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On the mind…

September 3, 2009 20 Comments

I’ve got wainscoting on the mind.

Does this ever happen to you? You decide you want to do something and you just cannot think of anything else?

No?

Okay… it’s just me then.

Anyhow…. I’ve wanted to add some sort of decorative woodwork to the dining room and living room for a while. I think adding some white woodwork on the bottom half of the walls will brighten up the space – especially now that we have a black dining room set. It’s really not quite as dark as it looks in the photos, but there is a lot of dark going on here. I actually really like the wall color, but I think it needs some brightening.

The rooms in question -

Dining Room

Living Room

The contenders -

1. Simple square panels that mimic our original, wide baseboards.

(via Inspiration for Decoration)

(via A Penny Saved)

(Perhaps with a ledge-shelf instead of a flush-mount chair rail)

(I’m not sure where I found these… any ideas?)

2. Beadboard, which may help the rooms seem a little more casual.

(via The Lettered Cottage)

(via Just Beachy)

(via Inspiration for Decoration)

3. Or finally – just a simple white chair rail with a lighter, contrasting color above or below.

(via Inspiration for Decoration)

Do you see why I’m torn? They are all gorgeous…

SO – What do you think? What would be best for the NewlyWoodwards?

Filed Under: Decorating, Dining Room, Living Room Tagged With: Inspiration, Woodwork

Hand-me-down kids

April 20, 2009 12 Comments

We often joke that everything in our house was a hand-me-down. You may think we’re kidding, but we’re really not.

And, we’re not embarrassed. Just really thankful.

So, I thought it would be humorous to take an inventory of things that were hand-me-downs.

The Dining Room:

Table and chairs and the lovely grandfather clock were my parents’. My favorite rug of all time was Ryan’s parents’.The pretty corner hutch (that may or may not be painted in the near future) is from my parents.

The hutch was part of the set from my parents.

The Living Room:

The couch, chair, ottoman, run and end table are all from Ryan’s parents. (I know, we are spoiled.)
The TV chest was from my parents… and also made by my dad. The photo is pretty terrible, but it’s a great piece of furniture.
And, here’s a close-up of the lovely end table. It’s adorable.

The Office:

The sofa sleeper and rug were both given to us from Ryan’s parents.

The shelves were also from Ryan’s parents… and so were the wreaths.

And, the pretty little lamp was given to us from Ryan’s aunt

The Kitchen:

Darn… I don’t have a picture of the lovely round rug we received from Ryan’s parents. (You would think they are going rug-less… but they aren’t.)

Upstairs:

This charming mirror is from my parents.

And, the carpet. It’s also a hand-me-down from Ryan’s parents. Haha… not many people can say their carpet is hand-me-down. But, it is dang nice carpeting. We’ve gotten lots of compliments on this carpet. It’s always fun to see people’s reaction when we tell them where it’s from.