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« Home Tour: Dining Room & Living Room »
May 8, 2009 41 Comments
This week I would like to give a tour through my living room and dining room.
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the view from the living room (apologies for the lighting)
I reupholstered all the chairs and made the drapes (with silk fabric from China)
the view into the dining room from the kitchen
I hand painted this wall and it took me the better part of three months. I did this when my son was a baby and it took for.EVER! But I love this wall. My brother liked it so much that he stole the concept and painted his dining room the same way . . . but with really ugly colors(orange and green??)
see the detail up close . . . yes I painted each fleur de lis and glued them on the wall
close look at my drapes and tassels (from China for $5.00) . . . see the sheers match the fabric on the chairs?
this is a bouquet of glass flowers that sit on my dining room table. I used to collect these for years before I got married. My children has broken about six or so of these and I had to put them up for a number of years. I just recently put them back out.
here is the ceiling in my dining room . . . another feature I adore . . . but see the NON-finished wallpapering of the ceiling?? My husband was supposed to help me, but after one sheet he bailed. It's been like that for about 5 years now. Another project on the TO-DO list.
Closer look at the wall paper, which will look fabulous if it ever gets finished! I want crown molding done in this room, but can not have that put in until the paper is hung.
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This is my dining room . . . (unfortunately) where I do all my sewing and craft projects. I think we may have eaten in here about 10 times in 8 years . . . very sad. This table and cabinet worked perfectly in our old house (kitchen) but not so great in this house.
the view from the living room (apologies for the lighting)I reupholstered all the chairs and made the drapes (with silk fabric from China)
the view into the dining room from the kitchenI hand painted this wall and it took me the better part of three months. I did this when my son was a baby and it took for.EVER! But I love this wall. My brother liked it so much that he stole the concept and painted his dining room the same way . . . but with really ugly colors(orange and green??)
see the detail up close . . . yes I painted each fleur de lis and glued them on the wallclose look at my drapes and tassels (from China for $5.00) . . . see the sheers match the fabric on the chairs?this is a bouquet of glass flowers that sit on my dining room table. I used to collect these for years before I got married. My children has broken about six or so of these and I had to put them up for a number of years. I just recently put them back out.
here is the ceiling in my dining room . . . another feature I adore . . . but see the NON-finished wallpapering of the ceiling?? My husband was supposed to help me, but after one sheet he bailed. It's been like that for about 5 years now. Another project on the TO-DO list.Closer look at the wall paper, which will look fabulous if it ever gets finished! I want crown molding done in this room, but can not have that put in until the paper is hung.
Keep coming . . .
This is my Living Room . . . it is very red . . . and I LOVE IT! I painted these walls myself and it took 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of paint. This room used to have a lovely sofa that I had reupholstered with a gorgeous matching fabric . . . but after we returned from China with this fantastic antique furniture . . . the sofa was tossed. This buffet table and all the trimmings were all purchased in China. This table is old, I can't remember how old and the papers are all in Chinese . . . so I can't read them.
This is the view of my bay window . . . the antique Chinese chair has a matching one to go with it and a table. The small armoire is covered with painted leather and only cost me $50! The wall paintings match. I made the valence and sewed the window treatments. I don't care much for them now as they don't match the Chinese theme, but I have not done anything about it yet (it has now been 3 years). Soon, maybe.
closer look at the chair (which I don't allow anyone to sit on)
This is the view of my bay window . . . the antique Chinese chair has a matching one to go with it and a table. The small armoire is covered with painted leather and only cost me $50! The wall paintings match. I made the valence and sewed the window treatments. I don't care much for them now as they don't match the Chinese theme, but I have not done anything about it yet (it has now been 3 years). Soon, maybe.closer look at the chair (which I don't allow anyone to sit on)
the wall hangings
this is the ceiling . . . rounded off . . . I adore this feature in here . . . but because of this feature we are unable to add crown molding (at least that is what someone told us)
a wooden elephant from Thailand ( we have two of them) the children like to ride them all the time, even though they are not supposed to be in this room at all
a wooden xylophone from Thailand . . . and yes, it really works . . . ask my kids
jade dragons . . . I LOVE THESE!
Next week I will continue on with the kitchen and family room and possibly the sun room
Hope you enjoyed this bit of the tour.
