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September 8, 2015

Before and After Dining Room Makeover

Well, friends, this is the final installment of the home makeover series we’ve been sharing for the past few days. Or, more accurately, this is the final installment…for now!

farmhouse dining room with bench seating

 

Because Kara and Caleb have more plans for their home and we are going to get the privilege of coming along on the journey. It might be a little while before they tackle the next few rooms. Frankly, they need some time to recover! But there is planning and dreaming and saving in the works and I, for one, cannot wait to see what’s next for them.

Until then, let’s take a look at the beautiful dining room transformation.

Here is how it looked BEFORE

dining room before

And here it is AFTER

Farmhouse style dining room atthepicketfence.com

You can see from this view looking into the old kitchen that there was a wall separating this room from the dining room.

farmhouse kitchen before photo1

Most of that wall was removed and the space reconfigured to create a much more open flow between the rooms.

kitchen looking towards dining room

Now Kara might feel like a short-order cook sometimes but she really didn’t want her kitchen and dining room to look like a diner so the little opening in the wall (in the below photo) just had to go. Order up! 😉

Here is is BEFORE.

dining room and kitchen wall before

And here it is AFTER.

farmhouse style dining room off of kitchen

Kara has always wanted a built-in corner china cabinet and this corner provided the perfect opportunity to have that wish come true.

BEFORE

dining room corner before

AFTER

built in corner china cabinet in dining room atthepicketfence.com

Doesn’t the cabinet feel as though it has always been there?

While their house was built in 1972, Kara and Caleb really wanted to update the home and yet still have the feel of a home that has been around for much longer.

farmhouse table centerpiece atthepicketfence.com

They want it to look like a home that has seen many generations grow up and yet will withstand the wear and tear of many generations to come.

They want to seamlessly blend the past with the present all the while making it very much their own.

farmhouse style dining room chandelier

And they would be the first to say that they couldn’t have made it happen without the incredible talent of Tyler Kolb of Tyler Kolb Construction and Martha Anderson of Nest Residential Design who were both able to take their vision and make it a beautiful reality.

If you’ve missed seeing the previous rooms featured or just want to go and drool over them again, here are the links:

Front Door and Entry

Red farmhouse front door atthepicketfence.com

Kitchen Makeover

Farmhouse Cottage Style Kitchen makeover atthepicketfence.com

Family Room 

built in kitchen cabinet to look like furniture atthepicketfence.com

And as always, thanks for joining us at the fence!

11 Comments Filed Under: Decorating, Home Tour, Parade of Homes Tagged With: decor, decorating, home tour

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  1. Hope Williams says

    September 8, 2015 at 2:49 AM

    Good morning all! I am just wanting to know her colors. They are just beautiful! These are my colors too! Waiting impatiently as I’m ready to do mine now.
    Have a blessed day everyone, Hope

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      September 8, 2015 at 7:08 AM

      Hi Hope! I think Kara replied in a previous comment but just in case you didn’t see it here are the colors: The cabinets and the plank wall in the kitchen, as well as the trim throughout are cream (Sherwin Williams Summer White) and the opposite wall with the blue hutch and desk is yellow (Behr Charismatic). The counters are actually a dark brown granite, though without light shining directly on them, they do look more black.

      🙂

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  2. june says

    September 8, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    LOVELY! Especially all the touches of red. In the past year we have taken out part of a wall between our kitchen and dining room. It’s been a budget work in progress because I have totally redone my kitchen and the main floor of our home. Wood floors go in this week and I cannot wait. How ironic that my new go to accent is red:)

    Beautiful job!

    Reply
  3. Deborah says

    September 8, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Seriously breathtaking!!!! Speechless.

    Reply
  4. Doreen says

    September 8, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    What a beautiful transformation!! Well done!

    Reply
  5. Rose L. says

    September 8, 2015 at 6:12 PM

    nice changes! I am struggling to pick a new color for my front door!! I have a hard time making decisions.

    Reply
  6. pamela says

    September 10, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    Your house make over is just beautiful!
    Enjoy!
    Have a great day!

    Reply
  7. Pink Camellias says

    September 10, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    I always love seeing a before and after to see the potential in a space! Well done!

    Reply
  8. martina says

    September 11, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    GORGEOUS!!!!

    Reply
  9. Loni says

    September 17, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    May I inquire what the style name/number of your chandelier and where you purchased it?

    Reply
  10. Loretta says

    September 1, 2016 at 5:17 AM

    How did you make the corner cabinet/china cabinet in your re-done dining room?

    Reply

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