The Dining Room Makeover is Almost Finished

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Brent and I are so excited about our new dining room! It has absolutely exceeded all of our expectations. There are times that I am walking past the dining room and will stop just to admire how it has all come together.

So the last time I blogged, we had painted the ceiling and walls, hung the wallpaper, and installed the chandelier and the rug. Now the fun part...accessorizing! And truly, here is where the professionals are separated from the amateurs. I, being the amateur, have a panic attack trying to accessorize a room. But I am thrilled with the way the decorator has finished off the room!

The centerpiece is the oil portrait of Jack. We had this done last spring when he was 4. I just love how the portrait has captured "Jack"...his smile, his smiling eyes, the highlights of his hair, his little fingers and toes. And I am so thankful we had it done when he was 4; really the perfect age, still had a bit of the baby look left and beginning to see the boy look.

And I really like the shades of the buffet lamps. I think they are silk (?), and they have a beautiful gold trim around the top and bottom.

Another favorite are the butterfly prints. Once again, if I had been shopping I probably would have passed right over them, but I love their simplicity and the colors (supposedly they are handpainted).

And I must brag: Brent and I hung the portrait and the butterfly prints without a single cross word between us...it has to be a first for us! =)

And the moment the window treatment was hung, the room just looked finished. Funny how something so simple just pulls it all together. They are just a simple light beige silk with a dark green and red tassel trim.

The end is in sight! All that is left are the new host and hostess chairs. They will be the same queen anne style, but with arms, and covered in a dark green velvet and a cording that has celadon green, dark green and red. They should arrive any day now. I'll post a picture of them when they are in place. And once I reload the china cabinet, I'll post a picture of that, too. I just realized that I haven't ever shown the china cabinet, but we do have one!