Welcome to the final reveal of my Dining Room Reclaimed! I finished just in time for Thanksgiving! If you are new here, I’m Sue or Suzanne and I love DIY and all things vintage, antique, and Parisian! This project is being shared as part of the One Room Challenge. The ORC is biannual challenge hosted by Linda Weinstein of Calling it Home . Decorators select a design project to complete and post updates over a six week period leading to the grand reveal.
Here are my weekly recaps of progress for each week:
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
I selected my dining room in an attempt to reclaim this area which had become a staging ground for all things in my home. Over the past 7 weeks I have decluttered, repurposed, donated, sewn, painted and torn up old carpets. And today I am so proud to share my reclaimed dining room with you!
But first, here is an update on the last project I was working on. This is the little 3 drawer marble topped chest that I selected for my dry bar.
And here she is completely re-stained to match my dining room table, chairs and sideboard.
I think I did a great job of matching the stain, if I say so myself. Look for a how to post on this process soon!
Art Work
I selected some framed prints for this room that are reflective of our family history. This is an artist’s rendition of my childhood home in Philadelphia. For 30 years, an annual professional international bicycle race passed the house. My parents were known as local celebrities every June because of their unceasing hospitality and generous hearts during this event. Pop erected a water hole for the bikers evert year so that they could cool of during their 1/4 mile trek up the Manayunk Wall.
Note the green and white awning on the house. And if you look closely, you will see Mom and Dad smiling.
I also selected this print of Broad Street in Philadelphia.
And this one of my husband’s home town of Phoexniville, PA.
Budget or No Budget
I’m really proud of my budget for this project. We spent a ton of money earlier this year on our kitchen. And recently, we had our floors replace with LVP. Consequently, my budget was very very low…almost non existent. I am glad to report that my only expenditures were for fabric for my curtains and wall paint! Oh, and I did get a new frame (which I painted black) for the Phoenixville print for $3.29 at the thrift store. So friends, I am here to tell you that refreshing a room for under $500 is possible!
The Reveal
Remember the before photos?
I had an antique mirror left over from when I closed The Blue Building Antiques in 2019 so I set it on top of the sideboard to give it some height. I like the vintage look with my grandmother’s tiger oak china cabinet and the vintage chandelier.
As part of this project, I also rejuvenated the leather on our dining room chairs. Here is one of the links for that process.
I also brought a few plants into the room since I had so many in my kitchen. Live plants add so much to a room. I used one to hide our internet router and wireless equipment. If I hadn’t told you, would you have noticed the equipment tucked into the basket beneath the pothos?
A great big thanks to the ORC for providing so much inspiration and structure for my makeovers.
Be sure to visit the incredible Featured Designers. They are really the elite in this challenge. And browse through the hundreds of other guest participants where you will find some incredible transformations!
With this project complete, I have finished 4 of the 15 areas in my home that need updating. I only have 11 areas to go! Movin’ on!
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