Who’s the corniest blogger of all?!
Ok, leave the corn alone Katie, leave it alone. The corn is not your friend.
Back to the mirror. Remember the dining room?
Yeah, after part one, I made a trip to Ikea to pick up the drapes and the wine glass racks…unfortunately, it was a no-go on the later (outta stock again!). I might need to rethink this whole driving-to-Ikea thing and just order them online…hmm, would shipping cost a lot you think?
Back to the point – I decided to pick up these drapes (which Jeremy hates and will be returned this week) and some lamp shades to replace the red beaded ones that currently reside as dust-collectors buffet lamps.
Here is the close-up photo before the lamp shades were switched out…
Yes – they are adorable – and a pain in my back-end to dust.
And here is the simple and plain after shades.
Sure they may look blah-zay but maybe that is just what every room needs…not everything can be uber-jiggy with it….it would be too competitive. And personally, I like to be the best looking thing in the room…not taking 2nd place to the lampshades 🙂
Koodos to the shade for being so closely mimic-y of my Pottery Barn chandelier shades…way to go linen/cotton blend! Moving on…
Remember this? Yea – five dollar beveled mirrors that got some help from my friend named Satin White. Hanging in the dining room above the buffet in a grid like fashion:
I for one, really love the newspaper look. And the blue painters tape just works. SIKE! Most things look better naked – and this is no exception. A little windex later, these beauties look sparkly and fab! Not only do they reflect the light from the chandelier, but they make the space look larger, they bring out the crown molding in the room with their own framed edges, and they create a sense of refinement to my previously barren wall.
I got the inspiration for the ‘mirror over the buffet’ look from here and here and here.
And while I was hanging the mirror wall, I thought it would be a superb time to hang my new frame from West Elm.
Only one minor problem – the mat matched my wall color. perfectly. It looked like a simple mat covered with linen, so I thought let’s take this sucker apart and bring my friend Satin White in again to lighten things up just a shade.
Insert some cute lovey-dovey scrapbook paper (it’s cheap art peeps)…
And that corner of the room no longer misses the To Do:
Buy and hang white curtains
Scrape paint off window panes (oops!)
Buy and possibly paint small side table for drink station
Sand and gel stain buffet to match table
Switch out buffet hardware
Buy bar height chairs for beside buffet
Hang sconces
Paint curio cabinet
CELEBRATE FINISHED DINING ROOM