by studiotullia | Apr 11, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN
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.
by studiotullia | Apr 6, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN
Well, folks, I’ve decided to sign up for yet another ONE ROOM CHALLENGE. This year’s challenge? MY DINING ROOM.
As much as these six week projects add serious chaos to our already hectic lives at the homestead, its all about the results. And the commitment to improve one more room in this old house. It makes us do stuff we wouldn’t normally get done, in a timely manner. Lets face it; the weekly accountability piece and the encouragement from watching other participants really helps. When I tell my husband, he rolls his eyes with a look of concern on his face, wondering I’m sure, what this is going to cost.
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:
This is my fourth ORC. I will include links with the final results of my previous ORC rooms at the end of this article if you are curious.
So onward. Here is my very ORANGE dining room. It may be hard to believe this, but the dining room was this color when we moved into this house almost 12 years ago. Over the years, especially in the Winter, it really feels dark. I plan to lighten up the room quite a bit.
WALLS
INSPIRATION
Here are a few inspiration shots (from IKSEL DECORATIVE ARTS & de GOURNAY along with a few palmy rooms found on DAILY DREAM DECOR)
You see where I’m going with this, right?
LIGHTING
The BRASS CHANDELIER below was purchased for a steal at the REBUILDING CENTER in Portland and was supposed to be a temporary fix when we first bought this house. When you have twins, well, things really get put on hold. They are about to turn 11 now, so it really is time to start whipping this home into shape.
CURTAINS
The RIBBON CURTAINS were prototypes for possible curtain offerings via STUDIO TULLIA, my online store. The window seat and the bay windows have posed some challenges but really I have never been happy with the way they turned out so they are outta there.
FURNISHINGS
The dining table and chairs could use some TLC. They are 1950’s era Baker I believe. We picked the set up at an estate sale in San Francisco that came with us up to Oregon. I would love a new set but I don’t think the husband is going to go for it, so my challenge is to update/spruce up what we’ve got.
BUILT IN
I enjoy this built-in, but would like a nice contrast color and a new arrangement in there.
REUPHOLSTERY
We will REUPHOLSTER the Chairs for sure and hopefully address the wicker damage on some of the chairs.
The Love Seat in the background is also a vintage heirloom that I have reupholstered in back and white ticking. It will most likely need a SLIPCOVER.
HARDWARE/SHADES
I am going to to replace the CURTAINS, make them full length and change the HARDWARE. I am thinking SHADES on the windows may be the way to go.
UTILITIES/RETURN
And this HEAT RETURN is in bad shape, so that will also need to be replaced.
So that’s it in a nutshell.
Here are the links to the last two ORC final reveals:
ORC FALL2017 GUEST ROOM
ORC FALL 2016 HALLWAY/STAIRS
ORC SPRING 2016 CHARLOTTE’ S ROOM (it did not transfer to my new blog apparently…) I’ll have to update soon.
Thanks for following along and I will be back next week to share more.
