To say that I am thankful that my dining room project is finally done would not be an understatement (okay well almost done, there always seems to be a few little things to finish up… like the floor…but who’s keeping track. smile!)
The important thing is, that it’s done enough to show off here and done enough to host Thanksgiving dinner, and that my dear friends is a Thanksgiving blessing! I struggled posting these today, because our lighting has been so awful! Cloudy, rainy, foggy, tornado watches…the perils of a photographer! But I’m going to go ahead ahead and share…can’t promise I won’t retake them on a sunny day though! lol
If you’ll remember I first showed you my dining room for Debra at Common Ground’s Design Challenge. Debra asked her readers to help me with some advise and ideas for making over this room. Here are some before pictures…
and here is my dining room now all ready for Thanksgiving dinner…
Mouse over for before and after transformation
So, are you ready for all of the details. Remember you’ve been warned. 
The first thing we did is pull up all of the carpet from the dining room and staircase. And I have to confess we are still waiting to lay the flooring, it’s our last project for this room. Then I added custom board and batten around the entire dining room and down the hallway as you can see here. Whew! It almost did me in!
I still have to paint my door black and add the double stacked molding to the top of these doors, like I did in the dining room.
My gallery wall. I’ve always wanted to showcase our formal pictures in one place.
This wall makes me so happy every time I walk in my front door.
The pops of red look so nice with the blue and white, but because they are changeable, if I tire of them I can always paint them another color…not sure I’ll ever tire of them though. grin. I love the addition of gold. It’s back you know?! I think it’s just lovely with a blue wall color. You can also get a glimpse of the custom double stacked molding that I added above the door.
This is my new DIY drum chandelier, I’ll share how I made this in a future post.
You might remember this piece from my Halloween vignette I shared with you, where I gave you a sneak peek of this room. Several people suggest I add a painted piece to the room and I aim to please!
I love this painted chest for extra storage and it makes a great buffet for extra food or a nice place for holiday vignettes.
These sweet Amish drawings are from my childhood. I asked mom to send them and I think they look perfect framed in black against the blue wall.
I was so excited to find this gorgeous blue and brown fabric for $5.00 total! Enough to cover my four side chairs.
I will be adding white slipcovers to my captains chair this week. Let me tell you how hard it is to find white slipcovers for armed chairs! C-u-r-a-z-y! I finally located some and they are on their way!
Some of my Thanksgiving décor…
my freezer paper stenciled pillows
My table all set for Thanksgiving…minus six more place settings.
Thanks for letting me show you my “new” dining room!
I hope to have the new floor in next week and will be sharing more details on how I created this look as well as a showing it off during our Christmas Block Party all decked our for Christmas! Don’t forget, Inspiration Friday will go up early this week! The party will start tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, be sure to join us with your inspiring posts before your Thanksgiving festivities begin! See you then!!
This post is partying with:
Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesdays
DIY by Design: Fall Into Fall
Knick of Time Interiors: Knick of Time Tuesday
Ask Anna: Weekend Warrior
You’re Talking Too Much: Meet Me Monday
Between Naps on the Porch: Metamorphosis Monday
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia: Tuesday’s Treasures
Ivy and Elephants: What’s It Wednesdays
Your dining room looks stunning! Love the rearrangement of the room, board and batten and the gallery wall. What color did you paint the walls?
I love it! It looks amazing!
absolutely beautiful! Love everything you did, the light shade, the curtains the way you hung your wall art!
Wow! Love the changes, especially the light over the table. Would love to see even more pictures. Also, where did you get the new drapes? They are so airy looking! If you get a chance, look at my blog. I have a decorating dilemma of my own going on. It’s the master bathroom.
Love, love, love the material on your drum chandelier! Where did you find the fabric?
What a transformation! Absolutely gorgeous!
The room looks beautiful! Your Thanksgiving guests will never leave!
-Shelley
Oh So VERY pretty… It looks so much lighter and refreshing… the wall color is just BEAUTIFUL as well as the woodwork on the walls…..Oh and the Gallery Wall is just Delightful…
This looks great! The gallery wall is breathtaking…the red accents bring it to life!
WOW! You’ve been busy! I love the board and batten 🙂
Adore the entire thing from top to bottom! The drum shade is soooo cute. I want it =) Everything is so well balanced and it looks fantastic, warm & inviting. Beautiful details abound. Yum!!
Stunning, striking and seriously SMASHING!
Yea! This looks so great! It looks so much brighter with the wall color changed & the pretty new light! Nice job!
Heather, your dining room is perfect minus the floor. Love the drum chandelier and your gallery wall. Well done. Have a very happy Thanksgiving in this gorgeous room.
GORGEOUS Heather!! I LOVE every detail!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Martina
Many Blessings to you and your love ones this Thanksgiving..Hugs and smiles Gloria
OMGosh! This is stunning!! Phenomenal!! Fantastic, terrific, swoonworthy, gorgeous, beautiful, sublime, amazing… It is a room of superlatives! 🙂 I love the pops of red. Pinned, stumbled, tweeted, etc.
Beautiful, Heather! Love the color, love the light fixture and the shade you made. Great gallery wall ~ the pops of red are unexpected but lovely. The lay-out looks great, too. You did such a good job and pretty quickly, too!
Heather – your dining room truly looks gorgeous. I LOVE the color (what color is it exactly…I may have to copy it in my dining room). Can’t wait to see how you made that drum shade. I think your gallery wall is beautiful. I love the idea of having all of the formal pictures in one location. I’m so happy for you that you were able to get it all done in time for Thanksgiving. Now that’s really something to be thankful for!
