ORC FALL 2018 DINING ROOM – week 3

Here we are at week 3 and I have made some design decisions. The lighting and upholstery fabric have been ordered. But most importantly, I have started the mural! It’s like getting into a swimming pool; its a little hard at first and then you get more comfortable.

Be sure to check out what’s happening with the other ORC guest participants (tap the image above).

And to see some of the the featured designers at week 3 (tap the image below):

There are so many talented folks who do this – you should grab a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) and spend some time checking things out.

So, onward we go. I settled on a chandelier:

LIGHTING

This was what we had before:

And this is what I selected:

$297.45

Originally $729.35

There are a few chandeliers out there that I love (that cost a lot more) but ultimately to find something my husband and I both agreed on, and with the price being so right on this one, we went for it. I like that the shades are hand blown glass rather than fabric shades that gather dust. And I like the more modern look and black silhouette. I can take my time and wait to find a really amazing chandelier down the road.

UPHOLSTERY for CHAIRS:

I was going to go with a leopard velvet kind of like the rocker pictured below.

I needed something somewhat neutral that works with the black and white in the room on the loveseat and the sideboard.

STRIPED BLACK & WHITE LOVESEAT

BLACK/BROWN PERIOD SIDEBOARD:

I ultimately chose:

RED MILES TUMBLING BLOCKS by SCHUMACHER

It will breathe some new life into the room, I am hoping.

So, the inevitable needed to happen. The mural needed to begin and I have never done a mural before.

MURAL INSPO

JOHN DERIAN’s SWALLOW WALLPAPER:

and this lovely wallpaper mural by:

Anewall

So began the custom mixing:

And the beginning application of paint with the roller:

And the brush (see our lovely temporary light fixture below):

My 11 year old daughter was helping me quite a bit with the sky and clouds. She has always been an artist…

By the end of the second day, it was looking more like Van Gogh’s Starry Night than what I had in mind.

I made the mistake of thinking that I could bang this out in a couple of 3 hour sessions and after two days, that is what it looked like.

I told my daughter I wasn’t happy with it and that I wanted to paint it over. She asked if she could play with it for a bit if I was planning to scrap it anyway. So she did. I swallowed my ego and admitted that I liked what she did with the clouds. She softened them and blended them better so they weren’t so animated. Then I realized that, as usual, I needed to slow down and take my time if I wanted to create something worth keeping. She is always telling me to slow down.

So needless to say the mural is still in the works.

We are in full swing now and I look forward to sharing my progress with you next week. In the meantime, you can follow me on INSTAGRAM

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