Wednesday, December 02, 2009

A New Look...

This was our dining room shortly after we moved into our home, which is also the parsonage on the church campus. It was really important to us that when we moved in here that we had a place where we could be together as a family when we ate. The kitchen really wasn't conducive to having a table in it, so we sectioned a part of the great room off as the dining room.

As you can see, this room was lacking in curtains and the chairs around the table are two different styles - wrought iron and wood. The table at one time belonged to my grandparents along with the wrought iron chairs. I also have the wrought iron table that goes with the chairs and it is still one of my favorite pieces of furniture that has passed on to me. I can remember sitting at the table as a little girl on their screened in porch and as I grew up, the table and chairs were passed onto my parents. Many meals, conversations, celebrations, and memories were made sitting around that table.

The best thing about this table that we currently have in our dining room is that when the leaves are put in the table, there is room enough for 12 people.

I felt it was time though to give the table and chairs a more updated look and one that looked like a matching set. All it took was some sanding, black paint and new fabric to give this table and chairs a whole new look.


It was also time to add some curtains to those windows. I didn't want to spend an excess amount of money on curtains for these windows so, I was thrilled when I started seeing people using drop cloths for curtains. To add a little more color, I simply attached a panel of the fabric I used for the chairs at the top. No sewing here... just a little fabric tape for that hemmed edge.



I am so pleased with this project because it was done on a limited amount of money (around $100) and we have a place where our family can gather together with friends and family having Saturday morning breakfasts, simple dinners and holiday meals.



23 comments:

  1. Christy, everything looks fabulous!!! you did a great job!

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  2. I love the black..it looks so very nice!
    sandy toe

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  3. Christy~
    What a BEAUTIFUL job you've done!!! And, the curtains...are LOVELY!

    What a warm, and inviting room you've created. :-)

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  4. it looks great!!

    i would love to see how you put the seats on the chairs. I would LOVE to do that to mine. So any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated :)

    Thanks!

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  5. The "new" table looks beautiful! Just gorgeous!!! What a difference a little paint can make! And your new curtains are so pretty too. Great job on your makeover!
    Blessings,
    Stacey

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  6. BEAUTIFUL! Wow! Isn't it amazing what a little paint and lots of "elbow grease" can accomplish? :) I know you'll enjoy many more meals together at this table. Great job!

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  7. Christy, the transformation is awesome. Did you spray paint the table and chairs, or use a brush? I have an old table that I hate to part with, but I think could be updated with some black paint.
    Jennifer

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  8. I wanted to answer a couple questions about the table and chairs...

    All we did was remove the cushion, cover with fabric (make sure you have extra hands with this because the trick is getting the fabric pulled tightly) and then staple the fabric to the cushion.

    We painted the table and chairs with a brush. We opted to do it this way because we would have spent a good chunk of money on spray paint. We ended up doing 3 coats of black on the chairs and 2 coats on the table.

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  9. Wow - this looks GREAT! I hope you linked up to DIY day - because this is an inspirational transformation!!!

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  10. I love the new look! Everything coordinates just beautifully!

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  11. Christy! It's gorgeous! I love the table. What kind of paint did you use? I need to do some painting on chairs after the first of the year.

    Wish we could all pull up a chair and enjoy some Christmas coffee!

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  12. Looks awesome! When can we come for dinner! :) Miss you guys!

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  13. Pretty nice post. I just came across your blog and wanted to say that I’ve really liked reading your posts. Anyway I’ll be subscribing to your blog and I hope you post again soon! Keep up the great work and please stop by at my hand made furniture site sometime. Keep it up..

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  14. How beautiful! Looks great and definitely very warm and welcoming. I especially like the extra touch of color you added to your drop cloth curtains. ; )

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  15. totaly cute! I love it! Did you stain the top of the table or just leave it alone? I have been dying to do this to our table, I told Dusty to look at your blog.:) Love the drapes. You did a great job.

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  16. It looks like a totally different dining set! You did a fantastic job! Your curtains are lovely too. I like how you added the strip of patterned fabric on top to coordinate with your chairs.

    I am excited because we are picking up a new dining set from Craigslist tomorrow! When we moved into our new house, our current kitchen table didn't fit in the space, so I've been watching and watching for a replacement and finally found the perfect one.

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  17. I love it -it looks like a whole different room. Lots of warmth! I saw that you were from Ohio- that's where I'm from originally! I'm now a "South Carolinian" but I'll always claim Ohio as my home away from home!

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  18. Popped over from Kimba's DIY and your table and chairs look fabulous. Love the fabric you chose for the chairs as well as on the drop cloth drapes. Very nice.

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  19. What a gorgeous transformation! I used dropcloths too for curtains - they are so easy to work with, aren't they?

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  20. What an inspired idea! I LOVE the fabric you added on the curtains to coordinate with the chairs. It makes everything look much more custom-made! Great job on it all.

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  21. I love the table and chairs. Everything looks so nice.
    gail

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