I’ve been ready for this one. And I think you guys are ready for the full reveal!
A few months ago, we decided it was time to give the dining room a complete overhaul.
While we loved our furniture, it was the first set we purchased when we were married. This means two things…it has been used by us and the kids (and therefore was showing some age) and our tastes have changed.
We’ve worked on creating separate spaces, but one home…one look. When I mentioned our ideas of farmhouse tables, planks to the wall, and new storage to my good buddy, Layla, she ever so kindly drew this inspiration drawing up for us.
It was amazing to see on-screen what was in our heads…and that was all it took to get Matt on board and get the design-ball rolling.
We added cheap wall paneling and painted it to look like white wood planks, and it was a great decision. I really wanted to draw the eye upwards to the coffered ceiling, so vertical planks in varying widths were dancing around in my head. You’ll remember Layla said, “I know it’s crazy, but what if you were to use that cheap wall paneling???”
I was game…and so was Matt. Less cutting, nailing, measuring, etc.
After a couple of months of working on weekends and occasional evenings, we went from this, to this….
And there you have it.
A brand, spanking new, farmhouse-elegant (which I like to think most of my house celebrates) dining space. As I mentioned before, this was a complete overhaul. Because we chose to scrap (store) all of our furniture, and remove everything from the room, we were starting from scratch.
I wanted to add built ins, a bench seat, a farmhouse table, and after seeing Lay’s drawing, a gallery wall filled with photography.
This view from the kitchen is one of my favorites. I get to see a little bit of everything as I walk out of my bedroom each morning, straight from the kitchen to the new space.
We did build those 9 1/2 feet tall built ins, and that storage packed bench seat. I’m thrilled with the choice, knowing that we not only have lots of storage space, but that seasons and taste will dictate what’s in the open shelving. And Christmas is right around the corner.
It was fitting that Layla happened to plop one of the PB pillows (bottom right corner) I already owned onto the bench seat…because the color scheme was already in my head and that pillow started it all.
I still have to make some dining seat cushion slip covers in that cool green graphic print…and at $3 per yard, it’ll be another budget-fab addition to the room.
And speaking of pillows….
This ikat pillow is honestly my favorite accessory right now…I can’t get enough of this Robert Allen fabric. I think I’ll order another. And maybe another.
The two end chairs are from Ikea…the Byholma collection. The six wooden chairs were a Craigslist score, and at only a year old and made of solid wood, they were perfect.
Since the built ins surround the window, we totally loved the idea of adding blinds or some unifying element up top to bring the two sections together and create yet another line for the eye to follow. We considered a few other options, but at the end of the day, bamboo blinds from Lowe’s won out.
We added bead board to the backs and front part of the window seat, and Matt made recessed shaker-style doors inset with more bead board. Those simple architectural elements pull it all together for me.
Speaking of details, I knew I wanted turn-latch style hardware. The little detail can be expensive though! We scored ours on eBay for around $3 each…and we only needed 2.
Styling the built ins could have seemed monumental, but this was the fuuunnn part. I shopped around the house first, and shopped flea markets for the last few pieces. I’ll do a separate post on these pieces so you know where they all came from, but for now, enjoy the photos I snapped.
It’s also a space dedicated to my vintage books, and I LOVE that.
I wanted to showcase some of my photography on the gallery wall, and while I’m no photographer, it’s fun, I love it, and I love catching moments of my kids and still moments around town.
I also wanted to incorporate a couple of antique structural elements in the gallery, and lucked out by finding the antique drying rack and rug beater. Plus, I love that mustard handle and how it plays with the Red Letter Words canvas.
Layla knew I loved keys, so she threw some up on the wall in her drawing, and I definitely wanted to include that! I found these skeleton keys from one of my favorite Etsy shops, 58 and Grace. I used a scrap piece of reclaimed wood (that we built the table from) and attached a few nails in it. Afterwards, I may or may not have simply hot glued it to the wall.
Yep.
I’m not too good for the hot glue.
