Commenting primarily to bump this post up.

I think I would try removing the stain to reveal the natural wood tone. I like the combination of blonde wood and grey. A lighter wood tone may go better with your chairs. If you can stack a few of your dishes in the cabinet and replace with a colorful seasonal item or two - vase or candle sticks, that may be a nice addition.

You have a beautiful home.

Thank you so much!

@SD, the china cabinet did not come with my table and chairs. That is why it is a darker color. I like your idea as I do not plan to replace any of the furniture. Thanks.

You may also want to look into Rustoleum chalk paint. There aren’t as many colors to choose from but you may be lucky. It’s about half the price. I used this color and really like it.

https://thecollectedhouse.com/thrifted-desk-makeover-with-rustoleum-chalk-paint/

You may also like this one

This is a soft, warm charcoal, which, IMO, would go well with the tone of your wood furniture...

I didn’t know about this newer paint color, until I went looking for a suggestion for you. I like it much better than the example I posted first. It seems softer, warmer and not such a start contrast with your table and chairs.

@JudyG Designs, that is a lovely color and would go well with my side table/mirror. Thanks

@maureen, thanks. I like your color, too. My boyfriend (a lighting designer) does not think I need to go really dark. But I love blacks/greys/etc. and my picture frames are edged in black, so I can see it working. Not sure how country french it is, though. @homeinteriorswithease, since you helped w/the chandelier and rug, want to chime in? Thanks

@homeinteriorswithease

UPDATE: I centered it. Thoughts??

YES!!! It’s gorgeous!! 👏👏👏👏

Great transformation!

So do we like it centered best? I know the two pictures dont work when it is pushed down towards the end of the wall but I can change the art. Maybe a grouping of 4 or 6. The issue with it centered is that it covers a floor vent and there is not an outlet behind it. There is an outlet under each picture on that wall. So to use the lights in the cabinet I have to have the chords showing, which I hate. Thoughts?

I like it offset for a change from centered. I also think 2 pictures is enough., Try hanging them vertically

What is your preference? I think I prefer it centered based on the photos, but things feel different in real life than in photos. I was wondering if the pictures would work better vertically, but I don't think there's enough room for that.

Lovely! what is your wall paint colour? it looks good with the wall colour.

I think it looks best centered flanked by the art and I think the art goes particularly well with your decor. You can find cord covers to sufficiently obscure the cord.

However, you might think I’m crazy, but I think your table would look best with a round table cloth, with a short skirt, and in a quality fabric, possibly one with some color in its design. I think you need something the pulls the focus back to the shared dining space, to make it super-alluring and convivial, to create warmth there.

I would definitely NOT pick a lace table cloth. Looking at your pictures, I am trying to pick out a color that might be your favorite color — and I can’t find any color! So up to you, but I think a table cloth with any hint of color you might possibly like would be a plus in that space. I would consider finding fabric you like and getting someone to make a several perfectly sized-hemmed table cloths for you if you don’t sew yourself.

That is definitely an interesting idea. My LR rug is patterned, though, so too much of a conflict in my opinion. The walls are SW "Online." It's a bluish gray. And the rug, while called "gray," is more of a periwinkle almost. It's very close to the walls, but has more of a lavender tint to me. That color is in my LR rug.

Because of the handrail (which I do not like) around the room, I do not think there is enough room for the pictures to be hung vertically (my preference). The art really does pop more with the lighter color on the china cabinet, though, so I'm happy about that.

I don’t like cords showing either! I would move it toward the living room end and hang the pictures vertically. If the LR end doesn’t work keep it on the other end, but still hang pics vertically.

I wanted it on the LR end, too (it just feels like there is a little more space on that end of the room) but with the entertainment center on the LR wall right next to it, it just seemed too "lined up." Like my boyfriend says, the pictures break it up and THEN you see the china cabinet.

Here's a shot of the adjoining LR.

Centered for sure, add an outlet behind it.

There is 67" on the wall from the top to the handrail. Each picture is 27" and you need a couple of inches in between. Is that enough space to hang the art vertically?

It's a beautiful room.

I agree with your boyfriend... I don't think you want the entertainment center and the hutch all in a row. You could tape some poster board to the wall and see how the spacing would look for vertical placement. I wouldn't want the top picture more than a few inches higher than the hutch, and the bottom one could be the same distance above the chair rail as the glass in the hutch doors. (Does the 67" include the crown molding?)

Flanking the hutch is not bad... but my brain always sees that situation as the hutch having ears.

I like it centered and the pictures on either side. Your room is gorgeous and perfect. If you like it that way, don't let anyone talk you into changing anything. Everyone has their own opinion, but what matters most is YOUR opinion.

@sholt576, ears made me laugh. The 67" does not include the crown molding.