Thursday, September 3, 2009
Refreshingly Classic
This room is Katie Lee Joels dining room. I love how classic it looks without feeling stuffy and snooty. This is a great design for an old time home. The painted floors not only make the room look dramatic but is an easy fixed for old tarnished wood floors. A part that really jumps out at me is how she didn't overdo it with the black in the furniture which would have turned it into a cavern type feel.
Something I have been seeing more and more often is vases or big urns in a fireplace that doesn't work. The jury is still out if I like this idea or not. In some cases its a pretty use of the space but also it shows that it blatantly doesn't work. It is a better choice then just blocking off that space all together though.
The two chandeliers and long table, makes the room look elongated. If a short table would have replaced it, it would have made the room look stumpy and misused. The wood in the bookcase matches the gold in the chandelier but because of the modern feel, it updates the room a bit especially with being able to see into the kitchen which is fully modernized.
Now lets talk about how to get this room for cheap!
The table, chairs and chandeliers could be a perfect estate sale pick up. Also some cheap furniture can be found at Overstock. I found a chandelier that would work with this for only $82!
The color pallet for the walls, ceiling, and floors are black, ice blue, and off white.
Some of the decor that I would like to touch on are the vases in the fireplace, the bowl on the table, and the vase on the fireplace. Here are some good additions that you can find out our shop to use for those parts of the room.
Okay! There ya go guys, let me know what ya think.