I love all of Pottery Barn’s gallery lighting, but a three-light vintage inspired model cost $199. Whoa. Plus, they only came in oil rubbed bronze, and I wanted some nickel to have a little conversation with the cabinet hardware.
This Ikea gallery (five) light only cost 49 bucks. Much better.
I found the herb crates at a flea market in Prattville, and the ladder has become a new favorite of mine. I’ve thought about painting it, but can’t quite bring my brush to it just yet.
The farmhouse table Matt built is an exact copy of Pottery Barn’s Benchwright Table…and let me say, I am in LOVE with it. He even built it with leaves so we can extend it for entertaining. (you’re seeing it at full extension now, and it will seat about 12 at full length)
There will be a whole post devoted to the table, so don’t worry, details soon. I will tell you we did choose to build it from reclaimed wood we got at Southern Accents in Cullman, Alabama. With the reclaimed wood and hard to find hardware, the table cost us around $430. Kinda pricey…but if we had bought the PB version, it would have cost around $1800, and that, my friends, would have cost more than the whole room.
I’ll also show you some more details of the table setting I put together. Because it was too fun not to.
And since she was so helpful and she’s my bff, I went ahead and invited Layla to dinner. And yes, those are some more Vintage Skye knobs you see on the napkin. I just couldn’t resist.
And that’s that. As I said, there’s so much to cover it won’t all be in this one post, but I’m working on a resource list to add to this post. I’ll link up any additional posts once they’re published so you’ll have all the info in one spot. In the meantime, feel free to ask any questions in the comments, and I’ll be sure to answer those for you either by replying or in following posts.
We can’t wait to hear what you think!!
It was definitely the most rewarding redo so far…as I look around our living room/dining/kitchen, it finally all feels like us, like home.
**For the FULL RESOURCE LIST, Go HERE.
*linking to Tips and Tutorials at Home Stories A to Z, Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style, Tip Junkie, SAS at Just A Girl, Transformation Thursdays at The Shabby Creek Cottage, Project Parade at the DIY Showoff
Wow. Wow. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I literally just kept scrolling up and down, up and down, up and down looking at the before and after. Y’all did an incredible, incredible job. Yes, I dorkily keep repeating myself. (blush) Love it so much!
Thanks, Myra!!! You’re too sweet, not dorky.
shaunna
My husband and I are sick of looking at our wood-paneled living room… What type of paint did you use for the wood paneling? It will be a big job for us – I know that we need to sand & prime – this space is enormous. Any tips? Love the way yours turned out!
It all looks ah-mazing!!!! Good job all of you!!! Such a pretty space!
Thanks Shannon!! We love it. It’s certainly what we had in mind from the beginning…super fun one.
shaunna
Shaunna ~ Your new dining room looks awesome !!! Thank you for sharing where you got stuff too ~ I LOVE it !!!
Hi Shaunna, I am new to following your blog and I am SO glad I found you
This is an amazing & gorgeous redo! You attention to detail is perfect 
I have so many vintage books (that I inherited from my great gram) & I love how you display yours throughout the new bookcases! I’m in the middle of re-doing a room in our home which includes bookcases & I will certainly being using your pictures as inspiration 
Thank you for sharing! Jessica
What a beautiful makeover! Great job and the farm table is the best!
This is one of the best transformations that I’ve ever seen! I will keep coming back day after day to look again, I’m sure! You all are so talented! Can Matt build me a table like that, maybe a round version?
Debbie
I love it! It is so homely looking…adorable!
Love the redo. The table and ladder are my favorites!
Wow! Wow! Wow! It’s all I can really say. It looks amazing. I’d like to turn my formal dining into more of an elegant farmhouse dining room as well, but it’s hard to convince the hubs of that one! Lots of inspiration, that is for sure! liz
So-ooo magazine worthy and bright and airy! Love it and the table is fantastic!!!
What a beautiful job!!! I love everything about it. It looks so light, airy, and comfortable. Love, love, love it!
What an amazing transformation!
