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Yesterday was interesting. What was supposed to be a productive day of really getting back to the grind, ended up with me in the emergency room after dropping a dining table on my foot. Luckily all is ok. But with a lot of waiting room time on my hands, I got to thinking about decorating our dining room. Of course, my mind went to decorating, doesn’t yours when your foot is throbbing?
Our main level is open concept. You’ve seen bits and pieces of our new kitchen, but our dining/living areas are going to fresh and new. Most of our old furniture doesn’t work in the new place, so we’re repurposing and slowly buying new pieces.
Here’s the problem. I am absolutely my own worst client. I know every designer says it, but its true. With a client, I am always decisive, knowing exactly what my first choice is. With myself, its an entirely different ballgame. So today I wanted to share some of the options I’m considering for the dining room. Want to see how far I got?
chairs (love the metal frame on these)::: dining table (ours was given to us, but it has very similar lines and stain) :::
And then I froze. This is no joke. What fabric do I want the chairs in? What light fixture works with what we have in our kitchen?
So instead, I’ll share some dining rooms I love, and you guys can help me dissect whats so great about them (keep in mind, with the open concept floorplan, you can’t be quite as daring because it has to work with the kitchen/family room)
Do I take the feminine Chinoiserie print that’s on the walls and put it on the chairs?
Or do I do a bold solid color that can be tied in elsewhere?
Or do I throw it all out the window, and do some really funky stuff?
HELP. What is your favorite dining room and why?
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The title of this post might allude to the random stream of consciousness that you are about to read. Have fun!
The only thing on my mind last night was the HAWKS. So please forgive my tardiness this morning, I was busy welcoming Lord Stanley back to Chicago.
We live in a really quiet, family neighborhood and could still hear fireworks going off all around us in celebration. No body loves their sports teams like Chicagoans do and I’m proud to be one of them!
Ok I’m done, now back to TTS.
Shopbop is having a 3 day sale that is an additional 25% off all items already on sale (with the code EXTRA25). This is dangerous for me because so many of my “hearts” are included. But most specifically this top.
Also, you may have seen this on my instagram, but its just too good not to share here too. Yesterday our Lindsay Cowles wallpaper was installed in the powder room and I am totally obsessed. I knew I wanted something bold and colorful but this exceeded all of my expectations.
(mid install obviously)
As I consider replacing our bright pink headboard, I have found that this color palate is really inspiring me. I love the chalky gray (that we already have in our room) paired with the gold, white, black and touches of green.
