The table looks like it is made with brass layered between dark wood and riveted with brass. Is that right? I googled brass dining chairs and found this at CB2 ($349; still expensive but much less than RH) I wasn't able to grab a picture of this one I found at the Mine for $216 (marked down). It is described as stainless with a rose gold finish, so I'm not sure how it will look with brass. EBay has some brass dining chairs. I foundthis set of six for $799 buy it now, plus $499 shipping.

Nice space. Hang the mirrors -- tops even with top of cabinet. Skip the rug -- none needed. If you are worried about your furnishings visually disappearing into your preferred choice of wall color, the colorful fabric runner on the table someone suggested should prevent that -- and do choose that runner compliment the art you choose for the wall opposite the exterior wall.

I think you are right for the living room. Is the shelving unit going? I would replace with something that takes less space - unless you actually have a lot of books you can't part with. You said TV - if possible I would mount it on the wall to save space and get a smaller unit or electric fireplace underneath. For the kitchen I would consider a round or square table - but if rectangular is what you have then I would place the longer side against the currently mirror wall; and have 2 chairs along the wall side and a bench along the opposite side. Not sure what size the space is but if on the smaller side, the bench would allow you to seat more people without crowding the space up with chair, chair, chair, chair. :)

Hi Christina, I think you've made a good start here! It's a good thing you're starting with fewer items of furniture rather than a whole lot. This way you don't necessarily have to edit out (throw out) stuff if you don't want to. From here on it's a matter of adding the right touches to finish the room. That would be achieved by adding color, texture, scale and personality as well as add a storage piece for more functionality to the space. It can be done in the following way: (a) COLOR - Firstly, the room has no real color scheme - the blue grey and white are not interacting with each other so that the scheme is missing from the color scheme, if that makes sense. As a Designer, walking into this client's (your) room my advice/suggestion would be to paint the dining table a rich glossy black to introduce instant character! Use marine paint then apply a couple of coats of lacquer finish as top coat to prevent wear and tear. This will give your room a big bang for the buck. Next, I would re-upholster the dining chair seats in a black and white pin-striped durable microfiber or sunbrella type fabric I would also replace the curtains with grey curtains - the white looks too stark and does not complement any other color in the room except the white baseboards - and that is not necessarily a good look. (b) SCALE - I would also hang them about 4-6 inches above where they are now - closer to the ceiling - to give the room height and add character. (c) TEXTURE - add natural bamboo simple roman shades on the windows, underneath the curtains. Throw on a table runner in a heavily textured open-weave fabric in off-white or grey. (d) SCALE - I would place a tall oversized vase in a simple style on the tabletop. My suggestion is it should be in clear glass - so as to add another TEXTURE and fill it with flowers or use a clear glass ice bucket filled with fruits such as oranges or pears. (e) FUNCTIONALITY - I would suggest either buy one more of the tall shelves that you have against the wall and stand the two side by side to cover the entire niche. OR buy a more solid looking - wider - Mid-Century Modern style Cabinet with shelves to house all your fine china, along with some books. (f) PERSONALITY - cover one wall in a black and white or grey and white geometric patterned wallpaper to create a feature wall thus giving some much needed character to the space. If you must hang something on the wall, it must be larger in scale - around 30 x 46. Whether it's a simple but elegant mirror - If your'e not planning to add artwork. Also I would switch the chandelier to a modern looking Sputnik-style ceiling light/chandelier (you can google it). The current lighting is a tad lacking in contemporary style or personality. Now you're done :) Hope you have as much fun as I had creating this list. Happy Decorating. Tori TORI BLACK HOMES