Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Decorating help!

I feel like this is the only thing I post about because I can't upload pictures anymore because my computer is still dead! It needs a new power cord and a new hard drive because mine is full. I don't particularly want to purchase and install a new one but I'm sure you don't really care either way. 

So more about the house...
I want my dining room to look like this:
dining rooms - leaded glass french doors iron chandelier green wallpaper french louis gray chairs dining table buffet white lamps gray silk lamp shades wood floors

Things I need include some great queen anne chairs, a farmhouse style table, wallpaper (not sure of the color yet, maybe chocolate?), some glass lamps and silk shades, and my husband to put up a LOT of molding (luckily molding is his favorite house project so that shouldn't be a problem!). 

NEXT:
I would like to make over my family room/kitchen area. Right now we don't have an eat in kitchen and i feel like we need a table. Whenever we have people over we gather in the kitchen and usually eat a meal in front of the TV. I would like to convert my family room to a dining area/sitting room in front of the fire place. This would involve moving my sectional downstairs and getting rid of our leather furniture. Or possibly moving the soft leather couch in our office upstairs. Either way I want to incorporate a wing chair that my mother-in-law gave us. Its a very pretty green pattern but I'm not sure how much it will fit into "vision". I'm thinking of slipcovering the wing chair like  Three Boys did.

Her Before

And After

What do you think?! The only problem is that I'm having problems finding the exact slipcover she used and I'm very picky. I don't want a stretchy microfiber one. Yuck.

Also on the list is redoing my grandmother's vanity. Jay and I now have to be at work at the same time and in my perfect world I would build a bigger bathroom (and master bedroom for that matter) but my real financial world says "I think not!". So instead I'm going to get rid of my bedside table and use the vanity instead. I'll now have a place to get ready without fighting Jay for the mirror, while my makeup falls in sink filled with water and the remnants of his shaving cream.

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My vanity looks something like this but in a cherry stain. I think I want to paint it white and do a little antique-ing. The bench is a horrible floral pattern and is begging to be recovered. 
Whoa. Just found this vanity on restoration hardware. I'm in love. In my perfect world. 

And for my next decor idea I want to make a headboard for our sad mess of a bed. Right now we're just mattresses on risers. This is what I want. JoAnn's fabric on South Blvd. has all designer fabrics 50% off until Sunday. I'm going to get some measurements and head on down. They've got some great stuff and it includes special order fabrics! 
Raleigh Camelback Bed & Headboard with Nailhead
Happy Wednesday!


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