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ORC SPRING 2018 WK 4 – DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

ORC SPRING 2018 WK 4 – DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

by studiotullia | Apr 28, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

WOODLAND MOTIF

I came across this Woodland Hush Pattern on ETSY last night and decided to go for it. I feel it is finally moving me in the right direction. It will be used on one wall behind the dresser as an ACCENT WALL. As much as I love a palm motif, the more I thought about it, it wasn’t a great fit for the Northwest. And I really had a number of other factors that made it difficult to achieve – costs, time frame, etc. The fact that it has a deer family featured that is a metaphor for ours: parents with twins, was nice, too. I found it while searching for an evergreen stencil and decided to use it for the accent wall behind the dresser.

This pattern is provided by:

and needs to be installed with a pattern roller

and a foam applicator:

I haven’t looked at a tutorial yet. One step at a time.

I still love this gorgeous palette by ABH INTERIORS

I also really love this wallpaper of swallow tails by JOHN DERIAN that I considered for awhile. What a pretty color palette.

WALL COLORS…

TREE STENCILS

This past weekend at the coast also provided some inspiration as I was studying sky colors and tree silhouettes.

And still thinking about adding a tall tree stencil or two, but will have to see how far I get after I finish painting the walls. It has to be done right and may be too much.

LIGHTING

I also selected the 9 LIGHT 2 TIER CHANDELIER by HEISS. I can’t seem to transfer an image of this off of their site so you have to go to this link above to see it.

It was a compromise. My husband wanted glass shades rather than fabric shades for the chandelier and after lots of searching finally found this one. It was a great price on sale at less than $400 including shipping. I think it is transitional enough to feel more modern yet still work in our 100 year old house. And the oil rubbed bronze it not too formal which suits our family.

UPHOLSTERY

I also think I am going to go with this leopard velvet on the chairs, because to me it is a durable neutral. I know there aren’t any leopards in the northwest and I know my husband will hate it, so lets see if I can get away with it…

So, I am painting this weekend and really hoping to finish. That’s where I’m at. Way behind and feeling a lot like this:

Be sure to check out the other GUEST PARTICIPANTS:

As well as the DESIGN STARS. We are getting down to the wire here folks.

Thanks for following along as always.

ORC WEEK 3 – DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

ORC WEEK 3 – DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

by studiotullia | Apr 23, 2018 | DIY, INTERIOR DESIGN

I am going to keep this brief because frankly I am behind on this project and it all needs to come together in a few weeks. This is my current mood board although a lot hinges on my ability to get this wallpaper which normally requires a 6 week lead time. Waiting to hear back from Schumacher about this ZEBRA PALM in black on Sisal…

PLAN A:

It would be such a statement to have the ZEBRA PALM on one wall of my dining room where this dresser is…

PLAN B:

A decorative painted wall on one side of my DINING ROOM. The challenge will be to have it done in a tasteful way that I won’t get tired of.

I found this stencil on ETSY that I could possibly use:

Or this one:

In this color palette perhaps….

My inspiration for a wall mural and color palette comes from this lovely room by ABH INTERIORS using wallpaper from GRACIE STUDIO.

I just bought a 5 gallon tub of MOUNTAIN SNOW from METRO PAINT which is my favorite go to for a lovely white base coat at $65 for a 5 gallon tub! That should cover the orange walls.

So that’s where I’m at folks. What do you think??? Any comments, thoughts??? Please feel free to share.

Thanks for reading as always and have a great week!