Not sure I can even come up with words to describe how much I love it. I’ll try, it’s amazing, gorgeous, unbelievable, fantastic, beautiful, stunning and perfect. There, I think that pretty much sums up how much I love your new dining room!!
shaunna it is stunning! i am DROOLING over that awesome table. WOW.
Amazing! Every detail is perfect. Well done!
Gosh, it looks FABULOUS!!!! I can hardly believe it’s the same room!! Love the gallery wall!!
S x
Love it. You did a fantastic job!
Shaunna, it looks amazing! You and hubby are a great team- the room turned out gorgeous! I’m so impressed with those built-ins and that table- wow!
Beautiful room!!!
Your dining room is gorgeous – bright and cheerful! I so enjoy following your blog and getting ideas for my own home. Great job!
I just love what you’ve done! My favorite parts of this terrific makeover, are the built-ins and the window seat. The room looks very inviting. Brilliant choices!
BRAVO!!!! Good for you and hubby in admitting tastes do change over the years and actually doing something about it!!!! That takes some courage and guts. Love the room.
This is probably the best before and after EVER. I love how it totally reflects your style now. It is absolutely perfect!
How beautiful. I hope you have many memorable meals on that lovely farm house table! Great job.
I absolutely love your post and your new dining room is absolutely perfect. I can’t wait to see it decorated for Christmas. After recently opening a space at the Highlands Antique Mall in Dothan it’s is nice to be constantly inspired by your blog!
Thanks so much-
Donna
Beautiful. You must be soooo pleased.
What a beautiful transformation….I love every single detail of it! Thanks for sharing so much of how it all came together….really, really inspiring! And….I can’t wait to see that room all decorated for Christmas
absolute. home. run. love it all! thanks so much for sharing – will def. be using your bookshelves as inspiration for decorating some of my own … wow!
Any chance there are plans for building the table?
Wow. Wow. Wow. I will be re-reading this several times to take it all in. It’s absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Wow!!! What a transformation, I love it. My three favorite things are the table (I want one), those Ikea chairs paired with the others, and the old keys idea. I’m sure I will find more because like so many commenters I will have to keep going back to look at this post again. You guys did a great job and thanks so much for the inspiration and tutorials.
Oh oh oh! Loving everything. I’ll save the link in my decorating folder for future reference
Wow, wow, wow. I love everything about it. I would be sitting in that window seat every day just admiring the beauty.
The table is a…ma…zing!
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! I pretty much sat here drooling over my breakfast and wishing that I could be sitting in your dining room
I know that you guys put a lot of work into it and it definitely shows 
Stunning!
This is amazing! I absolutely love it. Its so light and airy. I love the different pieces of furniture and the little touches of color. The built-ins and window seat look amazing. You did such a great job. Love it all!
It looks so amazing! what a beautiful room. I know you’ll enjoy it for YEARS to come.
Wow, it looks absolutely beautiful. And I love the idea of painting paneling…gives me a good idea for my guest room…
<3
I’ve been watching your site like a hawk waiting for this post!
And it did NOT disappoint!! It’s amazing! The built ins make that big window look even bigger and such a focal point!! I love it and look forward to future posts with all the details, I love your blog, thanks for the time you put into it 
ps- I just ordered my first chalk paint and waxes last night and I’m GIDDY! If I had a blog I’d make sure to post my dresser on your next linky party, but I don’t!! Oh well
I LOVE IT!!! Wow, I’m so impressed with the work you did. So many things I want to incorporate into my space.
I am in LOVE with your dining room! It’s so warm and welcoming and all the touches you added look just PERFECT. Pottery Barn needs to be calling you up for styling tips, girl.
Keep up the great work!
xo
Margaret@RummageLiving
WOW!!! This is absolutely beautiful! What an incredible transformation.
Excellent job!
WHAAAT? Are you kidding me? That is Amazing! Absolutely beautiful. You must find it hard to get anything done, I would just sit in there and stare all day. great job.
CAN. NOT. WAIT TO GET DOWN THERE AND SEE IT IN PERSON!!!!!!!!!
