Traditional dining room in 1928 home needs ...
Longtime lurker, sometimes poster here on GW. I need some guidance for my dining room. The house was built in 1928, we bought and moved it (over 200 miles) this past summer, and recently painted all interior walls white (among many other renovations)
I was kind of shocked when I reviewed the pictures I had taken for this post- in person the room doesn't feel so austere, white and empty. But I see that it does need some color and softness. As you can see there is lots of wood (floor, trim, doors, hutch, china cabinet, table and chairs).
I'm planning to revamp/decorate the adjoining living room with a dark blue or navy color scheme, so I think it will influence some of the dining room choices. (Living room furniture will change slightly, not all shown in pic below)
This is my china collection, Blossom Time by Royal Albert. I don't think that I want any more pink in this room, nor do I think it is color that would work on a larger scale.
I know that I need:
-Curtains
-Recover seat cushions
-Probably a rug
But I don't know how to pull it all together. My housekeeping/design style is more sparse/tidy than fussy and over-decorated.
Thanks :)
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bailey183913
6 years agoView from the sunroom towards dining room (Living room furniture won't be the same when it come to decorate with the navy color scheme, {thinking navy paint as accent on the couch wall})
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6 years agoThank you for the suggestions.
I like the idea to switch the locations of the china cabinet and the buffet. I will try that out, and you're right above the new location of the buffet will be a great place for a large piece of art.
I've searched for rugs and here is collage of those that appealed. Consider the top of the 1st column as #1 going down, ending with # 7 in the 2nd column at the bottom. Thoughts on the direction I should go, or should I keep looking?
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6 years agobailey183913
6 years agoYes, I am partial to blue, as I plan to use a dark navy color scheme in the living room; I want to add some of those elements into the dining room to tie the rooms together.
This is a room that I am drawn to as inspiration with a dark blue/navy color; I love the look of the wood against the blue wall. The furniture is more modern than I would attempt.
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I was initially thinking of solid, navy curtains for the dining room- but everything is an option at this point. I do need a heavy fabric to keep the heat of summer out during the day and cold of winter out at night.- the windows are older and we won't be able to replace them until next year (hopefully). We live in SK, Canada and the summers are hot (south facing windows), and the winters are brutal (temps of -20 to -30 Celsius normal).I like your suggestion of beige/gold, I can see that validated in wing chair in the living room; I like how that color works in the room against the trim.
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