A Design Challenge. Now who among us doesn’t have one of these on a regular basis? You know that corner of your bedroom you just can’t figure out how to decorate. Or, whether you should paint your fireplace or rearrange the mantel. Should you paint some of your traditional cherry furniture white or leave it alone? Or, you could be like me and have a WHOLE ROOM that is a design challenge!
That is why we were so excited when Debra from Common Ground introduced her Design Challenge Series…
where blogland can come to the rescue of the “design challenged”! Every week Debra will be showcasing a different challenge and we bloggers (and non-bloggers for that matter. grin.) can help solve the challenge submitted. Isn’t that awesome?! Do you know how much people PAY for design advise, and now we have an opportunity to receive it for free!
So…not only did Debra invite us gals At The Picket Fence, along with several other fabulous bloggers, to be sponsors of Design Challenge…but gasp! I get to BE the first challenge! Yikes! Exciting and scary all at the same time!
As most of you know, I have s.l.o.w.l.y. been working on a DIY kitchen remodel. So, of course once you start on one room all the others start looking a little…well..in need of an update…to put it nicely. Enter..my formal dining room.
It is the first room you see when you walk in my home.
and it also looks straight into my (in the process of being) remodeled kitchen.
I would love to have it blend better with the Vintage Formal Farmhouse feel I’m going for. Is that even a design style, or did I just make that up? grin. And, I am hoping YOU will be able to help me!
So, how can you help my ho-hum dining room you ask? You did ask right? grin. WELL… you can visit Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday this week, where Debra will be sharing my dining room as the inaugural Design Challenge and offer your suggestions and ideas….did I already say, “Yikes!”?
I thought it would be fun to give you some idea of the look I’m going for to get your creative juices flowing. You can visit my Pinterest Dining Room Board to see some of my inspiration! If you can’t see it, just click to follow us on Pinterest!
So, be sure to join us over at Common Ground this Friday..where you can tear apart gently offer suggestions for my dining room makeover and then I will reveal my newly redesigned room in the next month…or so! 
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Thanks for joining me today at the picket fence and we look forward to seeing you at the Design Challenge at Common Ground! And don’t forget about our $100 e-shopping spree giveaway from Joss & Main going on all week here at the fence!!
What a fun series! I’m sure you’ll receive fun suggestions for your already beautiful dining room!
I looked at your board and obviously you want wainscotting. I say get to work.
Ooooh, exciting Heather! I’ve already got ideas just from looking at your room that involves moving stuff around a little. I’m heading off to study your pinterest board! I have a feeling you are going to get so many ideas you won’t know where to start! : )
What a great idea. I looked at your board and love all of the inspiration photos.
Thankyou thankyou! This is going to be so much fun…can’t wait!!! I’m heading off to your Pinterest board!
xoxo Debra
Very cool idea!
Should be very interesting to see/hear all the thoughts of bloggers and then to see what you do with them!
Always fun to find out how differently everyone sees the same thing…….
Love all the ruffled skirts on the chairs on your Pinterest board!
Hmmmm…you’ve got my creative juices flowing. This is my second time to your blog and I LOVE IT!!! Please visit me at my new blog…a work in progress…only a few days old at…
http://www.grapevinewreath.wordpress.com
I’ll be back!!!
wood floors and wainscotting
This sounds so fun! Of course, I can’t offer suggestions since I’m so remedial. I sure would love to have the help for one of my design space nightmares, though.
Gosh, this sounds like fun, but interesting. I’m anxious to hear what people suggest.
Oh, this just became my fav blog. Happy, happy…joy joy! I LOVE everything!
Wood floors and crown moulding are a must. Wow this is going to be so much fun.
Paula
Hey just wanted you to know that I posted your blog on my blog today and wrote a brief article about Heather’s dining room dilema…lol…hope it sends some traffic your way! Thanks for visiting my blog!
Hi Shannon! I hope you see this. 🙂 Can you post or email me your blog name? I would love to read what you wrote about the design challenge and share it on our facebook page. I tried to email you but your profile is set to no-reply. I think you might have left your blog name for us before and I am so sorry that I can’t find it. Looking forward to seeing what you wrote!
Heather
Found you Shannon! Ignore the post above. 🙂 Heather
How exciting! What a great series. I’m looking forward to popping in over there on Friday and reading all the suggestions…hopefully I’ll have some for you myself LOL
I also want to thank you for your sweet comment and keeping me in your prayers. You are one of the sweetest women I have met here in the blogging community.
Michele
This sounds like a lot of fun! Such a great series!
Thanks for hosting girls. Great features.
woodfloors,wainscotting,crown molding,paint a light blue
Your pinterest has some beautiful ideas. Your kitchen looks GREAT!
I can’t wait to see what you come up with. What fun!
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Best wishes and happy weekend,
Natasha.