(Literally gasped out loud when I saw my little name tag on that plate! Thank you!)
Can’t wait to hang out with you next week!!!!!
love it!! It looks AMAZING!! Pretty please do a how to on the built-ins and bench seat…. we are dying to do something similar in our breakfast room. Sooo impressed
A.maz.ing. What a great transformation. I covet your window seat, your ladder (please don’t paint it), the built-ins… well, all of it. And what a great job your hubby did on the table. So much work – enjoy the gorgeous results!
The entire transformation is AMAZING!! I love the bright and airy feeling. However, the built-ins just take the cake. They are fabulous and just make the space!!! You have created a beautiful space!!!
I just love your dining room. I am in the middle of a dining room project and bedroom project and a keeping room project. UGH. I have a UGLY dining room table and would love to get rid of mine so I can’t wait for your table post. Your dining room is so warm and beautiful – Enjoy!
Looks so good!! Layla designed a couple rooms for me also – you have inspired me to get them finished!! We also added a window seat – did you make the cushions or buy them? My window seat looks so plain right now with no cushions!
I have a windows that go to the floor in my kitchen nook that I want to change into a window seat/bay window area. Are you going to do a post on how you built the window seat? I’m assuming you had to put new windows in and rebuild the wall??
So.very.beautiful. I love every detail.
It is a.m.a.z.i.n.g!!Love the table,built-ins and window seat-I’d curl up there every morning with a cup of coffee!!The paneling walls are beautiful.Love your old books,ladder and keys too.And everything else!!Great transformation!
I absolutely adore it! I love that you hot glued that board to the wall. You’re a lady after my own heart!
I honestly and truly love every single detail of that room! From the hardware to the table (are you kidding me?!) to the styling on the shelves. It absolutely perfect!
All I can say is WOW! What a transformation! It is absolutely perfect. Every small detail is wonderful. It flows so well with the rest of your house, which I love! I cannot wait to see the rest of your posts on the table and the built in shelves. There are so many things that I love but every time I see that mustard rug beater my heart skips!! Thank you so much for sharing your new space!!!
WOW!!!! it is soooooo amazinly gorgoeus!!!
Fabulous! I love everything! The table is to die for. The window seat and built ins are beautiful. the walls and your choice of accessories for the walls and shelves is fantastic! I agree that styling bookshelves is fun but seems like I can’t get mine just right sometimes. I’m studying yours.
Holy cow!!! What an amazing job. I am in love with your dining table, too, and look forward to the post on how you built it. Would love for my husband and I to tackle something like that for our own dining area. I keep scrolling between the before and after photos, it’s just brilliant. Job well done!!!
Besides loving everything – LOVE the built ins, LOVE the table, and LOVE your gallery. Great design Layla!
Great job Shaunna. Love seeing the transformation and the fact that you injected so much of your personality into the space. I’m sure you’re enjoying it now that it is done. Inspiring!
Love love love!!!
I’m in total and complete awe! What a gorgeous transformation with every little detail carefully edited and thought out. Sheer perfection, and of course, I think that you’re a GENIUS!!! Warmly, Denise Cosgrove
Oh my gosh, I love it! I can’t believe the change. You both did an awesome job!
Susan
Wow. I absolutely love it! I was in awe of the table the entire time, you did an amazing job. I can’t wait to see it fully extended. I love all the details in the room. And I think your photos on the wall are wonderful, professional or not, they are wonderful because they are personal. Great job, I can’t say it enough. I’m looking forward to your post on the table, again…my favorite!
~Sara
Before I found your blog, I saw the dining room on Layla’s pick my presto and LOVED it! I wanted the same room
You did an amazing job! Cant wait for the table tutorial!!
I love how your room turned out!! I love everything about it! You did an amazing job styling your shelves. I am going to spend time studying everything. I wish Layla would do an instant makeover for me, but I don’t know enough about computers to even get a picture to her! Oh well. One question, since your windows are lower than your bench, what does it look like from the outside looking in? Just wondering how that all works. Great job!! I’m one of those lurkers you bloggers talk about, but I do love reading your blog!
