A small dining room needs big help
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Comments (34)rc, when I first asked the forum members if they thought I could use this console in my very traditional, aqua, cream, gray, and brown LR/DR, I couched it in terms of being attracted to a boy who would be inappropriate to date (think Romeo to Juliet or Danny Zuko to Sandy Olsson or Shrek to Fiona or Rhett to Scarlet). I'm attaching a link to it. Some of the GW'ers were quite funny in their comments. Here is a link that might be useful: An Inappropriate Attachment...See MoreSmall house, big challenges! Need Help with Family Room!
Comments (16)You guys are great!! Thank you so much! We are going to play with the arrangement this weekend and see how it affects the egress in the room. I have a feeling that the couch against the windows is going to interfere with the natural walkways of that room. But, that being said, I just have to see it to rule it out because I really like the idea of the large sofa on that longer wall. I have already purchased a solid blue drapery panel for that window but a pattern might actually be a great idea and add a little something extra to the room. Rebecca, that rug is from the Magnolia collection and it is by Loloi rugs. Thank you, it was actually the first thing I bought for that room. My last several houses have all been in the darker words and darker red‘s, browns and when I saw this house, I knew I wanted to go with something a little bit different hence the blues and the grays. I was also thinking about doing a dark blue on the chairs but then wanted the dark blue on the window treatments and didn’t think I would want to put a dark blue chair against a dark blue window treatment. I hope that makes sense. So my thought was maybe going with more of a natural linen color on the chairs and then adding a pattern or solid blue pillow. Thank you all so much for the feedback and food for thought. I really love all of your suggestions and it really helps to try to see the room in a different way, through someone else’s eyes. ....See MoreNeed help w/small dining room
Comments (3)Ducan Phyfe Shield Back chairs...Love them as they are. The 6 in good condition are worth between $450.00 and $1,000.00 depending on your location. Paint them black…in a high gloss; changing the seat fabric is easy. The corner piece, can it find another home? Do you have a chandelier? Would you consider a new paint color on the walls?...See MoreSmall dining room help needed
Comments (6)I have a 1950s built home with a small dining room that opens into kitchen. It is about 9 1/2 ft by 12 ft and it is also a main path from kitchen to rest of of house... so we had quite a few factors to consider, like you do. What I discovered is that vintage dining room tables were much better sized for my space than contemporary (what is out there to buy now) tables! The vintage tables tend to be a little smaller in both actual size and in scale/features (less thick and heavy tops/legs). So I would definitely encourage you to consider looking on craigslist or FB Marketplace or even on ebay or Chairish for vintage dining tables. Chairish lets you set the dimensions you need and search that way. There are a ton out there in so many different styles and price points! I found a perfect (for us) expanding round to oval pedestal table with beautiful burlwood finish. The table is 42 inches wide and we keep one leaf in all the time (for a length of 62 inches) and can put the second leaf in when more than 2 friends or family members are over (for a total length of 82 inches). I chose an expanding pedestal because I was considering a banquette and didn't want table legs to fight with. We have since changed our minds and still the table is perfect. If I had your exact set up I would definitely do a banquette on your 92 inch wall. That would give you a little extra room for chairs and traffic between kitchen and table. You could have a bookshelf in the corner next to sliders for plants/serving pieces/art pieces, and the rest of that wall (or however much you needed) could be banquette. And an oval table would be ideal there to help with traffic flow/no sharp corners to bump into....See More- 6 years ago
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