I think we all fell in love with the Something’s Gotta Give dining room, with the dark table, beautifully slipcovered chairs, and that wall of white china against the creamy beadboard. Swoonworthy, if anything could be described as that. Now, I wasn’t trying to copy this room completely, but I did have this in mind for the feel and look I wanted in my dining room if I was going to the trouble to repaint and add all that picture molding. And I’m happy to say, I got just the feel I wanted.
I’ll show you a couple of pics of the finished picture molding before I moved the furniture back in place so you can get an idea of the expanse of it and I’ll do another post later, showing the steps I took to do it. Right now I just want to show off the dining room!
Now, I’ll just tell you up front, that the job I did is absolutely NOT perfect by any means. If I showed you all the corners up close and the paint job details, I can guarantee it would not pass inspection by a master carpenter. But, for my needs and wants, it is just FINE. The hardest part is keeping them all the same size and if you put a tape measure to mine, you’d find many discrepancies. But, you know what…when the furniture is all moved back into place, that picture frame molding is merely a backdrop…..
To a lighter and airier paint color and feel in the dining room. I’m in love with it! I don’t think I’ll miss the red at all now. I took these pics at different times of the day and you’ll even see the table set in a couple of them. We had friends over for dinner on Friday night and got to actually enjoy the newly done space. The color looks lighter in many pics because of the sun coming in. It’s a neutral creamy vanilla color, with a hint of yellow/gold. If anyone really wants the paint color, since I used leftover paint from Grandma’s house & the color had been tweaked, I’ll tell you that it’s dead-on with Sherwin Williams Antique White, which is the lightest color on the strip I used in most of our house, the Whole Wheat color strip.
I really love how the mahogany furniture shows up so much better now.
Everything just pops out more.
Of course, the white dishes are more subdued against this color than they were against the red, but I really love the calm feeling they have now. I’m thinking about switching out the mirror for my large botanical print that is now in the living room. I’ll play around with that later.
The accessories are subject to changing and moving around.
And I’m trying out a botanical print up here on top of the china cabinet.
Love these plates that I’ve had for a few years now and they really show up well now on this lighter color.
The toile panels, made 8 years ago by my mom are still a favorite and I don’t plan to retire them anytime soon. It’s true that toile is really a classic. I really, really wanted to paint the ceiling a soft robin’s egg blue, but the man I live with nixed that idea, so I have to come up with another one. He detests light blue paint and since I got my way with the beachy guestroom and bath downstairs, that is going to have to do it for me with the lighter blues. I won’t tell you what he said about light blue paint, since it will offend someone, but just for the record, I’ll not be using light blue paint on the ceilings or anywhere else for that matter. He’s been great about letting me do what I want, so I can’t even argue that one. So, I’m thinking I’ll go with a darker shade of my golden colors, maybe Believeable Buff on the ceiling. What do you think about that??
Other side with the my white dish collection. I need to add a few to this side and I’ve got room for a few more on the wall.
So calming.
These thriftstore birds are a perfect mix with my white dishes.
Table set for company
Corner with an extra chair and my vintage columns. I’d love to find a large architectural fragment for the top of the columns.
This is an accurate shot of the color. You can see how it mixes with Whole Wheat in the adjoining living room and foyer.
See the botanical peeking through on the left there in the living room? That’s what I may put above the sideboard. What do you think about that? I could move the mirror to another spot. See how I turned the corner with the molding?! I was so proud of myself for that one. Like I said though, you can’t look too close. I’m SO glad I did the picture molding. It’s such a nice detail to this room now. Look out…I’ll be adding more of the stuff around here now.
Looking in from the living room.
And peeking across the foyer to the dining room. It’s really amazing how paint changes everything! If you’re contemplating making a paint change, just do it. That’s the easiest way to get an update and you’ll be glad you did. As much as I loved the red, I know I’m going to enjoy this one a lot longer.
As promised, I’ll do a detailed post about how I installed the picture molding. It really wasn’t hard, just a little tedious with the measuring and putting it into place. Totally worth it!
Related Links: Dining Room in Red and the Creamware Collection.
I plan to also do some posts about buying furniture and building the bones of your home, so be on the lookout for future discussions. My motto is to buy the best you can afford when it comes to casegood pieces (wood), whether it be antique or new. Of course, if you’ve been reading my blog very long, you know how I feel about older wood pieces. You can find so many great deals out there on vintage pieces of furniture. So, let’s discuss some of that and I’ll give you some tips on how I shopped for my furniture that I’ve accumulated over the last 20 years. I think I’ve learned a few things I can pass on!
Thanks for stopping by! I’ve got a special guest who will be guest posting for me on Tuesday, so you will not want to miss that either.
Desiree says
One more question Rhoda, I love your sisal rug with the black border. I’ve been looking for one just like it in an 8×10 size. I keep seeing them at Home Goods, but not with a black border…so…I just keep looking. I really don’t want to pay Ballard’s prices. Where did you get yours? Please don’t tell me you picked it up for a song at a yard sale, ugh!