Wow! What a difference! I absolutely love your new dining area. I mean LOVE it!!! I always wanted a window seat, but haven’t figured out just how to incorporate it into our kitchen. You did a wonderful job.
Hey!! I LOVE the transformation!! So refreshing, and relaxing!! Great job on ALL that building! I love the ladder too, I don’t think I would paint it either! It would get lost on the wall {If you painted it white..} Thanks for some AWESOME inspiration. Your photos seem out of a magazine!!
It is just gorgeous. I’m so in love with your dining room. Breathtaking.
Wonderful! It is such a bright and cheerful space and full of character.
So worth the wait! You did such a fantastic job and THAT table! Love.
Oh my goodness! It is ABSOLUTELY picture perfect! You did a wonderful job! That table is unbelievable. WOW!!! Lucky you to get to enjoy that daily.
Absolutely STUNNING!!! Love it!
Gorgeous! I wish I had your talent! You should be proud!!
Bright and airy, your dining room whispers of a relaxing Sunday afternoon! Thank you for sharing your amazing sense of design! Hope for the hopeful, Shaunna.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I am blown away by the table your hubby built. Amazing. I love the whole room. So excited that you are sharing it at my party tonight. Thanks!
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about your room! The table is amazing and I can’t wait to read about how your husband made that. The built ins turned out beautifully–wonderful placement with all the accessories. I’m currently working on trying to finish my dining room, so thanks for the inspiration you’ve given me!
The new look is gorgeous! I can hardly believe it’s the same room.
Oh how I love your window seat. (do not be envious. do not be envious) And the ladder… oh and that little stool… the PB pillow… and those built ins. Your room was nice before… but now it looks like a home. <3
OMG!!!!! I am drooling over here!!!! I have been DYING for a dining room just like this – farmhouse table is #1 on my wish list at this very moment! Looks amazing – right out of a PB catalog – great job!!
Absolutely fantastic!!! It really is the dining room of my fantasies! And a fantasy it will stay as I don’t have a dining room in my house!
It turned out beautifully and was well worth the wait… Your husband is quite a talented carpenter, you are a lucky lady! But then, you have the ability to make everything beautiful, so it’s a match made in heaven, no? ; D
I have the same question as Lynne: What does the window seat look like from the outside? Super-curious!
Are you kidding me??? Oh.My.Goodness!! I am so super jealous right now!! It is gorgeous.
I absolutely love it! Seriously my favorite room I’ve seen in a very long time! And is Matt for hire?
Beautiful! Your room is a lovely space, with those great windows and the ceiling – but your new look fits it beautifully. I love your shelves and your husband did an amazing job on the table! The wicker chairs look perfect with the great wood ones. You’ve kind of married PB, Ikea & Restoration Hardware, with a lot of your own personality in the mix. This looks like the dining room of a happy family!
-Revi
I can’t get over how beautiful this space is! You did an AMAZING job! Perfection.
It looks FANTASTIC! I’m so jealous. I can’t wait to have a house of my own to decorate!
That looks awesome!!! Love the table too. Have always loved the PB Benchwright Table……Matt did a great job (think he’d make me one??). Everything looks GREAT!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I rarely comment since I am usually nursing my infant while blog hopping but this was an awesomely beautiful makeover. There is a reason you are one of only a handful of decorating blogs I subscribe to. I can see another magazine spread in your future.
Love everything about the room. The built-ins and window bench seating are my favorite. Such a relaxed room ready for fun get-togethers!
It’s so beautiful and blends perfectly with what you’ve shown of the rest of the house. I think I feel another magazine feature coming on….?? Really, Shaunna, it’s one of those rooms where every single element is just right.
Beautiful job!
Gorgeous! I know you are loving that room. I got to see it halfway done and was already amazed at the transformation. Now you just need to add those monograms in Layla’s drawing. Hmmm….where could you get some of those?
