Here we are at WEEK TWO of the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE.

MY DINING ROOM…

If you are not already familiar with the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, it is a bi-annual event created by Linda from CALLING IT HOME that has been going on for thirteen years now.  There are some seriously talented DESIGNERS that are asked to participate:

Over a hundred GUEST PARTICIPANTS like myself that must be design bloggers also volunteer to participate:

So how about that ORANGE dining room?

I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOME INSPIRATION…

     IKSEL DECORATIVE ARTS & de GOURNAY murals are just beyond. A girl can dream, right?  This reminds me so much of my great grandparents dining room in a southern mansion that was once in our family 🙁   

 I love the nod to the south, where I was born, in North Carolina. And I want the room to have character. I have always loved palm trees in restaurants and hotels.

These are all so wonderful although over the top for our house.

Look at that mirrored ceiling!

I saw this at the de Gourney showroom last time I was in San Francisco and it was stunning:

I love this color scheme below but don’t want to go too gray/blue in Portland where half of the year we really crave light.  It’s a more subtle palette with pops of green and color:

Love these colors, which I can bring in as accent colors here and there in the room:

And an even softer palette, which is actually where I think I am headed:

This is one set of dishes that I use a fair amount:

And I found this fabric awhile ago and bought it thinking I might use it at some point in the house:

This is a rocking chair that floats between the living room and dining room. The jungle theme is brewing.

I am playing around with whether or not I like it in the dining room.

Stumbled across this wallpaper by Schumacher – Zebra Palm – that has me thinking.

I could do it on one wall behind this dresser/bar area:

I sent away for samples so we will see which ones looks best in the room. These are on grasscloth:

This is also a more economic option I am considering for a similar effect that is a tall stencil from OLIVE LEAF STENCILS

I’m just not sure I can pull it off and I might get tired of it.

The present curtain situation:

I would love these woven shades from Pottery Barn on the bay windows:

This is a crisp look too:

But curtains might be nice with the woven shades in a neutral that works with lots of different accents and stays light:

This is a gorgeous space and I love the soft silver blue with the more neutral walls:

I’m also dreaming about this bell jar pendant from THE ENCHANTED HOME with etched palms to replace the brass chandelier we have.

That will be a happy day when that comes down.

Pretty wallpaper by Mad Cap Cottage:

And this soft palette is lovely too – light gray, green, cream, a touch of coral…

A sisal rug or something durable that can with stand kids, a dog, meals, etc.  This one is from Pottery Barn:

So its time to start making some decisions and get moving on this thing.

I am completely open to your ideas/thoughts. If you have any, please share them with me!

Thanks for following along and I will be back next week to share more.