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Reader Comments (41)
your home is gorgeous T! i looked at the other post too. what's the S stand for?
Your house is beautiful. I love all of the personal touches and loving details you have put into it!
My hubby said, "There are flexible mouldings available, but a more traditional look would be to use plaster (and a scraper shaped to the profile of crown moulding.)"
Beautiful!!
Very pretty. I love jade figurines. And the color red though I have never been brave enough to paint a room that color.
Your home is gorgeous, you would never know you had children though!!!
I have red in my dining room... love what you have done! Its looks awesome!
Beautiful work! Obviously you take pride in your decorating and you should!
In my old house, I did diamonds on my small downstairs bathroom...holy hell I had no idea what I was getting into when I started it! I know how hard it is (measuring etc.) so KUDOS!!
I think my favorite part is the unfinished ceiling. I love that look when I've seen it other places, and I'm sure it will look excellent when it gets done.
Wow! Look at all those gorgeous details! I love it!
beautiful home! i love all the colors and decor. thanks for sharing!
I love your house! You have such different styles from one room to the next!
Beautiful!! I love all the Chinese decor. It's great!
I love looking at how people decorate and this was awesome!! We painted a room red and it was horrible ... tons and tons of coats of paint. I can't believe how much thought you put into all this ... our house looks just slapped together (which it was). Lovely ... and I love your theme and how you carry it out. Look forward to more of these posts!
so gorgeous! i adore that antique chair in the living room.
i love all your painting techniques.
You have a lovely home...the red is stunning and I love the art from China...so beautiful!
~K
I LOVE your house! The drapes you made with the silk from China are beautiful. Your house is so my style:)
Love love love your dining room. Such beautiful details in there. I have one red room in my house, my craft room. I love it. But I'm just not quite brave enough to paint red anywhere else in the house. I hate painting just enough and get tired of the colors just often enough that nuetral is the only way I can go. Though I still love my red craft room after 5 years!
Wow. So beautiful! I am SO impressed with the hand painted kitchen wall! You are so creative : ) and fun!
I also love your glass flowers. And your curtains. And your tassells that were only $5. You are magnificent!
What a beautiful home! Thanks for giving us a little glimpse. I can't wait to see more! :)
I love all of the Chinese furniture!
I have been trying to decide what to do with my kitchen wall and that diamond patten would be fantastico! Very creative!
Wow, what character your house has. You must have had some pretty packed suitcases from China. Did you being all that back at once? What a beautiful home!
Seriously, every detail is just so beautiful!
Holy detail Batman! Lovely home:)
It's SO nice to peek into your house. I love all the sentimental things you have brought back from your travels.
I think I might copy you on this tour once our remodel is done.
Wow what a great house. I love all the stuff from China. So Beautiful!
Wow, some major work and amazing pieces and it's all paid off for you... gorgeous!!! Nicely done, and I love your unique furniture pieces...
:)
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You have a beautiful home. It looks like you've put alot of heart in it. (And I love the red livingroom.)
your living room is gorgeous!! I love the color!!!
I love the wallpaper on the ceiling and think you are right it will look fabulous when it is all done!
Wow, it's gorgeous! I love that paint is so versatile. Our living room is the same color red and I love it too. Though it did take quite a LOT of paint and patience to achieve the color and I don't even want to think about repainting it some day, lol.
The wall in your dining room is fabulous!!! You are so talented.
Thanks for sharing the pics of your lovely home.
Hope everyone is feeling better!
Your house has so much character. I'm building our house and have no idea what to do with it. Thank goodness for designers
Thank you so much for commenting on my dining room blog! I love your textured ceiling paper. That is such a neat idea.
- Emily (www.timelesspaper.com/blog)
I love the fleur de lis detail on the wall, that must have taken forever!
I love the wall you painted! Awesome! and as a (mostly) Asian family, I adore all your Chinese decor!
WOW! Beautiful room! I love the chinese accents! And the wall you painted is awesome!
I love your walls. They are such neat ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Girl, you've got patience to go along with all your talent. Great job! This ought to be in a magazine for more people to see.
Beautiful. I love the glass flowers!
I love your walls. Thanks for visiting. Debbie
love both rooms! you are so creative!