Desiree
DebraK from ~the Bunnies Bungalow~ says
HI Rhoda, It’s gorgeous!!! Even better thn I expected it to be. Totally inspiring……my red is going soon. Hugs, DebraK
Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality says
Hi, Desiree, hope you’ll come back to see this. I got that seagrass rug at Overstock.com. Here’s the link, although it looks like black might not be available right now. It seems like I had to wait a couple of months for them to get them in again. It’s been about 2 years since I ordered mine. And I don’t think the price was $199 when I got mine, I think it was less.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Basketweave-Seagrass-Rug-8-x-10/47347/product.html
Robin says
Absolute gorgeousness! I can barely breathe. That’s so beautiful!
june@craftyniche says
What a gorgeous dining room! I love all your plates and accessories. I’m afraid if I had such beautiful things in my kitchen, it wouldn’t last long with a baby (who will be crawling soon!) and wild 3 year old!
Liz@Violet Posy says
Beautiful job!!! I love what you’ve done especially the white plate collection – stunning! You should be very proud 🙂
Kimberly says
Thank you so much for sharing pictures of your beautiful dining room! The neutral walls really make your lovely furnishings the star of the show. Great job!
Suzanne says
Stunning! Absolutely stunning! I recently took my dining room from burgundy to RH’s Silver Sage. Amazing what a difference a paint change can make in a room. Oh, and keep the mirror over the buffet. It looks perfect there!
Susie from Bienvenue says
Love it soooo much!!!! Please dont think I’ve gone crazy but I may come back to this post a gazillon times. I want this same look too. I have been for a while now thanks to Layla and now you! You did such an awesome job. As soon as Madison and I get her room wrapped up Im getting the saw out. Thank you so much for showing all of us…We can!
Sandy says
Beautiful and classy indeed! Lovely, Rhoda!
Aubrey says
Rhoda it looks fabulous! In fact, I didn’t recognize it as your room when you showed the first picture with furniture–I thought it was still a magazine of movie set picture–so I guess there’s proof you did a very good job, right? I love it–it’s making me lean toward lighter and brighter on my walls since my house is so stinking small.
The BLAH BLAH BLAHger says
Rhoda, I think we may be soul sisters! Case in point: 1. our similar damask blog wallpaper; 2. I was the one who emailed you about the lyre-backed chairs that I’m coveting; 3. I just did picture molding in my dining room this year!!! Love this blog world!!!
Cathy says
Gorgeous!!!
Coffee with Cathy says
As always, thank you so much for the inspiration. And could I borrow your readers for a little favor? My friend is opening a consignment store and can’t choose between two names: Repeat Street and Upscale Resale. She asked me to poll the blogosphere for ideas, so if y’all could her out by going to my blog, cathylwood.wordpress.com, or e-mailing me at [email protected] with a vote – or another idea for a name — she would so appreciate it. Thank you!
paintergal says
Rhoda! *clapping wildly*
Look at you go!
You did it. Love those new moldings. What a great way to enhance your DR.
You captured the Something’s Gotta Give look too.
Christine says
Love everything you have done it’s simply gorgeous. I must also say that I adore your china hutch can we please see another picture of it?
Fabulous room!
Pretty Organizer says
Oh… white dishes, urns, toile, demask, classic…. I’m in heaven. Rhoda, what a great room you’ve created! I love it. I’m trying to work the classic look around my everyday kitchen out of necessity. Dang builders never give you enough cupboards. I figure as long as I’m decorating, I might as well make it user friendly. I don’t mind taking a dish of a shelve to use for dinner. So beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration. AGAIN!
Pretty Organizer
Laura says
Hi Rhoda,
It looks just BEAUTIFUL!!!! I LOVE IT!!!
Anita says
Such a good job! Quit saying it’s not- you did fabulous! I mean- such an inspiration to those who think they have to have a man do it or hire it done….you did a tremendous job. It adds such class to your room- really take it up a notch- and I love the soothing colors…such a nice change. I am a red fanatic and have a red kitchen- I’ve always had bright colored walls- but recently toned it down a notch in my living room and I am loving it. And I still think I might cut off my living room checked drapes and copy your check/toile panels- my check is red/tan so am thinking brown/crea, toile for the lower half….I’ll post them when I get em done here in a few eeks. I am also trading out my 2 loveseats for my friend’s couch- we’re doing a swap….
Anita
delighted heart says
Hi Rhoda! Thanks for stopping by and the sweet comment about my “neutrals”. I love your new dining room. It’s so calming! I bet it was amazing in red also but I’m liking the new! My dining room was my red room BP (before paint!)too! That print would look great in there and then you could use a few pops of pink for a change! That would look springy!
Have a great week!
Blessings!
Patti