Some inspiration pictures
This is where I ended up. I plan on replacing the pub set with a traditional dining set. The pub set was great for the small apartment, but now I need something I don't have to climb into and takes up a little more room.
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I dont like filling a room with curtains, so the big window got curtains and it helps with the heat in the summer time (it was roasting my back when I ate) and in this window, which faced the neighbor I opted for WINDOW FILM!!! Isn't it pretty, people always think it is stained glass.
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I love the Dark brown curtains, they tie the dark furniture and wood trim with the rest of the room.
I found that little piece of accent furniture at the thrift shop. Poster at Hobby Lobby on sale for 50% off. It lights the walls and goes well with the white trim on the windows. |
I hate my chandelier, its dark and looks like antlers.
I want to go with something a bit lighter but still has an aged look that matches the rest of the room. Still haven't found sconces I like either. This chandelier is in an antique brass finish. Not so casual as brushed nickel, and not as garish as shiny brass. |
Are these not pretty! And the pineapple symbolizes hospitality, so awesome. Great reviews and not t mention flat out pretty and we know I have an old house and this goes perfectly. I think this will be the one. Yay!
I like these. I hate the old ones.
Love these chandeliers! But .... |
Ha! Instead buying new chandeliers I gave them a slight make over. Met Rust-Oleum spray paint.
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Ok, so that shade of green was not the best idea. I picked it out before I thought about the color of all my wood. So since the wood is orange, I choose a green with bluer base.
Lets get it together.
Ok I am Really digging this Dual color on dining sets, I guess the country look, where is it some shade of white and some shade of wood
So I found this beautiful fabric at Hobby Lobby on clearance for $7 a yard (Orig. $18.50). So I just bought the rest of the roll for $24.50. With this I plan on making fabric wall art, a table runner, and napkins and find a solid fabric that is that coral shade to make placemats. With what I have left I might make a table cloth, I mean I have 3 1/2 yards of fabric!!! Much cheaper that going to a store and buying all that.
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All Done!!!
No Sew Muslin Curtains
No sew muslin curtains are super easy to make (and cheap). I used the old curtains to gauge length, then using either mod podge or Glue All (cheaper) I brushed on about two inches of glue. The 2 inches is so i can have a little wiggle room as a free hand cut and have to trim this edge or that and my curtains are still ing enough. Then I used some curtain clips in Antique brass to hang and that it. When Jo Anns has their utility fabric on sale I get like 10 to 20 yards of the 36'' which is the cheapest and 1.99 per yard. The yards add up when making curtains. Each panel alone is close to 3 yards and I use 4. I use the natural unbleached so its off white and I like all the natural specks in it. Plus muslin is light and flawy, lets all the sun in and still get 100% privacy.
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I loved this chair, and got it for a good price. The only problem...it was pink. Well, a little water/wall paint/fabric medium and of course a brush. Boom, all done.