Lisa~
Wow!! I’m in love! I’ve been waiting for days for this post and it was definitely worth it. You’ve given me a lot of inspiration since I want to take our DR in a more casual direction. Can’t wait to see how you built the table – those things are _expensive_ to buy.
Wow. WOW! Seriously.amazing. You guys did a fantastic job of pulling it all together. I love it all.
Gorgeous! You did such a beautiful job! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness I am in love!
LOVE IT! You did such a great job transforming it into a homey, lived in room that anyone would be comfortable in! Congrats on a job well done!
-amanda
Ohhhhhh … I can’t wait for the table post.
You’re dining room looks amazing. Buon appetito!
OH. MY. WORD! That is breathtaking! Y’all did a beautiful job! I know you’ve got to be proud – I’m proud for you!
Shaunna,
I was so excited to see your dining room post this morning! So excited that I may or may not have read it while in stop and go traffic. I’ll never tell. It’s gorgeous, as I knew it would be. You are so talented and we are so very fortunate that you share that talent with all us wanna be’s! I love all the details, and I know y’all will enjoy many family dinners and so much more in that beautiful space! Can’t wait for all the tutes!
Beth Miller
That is a TOTALLY gorgeous dining room! Great job!
I LOVE everything! It looks so amazing!
Shivers went down my spine when I first saw the picture of the whole room. No lie!
It’s A-mazing! Fabulous job (as always)!
It looks so great!!!! You guys did an amazing job!
Just a beautiful room for a lovely family! I’m so glad I found you so I can read, watch and get inspired. You tell Matt I am ooing and ahhhing over his work, too! So let me go back and see what ideas I can incorporate in my home….
!
I just love your dining room! You and your husband and Layla make a great team. Well done!
Amazing! Gorgeous and such great details. Layla is so good at what she does, and you guys took that and created a stylish and personalized room. Matt should be proud of his work, the table looks so good. Wishing you many many happy meals with friends and loved ones.
dreamy! Looks like I just stepped into a catalog! Your accessories are set up perfectly – off to tag EVERYTHING to Pinterest!
Lovely,
d e n i s e
wow! I’m in love with that table and the gallery wall–it looks amazing!
Wow, my friend!! It is absolutely stunning! I’ve been waiting to see this and it was well worth it. Your hubby is very talented, what a dream team ya’ll make. Really the attention to detail is just gorgeous, you should be so proud and beaming over this redo. love, love it!! xoxo
so lovely! I Love it
UH-MAZING! I am in love. Like everyone else, I just keep scrolling and drooling.
It looks like the kind of room where I’d walk in and smile uncontrollably while gawking at everything. Amazing job. Straight out of a magazine!
An AmaZZZZing makeover. My jaw hit the floor!
Absolutely, positively, everything I love. Great job and what an inspiration you are.
oh wow! I mean oh wow! oh wow! Girl it…..is……beautiful!!!! I bet you sit in there and just smile! Congrats!
Seriously AMAZING, Shaunna! That room is so magazine worthy! Layla always comes up with the best and most creative ideas. You and hubby carried them out with perfection. LUV!!!!
xoxo laurie
Love Love Love it! Great Job
Love your blog and I check in almost daily. I have a couple of Annie Sloan projects done and I’d love to share them and my home with you. How would I get started? Can you help? Love your dining room and your sweet family! Isn’t it nice to have a hubby who can build and fix anything?? Happy Happy Joy Joy!
Simply beautiful! Love the rustic/farmhouse/elegant look.
I love it! The built-ins and window seat storage are fabulous, and I love how you rocked the styling of the built-in cubbys. Isn’t it funny how our tastes change over time? Like a fine wine, yours has aged to perfection – oops, I mean has aged to be perfectly imperfect!
It looks fabulous!
Did I miss reading the shade of white paint you selected?
I absolutely love how your dining room turned out! It would take too long to touch on every little thing I love about it… but I will say – don’t touch paint to that ladder…. it’s just perfect the way it is.
