Our Dining Room Makeover:
Our dining room (before) when we bought the house:
Then:
Before:
See that nasty carpet?
These ugly tiles were on the ceiling.
Then…Russ & stepdad, Butch put up smooth/pretty drywall ceiling! Love it!
Hardwood floors refinished. Here’s a peek of floor:
What we did:
- Took down old ceiling tiles
- Installed smooth drywall ceiling
- Ripped out old filthy carpet
- Sanded and poly’d hardwood floor
- New light fixture
- Painted
Christmas 2010:
Spring 2011…new distressed bamboo floor:
Decorated for fall…
Door before…
Door now…
When we bought the house…
After…
Christmas 2011:
Faux fireplace – pallet shelving:
Seasonal dining room mantel:
Christmas in the dining room 2012…
along with a new area rug…
The sliding door gets a paint job:
See all dining room related posts in the DIY Show Off home tour.
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I have loved your houndstooth rug ever since I first saw it in your dining room. I am finally considering purchasing a new rug for my living room. Can you tell me where you bought yours, and what color is it? Brown, grey? I can’t tell for sure. I love the look of it.
Hi Nicki!
It’s called gray but it’s more of an in between gray/beige (greige) … which I do really like about it!
I got it at Joss & Main (http://www.jossandmain.com/invite/Roeshel) but since their sales expire, it’s not available. This is what it’s called: Brighton Rug in Gray Size: 8′ x 10′.
Here is one that looks nearly identical: http://www.homedecorators.com/P/Houndstooth_Area_Rug/210/
Hope that helps!
Hi, I’m wondering about the hardware you used on the dining room chartreuse door. You may have answered this already and I missed it…where did you find it? Love the whole room!
How did you make the shelves in the mantel?
Amazing transformation. I love it all.
Thanks Carol! It’s actually a pallet. Here’s a tutorial I did for a wall mounted pallet shelf…something similar could also be made for the mantel shelves. https://diyshowoff.com/2013/03/28/diy-pallet-shelf-and-organizing-home-brew-supplies/#