me. I tend to be more neutral/conservative when decorating. And yes I love the yarmouth blue but don't think I want it everywhere. It looks perfect in the dining room....See MoreCurtains for (formal) Dining Room with colorful Persian Rug
Comments (41)sergeantcuff, eastautumn, and ingrid, I love all of your rooms. Persian rugs make a room, IMO. Since my budget is very limited I decorate around the most commonly found colors in them-- the more unusual colors are out of my reach. Thankfully, I am a huge fan of red anyway. My rugs in my LR (I needed 2 since it's a long, narrow room) and DR are all old and at least slightly worn. I'd love to know what the rugs have seen over all these years in their different homes. sergeantcuff, I think I would only change the lace if you don't feel they are "you" or you are simply tired of them. If you are looking for custom, consider https://bestfabricstore.com/ I bought some nice linen fabric from them and wish I had had used the workroom too... but I am doing it myself to save money. (Now I just need a huge chunk of uninterrupted time.) The prices are very reasonable, even lined, for basic curtains. eastautumn, your stained trim is so pretty. My home also has (dark) stained trim but it's not "beefy" so I don't like it at all. It provides just enough color to be annoying to work with without adding any real value... but it would be a pain to get rid of....See MoreI need advice on small formal dining room update!
Comments (14)Your dining room table and chairs are classic and will never go out of style. Your rug too is great but I would move it to another room and replace with something much lighter in colour, perhaps another oriental rug or maybe something more modern. The spaces around your dining room have wainscotting with panels below. Those bottom panels are missing from your dining room so I'd add them, the chair rail looks odd without the panels below. Then I would paint the wainscot the same white as the other wainscot. Paint above the wainscott a soft cream so it will be slightly different from the wainscot. On your window wall, move the plant to another room and add white linen drapes. Remove the tapestry, candle sconces, mirror, and that little table with the lamp (that table is much too small scale for this room, looks like baby furniture). Add a single piece of art to the tapestry wall in large scale, don't do small pieces. Replace your chandelier with something more current and reupholster your chair seats in solid cream (this is an easy DIY). And then stop. Your dining room table and chairs are the stars of this room. Keep it simple. Table, chairs, rug, drapes, chandelier, one large piece of art. And BTW, your table looks really stately with the extensions, I'd leave them in all the time. Perhaps one more decor item would be something for the middle of the table. And make it one single thing and make it large scale....See Morephuninthesun
6 years agoMore of natural tan, not white. The photo was more for the style. With your room you could get away with a slight pooling at the bottom.You have a beautiful room.
Once again similar to this style but not this white.
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