I hope y’all get many years of enjoyment out of your new room!
That is just completely amazing – what a beautiful space you’ve made for your home!
Shaunna, this dining room makeover/reno is beyond stunning! AH-mazing! SHAZZAM! So, so, so many favorites leap off the screen at me. Handsdown my top 3 are (and they are all tied at 1st place:)
1. The paneling
1. The built-ins including the window seat
1. The TABLE!
That table is the bomb-diggety of all tables! Family heirloom keepsake for sure.
You’ll be feeding your grandbabies at that table one day…and it is indeed amazing.
Congratulations! Job so amazingly well done! I am already looking forward to future posts filled with holiday goodness on the bookcase and table.
God’s blessings on that table, the hands that built it, and the ones who’ll gather around it.
w
so absolutely stunning. I love every inch of what you did. Well done!
Congratulations! It looks beautiful. All ready for big family dinners. I love the window seat, your built ins, the table and all the little details you’ve added.
Beautiful!!
Please, please, please do a tutorial of the table!!! I need, need, need it badly !!!!
Geez, I’ve been soo busy today I finally got a chance to sit down and check out your dining room. One word Shaunna, Stunning!!! You all did an amazing job. The details are perfect. I think I have a bit of crush on your dining room. Is that weird?? : ) All your hard work definitely paid off!!
~ Catie
A simply gorgeous room. I just love Layla’s design and you and your husband executed it so beautifully.
This is an absolutely stunning space! Serious kudos to you and the hubby. I love, love, love your built ins and the seat. It’s just gorgeous!!
A.MAZ.ING!! Love it. You are truly soo inspiring. I wish you many happy years in your new dining room!
ah-maz-ing! If your table ever goes missing….it definitely wasn’t me! Haha, I have the PB version on my fridge, thats how much I love it and your husband’s version is even more drool worthy! You two are a force to be reckoned with and if this before and after doesn’t end up in a magazine soon, they are all crazy!! Congrats on a job well done.
I am in awe! The transformation is absolutely amazing and so tasteful. You’ve got such a keen eye for decorating and a talented hubby to boot! Beautiful work by both of you….
wow wow wow. you guys are off the charts. belongs in DIY mag. i really love it ALL. ladder looks good as is actually… wish i had someone to help me do transforms like that. table is a work of art. really… ya’ll should be totally proud of yourselves. quite an accomplishment, i must say. next???
breather 1st of course…
Absolutely incredible! I saw Layla’s Presto of your dining room and couldn’t wait to see your transformation. Love it!
This room looks AMAZING! Great job! I wish I had a big room like that to redo! Love it!
First of all STUNNING! Love everything about the dinning room, but especially that table. Secondly, did you make the seat on the built ins and if so can you do a tutorial on how. I may be the only one who doesn’t know how and i have two built ins that are screaming for a seat. Thanks so much.
Just Wow! I can’t remember a better word!
You guys put the “O” in overhaul. Holy mackrel the room is gorgeous, phenomenal, amazing, bright, ecclectic, classic, cozy, intimate and of course STUNNING. So far, you have gotten 143 comments and I think its only fair that all 143 of us get to comeover for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or a snack. Enjoy your room and family in this room for many, many years to come.
LOVE it!! I saw the post on Layla’s blog and that let me to your site, so I was looking forward to the reveal. It’s wonderful!! How fulfilling to know you did all the work yourselves and really have a space you feel comfortable in now. I just may have to “borrow” some of the ideas!
Oops, that should be “led” me to your site.
FAB U LOUS! that’s all I have to say on that.
I LOVE your dining room. I saw it for the first time this morning, and now came to look at it again. What a beautiful transformation!!! I love everything about it.
Wow!! I’ve been eagerly waiting for this post and you totally did not disappoint. The dining room is GORGEOUS. I am drooling over the table and I can’t wait to see how you put it together. Great work!!
This room could not be more Fabulous!!