GORGEOUS!! what a fabulous make-over…Love the DIY drum chandelier. xo HHL
Heather, your dining room looks fantastic! Moving the china cabinet made a huge difference. I love all the wonderful details.
Beautiful makeover!! I love the table runner, and the drum chandy is amazing!!
Oh so pretty! And just in time!!! I need to know how to make that drum chandy…I need one.
Love this project!
Sherry
your newly remade space
looks absolutely delightful
from the gorgeous gallery wall
to the paisley chandy shade
to the hint of blue on the walls
thanks for sharing the creativity!
alison
It looks great! I love every inch of it! I’m glad it didn’t do you in! I can’t wait to see the floor! Have a great Thanksgiving!
Debbie
What a beautiful transformation! The light and the gallery wall are my favorite features, but it all looks amazing.
Hallelujah, it looks fabulous! The board and batten, the paint, the new light fixture, oh my gosh, it’s all wonderful! you did an amazing job!!! It doesn’t even look like the same room! Can’t wait to see more. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Your dining room looks great! Just in time for Thanksgiving too. Looks like it’s all set and ready to go. I love your light fixture. That is so unique. The molding turned out pretty and the gallery wall adds alot of personality to the room.
This is awesome! Love every single detail. Looks like a totally different room. So pretty!
STUNNING! What a transformation! I love the new woodwork you installed. Your Thanksgiving table setting is gorgeous as well!
I hope you’ll link up at Knick of Time Tuesday today!
Blessings,
Angie @ Knick of Time Interiors
Your dining room is gorgeous! Love all the changes. Oh what a lovely room to be with family on Thanksgiving! Love it! I want to wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving.
Be a sweeti
Shelia 😉
This looks so beautiful! I may have missed it somewhere, but what color of blue is that on the walls? I really like it with the white board and batten. Good job!
I remember when you posted your design dilemma,and I was wondering what you had done. Well, it is fabulous! I love every detail, and I eagerly await the tutorial on you shade.
Beautiful! I love it, makes the hard work of caulking and painting all that MDF worth it! Love the colors, the gold gallery wall, the light fixture, everything! Can’t wait to see what you do with the floor! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Heather it looks wonderful ! I know you put your heart and soul into it!
Your dining room looks fantastic and so colorful. Could you share your paint color with us? Love the drum shade too!
Wow! Your dining room is wonderful! I love the new layout, the gallery wall and the drum shade. So, so pretty! Enjoy, and Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
I love it! Absolutely stunning : )
This is absolutely GORGEOUSSS. Clean, fresh and warm. I love the transformation Heather. Honestly, Love it!
Gorgeous! Love your wall treatment and the portrait wall is perfect! Great transformation!
WELL, WELL done, Heather! I love the transformation! Your “new” dining room is gorgeous … and, the gallery wall is perfect. Your beautiful china cabinet looks wonderful on the back wall. And, love the pendant … the layers … the colors … everything!
Your Thanksgiving table look great! Love the little pillows.
Hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
Your new dining room looks stunning! I love how clear and luminous it looks, it was dreary before, kind of dark and sad. Fab transformation! I love your memmory wall, gorgeous! Your tablescape is beautful with the wheat bunches as your centerpiece, just perfect for the season. Happy Thanksgiving. FABBY
Really pretty Heather and what a lot of work! I can’t imagine the hours you have spent. It’s obvious that your attention to detail is spot-on. I would so love to tear up my carpet in my living/dining rooms. Not sure I could install a floor though. :o) Have a wonderful weekend with your family. Blessings to you and yours!
Your DR is gorgeous!!! I love every detail, you make gold beautiful. I have not been too sure about it, but you have done it so beautifully, maybe I can accept it again.:)
Your chandy shade is lovely and your picture wall is adorable.
Hugs, Cindy
Your dining room is stunning! I love the board and batten you added! Every touch you added is perfect! Thanks for sharing this! Happy Thanksgiving!
Beautiful! Heather, you did such a wonderful job transforming the dining room. I love the gallery wall and the board and batten is fabulous! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family.
Hugs,
Sherry
It is stunning! All your hard work paid off, love all the details. Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
OX
Kristin
Really beautiful!
Nice work, Heather! I love that you have a “happy wall” — and I love the china cabinet focal point. Still trying to get my head around how you managed the wainscoat challenge, but it looks amazing! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Love the gallery wall!!!
Heather that is simply amazing! What a difference. You should be very proud to thanksgiving in your new room!
Stacy
I love what you did with it! You added so much visual interest, but it’s not busy. It’s brighter too.:)
Beautiful! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
You have done an awesome room transformation! I love love love the light over the dining room table, it is so pretty.
Really great makeover. My favorite parts are the gallery wall and the pretty color combinations of it all.
So cheerful! Looks much more cozy. Great job!!
What a beautiful transformation. I love the pops of red too! That lampshade is gorgeous…love the colors and the pattern.
What a beautiful room to sit and have a meal with family & friends.
MJ
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Oh Heather! Let me tell you! I just finished a dining room redo and I hate it…well, not all of it but I’m just not satisfied so it’ back to the drawing board. Hate it when that happens! Wish I’d seen this a few months ago. Love the blue on the walls. That’s my fav color!
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I HAVE to know where you got that paisley fabric for the drumshade. Pretty please?
Thanks for linking up your beautiful Thanksgiving tablescape at the Traditions Thanksgiving Linky Party….Luv those big oat sheaves 🙂
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