So…it’s kind of ridiculous that I’ve spent the better part of the day thinking about all the details of your room! Or maybe that I was SO inspired that I was literally drawing up sketches of built-ins for our office (in a two year old house that we personally designed and built!). I’ve always loved built-ins {even did a post on it
}. You guys did an amazing job implementing everything! Thanks again for sharing!!!
absolutely gorgeous!!!
love how it’s all turned out.
love it.
cheryl xox.
SWOON!!! I’m in love love love with your new room! Amazingly beautifully perfect! It is EXACTLY farmhouse elegant and it looks nice but still liveable and LIVED IN (not stuffy)…. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
My only question is for your window seat…. I see your window comes down quite a bit, did you just cover the bottom up with the seat and not give it a second thought?
Wow! I love it. That table is amazing. Every little details is stunning.
Whoa! This is REEEEEDICULOUSLY great! I’m in love! The shelving turned out especially beautifully. Wanna come build some with me?
Your place looks amazing!!! Every corner is perfection. I specially love your Denmark map… I am going to Denmark at the end of the month and I hope to get one similar!
Love it! It looks fabulous! I just pulled one of those blue glass insulators out of my FIL’s shop. Love the way they look.
simply….stunning!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this room and am dreaming about something like this for my house. What an inspiration!!!
Your new dining room looks awesome!! Such a transformation!! Great work!
What a great dining area. Comfortable but yet classy! I hope you don’t mind if I ‘steal’ an idea or two from you… I think my dining area has too much furniture – wood exposed and nothing ‘soft’ to give it that comfortable feel like yours. I love the build-ins, the window treatment and the wicker chairs. I already have a table & chairs similar to yours. Now just to talk hubby into it!! Thanks for sharing your lovely home!!
All I can say is: Beautiful.What talent! May you enjoy many happy years enjoying each other in that great dining room . Arleen
What a gorgeous room. You did such a fabulous job duplicating the drawing. Sooo Lucky! Enjoy!
This is beyond amazing, I love every detail.
I am in love! This is one gorgeous room.
xo,
Sherry
Insanely cool. Love everything about it! Especially the hub’s table…beautifully done!
Beautiful!! I love the table & the ikea chairs (are going on my want list) – my blue Venetian plaster wall may become white now – hmmm
I’m about a week late in my comment, but I need to say a big thank you for inspiring me with the wall collage in your dining room. I played around with a collage in my sitting room last week, desiring to use photography as well, but haven’t been completely happy. Wasn’t sure if mixing sepia and color was the problem, or if I needed to change up the frame color. After seeing your wall, I now know I need to add some fun elements in addition to the pictures AND paint a couple of my frames. Thanks for breathing back life into my collage!
beautiful! it looks so much like the picture layla did. i really want her to do one for me when we move into our new house!
that is the pure inspiration for my dining room even though it will be much smaller and narrower!
What a transformation! Wonderful makeover, you did a great job.
It’s so cozy and inviting, I absolutely love it.
Wish you a nice weekend.
I love your dining room table!!! Would you consider selling the plans or posting a tutorial on how to make that table? Thank you!
I love your dining room (and all other rooms & furniture you have shared)! You have given me such inspiration – to complete my gallery wall, give a facelift to a shelving unit / bookcase and to tackle a new kitchen table (yet to be completed!). Keep up the great work! I sure wish I could get my hands on some ASCP, but it doesn’t look like they supply any to my province. Any suggestions?
I have linked to your site in my gallery wall tutorial. http://threechicksoneegg.blogspot.ca/2012/04/gallery-wall.html
Thanks again!
Awesome dining room. Good work
Beautiful!!! I love the table – can’t wait to see details on that!
Thanks for sharing these dining room decorations ideas! There simply amazing, I haven’t had to much experience dealing with decorating and trying to techniques but these are like screaming at to try them. Wish me luck, I’m just gonna do it!
I’ve been drooling over your dining room makeover when you mentioned Prattville! Ears perked up, I wondered if you were talking ALABAMA! YAY! I’m a Bama girl myself. Love your website, you’re so creative and I love your style and what you’ve done!